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Craig HillSehwag v/s Sachin
July 16th 2009 00:07
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Sachin, the prodigy of Indian Cricket, is till date ruling the hearts crickets fans all over world. On the other hand, Sehwag, a raw talent, audacity personified and very much resembling Sachin in stature, for whom Sachin is
the idol.
Looking at sehwag today, one remember how devastating Sachin was in his early 20's.
Today you see a matured, calmed down Sachin, who rather than dictating terms, prefers to mould himself according to the situation.
The Sachin of old, would not worry of his back, elbow or little finger, all of which finds a place in Sachin's mind, while he is
batting today.
Sehwag is a fearless warrior. He goes out there to not struggle, but battle.
He dominates from the word go. He prefers demoralising the opposition to such an extent that even after he departs, the impact
is visible on other batsmen too.
Sehwag is the most experienced among the young brigade of Indian batsmen, but still all of them look upto Sachin, as not only
their idol but a torch bearer.
All of the young guns, including Sehwag respect Sachin, to no limits.
Sachin on the other hand has carved out a different niche for himself into this team of supremely talented cricketers like Sehwag,
Yuvraj, MSD.
Times of changed, now Sachin no more is the one who is responsible for an onslaught on the opposition bowlers.
That is take care by Sehwag, where as an even more important role awaits for Sachin, that of an anchor.
Both Sachin and Sehwag, have their own place in the Indian team, but today Sehwag is more potent a batsmen as compared to Sachin.
Sehwag has more chances of winning a match today for India.
On the other hand, one can rely on Sachin to save a match, or get the team out of a corner when wickets fall in a heap.
Sehwag fears no bowler, no pitch/conditions and plays according to his wish.
At times, he falters and lacks the same consistency but is a match winner to the core.
IF Sehwag stays for a long, its spells dooms day for the opposition.
Sehwag is surprisingly, is very superior test batsmen, as compared to the other young batters.
The likes of Yuvraj Singh still struggle to make it to the final 11 of a test team, but Sehwag has special way to play in tests.
He takes calculated risks, and more often then not, they pay off. The 2 triple tons by him are a testimony to it. None else apart
from him has managed to cross the 300 mark, not even Sachin Tendulkar.
So in today's context Sehwag might be a more potent, valuable batsmen to the team as compared to Sachin.
But the mere weight of more than 30,000 international runs, more than 80 international centuries, more than 2 decades of cricket,
still makes Sachin the best India could ever have, will ever have.
The second best test player the world will ever see batting and by far the best limited overs batsman in the history of the game.
Sachin sits at the top, while Sehwag is fast catching up, and has a long way to go.
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