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Best batsman in the world
Thu, July 12 2018
In Steven Smith’s absence, Virat Kohli is game’s best batsman: Ricky Ponting
"If Steve Smith was playing now, I'd have him as the number one player in the world,” said Ricky Ponting,
Mon, November 18 2013
Sachin Tendulkar and cricket post-retirement: Death, then… resurrection
What happened to the old guard? Grace, Hobbs, Hammond, Bradman? They disappeared. And for a while it seemed like death. But fresh faces appeared. First, a battalion, that included the irreverent Sobers, and later, Viv Richards. Then, in 1989, an entire army led by the deceptively cherubic Sachin Tendulkar, who stumbled upon the record-book in some locker-room and playfully tore it to shreds.
Sun, November 17 2013
Sachin Tendulkar’s farewell: Why Rahul Dravid didn’t get an equally deserving reception
The world can be well divided into two — workaholics and work shirkers. Workaholics are like well-oiled mean machines, possessed by anything that keeps them busy, away from the devil’s workshop. But even they enjoy a bit of serenity and respect the beauty of timelessness. They don’t mind stopping to hear the gush of a wave or hold on to give some time to appreciate Van Gogh’s work. They don’t mind sitting cozily on their couch to spend some time with a Beethoven’s symphony or stop the world around them when Sachin Tendulkar is batting in his 90s.
Wed, September 25 2013
Kohli, Amla, Sangakkara or De Villiers — Who is the best batsman across formats currently?
Who is the finest batsman across formats currently? Has T20 made place for sloggers to be considered valuable assets as batsmen or are the orthodox stroke-makers still the preferred option? Aayush Puthran analyses the best batsmen across formats.