Cricket - The Gentleman’s Game

Sachin Tendulkar, the man who practically holds every batting record in International cricket is undisputedly the best cricketer in contemporary cricket. With a career spanning more than 19 years, Sachin had been a consistent player. Brian Lara from West Indies is another batsman who is considered to be one among the best. These are players who served cricket for decades and with  consistent form.

However, ICC failed to realize the greatness of these players.  ICC released a list of all time great players with twenty names and to everyone’s surprise, ICC did not place Sachin or Lara in the top twenty. Sachin was given the 26th position while Lara was placed at the twenty third position. This irked many cricket fans all over the worlds who criticized ICC for these unscientific rankings.

The increasing resent from the cricket boards and fans put ICC in self defense which made a statement that their rankings are not a ‘true indication’ of a player’s capabilities and that they only consider peaks in a player’s career. God knows what that means.