The twin towers

Common Ground: 34 centuries in 119 Tests HOMETendulkar: M-51, Runs-4390, Avg: 58.53; Centuries: 15Gavaskar: M-65, Runs-5067, Avg: 50.16, Ce...

Written by Pervez S Qaiser

December 12, 2004 12:00 AM IST

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Common Ground: 34 centuries in 119 Tests

HOME
Tendulkar: M-51, Runs-4390, Avg: 58.53; Centuries: 15
Gavaskar: M-65, Runs-5067, Avg: 50.16, Centuries: 16

AWAY
Tendulkar: M-68, Runs-5364, Avg: 55.87, Centuries: 19
Gavaskar: M-60, Runs-5055, Avg: 52.11, Centuries: 18

IMPACT OF THE TONS:
Tendulkar:
Won: 10 Lost: 8 Draw: 15
Gavaskar:
Won: 6 Lost: 6 Draw: 22

THE SPREAD:

Tendulkar:
Australia: 7; Bangladesh: 1, England: 6, New Zealand: 3; Pakistan: 2; South Africa: 3; Sri Lanka: 6; West Indies: 3, Zimbabwe: 3

	‘He is best in the world’

			• It’s no small achievement. Sachin Tendulkar has proved to the world that he is the best player. — Javed Miadad • It is very difficult to compare the two as Gavaskar was an opening batsman. — Dilip Vengsarkar • A superb feat and has come at a right time when he is going through a slump. — Bapu Nadkarni

Gavaskar:
Australia: 8, England: 4, New Zealand: 2; Pakistan: 5; Sri Lanka: 2; West Indies: 13

GAVASKARSPEAK:
Sachin must not stop before 50 centuries
Sachin is more precious to the Indians than even the ‘Kohinoor’ and must not stop before 50 centuries. We may not have the Kohinoor but we have Sachin. He must not stop before 50 centuries. When he came off the field at tea, I said to him that my expectations of him are now higher and I want not 40 but 50 Test hundreds from him.

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