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Who is regarded as the greatest batsman ever to play the game of cricket?
Top 10 Batting performances
Rank | Batsman | Rating |
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1 | Donald Bradman | 262.4 |
2 | Brian Lara | 255.2 |
3 | Graham Gooch | 252.0 |
4 | Ian Botham | 240.8 |
Why is Gavaskar famous?
A superb driver and cutter of the ball, Gavaskar was the first player to score 10,000 runs in Test matches. He was also an excellent fielder, with 108 catches during his career; he was the first Indian apart from wicket keepers to reach the landmark of 100 catches.
Is Gavaskar better than Sachin?
“Tendulkar, no doubt, was a great batsman, but Gavaskar was the greatest. The quality of fast bowlers that Gavaskar faced throughout his career, without a helmet, cannot be matched by any other player from any era,” he said.
What are the achievements of Sunil Gavaskar?
Arjuna Award for CricketSunil Gavaskar / Awards
Why is Sunil Gavaskar called the Little Master?
Sunil Gavaskar was a fine slip fielder, and his secure catching in the slips made him the first Indian (excluding wicket-keepers) to take more than a hundred catches in Test matches. In 1985, in an ODI against Pakistan in Sharjah, he caught four catches and contributed towards India defending a weak total of 125.
Did Sachin and Gavaskar play together?
However, Tendulkar has revealed that he regrets not having played alongside his childhood hero Sunil Gavaskar for India. The former India batsman finished his career with a record-breaking tally of 18,426 runs in ODIs and 15,921 runs in Tests.
Was Tendulkar the best?
Tendulkar, a former India captain, made his Test debut at the age of 16 against Pakistan. In 2002, halfway through his career, Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack ranked Tendulkar the second-greatest Test batsman of all time, behind Don Bradman, and the second-greatest ODI batsman of all time after Viv Richards.
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