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Commented by Binit on 13 Jan, 2011Sachin Tendulkar vs Ricky Ponting was a battle we all cricket fans wondered about for long but who would have thought another run machine, Jacques Kallis, will come from no where and find a place in between? List of most test century already has South African allrounder in between Indian and Aussie legendary batters and although he's little behind in most ODI century list, Kallis has taken plenty of wickets for his team and is easily the best allrounder we've had in last couple of decades.
Fact : Jacques Kallis made his international debut on 14 December 1995, 6 days after Ricky Ponting (8 December 1995) while Sachin Tendulkar played his first test against Pakistan on 15 November 1989 = almost 6 years earlier.
Now, the question is, which of these three you think is better than other two? Tough choice but if batting alone is the criteria, I'll say Sachin Tendulkar purely because he's leader in career stats (and I'm an Indian) but as a cricketer, Jacques Kallis has proven himself second to none. Having said that, Ricky Ponting who holds record of most wins as captain of his country, has achieved most success as a team player and retired on 3rd Dec 2012. In following, I've listed statistics of these three batting artists but don't forget to share your honest thoughts about who's greater according to you..
|Sachin Tendulkar vs Jacques Kallis vs Ricky Ponting : Test career stats.
|Batsman (Country)
|Sachin Tendulkar (India)
|Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
|Ricky Ponting (Australia)
|Sachin Tendulkar vs Jacques Kallis vs Ricky Ponting : ODI career stats.
|Sachin Tendulkar (India)
|Ricky Ponting (Australia)
|Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
Commented by ahmed on 14 Jan, 2011Sachin is something you can't find or say in words about him bcz now he has achieved such brilliance hard to compare any one with him as a sport personality. Rest two are brilliant but they are far behind Sachin's brilliance.
Commented by Bipin Rai on 18 Jan, 2011Ya, there is fight in test but when we talk about one day there should be no doubt about sachin's greatness. he is more than ahead..
Commented by Arunkumar on 02 Feb, 2011In tests, Sachin's records can be broken by Kallis who is 35 years old and assume that he will play 40 test matches in future till retirement then it's easy to break his record. I'm an Indian but see the talent of kallis when compared to sachin, he made his debut 6 years later than sachin, but he is next name to sachin.
Commented by Arunkumar on 02 Feb, 2011Sachin only BATSMAN, matches-177, avg-56.94, 100s-50 Ponting only BATSMAN, matches-152, avg-53.51, 100s-39 KALLIS is ALL ROUNDER,matches-145, avg-57.43, 100s-40 and also KALLIS took 270 WICKETS in test cricket. Now think it's how difficult to BAT and BOWL in test cricket. So, i think KALLIS is BETTER than sachin and pointing....
Commented by Hitesh on 03 Feb, 2011Sachin and Kallis, both are great in their batting. I would say Ricky is out of race now on wards.
Commented by Priyanshu on 03 Feb, 2011Of course all the three batsman are great in their prospective. But I think Sachin is the greatest player ever in the history. This statement is not said by me. This is proved by his untouchable records which he has made till now.
Commented by Rahul on 16 Feb, 2011Kallis seems to be coming dangerously near to Sachin's record, but being a South African, they retire early, Sachin has two more years of test while Kallis might have max 3 more yrs (he bowls and bats, how long do you think he can go). I ve my fingers crossed, no matter whatever heights he achieves, he should not break Sachin's record, as after these three (with the reduced number of tests being played) I do not think there will be anyone playing so many tests or making 50 centurys or so
Commented by krishna on 17 Feb, 2011sachin, pointin and kallis all the three are great players in cricket history.but kallis is little batter
Commented by NIHAR on 18 Feb, 2011I would say that all the three are the modern greats of world cricket. but kallis as an all-rounder has done well for his country and it makes him slightly greater among the three players.
Commented by IAGO on 22 Feb, 2011Kallis without a doubt. If he played as many games as Sachin, he would score more runs.
Commented by fiku on 23 Feb, 2011Its Sachin definitely...coz though 6 yrs elder kallis but world cricket was not too easy in these year as today seems to be. besides that as kallis is an allrounder his track of comparision is different.
Commented by JItendra rathod on 03 Mar, 2011My Dear friends...I agree Sachin is a great Batsman...BUT BUT BUT Y 80% of the time of his century india lost the matches..y he has rarely given match wining performance..where other batsman can do .like Lara , Kallis And ricky..Y sachin Looks lazy after making a century..IN my VIew Sachin is a GENIUS BATSMAN BUt not a PERFORMER>>SOrry
Commented by Rajesh on 06 Mar, 2011What matters in ODI is the score anyway. The way Sachin plays is the classical example of a brilliant cricketer and that made him popular among experts. And ofcourse sachin's records will be beaten very soon, may or may not by present champs. Kallis deserve a high regard as the fact that he is an extra ordinary, stable ALL ROUNDER.
Commented by sello on 14 Mar, 2011Besides me being a South African Kallis is the best to ever play the game. He got 11 000 runs and 250 wickets. He kept up and bowl and bat. Remember Shaun Pollock players like him blow hot and cold. All hail King Jacques his wicket isnt cheap.
Commented by sello on 14 Mar, 2011Almost forgot his average. He is superior 2 both Ricky and Sachin
Commented by Mads on 16 Mar, 2011My dear friend Jitendra Rathod before you give a general statement plz check the statistics and speak. Out of Sachin's 48 tons in ODI's, India have won 33 games, 1 draw, 1 tie & lost 12 games. 3 times Win compare to loss, so don't ever say India lost because Sachin made a ton SACHIN is the greatest ever Batsmen in Cricket history KALLIS is best ever all rounder in Cricket history Ponting -- Great Leader and a winning captain apart from his batting skills and cant reach other two.
Commented by Saurabh on 21 Mar, 2011Kallis is better than sachin
Commented by pawas on 23 Mar, 2011in test kallis has a low avg of just 40, while sachin has highest 100 and avg against aus compare to any player, kallis never played against great bowlers that belong to his own country donald ,nitini , pollock , dale styn etc... and sachin has scored well against them...kallis avg in diffcult eng pitches is 29 while sachins is 60+ , kallis has high avg against wi but he mostly played against wi which is minnow as every one know how much WI suck after 2000 , and during 90s WI has one of greatest bowling attack sachin scored against them while kallis mostly played against minnow WI , kallis never played against great bowlers like imran khan abdul qadir just imagin 16 yr old kid debuting in front of these great bowlers.... shows his class and greatness... kallis never played bowlers like mcdormott maclom marshal richard hadlee etc... these are the legends of bowlers which kallis never played.. his avg against SL is just 29 that has great bowlers like vaas , malinga etc.. and the world's best off spinner murlitharan, so mostly when it comes to playing against touch teams he has low avg and when he score more against minnow teams... so in batting he no way near to sachin and lara....
Commented by Bharat Prajapat on 24 Mar, 2011ALL three are masters. sachin hold the world heigst run and century kalis is the ever best all rounder in the cricket and ponting is the caption who won the heigst match in both ODI Test with two times he made australia t win world cup in his Captaincy
Commented by pawas on 25 Mar, 2011ponting is not a great captain is just avg the thing is he got the good team anyone can lead the team which he got...tell me what happened after the retirement of the great players like gilly , hayden , mcgrath warne etc..he hasnt done anything after there retirement... 2-0 loss to india 2 times in test, lost ashes 2 times to england 2-1 then 3-1, and now worst performance in this WC not even a single win against good team just win over minnows like cannada kenya etc...lols... ponting is just an avg overrated captain who got extra ordinary great players...
Commented by G V S nagarjuna on 29 Mar, 2011Sachin can play like Kallis, Ponting or Any other. But No one never play like Sachin. No use/need to compare LEGEND Sachin statistics with any player.
Commented by Kunal on 31 Mar, 2011Lot of people are giving a special treatment to sachin saying you can compare him with anyone. May I ask why? Sachin is playing the same game so he will be compared. If you think sachin is great then both of other players are great too (if not more)
Commented by Manish Sharma on 15 Apr, 2011well jack kallis is way ahead of other two,his average is better as compared to sachin n ponting in both forms of the cricket and he has also taken more than 500 wickets in international cricket so there should be no confusion why he is the best.
Commented by gurjent singh on 15 Apr, 2011sachin has scored 11 test centuries and 9 ODI centuries against a world best team australia i beleive comparing anyone with sachin is a big insult of this living legend nobody is close to him he is a lord of cricket don't think that kallis started playing after 6 years than sachin that was an ability of this great cricketer that he got a space in an indian team at the age of 16 kallis , ponting & lara they are a good players but not great as like sachin
Commented by AMIT TIWARI on 16 Apr, 2011SACHIN IS GREAT PLAYER NO DOUBT, SO WHY WE ARE CRYING ? ONLY MY VEIW EVEN TODAY INDIAN TEAM LITTLE BIT DEPEND ON SACHIN SHOLDERS AND IT WILL BE CARRY ON UNTIL SACHIN'S PLAY. AND OTHER SIDE IF WE LOOK PAST AUSTRALIA AND SOUTH AFRICA WAS STRONG TEAM AS USUAL, WE HAVE ONLY SACHIN AND BOTH SIDE HAS 11-11 SACHIN. SO MATCHES WILL WE SACHIN VS AUS AND RSA. SACHIN IS GREAT SACHIN
Commented by AMIT KUMAR on 18 Apr, 2011I THINK SACHIN IS LITTLE BETTER BATSMAN THAN KALLIS B/Z BOTH HAVE SAME BAT. AVE. PEOPLE SAY SACHIN HAS MORE TECHNIQUE BUT I SAY MD AZAHARUDIN IS GRETEN BATSMAN THAN SACHIN IF WE TALK ABOUT TECHNIQUE. AS A WHOLE PLAYER KALLIS IS FAR BETTER THAN SACHIN.
Commented by Radhu on 19 Apr, 2011Its a rubbish comment tat sachin is a great player. Only fools will agree sachin is a great player. Ponting is the legend of the cricket, he played better fast bowling attack than anyone. He is a true master, He is a true legend.He is a extraordinary captain.
Commented by haroon seva on 22 Apr, 2011HEY BOY!!!! OK SACHIN AND PONITING IS GREAT BUT ONCE HAVE A LOOK A J.H. KALLIS PLAY I AM SURE YOU WOULD BECOME HIS FUN
Commented by pawas on 30 Apr, 2011@haroon and manish if u talk about only about batiing , then just dont go by stats or avg thing sachin is by far the best batsman..... kallis not even in league....
Commented by VIPUL on 28 May, 2011I want to say that don't ever compare sachin with anybody else, he is the Kohinoor while other two are glittering jewels.
Commented by Nitin on 31 May, 2011Lara was the best batsman and entertainer. Sachin has been playing risk free cricket for the last 10 years. Sure he has scored runs, but its been boring. He has not taken on the attack and single-handedly won a game the way Lara has. The same with Kallis who is an accumulator. If its just a choice between the 3 I would rather watch Ponting bat than the other two.
Commented by sumit on 01 Jun, 2011In terms of avg in batting Kallis is above both Ponting and sachin. But both Kallis and Ponting play under pressure very well while sachin almost always succumbs under pressure. Plus sachin has a tendency to play for himself and records. Kallis has so many wickets under his belt and has been bowling fast since such a long time . It is high time that he gets the recognition. Ponting is also much better than sachin.
Commented by RAHUL RAJ on 25 Jun, 2011HOW CAN YOU COMPARE KALLIS AND PONTING WITH "THE GOD"?ARE YOU FOOLISH?
Commented by BALAJI on 26 Jun, 2011Sachin has always been the main batting stay of our team. Maybe he has not hit runs in a winning cause but there are occassions when errors occur.. Everyone does not hit 100s every time. If u just take a count of the number of 90s he has been out u can surely estimate his number of centuries can go over 60. All 3 are class players exelling each other in one way or the other so it d be better for us to keep enjoying their contributions. And the bottom line is RECORDS R MEANT TO BE BROKEN
Commented by Arunkumar on 14 Jul, 2011Hello RAHUL...Dont say SACHIN as "GOD"...The reason why u say him a god is...He has scored more runs and Centuries...Only batting can't make him a GOD... What about MURALIDHARAN and SHANE WARNE they took 800 and 700 wickets respectively...Do we say them as god...obviously no... Because they are not INDIANS..we should give equal importance to batting and bowling.
Commented by mukesh sharma on 23 Jul, 2011kallis is the next hero,who is world's ever best allrounder and has the potential to break sachin's record in runs but sachin can not break his record in wickets.kallis is excellent
Commented by arun on 27 Jul, 2011Yes, Kallis is great.
Commented by siddharth on 04 Aug, 2011Kaliis is better cricketer, Sachin is better batsman
Commented by Priyanka on 04 Aug, 2011Kallis is the greatest cricketer ever!...he has taken 270 TESTS wickets and many more catches as well... TESTS in bold, because some chickens bring one-day cricket between Kallis and Sachin .. if so, then every bloke from Australia from the late 90s are far far better than God Sachin ;) even in ODIs Kallis averages more than Sachin , he has taken some 264 wickets as well at much better average , bats at 3 (not in powerplays...lol) and has played mostly in South Africa (wheras in India every other decent batsman averages in 40s)..n yes, there is an latest phenomenon known as T20 internationals as well where Kallis will brutally humiliate Sachin who averages a meagre 10.0 ;)
Commented by Manoj on 23 Aug, 2011It is easy to play cricket. But is not so easy to fix a position in the world. Sachin is a great player in both test & ODI. But in comparision to Ponting & Kalis, he is not so brilliant in test cricket as the statistics said not me.
Commented by vasan on 24 Aug, 2011plz never compare in between these greatz 1. Ponting is a great leader under his leadership Austrlia got hat trick of world cups & they dominated the world cricket for 9 years. can u say this for Sachin or Kallis? they have excellent individual performance but we do not play for us but for our country. Lot of pressure as a captain to lead a team and also concentrate in batting. kallis is also be good his allrounder performance unbelievable is no one like him in this point of view we never compare with sachin or pointing if he(kallis) not bat well in a match that time he shine in bowling. sachin or ponting can't do like this but they have good average.
Commented by Nishant on 06 Sep, 2011India is highest populated country among the International cricket playing nations....so when name SACHIN comes billions vote him, cheer him and acknowledge him. But states shows that Jackes Kallis has permormed much better than sachin. He has better average in Test, One days and T20 formate compare to Lord Sachin!!! One Most important Difference is, KALLIS is acting as a regular fast bowler to SA, whereas sachin is just a part time bowler. So, Kallis has edge over sachin. We know , how many fast bowler in india even play for decade, here Kallis not only fast bowler but one down batsman taking most wear and tear on body and still perfoming better. If Kallis has born in India....he would have been officially declared as LORD.
Commented by kumar yash on 27 Sep, 2011kallis is taking the edge over sachin because of his ability in bowling dept ponting is far behind both of them. Always people compare sachin n ponting but look all my frnds Kallis is the player who averages more than 55 in test after having so long career ..If he belongs to India he will be treated as GOD..
Commented by Sunny on 01 Oct, 2011I think clearly some indians are being xenophobic. Why Don Bradmen is the greatest of all, because he has the average 99.something . So Cricket is all about statistics and comparision. Why can't Sachin be compared? Is because, he is indian or he should be treated differently from fellow cricketers. Stats are clearly suggesting that Jack Kallis have closely matched batting average after spending whole day as a bowler bending his back again and again and trying to tack wickets for his team to win the match. Imagine his contribution in the team with 270 test wickets and 40 tonnes. As far as test match concern stats or no stats I personally think, No one beats Brian Lara. After all, No one has single handedly win or lead the team as Brian Lara did. Sachin with all skills and tempermant in his 20+ years of carrier haven't produced 300's. So I believe Sachin is one of the greatest to play the game but we should not left any due respect for the genius of Brian Lara and Jack Kallis.
Commented by Namroz Baloch on 15 Oct, 2011its really unreasonable to say that sachin is not a match winner, because he has won highest number of man of the matches in ODI's.It is not because he has played more matches,because he has been man of the match in every 7th ODI match he has played which is better than kallis and ponting, only player who has a better record than sachi in terms of matches per man of the matches in ODI is vivan Richard. Kallis in only better Test Batsman than sachin. Although i do think Kallis is a better cricketer of all three formats, but sachin you can say has an edge in ODI's.But as we all know best form of Cricket has always been Test cricket and will always be, Kallis is ahead of both sachin and ponting as he has won most number of the man of the matches in Test cricket.
Commented by Jayesh on 04 Nov, 2011Sachin's average of century is 3.47 (177/51). Kallis average of century is 3.63 (145/40). It shows that kallis is better. Kallis's average is also more than Sachin. Kallis is one year younger than Sachin. Means if Kallis plays one more year then he can break the record of Sachin. To maintain the average more than 55 in test match is extremely difficult. (Check the averages of great batsmen). Look how many batsman has achieved the average more than 57. And above every thing Kallis has proved in BOWL and BAT both. It is extremly difficult to prove in both. Uptill now all the allrounders has performed more in BOWL, But Kallis has done in both department. The media has given more imporatnce to Sachin that is why he is much more talked.
This does not mean that sachin is not good. He is the best but Kallis is little ahead of him because of his allround performance.
Commented by Kapil Sharma on 09 Nov, 2011Sachin is great batsman who plays for records. He is not at all a match winner whereas Ponting and Kallis are great match winners.
Commented by Gcobani on 09 Nov, 2011I have question, if kallis average is better than both players and they have played more games why is he not number one?
Commented by Sifiso on 14 Nov, 2011I may come as biased here since I'm South African. Firtly I think this race should just be between King Kallis and the Little Master with all due respect to Ponting. With that being said I think Kallis is above Sachin both as an all rounder as well as his averages which I think would support the basis that had Kallis and Tendulkar played an equal number of matches Kallis would have more runs just as he has more wickets. Kallis is a true definition of an all round modern day cricketer.
Commented by kenny on 14 Nov, 2011Kallis has more wickets than all the rest put together. Why not take that into consideration. Sure Sachin has more runs but Kallis has more wickets. you do the math.
Commented by Tiaan on 17 Nov, 2011Don't get me wrong, I love Tend and Ponting, but you just cannot argue against average, full stop = Kallis
Commented by RAMESH on 17 Nov, 2011NO DOUBT SACHIN IS GREAT BATSMAN BUT KALLIS IS BEST ALLROUNDER & PONTING IS OUT OF RACE!
Commented by Shirsendu Som on 17 Nov, 2011Keeping in mind the achievement of all three I would like to rate Sachin as top. Then comes Kallis & Ponting. All are telling Kallis has left contribution with bowl as well.But nobody is telling Sachin had also taken 199 wkts in two forms of cricket. On the other hand Ponting is an extraordinary fielder in comparison to the others. Tendulkar has shown equal prowess in 2 forms of cricket while Kallis is good in Test ( Not so in one dayers ) if we go by the records.
Commented by saurabh on 17 Nov, 2011If a player plays most number of matches then he should score most centuries. Best player of 90's and till now is Kallis guys. Go and check the record against any country, on any turf. See how many wickects he have taken and how many centuries he have scored. Yes that is less than sachin but he had played less number of games than sachin too. and in oneday you can't compare with sachin as sachin is an opener and kallis is not, but yest the runs scored and average all are gr8. SO whatever you guys talk, always know Kallis is the best player born after Bradman, Sobers, Richards, Gavaskar etc not sachin. and talking about sachin, check the number of centuries he scored once all gr8's are gone, all centuries against Pak came when akram, waqar left, against WI, when walsh, Ambrose left. He is best aginst Aus, No comparison there but Kallis too is good against them. And please when comparing in Test, If Rahul Dravid and Tendulkar retires at same day, then there is chance that he overcomes sachin. Never say sachin is gr8 in test, In oneday No comparison as all other three are middleorder batsman, and sachin is an all rounder and he always scores against minnows where as Kallis/Ponting don't get that much chance. They get chance when the team is in trouble.
Commented by nandish on 20 Nov, 2011only fools can compare great players. greatness won't win d matches 4 u. on a given day any1 can beat any other. all r great. there s nothin called greatest in cricket. grow-up. stop comparing & debating on useless issues.
Commented by mmt on 24 Nov, 2011I think Ponting is the greatest. He has always played for his team. If you include the run-rate statistic you will see why Ponting is the greatest. He scores his runs at a much faster rate on order to give his team the best chance of winning. Kallis and Tendulkar (to a lesser extent) seem to score runs for their own personal records.
Commented by Tulsi Das Sharma on 18 Dec, 2011There is no man chasing Sachin in the ODIs, but in Test matches both Ricky Ponting & Jacques Kallis are the strong containders and they are not far behind. So to take a comfortable lead Sachin has to score more n more runs in the coming 2-3 years otherwise his record will be achievable. Moreover Sachin has now hardly 2-3 year of time to continue in Tests whereas both Ponting & Kallis can still play for 5 years more as they are younger than Sachin..............Wish u good luck Sachin....keep it up and score more runs..................
Commented by Ravi on 19 Dec, 2011Kallis is no where compared to tendulkar in both formats. Sachin's strike rate in tests is far better than Kallis(Kallis:46,Sachin:55).People may say strike rate not matter in tests but test matches are not time less no? Had Sachin given chance to bowl in every test match then it would have been reasonable to compare both of them as bowlars. And see the number of not outs by each player. Kallis has more because his job is to protect the wicket from other end.
Commented by Sub Zero on 22 Dec, 2011Looking at the stats posted on this very page, it is clear that most of the replies are based on opinion, and not fact! Sure, Sachin is definitely the greatest batsman ever to grace a cricket pitch (I am a South African, by the way), and I love the way he plays, but Jacques Kallis has a better average than him. Ricky Ponting is a tough "never-say-die" captain, who also is a brilliant batsman, but his average is lower than Kallis'. Bottom line: Jacques Kallis has a higher average than both and has taken more wickets than both. Does this make him a better player? NO. I would much rather have Ponting lead my squad than either Sachin or Jacques, and wold much rather have Sachin in my batting lineup than either. In a perfect world, I would have all three in the team, as they are all brilliant batters. Kallis just makes his mark with his bowling ability, whereas the other two are very ordinary with the ball (In ODIs anyway). Batting: - Sachin is number 1: Bats quickly and is awesome to watch. Ponting is also a very aggressive batsman, and exciting to watch. Kallis is pure brilliance, but very slow! Bowling: Kallis, hands down. Captaincy: Ponting - born leader.
Commented by Manish Sharma on 02 Jan, 2012Kallis is miles ahead of Sachin and its foolish to compare Jack Kallis with any other cricketer. There are almost 50 cricketers who have 50+average in test cricketer but there are only 2 cricketers who have averages of 55+ and has also taken 200+ wickets.
Commented by Nandhu on 02 Jan, 2012KALLIS has done with both bat and ball for his team not only in Tests & ODIs, but also in T20 format which is becoming a trendy one. Ponting also had done double great job as a batsman & best ever captain in the world (only captain in the world who won backed back to back world cups in ODIs). So its lavish to compare Sachin with those two Criketers who achived a lot for their teams, rather Sachin playing for his own records by reserving a place in 11. Termed as GOD in cricket, but in real he is a devil for all young bloods starving for oppurtunity to play for our nation. Shed occupying a place in 11 for more than 23 years. Hope he will aim at an other record to be a member of a cricket team for 25+ years :P All the very best Sachin...
Commented by Bryan on 04 Jan, 2012Tendulkar is a great player and personality but in Kallis favour is that most of Sachins tests have been played in the sub-continent which is friendly to batsmen. Kallis achievements look even more astonishing given that he has coped on fast bowler friendly South African wickets. He is underrated by the Brits, Aussies and Indians probably because, like Sachin, he is modest. But what a privilege it is to watch all three regardless of which one you shades the others. A kiwi fan!
Commented by Sumit Pandey on 04 Jan, 2012Sachin's record against all good team is good, his record against the Australia is also good. Kallis record as a batsman against the good team is not good. So Sachin is all time great....
Commented by Kunal Dar on 04 Jan, 2012In my honest opinion,an allrounder should always be given more credit as it involves max effort.I would pick Kallis as he's been a consistent performer with the bat & ball.Other players which I would like ppl to consider...Sir Don for his batting average,Sir Gary Sobers for his unbelievable allround abilities & ofcourse the terminator like persona of Sir Vivian Richards probably the only batsman ,bowlers would not sledge to.
Commented by Vrinda on 04 Jan, 2012With all due respect to these 3 stalwarts of the game.I would pick Mr. Gavaskar to be the best test Batsman as he is the one who faced the best bowling attacks in the history of the game without the help of protective gears.Those were the days when teams use to play on uncovered tracks making the conditions more difficult for batting.I seriuosly doubt any modern player could have coped with such alien conditions.
Commented by justin reeves on 04 Jan, 2012if you take kallis's average and multiply it by the difference in test matches and one days ,tests being 47 and one days being 136 you will see that there are a couple of hundred runs between tendulkar and kallis with sachin just ahead. however kallis hasn't yet played the amount of tests or one days as sachin has and could surpass the record if he played longer of which he is.this is not adding to the fact that he has taken 270 wickets at test and 3 shy of that figure in one days.we can not get lost in the idea of sachin being the best player ever because cricket is comprised of 3 disciplines ...batting,fielding and bowling.Kallis has them all.he has a better average than sachin in both tests and one days but hasn't played as many games and if given the same amount of time he could have easily without a doubt been the best that has been seen to grace the cricket fields.you got to look at the maths of it all.the math says kallis is better than both ponting and sachin with ponting being a big headed bubble gum chewing wanker and the only thing that sachin has on kallis is that he has played more cricket than him
Commented by Siddhesh on 05 Jan, 2012Kallis is no doubt the best all rounder and also "The greatest cricketer " by cricketing Legends but not to forget that these same Legends have called Sachin "The greatest batsman of all time". If you guys are talking about statistics then Kallis is ahead of Sachin in test but lets talk about ODI the sachin has scored 48 centuries with more than 18,000 runs which is way ahead of Kallis's 17 centuries 11,000 runs. The fact that Sachin has played more cricket than Kallis and hence he is more runs is true but lets not forget the fact that Sachin has played more cricket because he made his debut when he was just 16 yrs old. So for me , I agree that Kallis is "The greatest Cricketer" but "The Greatest Batsman" it has to be Sachin , the man who has performed in Test ODI lets not forget T20, he has a century in his name in IPL.
Commented by Craig on 05 Jan, 2012As they have played a different number of games the fairest way is to look at their averages and I see Kallis comes out on top in both tests and ODI....Then add 270 test wickets I really don't think anyone could honestly choose anyone but Kallis
Commented by gnanesh on 10 Jan, 2012It's so foolish to compare sachin with either ponting or kallis.sachin entered in d world cricket at the time of fierceful bowlers like ambrose,Walsh,Donald etc and just faced at d age of nearly 19 and confirm his place in d team nd in world cricket.where as kallis nd ponting entered at an usual time nd in d teams wit great form.
Commented by Siddhant on 10 Jan, 2012Ricky Ponting is a great batsman. He's just behind Sachin in total runs. Punter has 70 centuries, kallis has 58 and sachin 99. Ponting has 7 double hundreds in test (including 197 and 196), Sachin has 5 and kallis only 2. In their test best Ponting 257, Sachin 248* and kallis 224. Before two years Ponting averaged 60.13 more than Tendulkar and Kallis. I agree that Ponting is not better than tendulkar but is better than Kallis anyday.
Commented by Michael on 17 Jan, 2012Simply scoring more nos of centuries by Sachin does not make him the greatest player of all times. The big question is how many times his century enabled India to win matches in Test and One day. The fact is that his records pale in comparision to Ricky Ponting and Jacques Kallis. They have recorded more wins for their country when scoring century. Just look at the facts.
Sachin : 51 Test Centuries : 11 Losses, 20 Wins, 20 Draws. Of 20 Wins, 6 wins against Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. Sachin scoring 6 centuries against Zim and Bangla.
Ricky : 40 Test Centuries : 4 Losses, 29 Wins, 7 Draws. Of 29 wins, 2 against Bangla and Zimbabwe.
Kallis : 41 Test Centuies : 03 Losses,... ...20 Wins, 18 Draws. Of 20 wins, 3 against Bangla and Zimbabwe.
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Sachin Scoring 48 centuries and India loosing 28 of them
Ricky Scoring 30 centuries and Australia loosing 05 of them
Kallis Scoring 17 centuries and SA loosing 04 of them
Besides I do not remember any worthwhile innings Sachin ever played when India needed the most. On the other hand every body knows what Ricky did to our bowling in 2003 world cup in SA and during Champions trophy in Mumbai.
So who is greatest. Simply scoring centuries and creating records amounts to greatness or contributing to team victory consistently amounts to greatness?
Commented by saddam abdool on 18 Jan, 2012Sachin & ponting are both world class players there's no doubts bout that but kallis is outstanding besides been the best all rounder for SA I regard him has the worlds best all rounder his ability to perfome never stops he is a master when it cums to selection of shots no one plays a better cricket shot that kallis in my eyes his my best even thou sachin & ponting are good in they own ways I don't think they can match up to the talen that kallis has he is the best ever and wil always be.
Commented by tijo on 21 Jan, 2012Sachin is great. no one is overtaking him.
Commented by Abhishek bharti on 22 Jan, 2012You can never compare Kallis with Tendulkar as he is having a better batting avarage in (test & odi) and also he is a great bowler having a fantastic avarage (in test & odi).
Commented by lokesh on 24 Jan, 2012sachin played most matches than both of Ponting and Kallis, but i wanna ask all of you that you're counting sachin's test ton's as stats..ok out of 51 test 100's he scored almost 10 100's on batsman friendly wicket and against the weak teams like Bangladesh Zimbabwe and toothless Sri Lanka (at home). i'm no way like to say that sachin is god in cricket..who says that..i wanna ask them that how many times sachin scored a century on a Green Pace Friendly Top Soil when Indian Batting was tumbling ? none of it ? how many times Sachin Scored a 100 in Durban, Lords, Perth, Kingston, Wellington..the most Pace Friendly Wickets in the WOrld..now talking about home how many times he Scored 100 in Mohali the fastest indian track..he only scores centuries where no help for bowlers..remember that Aus Eng SA has the sporty track.not the batsman friendly wicket where india become no.1 team. but they even can't score 250 runs in an innings..talking about other teams good at their home...so what about Hayden's 203 in india Amla 253* in India Jayawardene 273 in India..touring team scores lost of runs like 620+ in an innings...but India can bowl out 76 at home ha ha lolz...remember SA v Ind Ahmedabad....so scoring a century where team in trouble makes the batsman great not records.....
Commented by choegon on 26 Jan, 2012I think Kalis is the best among three, above Ponting and Tendulkar.
Commented by Rahul Choudhury on 06 Mar, 2012In my point of view JK stands ahead of the other 2 bcoz he not only bats n bowls but he is also a very good athletic fieldsman 2 n in modern day cricket which is competitive rough n tuff he is well suited to any team n any conditions n can acclimatize quite rapidly n mind u in todays fav cricket i.e. t20 cricket he will be wholesome package n the most sought after guy n will b captains trump card player ...
Commented by dave on 09 Mar, 2012the most fair way to compare the three is by their averages, as they have all played a different amount of games.Going by that Kallis is the best of the three, plus you can add the fact that hes is an all-rounder.If they all played the same amount of games Kallis would hold the most runs scored.
Commented by SHUBHAM on 16 Mar, 2012WHAT I THINK ABOUT JACQUES KALLIS, IF HE GETS TIME AS SACHIN HAS GOT IN ODI, THEN I CAN SAY KALLIS WOULD BE ABLE TO ATTAIN THE STATS OF SACHIN TENDULKAR.
Commented by Clement on 16 Mar, 2012Something must be seriously wrong with some of you. Before commenting shouldn't you take a long, hard look at the statistics before you. Kallis has played 36 less tests than Tendulkar yet boasts a higher batting average. 36 less tests and is ONLY 10 test centuries behind Tendulkar. Kallis has played 130 odd less tests than Tendulkar but still averages better than him in ODI's. Keep in mind that he has taken 550 odd wickets in both formats and then you realise he's a superstar. Tendulkar is very very good of that there's no doubt. Will always be remembered as the greatest. But give Kallis six more years and who do you think will be leading???
Commented by Dinesh on 16 Mar, 2012Clement, Justin Reeves etc. Please go back and look at the 2000/2001 Indian tour of SA where Tendulkar made a hundred at Bloem in the 1st test. Sehwag's debut. Look at the technique of Tendulkar during that series and look at how Jacques Copycat Kallis changed his technique to mirror that of the Little Master.(Which the SA commentators failed to observe, curiously) Had it not been for Tendulkar, we would not be talking about Kallis now. Kallis is nothing more than a cheap Chinese market Fong Kong fake who modelled his batting style on Tendulkar, right down to the backlift, then took credit for it as if it were his own. Stats dont mean crap, because when you put the two side by side, Tendulkar wins hands down! Also you have to ask the question, who did Kallis make those runs against??? Glenn Mcgrath, Shane Warne, Waqar Younis, Wasim Akram, Curtley Ambrose, Murali??? Or was it the likes of Cory Collymore (or whatever his name was (West Indies), Bracewell (NZ) some real greats there. Kallis is overrated. His bowling is crap. Nothing special about it. His batting is a bad attempt to be Tendulkar, he's good at slip because thats the only place he can field (too fat to put anywhere else). Had Tendulkar taken leg spin bowling seriously, he could've gone down as one of the greats at that difficult art. He's good as it is though because he has skill, something that Kallis lacks. Kallis does have skill at copying though. I prefer Nike would the proper tick. Not Mike with an upside down one. Original is always best! There's only one Tendulkar. No time for wannabe's who bat for their average so that they can be compared with true genius's like Tendulkar. I am South African!
Commented by Malemela on 17 Mar, 2012Dinesh, You are crap! why do you sound so angry as if you want to prove a point? I'll tell you why, because deep down you know that Kallis is better than the "DWARF" Tendulkar. I used to like Tendulkar very much until i read your comment. People like you make great people like Tendulkar look like crap, I will never look at him the same way i used to because of you. Kallis is NOT fat, he's FIT that's why he can bat,bowl and field still do a good job of it.And by the way we don't have dineshes in South Africa, GO BACK TO WHERE YOU CAME FROM!!!
Commented by kumara swami raja r on 17 Mar, 2012Sachin is far better than other two. don't see the runs or wickets taken by a player alone, you have to consider the pressure, match situation, against whom they score runs and the way they playing take all things in to consideration, in that way sachin is far better than other two. (Sachin as scored nearly twenty centuries against aussies and twelve against south africa which both teams are best among the teams.
Commented by BRAVOH on 13 Apr, 2012OK i am a south-african who played cricket for the better part of his life and understand certain elements of the game and presures that come with it--out of all the three cricket greats----ricky ponting i've got a lot of respect for him...I mean this is the guy that perfomed well with the bat and lead his team to 2 world cup glories-- history of the game shows that most captains didn't perfom that well with either bat or ball, they would have otherwise but not to the way Ponting perfomed. NOW my question is, "WHAT HAS TENDULKAR AND KALLIS DID FOR THEIR COUNTRIES TO BE CALLED THE GREATEST" ok tendulkar recently won the world-cup......but he didn't lead his team to that glory....kallis---ohh boy my country just got a tendecy of certain perfomances in major tournaments.... now how do you rate a player.....is it about their number of runs and wickets and catches, runouts etc....or by where they took their country TO.....OR IS IT BOTH THIS ELEMENTS...... FOR me personally, we can't compare these 3 guys.....non of them is better than the other......KAllIS IS A GOOD ALLROUNDER (MAYBE OF ALL TIME)----TENDULKAR IS GOOD BATSMAN (MAYBE OF ALL TIME) PONTING IS A GREAT LEADER (MAYBE OF ALL TIME)---3 DIFFERENT CRICKETERS.
Commented by Amitav on 27 Apr, 2012I think Kallis is best for ODI, Sachin is best for Test and Ponting is average for ODI & Test cricket.
Commented by Alonzo on 28 Apr, 2012Tendulkar seems to be a real crowd favorite and it is unlikely that either Kaliis or Ponting will ever place as many games as him, therefore I'd give it to Kallis solely on the basis that I have watched him perform for SA when they were really up against the wall and his temperament and focus is exceptional. Of the above mentioned players, which of them are still shining? Kaliis, still the top ranked allrounder and no. 3 on the latest test rankings... where are the other two?
Commented by Aibak on 13 May, 2012Ponting is the best because he has played best under pressure. he got more double hundreds than tendulker, back to back double hundreds, hundreds in each innings of 100 test match vs South africa (only player to do it) most no of times hundreds in each innings of a test match, won most matches as a captain , won 16 consecutive test matches as a captain, has got most wickets in the form of run outs, has more catches than both others, has led his team to champions trophy victory 2009 (team without warne mcgrath, hayden , gilchrist), won everything against pakistan 2010 3 tests 5 ODis 1 T20 (pakistan having amir younis yousaf) his avg increased as a captain, he has been run out most times by other batsmen 30 times in ODI and 14 times in Test (more than others). so all this shows that PONTING IS FAR BETTER THAN OTHERS .
Commented by Hardus on 17 Jun, 2012The only reason Sachin is as great as he is, is because of India. India with such a huge population tends to think inside the box(india). Lets say Sachin is the best batsman ever: thats where his talents mostly STOPS. certainly Kallis is then greater!
Commented by Brad on 04 Jul, 2012How can the first poster say SRT is a leader in career stats before posting a table that has Kallis averaging the most in both forms??? Kallis is head and shoulders the most valuable of the lot on the field.
Commented by GV on 13 Jul, 2012In last two decades the best bowling attack was AUS, S. AFRICA , SRILANKA PAKISTAN and ENGLAND. please check the record of kallis pointing and sachin against these countries. SACHIN - 64 CENTURIES KALLIS - 31 CENTURIES POINTING- 48 CENTURIES KALLIS made one century in one day against AUS and POINTING made two Against S.AFRICA and SACHIN made 9 Against AUS and 5 Against S. AFRICA Also pointing not playing against best bowling attack of AUS and kallis against S. AFRICA and both playing against cosistentely poor attack of INDIA.Also see SACHINS 90+ scores and Strike rate in both format as it makes big different in Oneday cricket.Apart from that INDIA Wwere had only one math winner and AUS and S. AFRICA were had 11 match winner. So i feel that as far batting is consult no human can compare SACHIN with any other player.
Commented by Ashwin Singh on 15 Jul, 2012From what the statistics show, Sachins only real achivement is playing more matches, which all boils down to his early debut. So really his only skill was that he developed early. Aside from being a child prodigy he has nothing much going for him except that he is a hero to a long suffering Indian people desperately in need of one.
Commented by Ashish Bijalwan on 23 Jul, 2012The points in favor of Sachin and Ponting are that they had great averages and great strike rates. It meant they dominated the opposition bowling when they were in full song. Lara never had greatest average, but he was the most dominant among all of them when he was in full song, but he was never consistent. Among three of them, Kalis has been the most consistent because of his playing style which resembled more like Rahul Dravid than Ponting or Tendulkar. He would not dominante even if he is playing at 180 not out and would wait for the right bowl to hit. The onus of scoring runs fast was left on other batsmen around him. This allowed him to play his game the way he can play best. If South Africa ever needed Kallis to score run faster than a particular pace, he would find it much tougher. That's why for a very long time nobody took a note of the amount of runs he was scoring. Everybody talked about Lara, Tendulkar, and Ponting which were attacking batsmen. Kallis had the best technique among them, so he was able to play best in tough situations. Ponting was second best after that where he was able to play better against quickies and that too by dominating them. Tendulkar was the most balanced among all of them. He was never the best player on a spinning track nor the best player on a fast pitch. He was never as fast as a Jayasurya or Afridi or Sehwag, but he was never as slow as Rahul Dravid or Kallis. He would play the same level of game against either in tests or in ODIs. We all seem to forget that he has score almost 50 centuries in ODI which is a very tough format to score centuries. This is the reason why so few people have that many centuries there. You have to score at a fast pace and rotate the strike without being too aggressive. This is something nobody ever was able to achieve at that consistent level. Tendulkar's problems lied with his over analysis. He lived his life under huge pressure and expectation with millions of Indians asking him for a century every time he set his foot on the pitch. This pressure cannot be underestimated as no other cricketer in the world has ever felt that much of pressure or survived under that amount of pressure. Lara found it so tough that he went into oblivion in the late 90s. Besides it is much tougher for the subcontinent players to play against the quickies as you have to adjust to lifting balls at paces that you have never played in domestic league only after you have reached the test level. Most experts believe it is much tougher to learn to play on the back foot when compared to learning to play on the front foot which you have to do against the spinners. That is why most South Africans and Australians eventually learn to play spinners compared to sub continent players who have to learn to play the quickies on grassy wickets. Sachin would never be able to achieve the consistency of Kallis, but he is the closest. He would never be able to achieve the ability to play disdainful shots against the quickies as does Ponting, but he is the closest. He would never be able to play the bowlers as disdainfully as the Lara could, but he is the closest with the most wide array of shots. One thing that no other cricketer can achieve would be to survive the pressure of performing every time put by a billion people. The joy he brings to his fans is unparalleled. No other cricketer has been adored or respected as much as Tendulkar had been.
Commented by SHANKAR on 30 Aug, 2012KALLIS KALLIS KALLIS WITHOUT A DOUBT NO INDIAN WILL EVER ACCEPT THIS FACT TENDULKAR SCORED SO MANY CENTURIES BUT 65% IS WHERE HE HAS BEEN DROPED OR UMPIRE THE GREAT INDIAN UMPIRES SAVES HIM HIS AVG IS LESS THN KALLIS HIS TECHNIQUE IS NOT AS GOOD AS KALLIS AND DRAVID HAD HE IS NOT STYLISH LIKE KALLIS KALLIS CARRIES THE CLAAS BUT LITTLE DUDE CARRIES THE LUCK EVEN THAN HE IS NO WHERE NEAR TO GENIOUS LIKE KALLIS AND IF I COMPETE PONTING HE IS A MATCH WINNER TENDULKAR HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH HE PLAYS INDIA LOOSE PLAYS FOR HIMSELF LOOSER TENDU
Commented by Alok on 03 Dec, 2012See, the comparison should not be made just by looking at the overall records. Many many things should be taken into consideration like playing conditions (home or away), playing order (it definitely matters if you are playing at middle order and the work your team has done till that point), pitch stats, which teams you score the most against etc. If I am striking centuries against bangladesh and getting ducks against a good bowling team like SA, it changes the equations. If I am an opening batsman and strike a century when target was 350 vs its 100/5 and target is 400, this matters a lot. But personally I think Kallis is better in this comparison for one plain simple reason. He BATS and BOWLS and does both quite good. You need another level of fitness and skills to perform both this consistently. No doubt, he is probably the best cricker of all time!
Commented by Maxwell Engelbreht on 04 Dec, 2012Leave out the fact that batsmen did not face certain bowlers, plays less on certain pitches or scores more when teams are winning/losing, stats are conclusive (especially in cricket), JK is the best modern day player in test cricket. Keep in mind that he has not even mentioned retirement, he is a shoe in for the record of most test runs which will not be broken due to the fact that no of test matches are decreasing rapidly esp with T20 and all the $ involved. As for the age argument, if JK started earlier he would've had even better stats because he had the temperament, ask the likes of S Waugh, Warne and Healy who had given up trying to sledge him even in OZ. All of them faced the same quality bowling, played on the same pitches all over the world still he came out tops. Test cricket is the true benchmark of the game yet in all 3 formats he's still in contention as the greatest. Don't get me started on the bowling.... In my view ponting still had a lot to offer in tests, but the lure of $ was too strong. Not for King Kallis though....
Commented by Shyam kothari on 31 Dec, 2012Sorry to say kallis is ever best player of test cricket history nethier sachin nor pointing stand in front of him he the greatest
Commented by Peter on 12 Jan, 2013Dead simple -the only stat that matters is the AVERAGE. The rest doesn't matter. If number of runs or centuries counted Don Bradman would be an unknown. And yes I am a South African and there's nothing more I enjoyed than watching Sachin bat - he is also a marvelous gentleman
Commented by Hemant on 14 Nov, 2013Peter: With the increase in the no of matches the average would tend to go down. And on basis of that you'd find that the difference between the no of matches played is huge while a very small difference in the average.
Commented by Kholofelo on 02 Aug, 2014If we use runs to compare them we have to be fair by considering the number of games play. We do this by using their averages, kallis wins. Number of wickets, kallis wins. Sorry indians but stats dont lie. Lets accepts it and move on. I know people are loyal to their own. Thats the reason we have to use stats. King kallis greates
Commented by Raj on 10 Aug, 2014I think all the three are equal. No one great than other. Sachin is the top scorer, so he is great. Kallis is near to Sachin's record and he also has got a lot of wickets, so he is great. I will rate Sachin more than Ponting, because he has got more runs. Kallis has got runs and also wickets. So he is greater than Ponting. But don't forget that Ponting was also a Great Captain. There was pressure on him as a captain. So he also equal to Sachin and Kallis.
Commented by Mahanand Yadav on 18 Oct, 2014No one can campare God ...but I'll say kallis is the greatest allrounder ever and punter, one of the greatest batsmen, captain too
Commented by Saurabh on 18 Oct, 2014In my honest opinion Jack Kallis is the best cricketer ever. He is second to none. He is the King of Cricket.
Commented by Pieter on 16 Nov, 2014Its quite interesting how certain people above has such an inferiority complex, "Sachin can not be compared...." BS. taking away stats and whether they bowled and batted, I would rather have JK in my team, purely because he gives a sense of stability to a team, while he's there, you always feel you can win.
Commented by Mayur on 15 Jan, 2015Sachin is far better than both Ponting and Kallis.. Playing from 1989 to 2013 is not an easy journey... To get a place in Indian team at the age of just 16 is the toughest task n to maintain stamina for playing so long is utter will power. No one can compare Sachin with any one. He is central attraction of Indian team from the era of Kapil Dev and Mohammad Azharuddin to Rahul, Saurav to Yuvi and Dhoni. He is the best in all these years.
Commented by Prabhat Karn on 05 Mar, 2015SACHIN is far better than both great players.. i m sayig that not because of i m an INDIAN. and not looking after stats. Its all about how long you sustain and also how easily you adapt the changes in formats AND itz biggest example is that SACHIN is the 1st batsman who score double century in ODI.. it proves his mental toughness.
Commented by Ronald on 11 May, 2015Lara is the greatest of his generation, then Sachin. Viv Richards was the greatest of his generation. Sobers before him. ABDV is the best of this generation. Kallis is the second greatest all rounder after Sobers.


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Whether you're setting up shop online or considering switching services, we outline what you need to know when deciding on a merchant account and payment gateway.
When a consumer clicks on the "pay now" button and submits his or her personal and financial information, these details are passed through your secure server to a payment gateway. Essentially this is the same as a till, or POS (point-of-sale) system in a brick-and-mortar store and acts like a middleman between banks. The transaction details are encrypted and passed from the payment gateway through to the merchant account bank. What A Merchant Account Does
Your merchant account bank then requests authorization from the issuing bank to complete the payment. The issuing bank responds via the payment gateway outlining whether the payment was successful or not along with any reasons why the payment was not successful. The payment gateway then processes this response and sends the relevant information back to your Web site and to your customer. Hybrid Solutions
While this may seem complex, the entire process takes just a couple of seconds and requires no intervention from you or your customers. Both aspects of this transaction process are essential, although hybrids exist that combine both. For instance, PayPal integrates a payment gateway system and a merchant account making the process much easier and more fluent, but the costs are a little higher than when using two separate accounts. Always do your homework and research to ensure you are getting the best deal for features you require. Some of the more important features to consider include:
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If you are setting up a new online business then it is unlikely that your business will have a positive credit history. Under these circumstances it can prove difficult to gain access to a merchant account. If this is the case, you should attempt to find a payment gateway that includes some merchant account features. 2CheckOut and PayPal enable you to process and accept credit card payments without the need for a separate merchant account. The fees are comparatively higher, but ignoring the credit card section of the market will cost a lot more in lost revenue. Fees And Payments
The fees you will have to pay should obviously play an important factor in your decision. The first thing to note is the difference in price between using separate payment gateway and merchant account when compared to using a fully integrated service like PayPal. Payment Gateway Fees
Unfortunately, fees can be complicated with some accounts. It may be necessary to pay a setup fee, and you will also be required to pay a percentage of any transactions, generally equivalent to between 1.5 percent and 2 percent. A fixed fee per transaction that's usually less than 50 cents may also be required as well as a monthly management and administration fee, which could be anywhere up to $100. Different accounts offer different options and your sales figures will determine the right choice for you. If you sell a small number of higher value items then you should try to find a payment gateway that charges a fixed fee. In contrast, if you sell large amounts of items for minimal cost, then you should avoid this fixed fee and concentrate on accounts that offer fees based on a percentage of transactions. Combined Account Fees
Payment gateways that do not require a merchant account do generally incur greater costs, because they combine the two required aspects of processing a payment. While some services charge as much as 50 cents per transaction plus a 4 percent to 5 percentfee, PayPal is one of the cheapest available options with a 30-cent and 1.9 percent to 2.9 percent fee on all transactions. With no set-up fee and no gateway fees. this makes PayPal genuine value for money. Similar services like NoChex offer similar rates. Another point worth noting is that services like these do not tend to charge refund fees, monthly or annual fees or regular administration fees. Merchant Account Fees
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Always check the terms and conditions before you sign up for any account. Hidden fees may exist in the form of extra monthly administration costs. Some merchant accounts charge fees for withdrawals or for currency conversions. They will almost certainly levy a fee for chargebacks (refunds to your customer's credit card) so extra care should be taken when choosing an account.
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Fraud prevention and security are important considerations. Some payment gateways do offer fraud prevention measures and all should provide a level of online security. Risk management tools are much more commonly found with merchant accounts and hybrid solutions although some services may seem like they are leaving you in the wilderness to decide for yourself. Reporting And Account Managing
Finally, we should look at the reporting and account management features that are offered. Hybrid solutions like PayPal tend to offer a reasonable range of reporting with details of all transactions including withdrawals to your bank account, credits, debits and any refunds. Always attempt to check the extent of reporting available to you before opting for a particular account. In general, all account management options should be accessible through the Internet and easy to change. Hybrids Generally Best Route
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text: This is good stuff. I'm not sure what the answer is. We can try to do larger group projects as a whole group but those tend to have a problem where there is no set deadline and the project can get stale. The near space balloon comes to mind. The competition creates a real solid deadline that must be met so work has to get done. I agree though that it might be a more overall positive experience if everyone could openly work together and help each other in a friendly way. Perhaps for future competitions we can require some level of openness or something. Like maybe you can keep your design secret until 2 weeks before the contest or something like that. This way most teams will be committed to a design and they won't have enough time to really change what they are doing based on other teams designs. That way there is less worry about the secrecy aspect and teams might be able to help each other out. Another idea would be to hold smaller scale contests at EMS where teams must build their contest entries at the shop during designated times. For example we could have a weekend "hackathon" where you have to build some contraption from Friday - Sunday and you must do it at EMS. That way the shop is bustling and there's no way to keep it a secret. But the contest is so fast paced that people won't have time to be concerned with what others are doing. Not sure if that would work but it's an idea at least. I do intend to share information about each team's entry on the EMS blog once the competition is over assuming the teams work with me on it. I'm happy to publish that information sooner if any teams are willing to give up some parts of their design plans and open up to the others. I think progress posts would be awesome. On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 9:37 AM, Benjamin Hallert <EMAIL HIDDEN> wrote: > I've been thinking about something lately, I thought I'd give it a shot of > putting it down on paper here. In the past we've had group projects that > really fostered cooperation and teamwork and that's some of the stuff I > like the most about being part of the maker space. While I really like the > idea of having a friendly competition, the air of absolute secrecy that has > surrounded this contest has felt a little deflationary. I understand the > reasoning behind it (giving up a competitive advantage is alien to us) but > I still feel like there's something missing. > > I'm guilty of this too, don't get me wrong. I'm not sending out a bunch of > pictures of the project that I'm working on either, and I suppose it's > probably not reasonable to expect everyone else to change how they're > approaching this either. I guess I'm just saying that I miss working on > projects collaboratively without seeing fellow EMS members as "the enemy". > Is there any sort of halfway point between friendly competition and > teamwork on a group widescale? I don't know, so I guess I'm throwing it out > to the group for consideration for the future. > > For example, I absolutely know that the members of team LEO would be able > to offer insight into the launcher team kerbalnauts is working on. It's a > bunch of really smart, great problem solvers whom I enjoy speaking with and > working with. I like to imagine that I might be able to assist in someway > to someone else too, of course, but whatevs. > > I'm not trying to advocate for a change to future contests or this. I > guess I'm just trying to capture some thoughts I've been having in text to > see if I'm alone in this or if it has any value to anyone else. > > That said, I'm really looking forward to the big event! Hopefully we can > put on a fun show for our families and maybe even drive some membership > expansion. Are we reaching out to any local media? > - Ben > > > On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 9:26 AM, Rick Osgood <EMAIL HIDDEN>wrote: > >> Any one running into any problems? Any more questions about the contest >> to help you design your creation? I know the whole thing is kind of vague >> but that's mostly because this is the first time we've done it and we don't >> really know exactly what rules we need or want. Let me know! >> > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://eugenemakerspace.com/pipermail/com.eugenemakerspace.discuss/attachments/20131114/d6c3bada/attachment.html>


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Reaction this weekend to the President's "revenge" admonition was eerily similar to that which followed his famous "you didn't build that" vitriol aimed at business owners last spring. Romney and Ryan made it a talking point from the stump, while the President's surrogates went in to the usual "he was taken out of context" and "what he really meant was" explanations.
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Thursday, October 25th
VIRGINIA TECH (-3.5) by 4.31 over Boston College - Since 2001, the computer is 61-17 SU on Virginia Tech games, and 48-26 ATS. It's also 55-21 SU on Boston College games, 42-31 ATS. The Hokies lead the series 9-4, and 4-2 in Blacksburg. Virginia Tech is 13-2 in Thursday night ESPN games, 8-1 at home, with both losses coming against Boston College. As of press-time, no decision had been made on who will start at QB for the Hokies, freshman Tyrod Taylor (ankle sprain) or junior Sean Glennon.
Boston College won 14-10. The computer lost SU, lost ATS.
Friday, October 26th
Boise State (-3.5) by 9.35 over FRESNO STATE - Boise State is 48-3 all-time in the WAC, 42-1 since 2002. However, the Broncos have played some tight games this season, and Fresno State dealt them a loss in 2005 on their last visit to the valley. Boise State entered that contest on a 31-game winning streak against WAC teams but the computer forecasted the Bulldog win, even in its preseason projections. The Broncos enter this contest on a 13-game winning streak against conference foes.
Boise State won 34-21. The computer won SU, won ATS.
Saturday, October 27th
Utah (-6.5) by 7.09 over COLORADO STATE - Utah appears to have hit its stride and is on a four-game winning streak. Colorado State finally cracked the win column last week, ending its 13-game losing skid with a 48-23 victory at UNLV. The teams have already had four common opponents - both schools lost to Air Force; Utah beat San Diego State by 16 while the Rams lost to SDSU by 4; the Utes beat TCU by 7 while Colorado State lost to the Horned Frogs by 12; but Colorado State routed UNLV by 25 after Utah lost to the Rebels 27-0 earlier in the season.
Utah won 27-3. The computer won SU, won ATS.
FAU (-6) by 8.34 over La.-Monroe - The Owls are 4-3 over-all, 3-0 in the Sun Belt. The Warhawks are just are just 2-5 over-all, 2-2 in the Sun Belt. Both conference losses have come on the road. The loss at Troy was expected, but the loss at North Texas stands as the only win of the season for the Mean Green under first-year head coach Todd Dodge. FAU is 3-1 at home, including a hard-fought defeat to South Florida. UL-M is 0-4 on the road this season, 2-9 over their last 11 road trips.
La.-Monroe won 33-30 in 2 OT's. The computer lost SU, lost ATS.
Sunday, October 28th
SOUTHERN MISS (-3) by 7.96 over Central Florida - Both teams have been somewhat puzzling. Rice's only win came at Southern Miss, but the Eagles won at East Carolina. UCF nearly beat Texas but was blown off the map by USF 64-12. The Golden Knights lost by 14 at East Carolina in a 52-38 shootout. For me, taking this game came down to two things - Southern Miss only needs to cover 3 points at home, and the computer has done well ATS with both teams (5-2 on UCF, 4-2 on USM).
Central Florida won 34-17. The computer lost SU, lost ATS.
Saturday, October 27th
ILLINOIS (-14) by 5.87 over Ball State - The Cardinals have won five of their last six games, and have won 9 of their last 14 road games (they are only 6-8 at home in the same span). Ball State QB Nate Davis has 20 TD's to just 3 INT's. Illinois has lost back-to-back games after starting the season 5-1. The Fighting Illini don't often play MAC schools - they beat Western Michigan by 3 in 2004, and Northern Illinois by 24 in 1994. The computer is only 3-4 ATS with both schools this season.
Illinois won 28-17. The computer won SU, won ATS.
BOWLING GREEN (-7.5) by 0.84 over Ohio - These teams are statistically similar on both sides of the ball, and neither has been consistent. However, the Falcons have already won three more games than the computer expected them to, while Ohio has already lost one more game they were projected to lose. Still, the shift in power ratings between the two schools has only been a little more than a point as Ohio was favored by 0.31 in the preseason.
Ohio won 38-27. The computer lost SU, won ATS.
HAWAII (-28) by 24.39 over New Mexico State - The computer is 5-1 ATS with the Aggies, and 4-1 with the Warriors. Other than its two wins over FCS member schools, Hawaii has only one victory that would have covered this spread. The last time these teams met on the Island, Hawaii won by 21. The Warriors won last year's game in Albuquerque by 19.
Hawaii won 50-13. The computer won SU, lost ATS.
MARSHALL (-9) by 5.19 over Rice - Marshall hasn't won a game, yet. Rice's last three games have all been decided by 8 points or less, and two of those were against the current CUSA division leaders. The Owls lost by 8 at Houston, and won by 3 at Southern Miss.
Marshall won 34-21. The computer won SU, lost ATS. Marshall added a TD with 1:23 left to sink the pick.
MICHIGAN (-24) by 18.59 over Minnesota - The Golden Gophers are having an awful season under first-year head coach Tim Brewster, but haven't lost to anyone, including Ohio State, by more than 23 points. The computer is 5-2 ATS with both of these schools.
Michigan won 34-10. The computer won SU, won ATS.
Middle Tennessee (-13.5) by 12.28 over NORTH TEXAS - The Mean Green has been dreadful on the road, but is 1-1 at home against FAU and La.-Monroe. UNT lost to the Owls by 10 and beat the Warhawks by 10. MTSU lost its season-opener at FAU by 13 and beat lowly Memphis 21-7 for its only road win. Oddly, North Texas leads the league in passing and Time of Possession which don't usually go hand-in-hand.
Middle Tennessee won 48-28. The computer won SU, lost ATS.
West Virginia (-6.5) by 5.42 over RUTGERS -The computer is only 3-4 ATS with the Mountaineers, but 4-2 with the Scarlet Knights. Both teams already have one conference loss. UConn is undefeated in Big East play (2-0) going into its weekend matchup at home against USF. Rutgers flexed its muscle last week against the Bulls and must now set its sights on doing something it hasn't accomplished since 1994 - beat West Virginia. USF has defeated the Mountaineers two years in-a-row by shutting down its running game. Rutgers only ranks 44th in rushing defense, but these teams are not far apart statistical over-all. In total defense, West Virginia ranks 4th nationally and Rutgers is 17th. In total offense, the Mountaineers rank 12th and Rutgers 13th.
West Virginia won 31-3. The computer won SU, lost ATS.
Saturday, October 27th
Arizona by 2.66 over WASHINGTON (-4) - The computer is 5-2 ATS with the Huskies, 4-3 with the WIldcats. Historically, it's about 56% with both teams. Washington has won the last two meetings. Arizona was a 17-point computer pick at home last week when it lost to Stanford by 1. The Wildcats are 0-3 in PAC-10 road games this year after winning their last three conference road games last season. On the other hand, Washington has lost its last five conference home games.
Arizona won 48-41. The computer won SU, won ATS.
California by 0.12 over ARIZONA STATE (-3) - The computer basically sees this game as a toss-up, picking Cal by less than a point (0.12). The Sun Devils are in the mix for a national championship for the first time since 1996. That year, No. 2 ASU lost to No. 4 Ohio State on a Buckeye touchdown with just 19 seconds left in the Rose Bowl. No. 1 Florida State lost the next night to No. 3 Florida which was awarded the top-ranking in both major polls, jumping the Gators over the Buckeyes. Had Arizona State managed to beat Ohio State, it almost certainly would have won the mythical national championship. California enters this game on the heels of consecutive losses to Oregon State and UCLA.
Arizona State won 31-20. The computer lost SU, lost ATS.
IOWA by 0.75 over Michigan State (-3) - The home team has won the last seven games in this series, but they haven't played since 2004. Iowa was favored by over 11 points in the preseason, but it's been that kind of year for the Hawkeyes as they are just 1-4 in the Big 10. However, Michigan State is only 1-3 with the only win coming at home against Indiana. The computer is just 4-4 ATS with Iowa, 3-5 with Michigan State. Iowa ranks last in offense in the Big 10, 3rd in defense. Michigan State ranks 4th in offense, 6th in defense.
Iowa won 34-27 in 2 OT's. The computer won SU, won ATS.
UTAH STATE by 1.48 over Louisiana Tech (-2.5) - The computer likes the Aggies to win for the first time this season when they host the 2-5 Bulldogs. Louisiana Tech's only win over a FBS team came two weeks ago at home against New Mexico State. The teams have split eight previous meetings, but the Bulldogs have won the last two.
Louisiana Tech won 31-21. The computer lost SU, lost ATS.
Usc by 2.10 over OREGON (-3) - The Ducks are averaging more than 46 points and 550 yards per game, but the Trojan defense is allowing just 16.6 points and 252 yards per game. Something's gotta give and the old adage is that defense wins championships. USC has won the last three meetings after Oregon took four straight from 1997-2001.
Oregon won 24-17. The computer lost SU, lost ATS.


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During his career, first as a lawyer for the Washington, D.C.-based law firm, Hogan & Hartson, and most recently as district court judge, Roberts has not always expressed opinions consistent with the views of business lobbyists. He argued on behalf of state attorney generals for the break up of Microsoft, but also helped Toyota win a Supreme Court decision against an employee with carpal tunnel syndrome who wanted to be classified as disabled.
Regardless, Roberts' experience in business law will likely have little impact during Senate confirmation hearings in comparison with hot button social issues like abortion and religion. This has made small business lobby groups like the National Federation of Independent Business hesitant to join the fray. Among small business owners, "there is a diversity of opinion on a lot of these issues," said NFIB spokesman Michael Donohue. "Our members don't expect us to get involved on these issues and we don't."
While it is difficult to say whether Roberts will be a "pro-business" justice, his experience in civil litigation will be ultimately good for business owners, said Michael Greve, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. "There are hundreds of business disputes out there and the Supreme Court has not taken them," Greve said. "You can't have a modern business society if you don't have clarity and reliability. He recognizes that, and that is that's how he thinks. That is in the long term interest of business."


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