Thursday, January 15, 2009
Sachin Tandulkar Not Exists in Top 20 ICC Ranking
"Dubai: After Sir Don Bradman claimed Sachin Tendulkar to be his replica in Test Cricket, one would not make any mistakes to keep the Master Blaster out of their top-10 list of best Test batsmen ever. But it seemed that the ICC thought the other way round when it not only kept the Indian Star out of the top-10, but also the top-20 of its list of the new “ICC Best Ever Ratings”.
According to ICC, the Mumbaikar did not deserve to be placed above than the 26th rank in the new “best ever” ratings issued by the board. Whereas Kumara Sangakara, Matthew Hayden, Mike Hussey, Kevin Pietersen and Neil Harvey could easily find a berth for themselves in the top-25.
The only Indian who could squeeze himself into the top-20 was Sunil Gavaskar who is just ahead of West Indies’ George Headley. The “Wall”, Rahul Dravid too didn’t get a respectable place to stand. He holds the 30th position.
However, Australia could surely rejoice after Matthew Hayden was named as the 10th best Test batsmen.
Hayden’s highest Test rating of 935 came during the Ashes series of 2002-03 and puts him level in 10th position with South Africa’s Jacques Kallis and just behind four others, Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara and a West Indian triumvirate consisting of legends"
According to ICC, the Mumbaikar did not deserve to be placed above than the 26th rank in the new “best ever” ratings issued by the board. Whereas Kumara Sangakara, Matthew Hayden, Mike Hussey, Kevin Pietersen and Neil Harvey could easily find a berth for themselves in the top-25.
The only Indian who could squeeze himself into the top-20 was Sunil Gavaskar who is just ahead of West Indies’ George Headley. The “Wall”, Rahul Dravid too didn’t get a respectable place to stand. He holds the 30th position.
However, Australia could surely rejoice after Matthew Hayden was named as the 10th best Test batsmen.
Hayden’s highest Test rating of 935 came during the Ashes series of 2002-03 and puts him level in 10th position with South Africa’s Jacques Kallis and just behind four others, Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara and a West Indian triumvirate consisting of legends"
