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Kansas State coach Bill Snyder is not fooled by Texas' 4-4 record. He knows the Longhorns are better than that and he knows this weekend is going to be a battle.
"Don't be lulled to sleep by what's happened to Texas," Snyder said. "That's still a quality program and well coached and they have talented players. They'll be ready."
The Wildcats are 5-3 and a win over the Longhorns Saturday would make them bowl eligible for the first time in three years.
In order to get that next win, Kansas State plans to sic running back Daniel Thomas on Texas' defense, a unit that has really struggled in stopping the run this season. Thomas is averaging 124.5 yards per game and is the nation's No. 8 overall rusher.
"Any time you play a Bill Snyder offense, he does such a great job of designing runs that are hard to stop anyway, and he's going to run it the whole game," Mack Brown said.
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The statementing process and timeline
Although a statutory assessment can be requested by a child's nursery or health worker, generally it will be the parents who request that the statementing process is started. Now, as always, you are your child's best advocate.
The request must be in writing. Some local authorities have online forms that you can use - if you do, remember to print everything off so that you have a copy.
How do I request a statutory assessment?
- Write a letter to the head of SEN at your local authority (look up the contact details on the council's website) saying: "I am requesting a statutory assessment of my child, [insert name], for special educational needs under the terms of the Education Act 1996."
- Write a paragraph on your child's problems and needs.
How will I know the statementing process has started?
As soon as it has been requested, the local authority should start gathering evidence about your child's needs. Within six weeks, the authority will make a decision on whether or not to assess your child, and will inform you of their decision in writing.
If your local authority decides not to go ahead with the statutory assessment, your child can still be entitled to extra help in school.
If you believe that your child really needs a statutory assessment and the local authority's decision is wrong, then you have a right to appeal to the Special Educational Needs Tribunal.
Who will assess my child during the statutory assessment?
- You - the parents' view is sought and you will be asked to write a report about your child
- Headteacher and teachers involved with your child's learning
- Educational psychologist, to ascertain the sort of support that your child needs
- School doctor or your own doctor - medical reports may be requested
- Private opinions/advice - if there are other professionals you think would be able to help convey your child's needs, these can be included
What do I write in my parents' report?
The parents' report provides a chance for the panel to 'see' the child behind all the other reports and jargon. You should include something of your child's history, how s/he has found developmental milestones, as well as current difficulties and needs.
You should also provide a list of any professional people your child currently sees, so that the authority can request up-to-date reports from all of them.
Statutory assessment timeline
- Day 1 You write your letter requesting a statutory assessment.
- 6 weeks The local authority will make a decision on whether or not to assess and let you know its decision in writing. If it decides to go ahead, it should name the Officer who will deal with your case - this is the number-one person you need to speak to each time.
- 6-12 weeks The local authority will write to the educational psychologist, medical officer, school / pre-school teachers and social workers asking for their reports. It will also ask you for a report and your ideas about who else it might contact. Everyone involved has six weeks to submit their reports. Your child should also be asked for their input, where possible.
- 12-18 weeks (but it might be rather longer) When all the reports are in, the authority decides whether to put together a statement or a note in lieu. If a statement is the plan, then a draft 'proposed' statement is sent to you. You can comment on the proposed statement and will be offered the chance to meet with your officer to discuss this if you want to. (You can also discuss the proposed statement with an independent supporter.) If a statement is not the plan, then you will receive a note in lieu. This describes your child's needs and offers guidelines as to how those needs can be met. A note in lieu means your child will not get extra resources from the local authority.
- Annually The statement must be reviewed at least annually.
What if I disagree with the decision of the statutory assessment?
If you disagree with the decision, your local authority should give you the chance to discuss things with them. Contact the officer in charge of your case. It is to everyone's benefit that you come to an agreement.
But if you still disagree, or if the statement offers less support than you would like, you have the right to go to a Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal.
There are support organisations and services, such as the Parent Partnership Service, that can support you with this decision.
What Mumsnetters say about the statementing process
- PSEA are very good at the whole minefield that is the statementing process, their web address is www.ipsea.org.uk. There are model letters on there you can use. AttilaTheMeerkat
- Till you do this in writing, you will get fobbed off again and again. sickofsocalledexperts
- A draft of the statement will be sent to you to approve, based on reports written and collated. Your job is to go through it with a fine tooth comb and send it back with your amendments (ask for electronic copy so that you can do this easily). All provision must be quantified and specified. This is ESSENTIAL. Keep on sending it back until you are completely satisfied. Ignore what they tell you is available. Consider what you (in conjunction with professionals you trust) deem appropriate. moondog
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- Special needs webguide
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Just prior to the start of PAX Prime 2013, HandyMan Studios and Redigit have revealed an interesting collaboration. Edge of Space will be receiving a new boss known as Omegatron, a sci-fi cybernetically enhanced version of the Skeltron boss from the game Terraria. Edge of Space with this new update are playable to anyone in attendance at PAX Prime 2013. For those of you that don't have Edge of Space yet, you can get a Steam Early Access copy for $8.03 until September 2nd.
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About Edge of Space:
Players suit up as an Operative of the Ark Corporation (ArkCo), deployed into the deepest, darkest, and most dangerous part of the universe. Fight against an array of creative horrors including cybernetically-enhanced laser space sharks or vicious genetically-evolved polar bears – and those are not even the strangest monstrosities to encounter!
You must terraform the entire world, craft armor, weapons, kits, and vehicles to help you explore and conquer. You start with only a laser pick and the gear from your pod, and immediately get working as every ore you mine is valuable. At the absolute edge of space you must adapt or die! Good luck ArkCo Operative!
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All that's included for a given episode are the original cues that were written for that episode and recorded as part of the recording session for that episode. Library tracks that were recorded separately are included at the end of each season set.
After all, "complete" soundtracks including all the recycled stock and library cues as well as original cues for every single episode would be something like 30-40 hours of often-repetitive music, and the set would have to be twice as big and twice as expensive for no reason. Each distinct cue is only included once on the set, in its complete and original form, either as part of the episode it was written for or as a separate library cue if that's what it was.
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The selection of Jimmy Garoppolo with a second-round pick three weeks ago touched off speculation that the rookie from Eastern Illinois is in town to replace Tom Brady.
Not very plausible but good fodder.
And it was brought up Thursday night when Robert Kraft appeared on NFL Network.
"We believe that Tom has a lot of play left. The way he takes care of his body, the way he eats, the way he plays, the way he trains, people look up to him," said Kraft. "At the same time, that's a position [where] if you don't have someone strong at that position, look what happened how Tommy took over in that game after 9/11 when we delayed a week? Mo Lewis, our friend from the Jets, took Drew [Bledsoe] out and if we didn't have someone like Tommy in our system, it would have been very devastating. In any business, you always need disaster insurance [for] the most important thing. And now we have a young man [in Jimmy Garoppolo] that I hope he's as good as everyone feels. I also hope he doesn't get a chance to start for a long, long time."
Brady made clear earlier this week he shares that sentiment.
Garoppolo, meanwhile, is in an interesting spot. He is the second-round pick nobody wants on the field. Including the owner.
Brady's current contract expires after the 2017 season when he will be 40.
Asked if he believes Brady will finish his career as a Patriot, Kraft said, "I sure hope so. We did something creative; he was a visionary and he allowed us to restructure his contract in a way that was good for us. I know I personally and our whole fanbase only want to see him always have that flying Elvis [Patriots logo on his helmet] or Pat Patriot if we're doing throwbacks."
Brady doesn't talk like a player near the end of the line. His play does show that he is either. Which may make things interesting when 40 rolls around.
Noted Kraft, "His drive and desire and burn – I don't think people understand the amount of tape he watches and how he prepares. Whatever he feels is the biggest weakness in his game, he addresses them and comes on very strong. He's gone to eight [championship games] I believe in his career – that doesn't happen by accident. But we're privileged to have a great coach and a great supporting cast."


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I have to believe that the galvanized Yanks might have occasionally wished themselves to back in the temperate climes of Camp Douglas or Rock Island. When minus 40 is not unusual (and it ain't), I just jink up the thermostat to 70.
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Counting our blessings isn't hard to do
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It's that time of year again - time to take a look back and consciously add up our blessings … naming them off one by one. Stepping back and recalling the past year's headlining news, it really doesn't take long to realize the multitude of reasons to be thankful.
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Small town volunteers demonstrate the spirit behind the Fourth of July
In case you missed it, Terry's Fourth of July weekend was one for the books. From the innovative to time-honored traditional events, a fun, family atmosphere was offered to those inclined to take part.
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Closing that road just isn't a good idea – it's not good for the community and it's not going to benefit local businesses. There's got to be another way – other than completely shutting out public access - isn't there?
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Alibaba Group, China's leading e-commerce company, filed papers Tuesday for an initial public offering of stock. Depending on investor demand, Alibaba's could turn into one of the biggest IPOs in U.S. history. Here are the top five U.S. and the top five global IPOs, according to data provider Dealogic:
Top 5 biggest U.S. listed IPOs
1. Visa. The payment processor went public on the New York Stock Exchange in March 2008, raising $19.65 billion.
2. General Motors. The automaker's IPO was the final step in its bankruptcy and restructuring. It went public in November 2010 on the NYSE and raised $18.14 billion.
3. Ente Nazionale per l'Energia Elettrica (Enel). The Italian electric utility company raised $17.41 billion when it went public in October 1999 with a dual listing on the NYSE and the Borsa Italiana, the Italian stock exchange.
4. Facebook. The social network's IPO is the biggest technology industry or Internet-based company IPO to date. It raised $16 billion when it went public in May 2012 on the Nasdaq Stock Market.
5. Deutsche Telekom. The German telecommunications company best known in the U.S. for its wireless subsidiary T-Mobile went public in November 1996 on multiple exchanges, including the NYSE, Berlin and Munich stock markets as well as Tokyo's stock exchange. It raised $13.03 billion,
Top 5 biggest global IPOs.
1. Agricultural Bank of China (ABC Bank). The last of China's "Big Four" banks to go public, it raised $22.12 billion when it went public in July 2010 with a dual listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and Shanghai Stock Exchange.
2. Industrial and Commerical Bank of China (ICBC). The third of China's "Big Four" banks to go public, it raised $21.93 billion when it went public in December 2006 with a dual listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and Shanghai Stock Exchange.
3. AIA Group. The Hong Hong-based insurance company went public in October 2010 on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange raising $20.49 billion.
4. Visa. The company's 2008 $19.65 billion IPO is the biggest U.S.-based IPO to date.
5. NTT DoCoMo. The Japanese wireless data and telecommunications giant raised $18.1 billion when it went public in October 1998 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
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Manor Council allocates funds to pay for background checks for all coaches
Manor Council has set aside a maximum of $750 to pay for a criminal-background check and a child-abuse clearance for T-ball coaches, recreation board members and summer employees who work on youth recreation programs.
Council's move on March 6 follows a decision by the Penn-Trafford Area Recreation Commission in January to require background checks and child-abuse clearances for its instructors for children's classes.
Council President Chuck Konkus said the board's action shows that council is doing everything possible to protect children in Manor. The rec board recently sponsored signups for a T-ball season that starts on April 27.
Council voted 5-0, with Christine Marchand and Brian Woy absent.
"I think you can't be too careful," Konkus said.
The rec board required background checks for head coaches last year but not for assistant coaches, officials said.
With nine teams expected to play this season, council members estimated 27 coaches will be working with children.
"If you're a coach, I don't see why you shouldn't get it done," said Councilman Bruce Hartman, a recreation board member.
Council also authorized solicitor John Campfield to draft a policy on background checks for those who work on recreation programs for children.
'No' to resolution
Westmoreland County Commissioner Ted Kopas, a Democrat, wrote to council asking for its support for a transportation-funding solution in the state, but council rejected the proposal 5-0.
In January, the three county commissioners unanimously passed a resolution endorsing efforts to increase funding for transportation and encouraging Gov. Tom Corbett and legislators "to work together on a long-term solution."
But Konkus and other borough officials said they interpreted the resolution as approval for Corbett's plan to lift the cap on the wholesale tax on gas stations. Critics say the tax increase will be passed on to drivers.
"I'm absolutely disgraced with what our Republican governor, Tom Corbett, is doing," said Konkus, a Republican.
Paving program
Council is advertising for bids to pave Mt. Pleasant Boulevard, Lora Drive and a portion of Rowe Road this summer.
Engineer Ed Antonacci estimates a paving project would cost around $172,000.
The borough has about $170,000 available in its budget for paving and could use another $7,423 from drilling-impact fees received from the state.
Sewage project
The borough will pay Lawyers Abstract Co. $850 to complete a title search on 17 properties involved in a $3 million sewage project.
Construction will begin later this year on a project to separate and replace sewer and stormwater lines in the borough.
Campfield recommended the borough hire the Greensburg firm, which he said would perform the work for $50 per property in preparation for negotiations to obtain easements for the project.
Salt purchase
After averaging 464 tons of road salt per winter season since 2000, council decided to order 400 tons for next winter through a state-negotiated contract.
Manager Joe Lapia said the borough would be required to take at least 240 tons, but wouldn't be permitted to buy more than 520 tons. The borough had about 150 tons on hand, as of last week.
The price will be determined after all municipalities submit their orders.
New lights
Council agreed to pay $1,894 to Scott Electric for new electrical ballasts and light bulbs for the community room, library and a portion of the administration offices.
Scott employees Konkus and Jeff Herman abstained on the vote.
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ROLEX PLAYER OF THE YEAR UIHLEIN CONTINUES SOLID PLAY WITH 67 Donovan and Kim tied at top of Girls Division after first round of medal play
SEA ISLAND, Ga. — Rolex Junior Player of the Year Peter Uihlein of Bradenton, Fla., opened the Polo Golf Junior Classic with a bang Monday, overcoming windy conditions to record a 5-under-par 67 and grab a two-shot lead after the first round of medal play. In the Girls Division, Kimberly Donovan of Hopkinton, Mass., and In-Kyung Kim of Hilton Head Island, S.C., share the first-round lead with matching 2-under-par 68s.
Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the Polo Golf Junior Classic, which has been conducted annually since 1978, marks the first tournament of the AJGA's 2006 season. The 159-player invitation-only field is made up of 87 boys and 72 girls, ages 12-18, from 28 states and six foreign countries (Canada, China, Japan, Mexico, Spain, Sweden).
The event consists of 36 holes of stroke play, after which the field is cut to the top 32 boys and 32 girls. Match play then decides the champion in each division. Sea Island's Seaside (par 70) and Plantation (par 72) courses will be used during the stroke play rounds and the first round of match play. The Seaside will be the lone course utilized during the final four rounds of match play competition.
The list of former champions at the Polo Golf Junior Classic is one of the most impressive on the AJGA's schedule of 74 events. Morgan Pressel (2004), Brian Harman (2003), Paula Creamer (2002), Nick Dougherty (1999), Hunter Mahan (1998), Beth Bauer (1995, 1997), Trevor Immelman (1995), Grace Park (1994, 1996), Tiger Woods (1991) and Stewart Cink (1989) all won the prestigious title during their careers with the AJGA.
Uihlein, who won three national junior golf tournaments in 2005, came out firing on the front nine of the Plantation Course. The 16-year-old made consecutive birdies on Nos. 5, 6 and 7, including holing out from greenside bunkers on Nos. 6 and 7 en route to a 33. He continued his strong play on the back nine to finish the day at 5-under-par.
"I scrambled really well all day long and got away with a lot of things," Uihlein said. "Today just felt like an even-par day with a bunch of lucky breaks."
Drew Kittleson of Scottsdale, Ariz., who won the Heather Farr Classic in March, sits alone in second place after carding a 3-under-par 69. Tyler Morris of Encinitas, Calif., and Philip Francis of Scottsdale, are tied for third with matching 2-under-par 70s. Six players are tied for fifth place with 1-under-par 71s. They include Matthew Pierce, Jr. of San Juan Capistrano, Calif., Kyle Stanley of Gig Harbor, Wash., Jeffrey Edelman of Southlake, Texas, Shunsuke Sonoda of Tokyo, Japan, Eugene Wong of North Vancouver, British Columbia, and Richard Lee of Vancouver, British Columbia.
In the Girls Division, Kimberly Donovan, champion of the Mizuno Junior at Chateau Elan and the 22nd Annual Scott Robertson Memorial, started out her first round with an impressive chip-in on the first hole on the Seaside Course for birdie. She kept that momentum going throughout the day, hitting 14 greens and notching two more birdies while shooting a 2-under-par 68.
"I putted well today and had lots of pars," Donovan said. "I'm confident in my game right now and hope to keep it up."
Kim, winner of the U.S. Girls' Junior and the Hargray Junior Classic, wasn't quite as consistent as Donovan in her first round, but still managed to end up in a tie for first place with a 68. Kim's round included six birdies, three on each side.
"I played pretty good on the front side but felt much more comfortable on the back nine," Kim said. "I really like the Seaside Course and feel comfortable on the greens."
Taylore Karle of Scottsdale, Ariz., shot an even-par 70 to finish the first round tied for third. Marika Lendl of Bradenton, Fla., runner-up at the 2004 Polo Golf Junior Classic, is tied with Karle going into the final day of medal play.
The American Junior Golf Association is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf. The AJGA has a membership (boys and girls ages 12-18) of approximately 5,000 junior golfers from 50 states and 30 foreign countries.
Titleist, the AJGA's National Sponsor, has been the catalyst and driving force behind the Association's success since 1989. Rolex Watch USA, a supporter of the AJGA since 1983, became the inaugural AJGA Premier Partner in 2004.
Second round tee times begin at 7:30 a.m. off the Nos. 1 and 10 tees at the Seaside and Plantation Courses. For more information about the Polo Golf Junior Classic, contact Steve Ethun at (678) 571-7994.
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The Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) Grant program provides financial assistance to junior golfers who wish to play in AJGA events. Its goal is to give top-flight golf opportunities to young golfers regardless of financial resources. This program helps to fulfill the AJGA's mission of developing young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf.
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Leadership Links is a new program whereby the AJGA is able to further its mission to help develop young men and women by teaching charitable giving skills and service-oriented practices at an early age. This program gives juniors all the tools necessary to donate their time, talent and resources to local charities and the AJGA youth development programs. Please click here to learn more about the program and the different opportunities available.


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Have you ever had a conversation with someone and instantly assumed the worst about what they've said? If you're honest with yourself, you probably do it all the time. I do it frequently, if I'm honest.
One of the toughest parts of life is communication. Within Distilled, the company where I am blessed to work, we have a manta that says:
Communication solves all problems.
One of our founders, Will, even wrote it on our whiteboard in our office before he left after visiting us for a week last December from the UK.
In every relationship, whether a professional or romantic one, communication will be hard. Different people have different ways of referring to things and use a different vocabulary than we do. Some people aren't specific, some have a certain vernacular they like to keep to, others don't express themselves well at all.
At this point, you must be doubly sure to assume the best from the person, especially if they have never given you reason not to! If you go to the negative and automatically assume that they didn't have your best in mind, you'll almost inevitably end up attacking them instead of seeking to understand and using it as an opportunity to build relationship instead of breaking it down.
Instead of "Why would you say that?" turn it into "What do you mean by that?" Instead of "Oh I disagree with that", say "Can you explain that a bit more? I want to make sure I understand what you're saying". Instead of saying "Why would you do that?" ask yourself why the other might have acted that way.
It Goes Both Ways
Every relationship takes two. While it's hard to be on the end of not being understood, remember that it can also be frustrating to not understand what the other is talking about. I'm pretty convinced that this is why people often respond with something accusatory like "Why would you do that?" It's fear, plain and simple. That person, in that moment, is being self-protective (and self-protection is not wrong, but when taken too far it can be) and their response take the shape of accusatory instead of seeking to understand and open up.
I'll use an example here that my friends have written about. Rand and Geraldine, two of my friends in Seattle, have a great relationship. Rand is the CEO of SEOmoz and someone I greatly respect, and Geraldine is his hilariously awesome and spunky wife who blogs on The Everywhereist. Rand wrote about the experience on his site, which I will quote at length (emphasis mine):
…the Monday after the discovery of her tumor (the prior Wednesday or Thursday), I went into the Mozplex and told our exec team at lunch what was happening and that I might need to take a break for a little while or a long while from work stuff. That afternoon, I called an impromptu company-wide meeting. I stood in front of ~60 Mozzers, including plenty of close friends of Geraldine and mine, and told them about her tumor, and the potential possibilities (we didn't yet know it was relatively treatable). I was so choked up, I couldn't get through half the sentences. It wasn't my finest moment in front of my team. I think I made half the staff cry with me, and probably instilled more fear and uncertainty than anything else. It was Crystal's first day at Moz, so I tried to look at her and tell her, since I didn't know her at all and I couldn't cry in front of someone new, right? That was probably horribly embarassing, difficult, and unfair for her.
But the worst part was… I hadn't checked with Geraldine about telling the company.
She later joked about this on her blog and to our friends, but it was a huge, collosal, monstrous fuck-up. Possibly the worst one I've made in our 11.5 years together. And of course, she forgave me, and teased me about it, and we moved on (after making some clear rules about sharing).
I only share this example because I know Rand and Geraldine talked about it (and obviously shared it publicly) and it's been a big building block for their relationship. You see, Geraldine could have flipped out at Rand and not sought to understand where he was coming from as a person who is scarily transparent. On the flip side, Rand could've been angry at Geraldine for wanting some privacy. And both of them probably were angry/frustrated, but at the end of the day they gave each other the benefit of the doubt and worked it out.
This is how it should work, but notice I didn't say that it took place instantly (I bet it didn't). Sometimes, giving the benefit of the doubt takes time.
Give Yourself Time
Most of us hate having something hanging over our head. I know I do. I detest having something unsettled. As I've gotten older and matured, and had more experience under my belt, I've learned a few lessons.
First, sometimes it takes time to get better. This is ok. As long as you're processing and thinking and working through why you reacted how you did, you're moving forward. At some point you need to come to a resolution, but give yourself time to think about it. When you screw up, try to figure out why and then try to do it differently the next time.
Second, communicate as you work through it with the other person, if the relationship merits it and they ask for it. A professional relationship might not be the right place for it, but if it's a personal relationship, friendship or romantic, and the other person wants to process it with you then communicate it! This is relationship building, not destroying, if done right.
You're going to screw up. It happens. When it happens, take a step back and ask yourself why you reacted that way. A self-aware individual is the most powerful type, though, because we fight our demons and move forward through life.
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Thursday, February 24, 2011
Greatest cricketers of all time
1. Gary Sobers: Arguably the greatest cricketer of all time that has ever played the game of cricket as claimed by many related to the game of cricket and that was what the intuition suggests if you look at his abilities and statistic. Ability to play as long as to score 365 runs in test cricket, hit six times over the rope in a single over, end up with a test average of more than many of the great batsmen in the history of the game, be a fielder of class, and then being able to contribute with bowling, and you left wondering if there is anything in cricket that he could not do and that is what makes him the greatest all round cricketer and the greatest cricketer of them all. He could have earned a place in any great team only for his batting. He was skillful and versatile as a bowler. He is documented to have bowled pace as well slow bowling. He chipped in many times with his bowling and fielding. The thing with all rounders is that it is like having the privilege of playing an additional player in the team. Just look as to how many cricketers have scored a triple hundred in test match cricket. There are only three instances of six sixes being hit in a single over in the history of first class and International cricket. There have been barely a dozen of cricketers throughout the history of the game who could be hailed as all rounder of class and substance, and Gary is considered the best of them all. You keep on counting. The list goes on.
2. Don Bradman: Probably as strong a contender as Gary Sobers to be called as the greatest cricketer of all time. Don Bradman's exceptional test average of almost 100 runs makes him a standout cricketer. If you consider the rarity of that feat of having an average of almost 100 runs, Don Bradman should be the greatest cricketer of all time. Where Gary scores over him is probably being able to contribute significantly in every department of the game. Otherwise I do not see any gap between Gary Sobers and Don Bradman as the two greatest cricketers of all time. But again you wonder he must be exceptional to be able to average 100 runs per innings. All those great batsmen throughout the history of the game who have played considerable number of tests has not gone beyond an average of in 60s, and most of these so called greats have averaged between 50s and 60s. So to outshine the next best in your category by 40% is quite unimaginable in any sport. In that sense Don Bradman can be considered not only the greatest cricketer of all time, but also the greatest sportsman of all time. To top it off he scored those almost 100 runs per innings in those days of hostile pitches and raw equipments. Everyone knows how bats and other cricket equipments have evolved over the years. The difference between the bats of today and the bats of say about 20 years ago is quite noticeable. What kind of bats Don Bradman must have played with. Some people say Don played on few grounds, and thus have such record. But even the worse of the pitches today among the many grounds on which cricket is played must be better than the pitches on which Don played. If that was the criteria, why none of the players of even his era could manage an average of even into 70s. All those modern greats of 90s and 00s could manage an average in 50s with all those well developed bat and other cricketing equipment on benign and batting friendly pitches. The pitches one used to see even during the 70s and 80s were much difficult to bat on compared to the pitches prepared today. If that is an indication what kind of pitches Don must have batted on. He still remains the only player to have scored a 300 runs in a single day of a test match.
3. Imran Khan: If Gary Sobers could do everything in the game of cricket then Imran could do even more as a captain. Imran Khan could have earned a place in any leading side just as a bowler, and is one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time. In addition he was as good as any good International batsman. He was a good fielder as well. He could win matches with his bowling, contribute significantly as a batsman, and could make significant contribution as the leader of the pack. He is considered the best among the greatest all rounders of his time who themselves are among some of the greatest cricketers of all time. There have not been too many bowlers who were better than him, and among the bowlers who might have been slightly better than him, not many are known for their batting capabilities. Wasim Akram was better bowler than Imran, but Imran was more dependable batsman than Akram, and may be Richard Hadlee was a better bowler than Imran, but Imran surely excelled him as a batsman, and excelled everyone in that all rounders category as a captain. Many people will disagree with me on putting Imran Khan ahead of Vivian Richards. My logic is if Gary Sobers could be greater than Don Bradman, logic says Imran Khan has to be greater than Vivian Richards as a cricketer. But it is so difficult to accurately measure the talent of the players and their value to the team. It is like you can put Don Bradman ahead of Gary Sobers without much fuss. You can as well put Vivian Richards ahead of Imran Khan in the list. But because of Imran Khan's immense contribution in every department of the game, I opted for Imran Khan at #3 in the list of greatest cricketers of all time.
4. Vivian Richards: Most destructive batsman of all time, and in a time when attacking style of batting was not common. In the modern times, we had the pleasure of watching the likes of Gilchrist, Sehwag, Jaysurya, and occasionally Shahid Afridi destroying the bowling attacks, but none of them are known to be as intimidating as Vivian Richards. To have the fastest test hundred of all time with an average of more than 50, and in one dayers, an average of 47 runs at a strike rate of more than 90 speaks volume about the caliber of the man. None of the above mentioned destructive batsmen have an average of more than 40 compared to 47 by Vivian Richards. In fact many other great batsmen have less average than Viv's 47 and far lower strike rate compared to Viv's strike rate of 90. He never changed his batting style irrespective of the state of the match. Without an iota of doubt there has not been a greater batsman than Vivian Richards in one day format of the game. In tests too, he averaged 50 runs scoring those runs at a blistering pace. He was also an exceptional fielder and bowled occasionally. One of the greatest fast bowler of his time Imran Khan has said that Vivian Richards is the only batsman who has frightened him. Nobody else in the history of the game could play like Vivian and hence is probably the greatest batsman of all time save Don Bradman and thus he deserved fourth place in the list of the greatest cricketers of all time.
5. Adam Gilchrist: As a batsman, Adam Gilchrist was almost a Vivian Richards. In addition he would double up as a wicketkeeper. In that sense I was tempted to put Gilchrist ahead of Vivian Richards, but Viv being such an intimidating batsman and in those times when attacking style of play was not so common, I went with Viv at #4. Nonetheless, Adam Gilchrist is one of the greatest cricketers of all time. Adam Gilchrist has one of the highest strike rates in both forms of the game and has an average to match the greats of the game. Adam Gilchrist was one of the main reasons for the domination of the Australian cricket for the last decade and half. Adam Gilchrist was one of the three key players in the talent-laden Australian team. As a wicket-keeper batsman if someone can bat like Adam Gilchrist, he is definitely going to add substantially to the strength of the team. He played some of the breathtaking innings in his career. His blistering hundred against Sri Lanka in the 2007 World cup, which Australia eventually won, the innings he played in the semi-final of the IPL edition that his team eventually won, the innings at Mumbai in the first edition of the IPL, and his fastest test hundred off 57 balls, which is the second fastest hundred in the history of the game behind the ultimate Vivian Richard's 56 ball hundred, and many such innings make you wonder if the Gilchrist was the greatest cricketer of all time.
6. Wasim Akram: Wasim Akram is one of those dream cricketers that even the great cricketers would like to reborn as a cricketer. Wasim is considered as the most naturally talented bowler by many former greats like Allan Donald and Mohammad Azharuddin. It is said that he could bowl six different types of balls in one over. With the bat he was capable of turning the game with his explosive batting. Those two wickets on successive deliveries in the 1992 world cup final against England at a very important stage of the game pushed England totally out of the game. What an occasion to produce probably the best two deliveries of his entire career. You can expect the greatest cricketers to rise to the occasion at the greatest stage. You see a player like Adam Gilchrist playing those extraordinary knocks on big stages like the World cup 2007 against Sri Lanka and sealing the win for his team. Wasim Akram is also the only bowler in the history of the game to have captured hat-tricks as many as four times in his International career. Wasim Akram has often won games for Pakistan singlehandedly. He formed a threatening bowling combination with Waqar Younis, and they together tormented many a batting line-ups. He was probably the greatest bowler of his time with the other one being McGrath. McGrath himself described Wasim Akram as a greater bowler than himself. If he was as great a bowler as McGrath and if you consider what he could do with the bat, and you know the value of Wasim Akram as a cricketer. In the 1992 World cup final before turning the match with his two magic balls, he was instrumental in setting a challenging total with his timely and explosive batting when he scored 33 runs off just 19 balls coming towards the close of innings. What a grand occasion for man of Wasim's caliber to rise for his team and his country. Many people might not know Wasim also hit a timely six to win the Nehru cup for Pakistan. Many people knew about Miandad hitting a six off the last ball to win when four runs were required off the last ball of the innings. In the Nehru cup final, Pakistan required six runs to win from the last two balls, and Wasim Akram hit a six off the first of those two balls and won the cup for Pakistan.
7. Richard Hadlee: Inarguably the greatest of all New Zealand cricketers till date. One of the greats of all time who could make the grade to any great XI only for his bowling. New Zeeland had a very few match winners in their ranks when Richard Hadlee was around, and it was more often than not that Hadlee was their match winner. Richard Hadlee brought as many laurels to New Zeeland cricket as any of the other greatest cricketers of all time have brought to their own country. One of the ten greatest bowlers of all time. Plus, he was also more than handy with the bat, and perhaps one of the better batsmen in that New Zeeland team. One of the four great all rounders of 70s and 80s. Richard Hadlee was considered by many as the best bowler among the four great all-rounders of his time. Richard Hadlee was capable of creating havoc with his bowling. He also won and saved matches for New Zeeland with his batting. Overall, a very capable match winner.
8. Jacques Kallis: Some consider him to be the greatest cricketer of all time ahead of Gary Sobers, and there are others who rate him as the greatest cricketer from South Africa. Kallis is like a Rahul Dravid and Srinath combined into one unit. Besides being a technically sound, dependable batsman and a useful bowler, Kallis is an excellent fielder. Kallis gives South Africa an additional fast bowler besides being the lynchpin in the batting line up. Kallis has carried the South African team quietly and steadily for around decade-and-half and looks good enough to continue for at least another two to three years. By the time he retires his statistics could be monumental. To give a more significant picture one statistic that could more vital is that he has a higher average in both test and one day cricket than Brian Lara and Sachin Tendulkar. Given that Sachin bats as an opener in one dayers and Kallis bats in the middle order, and for Kallis to have a greater average than Sachin Tendulkar is quite remarkable. Kallis though lacks on the flair aspect one day game, but has played crucial role in success of their one day unit. Jacques Kallis is also an outstanding fielder. He is a regular slip fielder for South African and I still remember his catch in Sharjah playing against Pakistan running from somewhere near extracover to almost near the boundary and then actually having to jump at the last minute to cover the distance with the ball and hold onto it. A Gary Sobers of different type.
9. Kapil Dev: Kapil Dev was the greatest cricketer that India has ever produced. He was equally good with both bat and ball. He was probably the best batsman among the great all rounders of his time. In fact it was his batting that carried India through most part of the 1983 world cup. Kapil was also first genuine fast bowler of Independent India considering Mohammad Nissar's test career ended before independence, although he continued playing first class cricket for sometime after independence. Kapil Dev was very impressive as a hard hitting batsman and was the leader of India bowling attack for almost a decade-and-half.
10. Walter Hammond: Walter Hammond was an attacking batsman with rare ability to play long innings consistently. He is among those batsmen who consistently scored big and at an impressive strike rate. He almost had every shot in the book. To add to his batting skills, he was also a handy bowler who could make breakthroughs when required the most. A test average of 58.45, 167 first class hundreds, and two five wickets hauls in test cricket prove that he was one of the greatest cricketers of all time.
11. Brian Lara: Brian Lara is easily one of the five greatest batsmen of all time. Scores of 500, 400, and 300 are no ordinary feats. Not many cricketers compiled such huge scores as Brian did. That itself proves his outstanding abilities as a batsman. Probably Brian underachieved because he was part of a weaker West Indian team. Team's strength and performance often has a bearing on an individual batsman's performance. I can prove that. Look at Ponting's performace when the Australian team was the strongest team, and now look at Ponting's performance with a declining Australian team. Similarly with overall improvement in the Indian team and with the likes of Viru at the top, Sachin's performance has improved remarkably this year. Being the only player to have scored 500 runs in first class cricket, and to be the only player in the history of the game to score 400 runs in a single innings of test, and to be one of those players to have scored most number of double hundreds makes Brian Lara one of the most outstanding batsmen of all time, and easily the greatest batsman of his time. Brian Lara also to his credit has a couple of entries at around the top of the list for the most number of runs scored in an over. No other batsmen in the history of the game has as many big scores as Brian has to his credit.If you compare his big scores to his contemporaneous rival Sachin Tendulkar, you will find that Sachin despite playing much more cricket has never scored a 400, which Lara did twice, once in test, and his 500 in first class. Brian Lara has significantly more number of double hundreds than Sachin Tendulkar despite playing lesser number of games. Sachin Tendulkar has a better record in one day International because he opened the innings and every time had the opportunity to play all 50 overs.
Shane Warne: The greatest slow bowler of all time. The best exponent of leg spin bowling. Shane Warne most often did magical things with the ball. His famous ball to Mike Gatting that came in sharply from out of the leg side to turn in sharply and dislodge the bail is regarded as the ball of the century. He has often provided the crucial breakthroughs for Australia when they needed the most. The Semi-final game against South Africa in 1999 was one such instance. Chasing Australia's total, South Africa was one course with The South African openers off to a flying start, and particularly Gibbs was going strong. Shane Warne was brought into the attack, and he immediately got Gibbs with a peach of a delivery that bamboozled Gibbs and dislodged his stumps. From there on, South Africa was on a downslide. Shane Warne was one of the top three cricketers in that Australian invincible team of his time with Adam Gilchrist and Glenn McGrath being other two of the three.
13. Sanath Jaysurya: It was Sanath Jaysurya's promotion to the opening slot during the 1996 World cup that transformed the Sri Lankan cricket team from a mediocre side to one of the best sides in the world. Even though Jaysurya failed in the semi-finals and finals of the 1996 world cup, it was his exploits during the earlier part of the 1996 World cup that provided Sri Lankan team the momentum and confidence that they could win the World cup. Since then Sri Lanka has remained one of the strongest teams in the world. Jaysurya was an attacking and productive batsman, besides being a potent spin bowler, and an exceptional fielder.
14. Muthiah Muralitharan: The best off-spinner the game has ever seen and the greatest slow bowlers of all time with Shane Warne. Muthia Muralitharn can bamboozle most of the batsmen with his wily deliveries. Murali has most number of wickets by any bowler in both forms of the game. He is one of the three greatest Sri Lankan cricketers that actually defined Sri Lankan cricket.
15. Virender Sehwag: The main reason why India is #1 in ICC rankings. He should be able to climb up this list by the time he is finished as an International cricketer. He has left Sachin Tendulkar behind as a batsman and as the second greatest cricketer of all time behind Kapil Dev. By the time he finishes his career he may end up in the top 10 greatest cricketers of all time. He can hit the ball so consistently that very few could do even on the docile pitch and against a mediocre bowling. He is rated as the best off spin bowler in the current Indian team by Bishen Singh Bedi.
16. Glenn McGrath: Watching Glenn McGrath bowl, I often got the impression that Glenn McGrath was more difficult to play than Wasim Akram. That itself speaks volumes about the abilities of the man. Glenn McGrath was all about line and length. One of the three key players of the dominant Australian team of the late 90s and most part of the 2000s. McGrath was a difficult bowler to bat against, and he completely destroyed the lesser oppositions. One of the main reasons why Australia won three world cups on trot.
17. Sachin Tendulkar: If Sunil Gavaskar was the first Indian batsman who could look into the eyes of fastest bowlers in the world, Sachin Tendulkar is probably the first Indian batsman who could consistently dominate the the fast bowlers. Sachin Tendulkar is arguably one of the best batsmen that the world has ever seen. Sachin Tendulkar was a child prodigy who captured the imagination of the cricketing world when he burst on the International scene at the tender age of 16. He owns many batting records in both forms of the game. Some people may say that Tendulkar was a better player than some of the above in this list, but I think the people above Tendulkar are either more talented than him or more effective than him. Sachin Tendulkar for all his talent has failed when it mattered the most. He is one the greatest batting talent, but cannot handle the pressure according to his ability as a cricketer. For all his batting talent, get struck in 90s whenever approaching a 100 most of the time. I witnessed the entire series between Sri Lanka and India when Tendulkar was around 100 runs short of Brian Lara and the entire focus was on Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin Tendulkar failed the in the entire series. Sachin Tendulkar played exceptionally well throughout the 2003 world cup, but failed in the final when everyone expected him to rise to the occasion. He owns many batting records in cricket, which is a tribute to his batting talent and longevity, but if you look at his average in winning matches he is far behind the likes Bradman, Inzimam, Steve Waugh, Viv Richards, Ricky Ponting, and Jacques Kallis to name a few. Moreover if we do not consider the minnows Bangladesh and Zimbabwe Sachin Tendulkar's average down even further when compared to other great batsmen of his time. He has fared best in the first innings of a test match, but has not lived up to the expectation in the third or fourth innings and his average in the third and fourth innings does not compare favorably with other modern batting greats.
18. Malcom Marshall: He is considered by the likes of Wasim Akram as the greatest fast bowlers of all time, but McGrath came ahead of him in this list because of pin-point accuracy with which McGrath bowled. Unlike the other West Indian fast bowlers, he was short, but was the quickest of them all. He was almost unplayable when he bowled on the stumps. He ran through the opposition batting line up many times, and might have ended up with more wickets if he did not have to share the wickets with as many as three other great fast bowlers in that great West Indian team of 1980s.
19. Javed Miandad: Javed Miandad was the toughest player on the cricket field. His never-to-say die attitude makes him an standout cricketer. Javed Miandad has an excellent technique as a batsman and could play long innings. He is among those players to have scored most number of double hundreds. Javed Miandad is perhaps the only player throughout the history of test cricket to have maintained a test average of more than 50 runs throughout his career. Javed Miandad also has an average of more than 41 runs in one day format of the game batting in the middle. He played a key role in many of Pakistan victories. He made significant contribution in Pakistan winning the 1992 World cup. Javed will be always remembered for his last ball six to win the game against India when four runs were required to win off one ball. Any all time list or a World XI without Javed Miandad is incomplete.
20. Ian Botham: Ian Botham is one of the four great all rounders of 1970s and 1980s. He is arguably one of the three greatest England cricketers of all time. Ian Botham is still the leading wicket taker for England in test cricket. At his best, he has produced some of the greatest performances of all time, both with the bat and the ball. Botham's career can be divided into two halves. In the first half of his career he matched the performances of the three other great all rounders of his time or might have even excelled them, but in the later half of his career he ended up at the bottom of the four great all rounders of his time. Nevertheless he was very capable with both bat and the ball.
21. Jack Hobbs: One of the greatest batsman of all time, and probably the greatest that England has produced alongside Walter Hammond. He has a test average of 56.94 and has amassed mountains of runs in first class cricket. He just fell short of a double hundred of 100s in first class cricket. One of the most prolific batsmen of all time. He was voted among the Top Five Cricketers of All Time by leading cricket magazine Wisden.
22. Keith Miller: Keith Miller is the greatest and the only all-rounder that Australia has ever produced. Keith Miller was the only one or one of the few all rounders who has almost the same skills in both batting and bowling. He was equally effective with both bat and ball. He was very good bowler and a very good batsman making him a great all round cricketer.
23. Dennis Lillee: Dennis Lille was furiously fast and one of the fastest bowlers of all time. He formed one of the most lethal bowling attacks of all time with Jeff Thompson. He also shares a world-record partnership with wicketkeeper Rodney Marsh for affecting most number of dismissals through bowler-wicketkeeper dismissals for caught by a keeper and bowled by a bowler. He was included in Bradman's all-time XI and ESPN cricinfo's all time World XI. But I would have rather preferred a Richard Hadlee or an Imran Khan instead of Dennis Lillee in all time XI.
24. Greg Chappell: Greg Chappell was one of the greatest batsmen of all time. As a batsman, I would rate Greg Chappell just slightly behind Vivian Richards and Brian Lara and on par with Sachin Tendulkar. Greg Chappell mastered at playing pace as well as spin bowling on both sides of the wicket. He produced some of the finest performances against possibly the finest attack in World Series Cricket. If that is any indication he is second to none. Greg Chappell was also a useful medium pace bowler who could contribute with the ball.
25. Sunil Gavaskar: Probably the first megastar of Indian cricket. He must have been the inspiration for many Indian batting superstars that emerged during 80s and 90s. He is Dilip Kumar of Indian cricket. He was the first Indian batsman who could look into the eyes of the fast bowlers. His best innings came against the best fast bowlers of his time. He has an impressive record against West Indies, Australia, and Pakistan, the three teams that had the best fast bowlers in the world at that time. His feats against the West Indian team are legendary. His test debut was against West Indies on bouncy tracks of West Indies, and he emerged as find of the tournament. To face Malcom Marshall and Michael Holding as opener and score back to back hundreds speaks volume about caliber of Sunil Gavaskar as a batsman. He is rated quite highly by the other greats like Gary Sobers, Vivian Richards, and Imran Khan. If that is an indication he should be higher in the list. A technician rather than a stroke player, he would not have been able to meet the requirement of modern day one dayers and would not have suited for T20. And that is exactly the reason why he is at 25 and not at 10 in this list.
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62 comments:
- Anonymous9:32 PM
Sachin tendulkar is greatest cricketer ever .most others in list didnt even played consistently for 10 yearsSachin tendulkar is greatest cricketer ever .most others in list didnt even played consistently for 10 yearsReplyDeleteReplies
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- HarshThakor12:48 PM
My personal list is order of merit isReplyDelete
1.Don Bradman
2.Gary Sobers
4.Shane Warne
5.Jack Hobbs
6.Viv Richards
7.Imran Khan
8.Sachin Tendulkar
9.Adam Gilchrist
10.Walter Hammond
11.Murali Murlithran
12.Dennis Lillee
13.Malcolm Marshall
14.Sydney Barnes
15.Richard Hadlee
16.Keith Miller
17.Brian Lara
18.Ian Botham
19.Jacques Kallis
20.George Headley
21.Sunil Gavaskar
22.Len Hutton
23.Wasim Akram
24.Glen Mcgrath
25.Graeme Pollock
25.Kapil Dev
- HarshThakor12:56 PM
25 greatest cricketers of all timeReplyDelete
In the end I have given slightly more preference to great batsman and bowlers to the great allrounders.In the majority of cases the great allrounders in their strength have been marginally behind the great bowlers or batsman,bar Sir Gary Sobers.Gary Sobers could well have been at 1 but I have rated Bradman on top because Bradman's impact in his time and the level of his domination statistically towering above anyone is simply on another plane. Morally Sobers may have been a better allround cricketer but did not equal Bradman's impact. W.G.grace virtually defined Cricket ruling the cricket world like a great emperor.For his day his performace was the equivalent of a prophet to cricket. Viv Richards,Imran Khan ,Shane Warne ,Walter Hammond and Adam Gilchrist were the greatest match-winners after Bradman and Sobers.Sachin Tendulkar is arguably the most complete and best batsman of all adding test matches and one day games, while Lara at his best overshadowed Tendulkar possessing the greatest creative genius by any batsman in the modern era.Sadly both could not consistently win matches like some of the cricketers at the top.Dennis Lillee and Malcolm Marshall were the most complete and most competitive paceman of all.Imran is rated the highest amongst the allrounders because of his capataincy and consistency though as pure allrounders with both bat and ball Miller and Botham were better.At his peak Ian Botham was the closest to Sobers as an all-rounder and the ultimate match-winner.Richard Hadlee was almost as great as Lillee and Marshall and the best fast bolwer amongst the all-rounders.Sadly Wasim Akram hardly did justice to his batting ability,otherwise he would have been far ahead in the list while Kapil Dev would have been far ahead had he played for England or Australia. Although Jacques Kallis is statistically the best of all allrounders he has hardly been a match-winner like Sobers nor a consistent performer with bat and ball.As opening batsman Hutton and Gavaskar wee supreme champions.Glen Mcgrath was a bowling metronome and amongst the 5 bestpost war paceman while George Headley was the ultimate batsman to weather a storm with a phenomenal batting average.One of the greatest tests was the cricketers place in all –time 11,where only Bradman,Sobers and arguably Gilchrist are certain.This is my list in order of merit.
Jack Hobbes-The best opening batsman of all time. A master on wet wickets, who innovated a new technique in batting in the 'Golden Age.'Scored a record 12 centuries versus Australia out of his 15 but when the conditions were very difficult and the runs were most crucial to the teams cause.Hobbes not only mastered paceman but was a master against googly bowling. like in South Africa in 1911-1912.Scored a record 61,237 runs in first class Cricket with a record 197 centuries and 117 centuries after the age of 40,including 98 after he War.Had a record 23 test and 166 first class century partnerships .His hundreds versus Australia at the Oval in 1926 and at Melbourne in 1930 will be remembered till the game of Cricket exits.Participated in a record 166 century partnerships in first class Cricket and 23 in test Cricket .Averaged 56.94 in test matches in an era when wickets were uncovered and that too as an opening batsman which speaks for itself.On wet surfaces a better performer than Sir Don Bradman.
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- Anonymous10:05 AM
No one matches the feat of Sehwag, highest score in test and highest in ODI. Tendulkar is way behind despite his records.ReplyDelete
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- Anonymous10:20 AM
If you say best batsman ever Sir Donald Bradman Hands down, if you're going to say best Cricketer ever, it's Sir Garfield Sobers Hands down. End of Story.ReplyDeleteReplies
...who would help you win a game better?Delete
Sobers in at number 2.... even then though, I go Grace.
- Anonymous10:01 AM
in the past cricket was leisurely and not as competitive as it is today and i view sachin dominates all and even the mighty don got ducked and will probably go down as the biggest failure in cricket.ReplyDelete
By the way to all the racist idiots im english and happen to not mind indians and think we are all the same.Replies
- Anonymous5:54 AM
If you're English, perhaps you could learn to write English. Your drivel reads like an illiterate 12 year old moron.Delete
I think there is a monumental difference between "greatest cricket" and "greatest batsmen"- we should not confuse the two. There is no greater batsmen than Donald Bradman, and there never will be. Does that make him the greatest cricketer or all time? Possibly, but not necessarily.
- Anonymous3:54 AM
Sachin and the rest of the sub continent batsmen play most of their careers on docile pitches . Look at Sehwag a complete flat track bully . Sir Donald Bradman is so so so far in front of the rest it's not even arguable .ReplyDelete
- Anonymous7:16 PM
Sachin Tendulkar is the greatest batsman for test and ODI combined, no one has records even close to his.ReplyDelete
my order:
1. Tendulkar
2. Bradman
3. Dravid
4. Ponting
5. Lara
6. Kallis
7. Gavaskar
8. Muralitharan
9. Warne
10. Kumble
11. Akram
12. Inzamam
13. Jayawardene
14. Kapil Dev
15. Dennis Lillee
16. Vivian Richards
17. Garfield Sobers
18. Matthew Hayden
19. Zaheer Khan
20. Virender Sehwag
21. Ian Botham
23. Sanath Jayasuriya
24. Kumar Sangakkara
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For those who think S.Tendulkar is No.1, must strongly disagree. Basing on statistics alone is not enough. Criteria like key moments, regularity, saving the team, quality of opposition, ground conditions, fighting spirit and influence on the game all matter.ReplyDelete
Its a real pity there is not more video footage of the past great players easily available so we could measure more intelligently.
Even so my vote goes to Donald Bradman. For all the above reasons including statistics. Judging the rest is a hard hard job, unless you were at every match ever played by these players.
You give vote to Bradman.what a pity...Bradman only played against 2 teams precisely one team england and most of the matches in australia and england only..but in the case of sachin he played in different conditions,pitches,teams and one more thing he played in a era when the bowling legends like wasim akram,waquar younis,imran khan,mc grath,brett lee,shane warne,muralitharan,gillespie,allan donald,walsh ,ambrose,shoab akthar,marshall, many more were at the peak of their career..hats off to sachinReplyDelete
You give vote to Bradman.what a pity...Bradman only played against 2 teams precisely one team england and most of the matches in australia and england only..but in the case of sachin he played in different conditions,pitches,teams and one more thing he played in a era when the bowling legends like wasim akram,waquar younis,imran khan,mc grath,brett lee,shane warne,muralitharan,gillespie,allan donald,walsh ,ambrose,shoab akthar,marshall, many more were at the peak of their career..hats off to sachinReplyDelete
- Anonymous11:14 PM
i'm not bais but dk lillee, shane warne , gilchristReplyDelete
and greame wood are the best players in the last 30 years.. viv not far behind.
- Anonymous2:30 AM
This list is truly wrong,Sachin Tendulkar is the greatest cricketer ever seen by the world. He is the leading run scorer in both ODI's and tests, first man to reach two hundred in ODI's,he has scored largest number of centuries in both ODI's and tests,he is the first and the only man to score 50 centuries in tests and 100 centuries in international cricket and his greatness is accepted by other great cricketers also.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous2:04 PM
Suppose I'm a subjective South African but it would've been wonderful to see Graeme Pollock and Barry Richards given the same amount of test cricket as the other chaps from that era. Genuinely think their names might have been up there with the Tendulkars of the world. Something I've noted though is that whenever modern cricketers are asked about the best they've played against Gilchrist and Lara is almost always mentioned above Tendulkar. The bowler that is frequently mentioned is Wasim. I do think however with the rate Dale Steyn is taking wickets he will soon be regarded as one of the best fast bowlers of the modern game. From a South African perspective view batsmen have installed the same amount of fear in me as Ricky Ponting walking to the crease!ReplyDelete
1 Don BradmanReplyDelete
2 Gary Sobers
3 Viv Richards
4 Shane Warne
5 Barry Richards
6 Curtly Ambrose
7 Jack Hobbs
8 Harold Larwood
9 Brian Lara
10 Michael Holding
11 Victor Trumper
12 Malcolm Marshall
13 Wally Hammond
14 SF Barnes
15 George Headley
16 Adam Gilchrist
17 Herbert Sutcliffe
18 Keith Miller
19 Sachin Tendulkar
20 Richard Hadlee
21 WG Grace
22 Ray Lindwall
23 Len Hutton
24 Muttiah Muralitharan
25 Charlie Macartney
chootiya logo ne kaisi list banaye ho.ReplyDelete
sachin se achha kaun hai
- Anonymous10:44 AM
1. Imran KhanReplyDelete
2. Wasim Akram
3. Javed Miandad
200. Tendulkar (SELFISH DOESNT WIN GAMES FOR INDIA)
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|The reliability of single-field fundus photography in screening for diabetic retinopathy: the Central Australian Ocular Health Study.
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|PMID: 23373499 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review
|OBJECTIVE: To assess the accuracy of grading diabetic retinopathy (DR) using single-field digital fundus photography compared with clinical grading from a dilated slit-lamp fundus examination in Indigenous Australians living in Central Australia.
DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Cross-sectional study comparing DR grades in participants with diabetes mellitus presenting for examination at remote community clinics from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2008.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Sensitivity and specificity of grading using digital photography compared with the clinical gold standard of slit-lamp fundus examination.
RESULTS: Of the 1884 participants recruited for the study, 1040 had self-reported diabetes mellitus and, of those, 360 had fundus photographs available (706 eyes) that were able to be graded. On clinical grading, 163 eyes had any DR and 51 eyes had vision-threatening DR (VTDR). The sensitivity and specificity for detecting any DR were 74% (95% CI, 67%-80%) and 92% (95% CI, 90%-94%), respectively. The sensitivity and specificity for detecting VTDR were 86% (95% CI, 77%-96%) and 95% (95% CI, 93%-97%), respectively.
CONCLUSION: Single-field digital fundus photography is a valid screening tool for DR in remote communities of central Australia and may be used to provide eye care services to this region with acceptable accuracy.
|Janice J-Y Ku; John Landers; Tim Henderson; Jamie E Craig
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|Hearing loss and vestibular function correlation in Menière's disease patients.
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|OBJECTIVES: To analyse the correlation between vestibular dysfunction and hearing level of patients diagnosed with Menière's disease. METHODS: Retrospective study on the correlation between hearing level and unilateral weakness in 100 Menière's disease patients. In order assess the effect of disease severity in such correlation, the study group included 50 patients who subsequently were treated with oral medication and 50 who later received intratympanic gentamicin to control their symptoms. Audiogram and caloric tests were performed before beginning both of the treatments. Patients were classified according to the AAO-HNS guidelines. Handicap was assessed with the Functional Level of the AAO-HNS and the Dizziness Handicap Inventory. RESULTS: No correlation was found between pure tone average and canal paresis neither when patients were analysed as a whole nor when correlation was controlled for the treatment installed afterwards. Nevertheless, when they were grouped by hearing loss AAO-HNS stages, we found a greater canal paresis in those with a higher hearing loss (groups 3 and 4). CONCLUSION: No correlation was found between hearing loss and canal paresis of patients diagnosed with Menière's disease. However patients with a higher amount of hearing damage have a tendency to abnormal caloric results.
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About the StoryCan you help one hungry bulldog in his quest to find something good to eat? He would like that. A lot. [blurb from IF Comp 2008]
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Snack Time! is a fine example of the good made great. You play the authorial bulldog. In a charming twist, though, you view your human caretaker as your own dimwitted but lovable pet who you must influence with your canine abilities in order to satisfy your munchies. This is a simple game with a simple story, but I loved every minute of it. It is a brief adventure, to be sure [...] but it is often hilarious and rewarding. (by Nate Dovel)
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You are a dog and youre hungry. Its not dinner time in many hours, so you need a snack. Unfortunately, youre not very good at making sandwiches, so you must get your human pet to make one for you.
The puzzles are quite easy, but its not the challenges that make this game but the consistent dogs eye view of and on everything. Dog is the measure of all things in this game: canine interests permeates every single description of the game world. What makes the game so charming is the way Choba (the author) exploits the fact that Hardy (the dog-PC) has a set of concepts that doesnt quite match the human players. For that purpose, a dozen words are worth a thousand perfect 3D-renderings.
(By the way, the same thing was done—to the same charming effect—by Admiral Jota in Lost Pig … and to a totally different but equally great effect in Shiovitzs Bad Machine and even in Granades IF version of Pong!)
More actions are implemented. I missed most of them first time playing the game. So, if you manage your snack too quickly, chances are that you can have some replay value for dessert.
Snack Time! is a light-hearted little work where we play as Hardy the Bulldog and his epic, ten-minute, house-spanning quest to get something good to eat. Of course, lacking opposable thumbs makes things a little less straightforward than they should be. And so begin the puzzles, all of which are pretty easy.
No frustrations here save for the tummy grumbling, Snack Time! is a recipe for pure giggles.
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The action for the last point wouldn't have occurred to me, but that's a nitpick from me.
If you love animals, you've got to give this one a try.
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