Re: Stats Pack: Afridi overtakes Kumble
sorry for late reply
i dunno what you mean’t by match winning innings.last time i checked sachin had better average then is contemporary players like lara,pointing,dravid e.t.c while chasing (in ODI.pressure is more in ODI compare to tests atleast while chasing ).i would agree he is not a finisher or being at the end and hitting a finishing shot like dhoni.but you can’t expect a opening batsmen to do a dhoni or bevan. most of the time sachin would be playing with new ball which would be moving.if you look at his batting stats most of pressure time he would have either got out early or scored big.not like he got out after scoring 30-40 runs due to pressure
coming to tests his average somewhere around 44 plus while batting second compare to 56 which is overall average.many great players have 44 has thier overall average
he has the highest number of man of the matches.that alone says he is able to change match in his team favour.and one last thing i wanted to say.i think sachin himself said this with all the technology and statics guys 24x7 on finding weakness of a player batting has become more difficult.dunno may be even viv would had a weakness