By CricketCountry Staff
The former Australian leg-spinner Stuart MacGill said Sachin Tendulkar is technically superior batsman than West Indian legend Brian Lara.
Published: Dec 11, 2011, 07:35 PM (IST)
Edited: Dec 11, 2011, 07:35 PM (IST)
Stuart MacGill said whenever Sachin Tendulkar was at the crease, there was a scary calmness about him © AFP
By CricketCountry Staff
Sydney: Dec 11, 2011
The former Australian leg-spinner Stuart MacGill said Sachin Tendulkar is technically superior batsman than West Indian legend Brian Lara.
“I’ve said on many occasions that as a spin bowler, the most devastating batsman I’ve played against was Lara. Having said that, Brian always went so hard I always felt like he’d miss one eventually, and it did happen occasionally,” MacGill wrote in an article for the Sydney Morning Herald.
“On the other hand, when Tendulkar was at the crease, there was a scary calmness about him. Technically he is far superior to Lara and when he led the avalanche of runs at the SCG in 2003-04 with a big double hundred, his bat looked as wide as his pads,” he added.
MacGill fears Australia might have misinterpreted the success of their young bowlers ahead of the upcoming four-Test series against India.
“James Pattinson, Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon have all started their Test careers in exciting fashion and there’s no doubt they’ll have plenty more opportunities ahead.
“Bowling to Sachin and his mates at the SCG, MCG, Adelaide Oval and the WACA will be a completely different experience for them compared to New Zealand on a green-top, so they will have to be well supported and have crystal-clear objectives,” MacGill wrote.
The first Test of the series will start in Melbourne on December 26.
