He is a genuine great, but it's naive to say no one will do it again. They said that when Fred Truman took his 300th wicket.

I hope he does get it, but I think it would be quite apt if he, like Bradman, fell just short of a milestone that no one else has ever approached.

Andy Ganteaume has a test cricket batting average of 112, much higher than that of Bradman.

Andy knew when to quit and retain his super record. Selectors helped him achieve that record.

Fair enough, but Bradman had a better first class average.

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Bradman






Lara
Tendulkar

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Also add..if Tendulkar was English he would be well above Bradman your eyes

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Yeah, I'm always bigging our players up

You're all wrong.

Bradman
Trott
then the rest

if lara had played just a few more years....

the WIndies have been so poor, he would definitely have had more innings than SRT and he'd be at the top of the scoring charts.....

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Another Bradman v Tendulkar debate..
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Actually it was a Bradman vs Ganteaume debate until you arrived.

trott doesnt qualify as yet.... he has barely played 20 test matches. In the long run it is hard to maintain a high average.... if people remember before srilanka series trotts average was 67, and now its 57..... Believe me, it take 2-3 games for your average to become poor, but it takes lots of games to build a high class average.......and topdawg why do players retire?????

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Raina
Mukund
Bopara








Then the rest

Bradman and Tendulkar are nowhere

sorry shanky, in that case james taylor qualifies as the first one......Raina is in bad form, but dont forget he is one of the main reasons india won the wc..... You cant say that of any of your england players that you won a wc.or can you????

Raina is not in bad form. Hes just not test class.. hes the same as Hughes for Australia.. they both have issues on the back foot. Untill he gets a front foot game and plays straight he will never make it..

Viru

I didnt that the WC has changed its format from one day to Test Cricket.

Know It All

Comparing Hughes to Raina is a joke.In his second Test Hughes smashed Steyn,Morkel and Ntini all over the park on a fast seaming Durban track scoring centuries in each innings.He was only 20 then
I doubt Raina even in the wildest of his dreams would ever be able to play half as good a knock.
Look at their respective Test records before comparing.Hughes is daylight ahead.

Am Raina as a test centuary too? as for being a joke. They both have same issues OK??I was not comparing them on ability but on technique. As for being daylight ahead?? who says so? They both looked rubbish when England bolwed at em..

I heard some say that if Tendulker got his 100th 100 this tour, the Indians would ignore their abysmal series and focus only on him.

I heard someone else say that the Indians are in awe of a few individuals at the expense of the team.

Looks like the OP has proved both these statements right.

I think Flavour Flav once said:

'Don't don't don't believe the hype.'

Essentially what the OP has said is, 'As long as SRT gets the record, we don't need to worry about the results of the tests.'

Well, he didn't, and you do.

It is greatly to England's advantage that India supporters worship the older players rather than get rid of them.

I believe Tendulkar to be one of the greats. I saw him as a youngster and there was always the feeling that he could, with youth on his side, have the staying power to make India great for many years. But his time is nearing the end.

Sure, you can say that others powered India too, but they are also getting long in the tooth. But for as long as all you want is his record, India will remain weak. Where is the competition for places?

the Bradman debate will roll on.
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What debate ?

Tendulkar is a great player but Bradman is a class apart - to compare the 2 is silly - and I say that through gritted teeth as I'm english...