Sachin Tendulkar inspired a whole generation of young boys to become professional cricketers. Likes of Yuvraj, Shewag, Raina, Kaif, Uthappa and to current sensation Rohit Sharma all must have been inspired by Sachin to become cricketers. In that sense he is the most successful Indian cricketer after great Kapil. But what are his contributions to Team India’s success? Nothing!
Yes, he had some success in one-day cricket. What about test cricket? What about some crucial games in one-day internationals?
Why he was a failure? What are the reasons? These are the reasons people point out.
1. Weak bowling attack
2. No support from other batsmen
3. His own inability to play under pressure
WEAK BOWLING ATTACK
In my opinion his peak was between 1995-2001. More specifically during 1996-1998. During that period our bowling attack consisted of Javagal Srinath, Venkatesh Prasad and Anil Kumble. We lacked good third pace bowler to put pressure on opposition. Some of Sachin’s contributions have not been converted into victories because of our weak bowling attack. But this factor can be only 35% of Sachin’s failure.
NO SUPPORT FROM OTHER BATSMEN
This can be a reason for only 5% of his failure. We had Azharuddin and Sidhu during his first half of his peak. Rahul and Sourav started to make their mark during the second half of his peak. We had reasonably good batting line-up to support Sachin. Azhar and Sidhu may not be in the same league as Rahul and Sourav, but still decent enough.
INABILITY TO PLAY UNDER PRESSURE
But the major reason for his failure is his inability to play under pressure. This accounts for the 60% of his failures. On view he is the best batsman in the world today. His range of shots, his technique, his ability to play both pace and spin effortlessly, his ability to stay on a wicket for long, his aggressiveness, his ability to dominate best of the bowlers, his follow through every thing makes him the best. But he misses one thing in his repertoire; that is playing under pressure or match-winning innings. On all counts he is the best batsman in current generation except for the last mentioned point.
SACHIN’s BEST MATCH-WINNING AND MATCH-SAVING INNINGS
1. 119 not out v England, Old Trafford, 1990 (Match Saved)
2. 155 not out v Australia, MA Chidambaram Stadium, 1997-98 (Match Won)
3. 176 v West Indies, Kolkata, 2002-03 (Match Saved)
SACHIN’s OTHER NOTABLE MATCH-WINNING INNINGS
1. 1o4 not out v Srilanka, Colombo, 1993 (MOM: Manoj Prabhakar)
2. 117 v West Indies, Port of Spain, 2001/02 (MOM: VVS LAxman)
3. 193 v England, Leeds, 2002 (MOM: Dravid)
4. 194 not out v Pakistan, Multan, 2003/04 (MOM: Shewag)
SACHIN’S BEST ONE-DAY INNINGS
1. 143 v Australia in 1997/98 at Sharjah (Though we Lost this match we entered final)
2. 134 v Australia in 1997/98 at Sharjah
3. 128 v Srilanka in 1998 at Colombo (RPS)
4. 141 v Austarlia in 1998/99 at Dhaka
5. 98 v Pakistan in 2003 at Centurion
6. 95 v Pakistan in 2006 at Lahore
SACHIN’S TONS IN CUP FINALS (India have won all)
1. 134 v Austarlia in 1997/98 at Sharjah
2. 100 not out v Kenya in 1998 at Kolkata
3. 128 v Srilanka in 1998 at Colombo (RPS)
4. 124 not out v Zimbabwe in 1998/99 at Sharjah
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Yes, he had some success in one-day cricket. What about test cricket? What about some crucial games in one-day internationals?
Why he was a failure? What are the reasons? These are the reasons people point out.
1. Weak bowling attack
2. No support from other batsmen
3. His own inability to play under pressure
WEAK BOWLING ATTACK
In my opinion his peak was between 1995-2001. More specifically during 1996-1998. During that period our bowling attack consisted of Javagal Srinath, Venkatesh Prasad and Anil Kumble. We lacked good third pace bowler to put pressure on opposition. Some of Sachin’s contributions have not been converted into victories because of our weak bowling attack. But this factor can be only 35% of Sachin’s failure.
NO SUPPORT FROM OTHER BATSMEN
This can be a reason for only 5% of his failure. We had Azharuddin and Sidhu during his first half of his peak. Rahul and Sourav started to make their mark during the second half of his peak. We had reasonably good batting line-up to support Sachin. Azhar and Sidhu may not be in the same league as Rahul and Sourav, but still decent enough.
INABILITY TO PLAY UNDER PRESSURE
But the major reason for his failure is his inability to play under pressure. This accounts for the 60% of his failures. On view he is the best batsman in the world today. His range of shots, his technique, his ability to play both pace and spin effortlessly, his ability to stay on a wicket for long, his aggressiveness, his ability to dominate best of the bowlers, his follow through every thing makes him the best. But he misses one thing in his repertoire; that is playing under pressure or match-winning innings. On all counts he is the best batsman in current generation except for the last mentioned point.
SACHIN’s BEST MATCH-WINNING AND MATCH-SAVING INNINGS
1. 119 not out v England, Old Trafford, 1990 (Match Saved)
2. 155 not out v Australia, MA Chidambaram Stadium, 1997-98 (Match Won)
3. 176 v West Indies, Kolkata, 2002-03 (Match Saved)
SACHIN’s OTHER NOTABLE MATCH-WINNING INNINGS
1. 1o4 not out v Srilanka, Colombo, 1993 (MOM: Manoj Prabhakar)
2. 117 v West Indies, Port of Spain, 2001/02 (MOM: VVS LAxman)
3. 193 v England, Leeds, 2002 (MOM: Dravid)
4. 194 not out v Pakistan, Multan, 2003/04 (MOM: Shewag)
SACHIN’S BEST ONE-DAY INNINGS
1. 143 v Australia in 1997/98 at Sharjah (Though we Lost this match we entered final)
2. 134 v Australia in 1997/98 at Sharjah
3. 128 v Srilanka in 1998 at Colombo (RPS)
4. 141 v Austarlia in 1998/99 at Dhaka
5. 98 v Pakistan in 2003 at Centurion
6. 95 v Pakistan in 2006 at Lahore
SACHIN’S TONS IN CUP FINALS (India have won all)
1. 134 v Austarlia in 1997/98 at Sharjah
2. 100 not out v Kenya in 1998 at Kolkata
3. 128 v Srilanka in 1998 at Colombo (RPS)
4. 124 not out v Zimbabwe in 1998/99 at Sharjah
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When many people say how many of Sachin's hundreds have come for a winning cause,Here is analysis of each of those centuries he scored when INDIA lost and reason why it went in vain.
Out of the 41 hundreds, 11 hundreds have gone in vain.
1. 137 off 137 balls Vs SriLanka at Delhi in 1996 World Cup .
India scored 271/3 in 50 overs. The only other 50 score was from Azhar. SL made 272 in 48.4 overs. Manoj Prabhakar had 4-0-47-0. He also opened in the innings with Sachin and scored 7 of 36 balls.
2. 100 of 111 Balls Vs Pak in Singapore- Apr 96 .
India 226 all out in 47.1 overs, When Sachin was out score was 186/4. Pak had a reduced target of 187 from 33 overs.
3. 110 of 138 Balls vs Sri Lanka In Colombo - Aug 96.
Again India 226 for 5 in 50 overs, Only other 50 score from Azhar (58 of 99 balls).Sachin has also bowled 6-0-29-1, the second most economical bowler and the only wicket taker (SL were 230/1 in 44.2) of the match next to Srinath. 7 bowlers were used by Azhar.
4. 143 of 131 Balls Vs Aus at Sharjah, Apr 1998.
This was chasing under lights. The qualifying match before the final. The whole world knows about this match. Still one interesting point, when Sachin was out India were 242 at 5 at 43 overs. Target was 276 in 46. Still India finished at 250/5 scoring just 8 of the next 3 overs. Great performance by Laxman and Kanithkar indeed.
5. 101 of 140 Balls against SL at Sharjah in Oct 2000.
Indian score was 224/8 in 50 overs. (No other 50 score). SL got 225/5 in 43.5, Sachin also bowled 5-0-22-0, better economy rate than everyone except Srinath.
6. 146 of 153 Balls against Zimbabwe at Jodhpur - December 2000
India made 283 / 8 in 50 overs. Sachin was the last man to be dismissed, score was 235/8 at 46.3 overs when he was out. Agarkar and Zaheer Khan propelled India to 283 in the last 3.3 overs. When Sachin has scored 146 of 235 in 46.3 overs, you can guess what the other 8 great batsmen were doing against the World class Zimbabwe attack. Second Highest scorer was Zaheer Khan with 32.
Zim got 284/9 in 49.5 overs. Agarkar bowled the last over. Sachin also got 6-0-35-1
7. 101 of 129 Balls Vs SA at Johannesburg - Oct 2001
India got 279/5 in 50, Ganguly made 127 of 126 balls. When Ganguly got out, the score was 193-1 in 35.2 overs. Sachin was the last man to get out. SA got 280 in 48.4 overs. Sachin bowled 9-0-51-0, second best in economy rate next only to Agarkar (10-0-45-1)
8. 141 of 135 balls Vs Pak at Rawalpindi, March 2004 .
India were chasing 329 and were 317 all out in 48.4 overs, 8 balls to spare. No other batsman made even a 50 (when chasing 300 ) and when Sachin was out, India were 245-4 in 38.4 overs. They needed 85 from 68 balls with 6 wickets in hand.
9. 123 of 130 Balls vs Pak at Ahmedabad, April 2005.
India made 315/6 in 48 overs (48 over match), again no other 50 score. Second highest was Dhoni 47 of 64 balls, (third highest was extras - 39). Pak made 319 in 48 overs. The three quicks (Balaji, Nehra and Khan went for 188 runs from 26 overs between them taking only 2 wickets). Sachin bowled 6-0-36-1. No Harbhajan and no Kumble.
10. 100 of 113 Balls Vs Pak at Peshawar, Feb-2006.
India were 328 all out in 49.4 overs. Pathan and Dhoni got 60 each. When Sachin was out when India were 305-5 in 45 overs. Managed only 23 in the last 5 overs.Pak scored 311/7 in 47 overs and won by D/L method. Could have been anybody's game. Sachin did not bowl.
11. 141* of 148 balls vs WI at Malaysia.
India made 309 /5 in 50 overs. Sachin was not out. Pathan was the only other 50 scorer. WI made 141/2 in 20 overs and won by D/L method. Again could have been anybody's game.
In the other 31 instances India has won 30 times and once there was no result .
Now, please think again when you say Sachin's 100s were in the losing cause and that he is not a team player.
It is a fact that for the entire 90's India played International cricket with 1 PLAYER and 10 JOKERS.
Hi Vivek! I never said that Sachin is not a team man. But I have said that he is not a match-winner. I never questioned his integrity or commitment to his team. Half the time our weak bowling attack is reason for his knocks not becoming match-wiining one. But for other half his inability to play under pressure is the reason for not producing match-winning innings. I hope his latter years produce not one but many match wiining innings like Laxman played in Kolkatta, Dravid Played in Kingston and Lara played in Bridgetown.
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