Sunday, June 17, 2007

SACHIN, we miss you.

SACHIN, we miss you.

We miss Sachin. We miss him more in 'Tests' than in ODI. One great performance with the bat or ball by a player can invariably take a team to victory in ODIs. But in test matches, most of the time, it is the 'Sustained Brilliance' of the stars that can take you home. Ebbs and tides can be experienced in the longer version where a genius with experience can help 'in resisting the ebb' and 'riding over the tide' to take his team towards safety. Here Greats like Sachin count. Let us see how Team India has performed in the two versions when it missed him (Of course stats alone do not tell you everything, but it helps).
India without Tendulkar

In all, injury has kept Tendulkar out of seven Tests and 69 ODIs.
A look at the matches missed because of injury.

Tests:
1. vs Sri Lanka - Galle (Aug 2001); SL won by 10 wickets
2. v Sri Lanka - Kandy (Aug 2001); Ind won by 7 wickets
3. v Sri Lanka - Colombo (Aug/Sep 2001); SL won by inns & 77 runs
(Reason: Hairline fracture on right toe).
4. v Australia - Bangalore (Oct 2004); Aus won by 217 runs
5. v Australia - Chennai (Oct 2004) Drawn;
(Reason: Tennis elbow).
6. v Zimbabwe - Bulawayo (Sep 2005); Ind won by inns & 90 runs
7. v Zimbabwe - Harare (Sep 2005); Ind won by 10 wickets
(Reason: Opted out of the series because of the elbow surgery)
Out of these seven matches, India won three (Zim2+SL1) and lost three (Aus2+SL1).
One match was drawn.

One-Day Internationals: India Won/Lost
1 match vs New Zealand in New Zealand (Jan 1999) lost1/won0
5 matches - Pepsi Cup in India (Mar/Apr 1999) lost3(pak/won2(SL)
5 matches - Coca Cola Cup in Sharjah (Apr 1999) lost2/won3
1 match - Aiwa Cup in Sri Lanka (Aug 1999) lost1/won0
1 match - Coca Cola Cup in Singapore (Sep 1999) lost1/won0
3 matches - DMC Cup in Canada (Sep 1999) lost1/won2
4 matches - LG Cup in Kenya (Sep/Oct 1999) lost1/won3
7 matches - Coca Cola Cup in Sri Lanka (Jul/Aug 2001) lost4/won3
5 matches vs Zimbabwe in India (Mar 2002) lost2/won3
1 match vs West Indies in West Indies (Jun 2002) lost0/won1
7 matches vs West Indies in India (Nov 2002) lost4/won3
4 matches vs New Zealand in New Zealand (Dec 02/Jan 03) lost4/won0
5 matches vs TVS Cup in Bangladesh (Apr 2003) (NR1)/ lost1/won3 (BD2) 3matches - VB Series in Australia (Jan/Feb 2004) lost2/won1zim
2 matches - Videocon Cup in Holland (Aug 2004) (NR1)/ lost1/won0
3 matches - NatWest Challenge in England (Sep 2004) lost2/won1
2 matches - ICC Champions Trophy in England (Sep 2004) lost1/won1
5 matches - Indian Oil Cup in Sri Lanka (Jul/Aug 2005) lost3/won2
5 matches - Videocon Tri-series in Zimbabwe (Aug/Sep 05) lost2/won3Zim2
(*NR-No Result) TOTAL:(NR2)/lost36/won31

Out of these 69 matches, India won 31 and lost 36. Two were abandoned.
Of the 31 matches won, 5 were against Bangladesh & Zimbabwe

(fished out from 'Statsguru' at cricinfo.com) Source taken from an email

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