Swann, Sehwag, and other nominees

SEHWAG should win test cricketer of the year - highest average, by far the highest strike rate & anyone remember the 293 innings? SACHIN should win odi player of the year - hundred vs sl in final of a series, 200* vs south africa and the even better 175 vs aus (and is the 163 retd hurt vs nz also among the matches under consideration ? i vaguely recall it being last year but was it before july ?). although both swann and watson have had a dream year, england i feel has had greater success than australia over the year (and also beat them to win t20 cup). so i will go for SWANN as player of the year. AMIR and HUSSEY are definitely shoo-ins in their categories, although people tell me the dottin t20 innings was also good.

Posted by   on (August 23 2010, 19:33 PM GMT)

@dats utter nonsense....playing in sub continent wicks is also an art mate... then why players of ponting n laras caliber couldnt even acheive an average of 50 as u said some of the players would hav acheived 100 average if they had played in subcontinent...

@SomethingWitty - "Does everyone else not find it surprising in the slightest that the top 5 batsmen in this period (averagewise) Have all played the majority of their matches on the subcontinent?" You could frame this sentence like this as well - "Does everyone else not find it surprising in the slightest that the top 5 bowlers in this period (averagewise) Have all played the majority of their matches on the seaming conditions in Oz/SA/England?" You talk as if the bowlers got their wickets in batting paradises in Asia. I am sure their figures would be disfigured if they actually bowled in unforgiving conditions. For instance, one of the best bowlers in this list, Bollinger, has only bowled in Aus/Eng/NZ. See it goes both ways. Actually majority of Amla's runs for the past year came against India and guess where? in India!!

Shrixxx, I was hoping that no one would be silly enough to bring up Bradman in this article but once again, I am disappointed. In his first 52 tests, Tendulkar's average was around half that of Bradman's. His best year was in 2004 when he averaged 92, still 8 runs short of Bradman's career average. His best season was in 1993 when he played a three test tour averaging 101, only one run ahead of Bradman's 52 test career. I agree with Ozbuck and AhmadSaleem. If you could find me a period of Tendulkar's cricketing career where he dominated to the extent that Bradman did, then maybe you have a point. Also, it is not Bradman's fault that he played so few tests. His career span was roughly equal to the length of Tendulkar's present career. All this talk of Bradman's average dropping if he had played more tests can be reversed to say that his average could have even been higher because he would have had more opportunities to score big runs.

i dont understand on what basis Panel nominate Mr.Shewage for ICC cricketer award, yes he scored bulk of runs in test in the past year ( most Vs SL) but apart from that he didn't manage to perform consistently in ODI or in 20-20 in the last year just for strike rate u cant choose anyone for this title. if they want to satisfy the BCCI and Indian supporters then they can give the warad of most spectacular cricketer award

Shane Watson has shown that he is currently the best all round player in the game. These comments comparing Tendulkar to Bradmen, rubbish! Bradman had very few 'easy' runs, one series against SA, WI and India. All the rest against England which vied with Aus as the best cricketing nation of the time and look at his record, particularly in England; over 100 runs per innings!! Beat that Tendulkar! Plus DG played on uncovered wickets not the roads masquerading as pitches now.The number of tests is irrelevant. Name a period of 52 tests where Tendulkar even approached DG. Also, Imran vs Sobers? Sobers no contest; 8000 runs @ 57+ and 235 wickets @ 34. He bowled as an opening bowler (FM), left arm orthodox AND left arm 'chinamen'. Plus he took 109 catches to 29. What a player!!! Sorry, the greatest cricketer of all time bar none!

Does everyone else not find it surprising in the slightest that the top 5 batsmen in this period (averagewise) Have all played the majority of their matches on the subcontinent? To be honest, runs scored on pitches in the subcontinent should be worth 1/4 of a normal run... If players like Katich and Amla had played on the pitches that the Sehwags/Tendulkars/Sangas have played on they would almost certainly be averaging 100+.

@ shrixxx.What was the average of Tendulkar after playing 52 tests? Please answer my question. I m waiting

@zxaar. When did I ever say Sobers was a better BAT than Sachin?!I said he was a better CRICKETER! Your buddy said that Sachin was the best cricketer of all time and that he and Bradman were the pele and maradonna of cricket. That remark is an absolute disregard to bowling and fielding! Read my comments properly b-4 claiming tear apart my analysis, which u haven't. Sanga scored 78+ avg whilst playing all 3 formats. If he gave up 1, would he avg. more and thus be better than Sachin? Its nonsense to say some1 giving up a format would automatically do better in another. Most times older players just give up a format to ward off injury and fatigue. Thats why I really admire Kallis, he's pushing his body to the max. IMO, whether Sobers is a better BAT than Sachin is not something that is a little to close for me to call. In the end that may well be a matter of opinion. I sure hope u come back to read this...PROPERLY.

@zxaar is your typical brainwashed colonial I wanna be white Indian who all other Indians should be ashamed of. Sobers is black so of course he does not want any black man to be compared to his precious SRT. Maybe if sobers bleached his skin with India's best selling product - skin bleaching cream! what he would say if SRT had skin as dark as the great Murali (like many many Indians do) . Get lost zxaar! As many pointed out Bradman said Sobers is the greatest cricketer her EVER saw but who cares huh, lets just look at the picture itself. SRT is a great batsman with fantastic stats but no better than Sobers or Richards would have had if they faced the garbage bowlers we have today, covered pitches and so called "test" teams like Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. By the way what was SRT average after playing the amount of test Sobers or Bradman played? oh I guess it was a perfect 100 right. Go hangout with racist Habajan you babbling idiot