In recent times Dravid has indeed been more consistent but one must not forget that Dravid's only been on the international circuit for 9 years now whereas Tendulkar's been there for 15. It's only been in the last year or two that Tendulkar's not been as consistent but he's making up for it and maintaining the same average by scoring BIG when everything click, which is what didn't happen before.
What I always find interesting is that Sachin and Sourav both made it into the team when they were really, really young (16 and 18 respectively) but only Sachin was able to hold his own and do very well. Dravid, too was a teenage wonder but has ALWAYS lived in the shadow of the other two that it wasn't until 1996 that he was finally able to find a place in the team!
If you go thru the late 1980s domestic database on Cricinfo, you'll notice that in all the Under-14, 15, 16 and 19 matches Rahul, Sourav and Sachin were playing together!!
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Date: 2005-01-25 04:23 pm (UTC)What I always find interesting is that Sachin and Sourav both made it into the team when they were really, really young (16 and 18 respectively) but only Sachin was able to hold his own and do very well. Dravid, too was a teenage wonder but has ALWAYS lived in the shadow of the other two that it wasn't until 1996 that he was finally able to find a place in the team!
If you go thru the late 1980s domestic database on Cricinfo, you'll notice that in all the Under-14, 15, 16 and 19 matches Rahul, Sourav and Sachin were playing together!!