King Cricket
International Coach
^Hmmm. Looks like I'll have to agree here.
Perfectly summed up.His runs came from grit, knowing his limitations and having the detirmination to succeed. He is not one of the most naturally gifted batsmen, and has had to work incredibly hard to make himself into the player he is today. He has tremendous patience and mental strength, and that is what allows him to bat for so long and make the sort of runs he has. If he didn't have the patience and mental strength, he wouldn't be averaging over 50 in Test cricket, as his talent alone isn't enough to carry him. It's the same with Steve Waugh and Paul Collingwood. Not particularly naturally gifted, but battlers that know their limitations.
His runs came from grit, knowing his limitations and having the detirmination to succeed. He is not one of the most naturally gifted batsmen, and has had to work incredibly hard to make himself into the player he is today. He has tremendous patience and mental strength, and that is what allows him to bat for so long and make the sort of runs he has. If he didn't have the patience and mental strength, he wouldn't be averaging over 50 in Test cricket, as his talent alone isn't enough to carry him. It's the same with Steve Waugh and Paul Collingwood. Not particularly naturally gifted, but battlers that know their limitations.
I like the Sachin one. But in fact, Irfan pathan is an underachiever at present, but he's still 23-24, so a comeback is possible anytime if he gets selected!
What about Javed Miandad? His career spanned 17 years, he played 124 Tests and his overall career average never once dropped below 50!If he was not superbly talented, he would have had many periods of poor form where he is outclassed by bowlers and the grit deserts him, whereas it would seem that he has had just the one, in 2007-8, but cricket fans, as all sports fans, are short termist. Dravid stung together the longest period of superb batting form that I have come across, averaging over 45 from 1997 to 2006.
What about Javed Miandad? His career spanned 17 years, he played 124 Tests and his overall career average never once dropped below 50!