CSK, I am just hopeless. I have seen you rise, and fall, and then rise again. I have kept hope even when the sun wasn't shining bright. I have kept my soul going and glued to you in support. Today I feel broken. Not because we are losing. Because of the way we don't know how to win.
321 runs. 199 strike rate. All these numbers after barely making it back into the team as a replacement for one game only to end the tournament as the player of the tournament.
Cricketers in history with 4000+ List A runs, 55+ average & 100+ SR: 1
Ruturaj Gaikwad's 50-over numbers are otherworldly.
Avg: 57
SR: 101
17 100s, 17 50s
130 6s in 84 innings
1.5 six/inn: the best six hitting ratio in List A
That’s elite consistency, high tempo scoring, a ridiculous appetite for big runs, coupled with classical strokeplay & belligerent ball striking.
BRING HIM BACK IN ODIS, PLEASE.
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Some wars you have to fight alone. Jaddu Lost But Won. He gave it his all. Oft criticised for not knowing how to bat with the tail. With the 9, 10 & Jack India had, he just put up an outrageous display today. The GOAT All Rounder of test cricket. 4 50s in a row & a 4th innings masterclass 61*(181) today. Put his head down & applied himself when the top 6 couldn't. Outstanding test match at Lord's. Test cricket, you beauty!
So you’re telling me that MS won the IPL in 2010, went to SA and won the CLT20 in the same year, then went to the world cup to win it for the nation after 28 years and came back to the IPL to defend the title in 2011.
The greatest peak for a cricketer & captain ever?
His greatness has been walking among us for over a decade. ICC just made it official now. He followed the process & the result (the honour) was always going to be a byproduct.
For us: YAYY THALA GOT INDUCTED INTO THE ICC HALL OF FAME!
For him, its just Tuesday.