Tendulkar: Mr Bradman ...
Bradman: ... that's Sir Bradman, actually.
T: ... of course, sorry. Sir Bradman.
B: Call me Don. The rest of the world does. So, I hear you've done quite well.
T: I'm the first person ever to get a double century in an ODI. Did you ever do anything like that?
B: Well, I never played one-day cricket. My playing career ended in the 40s, remember? I did finish with a career average of 99.94 though.
T: Mine's about 55 at the moment, for tests. Slightly less for the one-days. It's not 99.94, I admit, but I'm working on it.
B: And that's with all the fancy protective gear. Try playing on crap grounds, with hardly any protection and the spectators practically on the pitch and then come back to me with your 55.
T: Be fair, Don. We play a lot more cricket these days than in your time. My 55 is pretty good, considering ...
B: Well, you don't hear Ponting complaining, but whatever ... these really are very different times in cricket, aren't they?
T: They are ... so, uh, why are we meeting ...?
B: Because ever since your little feat, every cricket journalist and blogger in the world has compared us. The forces of darkness and light have combined in a whirlwind and the result is you and me in the same room. It was inevitable, really.
T: It doesn't really work, though, does it?
B: No, it doesn't and I was quite happily beating Douglas Jardine at chess, thank you very much.
[A knock on the door. A woman enters.]
Belinda: Hi there. I'm Belinda Clark. I wasn't invoked by the forces of dark and light and there was no bloody whirlwind for me, because nobody gives a toss about me ... but guess what, Sache? You were NOT the first person to get a double century in an ODI, that was me.
T: What? But I'm Indian ... it's supposed to be an Indian ... I'm sure that's in the laws of cricket by now ...
B: If it is, John Howard will soon get rid of it.
Belinda: Anyway, can both of you get over yourselves now? Sachin you go back to being the second person to get that double century and Don, you can go back to being dead. Ok?
B: Ok, then. Tiddlywinks against Wally Hammond at 12 ...
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I remember seeing greyblazer in the blogroll who was writing about her after "200", obviously she had reached that milestone in 1997 already and no one was talking about it when Sachin scored his doble ton. It is an impressive achievement and worth talking about. Thanks for pointing out that Sachin isn't Bradman (I'm serious)
Wes' last blog:
ICC World Twenty20 - official TOuRnaMENT song
Ahem.
*double
I was also trying to point out that Don isn't Sachin, but that was rather less successful. Oh well, you can take the girl out of Oz ...
I know I raised the double century thing, but to be fair to Sachin, he did say in an interview somewhere that he didn't like the comparisons with the Don... umm, here.
It's one of the annoying things about him; he does actually seem to be humble.
Actually, the point of the piece was that the comparisons are pointless. I thought that was clear.
Ah, yes, pardon, Sid. Just got excited about posting a link to the article... at least now you know Sachin agrees with you IRL.
@missjane - you know I don't mind, dear. I like a good chat.
Classic! Nice 'un!
I have seen Belinda play only once and that was against the kiwis in some world cup final and she wasn't a bad batswoman for sure. Perhaps the best batswoman of all time.
Couple of articles related to her on my blog.
http://greyblazerr.blogspot.com/2010/02/belinda-clarks-double-hundred.html
http://greyblazerr.blogspot.com/2010/02/best-batswoman-of-all-time.html
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