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how do you even begin to over-hype a man with a batting average of 100 when the second best on that list in over a century is not even 70? a little knowledge is a dangerous thing. let's go into the details & bust few myths about the don of cricket
myth: bradman played against weak bowlers
bowlers who average between 20-30 are regarded as great. during don's career, he played against 21 bowlers who went on averaging between 20-30 for their careers.
bowlers who average between 20-30 are regarded as great. during don's career, he played against 21 bowlers who went on averaging between 20-30 for their careers.
jim laker, who has the record of taking 19 wickets in a match averages 21 in his career but 52 against sir don
like laker, jack white & hedley verity have produced magical bowling spells ranked in the top 10 bowling performances of all time by wisden (bible of cricket) with bradman at the opposite end often times.
in the bodyline series, bradman averaged 56, without any protective gear. before the series he was advised by doctors not to play as he was gravely ill but he did & scored 3 half centuries & a century..the lowest average in his career..the highest ever of many right now 
myth: bradman played against england mostly
his average against eng is actually lower than his overall avrg. its 90. means that had he played more matches against other teams, his career avrg would likely have been greater than 100. also, england was the strongest team that time
his average against eng is actually lower than his overall avrg. its 90. means that had he played more matches against other teams, his career avrg would likely have been greater than 100. also, england was the strongest team that time
& how many of the modern greats have averaged 100 against a weaker side of their time after playing 40 odd matches against em? is there any? no. yet I'm supposed to think that theyâd have had a shot of doing it if they had played most games against the strongest team of Dons time
playing in the era of uncovered pitches, big grounds, no protective gears, no technology to work on your weakness, not having a proper bat, bowling friendly rules compared to today..and yet averaging 100..enough reasons to call him the greatest batsman of all time
"I wish I had played with one of these. i could have been anything" this was sir viv after commenting on the advancement of cricket bats. he retired in 1991. don retired in 1948. enough to say...sir don has all the odds against him, very few in favour of him.. opposite of today
just because the man played 90 yrs ago doesn't mean he is a fraud..u didn't see doesn't mean it didn't happen..with that logic, your grandkids will call kohli a fraud? what'll u do then? stupid to compare two eras. even more stupid to think bradman isn't the greatest batsman oat
