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Originally Posted by mufi_02
yeah shakib is not the best ever Bangladeshi player just coz he didn't any win any major cup for BD.
and sachin could not have been the best batsmen of modern era if he didn't win the WC.
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Where's MohammadShamim when you need him?
You're right. Shakib IS the best Bangladeshi cricket in the world. But he's not the best player, ever, in the World. And until he wins a couple of World Cup for Bangladesh, he's "No.1 ranked ALR" won't mean jack **** once he hangs it up. It already doesn't. He goes missing in the World events.
Sachin was all about personal milestones. If it weren't for Yuvi and Gambhir in WC11, he'd be titleless just like Messi.
I'd take Ponting, who averages less and has lot less 100's, for his 3 World Titles, over Sachin's all the personal records. Ponting is the definition of clutch. He showed up big time in big games. And he played in a loaded ***, ATG team and managed to outshine them.
Just checked the stats: he was top 3 run scorer in 03, 07. And in the top 10 in 99. He scored in the knockout games. And he had the busiest job in the world. Captaincy.