Sourav-Selfish??2

Sourav Ganguly:Selfless player..


Highest averages at different batting positions

Qulaification is 1000 runs.

Opening: Sutcliffe H Eng 4522 61.11

He was amongst the best three openers of all time. He is followed by Bruce Mitchell with 2390 runs @ 56.90.

No.3: Bradman D.G Aus 5078 103.63
Again no one should be surprised to see the greatest ever batsman at this position, with a 100+ average, the only instance of a such an average. He is followed by Ken Barrington with 2626 runs at 77.24.

No.4: Kallis J.H Saf 5675 71.84
Jacques Kallis' consistency at this position is well-known and this accounts for his overall average of high 50s. Surprisingly he is followed by Sourav Ganguly with 1143 runs @ 71.44. Have the Indian selectors/captains missed a trick there?

No.5: Worrell F.M.M Win 1189 59.45
This is a proof of the domination of the famous Ws. They occupy the first three places. Frank Worrell is followed by Clyde Walcott with 1599 runs @ 59.22.

No.6: Chanderpaul S ~ Win 2087 63.24
Another surprise, or perhaps not. The difficulty opposing bowlers have in dismissing Shivnarine Chanderpaul is shown by his outstanding average at this pivotal position. He is followed by Salim Malik with 1591 runs @ 56.82.

No.7: McMillan B.M Saf 1051 58.39
Brian McMillan has outdone quite a few fancied others at this position. He is followed by the mercurial Gilchrist with 3864 runs @ 49.62.

No.8: Vettori ~ Nzl 1136 42.07
Can anyone deny Vettori's claims to an allrounder position when he bats like this at
No. 8. He improved his No. 8 position average in the recently concluded Test with an aggressive 94. He is followed by Mark Boucher with 1034 runs at 34.47.




Now i hope People have a look at the Red caption.


Sourav Ganguly at no 4 :Second highest average.are you surprised?

i am not suprised as Sourav is a batting great .

Whom do we associate the NO 4 position with ?

Sachin Tendulkar.

Tendulkar 4 9573 57.32

Dravid 4 904 56.50

Well this is not a comparison going on.

WHY does Ganguly have such a sub standard average of only 43 in tests.

as Ganguly plays at no 5.

as no 4 is reserved which is supposed to be a domain of GOD.

by the time Ganguly comes to Bat

Virender Sehwag on an average scores 55 runs as his average is 55.

Rahul Dravid a 55

Sachin also a 55

and then there is another opener in question too.

So most of the time in Sourav's 104 tests when he comes to bat

the team score is around 300/3 as all the ABOVE batsmen go on to score a biggie.

ANd this is the case for most of the 104 TEST MATCHES HE HAS PLAYED

Now Ganguly comes to play when THE PITCH IS NO MORE THAN SAND DUST.

and He is expected to score at a strike rate of 200 so that India can declare or win a test match .

now by the time Ganguly scores a 30 or 40 the score reaches somewhere around 360 so its time for Ganguly to play rashful shots and give his wicket.




and to prove my debate


:VVS LAKSMAN WHO comes at no 6 even though being a great player has an average of 44.

why ?

same reason as Sourav Ganguly.

and most of VVS LAKSMAN'S hundreds are against AUSTRALIA becoz of the fact that the other players on top of him dont play AUSTRALIA THAT WELL.