Laxman has had the longer career. Rahane will, in all probably not play as many Tests as Laxman did. Laxman has the better average. And yet, Rahane is the better batsman. Rahane bats in an era in which the average attack is deeper than the average attack in the 1995-2014 period. This is not an obvious claim, because the general tendency when one evaluates bowling attacks is to consider the best bowler in the attack. But the best bowler does not bowl all the time. How hard or easy it is to score runs against an attack depends on how many easy overs an attack offers. And that depends on who the weakest bowlers are.
Nice analysis, Kartikeya. Numbers speak volumes. Here's a perspective ( and not disagreement) : VVS scored more runs in crisis situations, innings which bailed the team out. Rahane hasn't played that many ( probably because he didn't get in those situations often and got out when he did).
Secondly, Rahane's dismissal modes seem soft more often than not. Even in his ODI career, he got out too many times to nothing shots.
I am the guy who you blocked, after a lengthy argument on twitter on this topic. I still stand by what i said there. But didnt know i offended you in anyway. Just wanted to say that you inspired me to take up this as a project, and i started setting the cricket dataset up in my machine. Please consider unblocking.
Nice analysis, Kartikeya. Numbers speak volumes. Here's a perspective ( and not disagreement) : VVS scored more runs in crisis situations, innings which bailed the team out. Rahane hasn't played that many ( probably because he didn't get in those situations often and got out when he did).
Secondly, Rahane's dismissal modes seem soft more often than not. Even in his ODI career, he got out too many times to nothing shots.
I am the guy who you blocked, after a lengthy argument on twitter on this topic. I still stand by what i said there. But didnt know i offended you in anyway. Just wanted to say that you inspired me to take up this as a project, and i started setting the cricket dataset up in my machine. Please consider unblocking.