Is Sachin Tendulkar a real match winner?

Posted on August 17, 2009
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Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar is indisputably one of the best consistent player in cricket.Once Don Bradman said that “he reminds of myself”.So there is no doubt he is one of the best international cricket player in the history with most centuries in both ODI as well as test cricket.But Sachin’s contribution to winning matches takes a beating compared to Inzamam-ul- Haq and Ricky Ponting.

Inzamam-ul-Haq

Inzamam-ul-Haq

Inzamam’s total number of centuries in the test cricket is 25 of which 17 centuries have helped Pakistan to win tests and the winning percentage is 68.When the Australian skipper Ricky Ponting taking into account, from his 38 test centuries, 24 have converted to test match-winning knocks and the percentage amounts to 63.But Sachin Tendulkar scored 42 test centuries of which 16 have helped India in winning tests and the percentage amounts to only 38.

Ricky Ponting cuts to the point

Ricky Ponting cuts to the point

The most important comparison is the number of centuries in the second innings.Out of 6 centuries of Ricky Ponting, 5 have helped Australia in winning tests and the percentage is 83.Inzamam had 4 match-winning centuries out of 6 centuries.That is 66%.But Tendulkar have scored 10 centuries of which only 3 have helped India in winning matches and the percentage amounts only to 30.

As far as aggressiveness is considered Sachin,Inzamam and Ponting is almost similar.It may be India’s load of expectations that agitates his mental toughness or is he unable to manage pressure in the middle.Sachin Tendulkar always enjoyed more, batting in the first innings than in the second innings.

According to Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar was more comfortable when he accumulates more runs.But in cricket when you change your approach you are inviting trouble.And hopefully sachin will devise a new strategy that help him to increase his winning percentage.

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