Quote Originally Posted by Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult View Post
Sachin's got 51 tons in 329 innings. But Jayawardene and Root both have 34 tons but in 252 and 267 innings respectively. Sanga has 38 in just 233 innings.
That kind of emphasises my point. I'm no statto but I would imagine 1st innings scores are considerably higher in sub-continent than anywhere else. By the way, I'm not saying all those other batsmen weren't superb but the 'cold Tuesday night in Stoke' adage does spring to mind.