My comment

Sachin did today what he used to in tests and ODIs - did not bat when it
mattered, in fact, his 30 off 34 probably cost them the match. also, as
captain he again did what Srinath always complained about - he wanted to
talk to the bowler before every ball.


Dravid has batted in the T20 much better than Sachin, and save for Ganguly's
last innings, has been more consistent and faster as well. Both Ganguly and
he have played equally well. Laxman would have probably done as well, he was
looking good, we will never know.


This at a time when Dravid is in the worst form of his career, and Sachin is
in the best form seen in the last 8 years. Dravid came in as the best Test
batsman almost from the word go, and even though he took time to become
India's best ODI batsman this decade till recently, even late 90s while
playing outside the subcontinent if Dravid would get out, India would get
bowled out within 50 overs. Regularly. He was the best batsman alongwith
Klusener in Wcup 99 (The expert had predicted his success and sachin's
failure in the cup well before). I predict that if he gets back to his form
in tests now, in T20 too he will be the best batsman of our test batsmen (I
am not saying he will come anywhere near Jaya and types).