It is good that Mr.B raised the cudgels on behalf of Sunny.Well I used to be a strong critic of Sunny in my early days primarily due to my affection for Vishy but over a period of time as one gets to be more appreciative of the game it is very clear Sunny remains one of the greatest batsmen to have graced the game in history.But for all his exploits his one day records do not have anything great but that has more to do with his rather textbook style of game.
There has been a lot of debate over the years about the Sachin Vs Lara -who is the greatest of this era?.Just have a look at the stats guys-out of 34 hundreds lara has scored 18 scores of 150 and above.And if the win quotient has to be looked at I am sure the decline in West Indies bowling would be more to be blamed.It is also to be remembered that probably sachin has played during the times of Kapil Dev,Anil Kumble,Harbajan who are match winners in their own right.Also see the freedom with which Lara plays his innings -simply unbelievable.So When Sanjay Manjrekar says that it is the fear of failure that is hampering Sachin nowadays it is true to a large extent.
I think the earlier that Indian Cricket learns to live without a Sachin the better it is for them.
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