There was a time, when scoring a century at Lord's was deemed an achievement and mention in the honour rolls was the apogee in a batsman's career.
A batsman like Vengsarkar was feted for scoring three centuries in different Tests at Lord's.Similarly, a century by Mendis at Lord's signaled the coming of age of Sri Lankan cricket.
Unfortunately, due to a placid pitch, a century at Lord's is meaningless.
Consider the just concluded Test between England and South Africa. In the only innings they played England had two century makers, out of which one batsmen missed a double century by a run. The South African's in reply had a century maker in their ranks and in the second innings there were three century makers.
The spate of centuries makes one wonder whether a century at Lord's has lost its value.
(Pic. credit birdyboo)
Consider the just concluded Test between England and South Africa. In the only innings they played England had two century makers, out of which one batsmen missed a double century by a run. The South African's in reply had a century maker in their ranks and in the second innings there were three century makers.
The spate of centuries makes one wonder whether a century at Lord's has lost its value.
(Pic. credit birdyboo)
4 comments:
...and where even amla (with face upside down) can score a century...
:)
Pan,
Amla - one who wears a helmet on his chin. :)
Agood knock in any format other than IPL is meaningless.
R,
Doubly so, if it is at Lord's.
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