13 dec 201
Why Ponting can't catch up with Tendulkar
New Delhi: 
Indians are in Australia and while bygones may be bygones, a statistical look at the past is perhaps, an appropriate way to ascertain what how the two teams have fared since the infamous 'monkeygate' controversy.
The series in 2007-08 may have been decided 2-1 in favour of Australia but spirited fights from both sides made the series one to be remembered for. A sea of change since, however, has swept through both sides and while Australia have fumbled from one Test to another, India touched the pinnacle of Test success only to lose it all against England with a 0-4 whitewash.
India's two biggest margins of victory since 2008 have been an innings and 198 (against New Zealand in 2010) and an innings and 144 runs (against Sri Lanka in 2009). The two matches were played in Nagpur and Kanpur. While the sub-continent has always been the preferred bastion of the Indian players, their best outside was a 10-wicket win against New Zealand in Hamilton (2009).
Australia on the opposing end have won 21 of their 47 Tests, losing 16 and finishing the remaining 10 on level terms.
While many feel that India has the best possible chance of beating Australia in Australia this time around, speaking numerically, the 44.68 per cent winning record of Michael Clarke is slightly better than the 43.47 per cent record of MS Dhoni, since January 2008.
But then Clarke has led Australia in just 8 Tests against Dhoni's 34.
Talking of personal records, till India's last tour of Australia Ricky Ponting was known to be the only player who had the potential to score more Test tons than Sachin Tendulkar but going by the stats of these two players in the last three years, it doesn't look easy anymore. Sachin has played 38 Tests since February 2008 and scored 3401 runs with the help of 12 tons and 14 half-centuries. On the other hand, Ponting has played 44 Test and scored 2880 runs with the help of 5 tons and 19 tons. In total, Ponting has 39 Test tons in comparison to Sachin's 51.
1Indians are in Australia and while bygones may be bygones, a statistical look at the past is perhaps, an appropriate way to ascertain what how the two teams have fared since the infamous 'monkeygate' controversy.The series in 2007-08 may have been decided 2-1 in favour of Australia but spirited fights from both sides made the series one to be remembered for. A sea of change since, however, has swept through both sides and while Australia have fumbled from one Test to another, India touched the pinnacle of Test success only to lose it all against England with a 0-4 whitewash.
India's two biggest margins of victory since 2008 have been an innings and 198 (against New Zealand in 2010) and an innings and 144 runs (against Sri Lanka in 2009). The two matches were played in Nagpur and Kanpur. While the sub-continent has always been the preferred bastion of the Indian players, their best outside was a 10-wicket win against New Zealand in Hamilton (2009).
Australia on the opposing end have won 21 of their 47 Tests, losing 16 and finishing the remaining 10 on level terms.
While many feel that India has the best possible chance of beating Australia in Australia this time around, speaking numerically, the 44.68 per cent winning record of Michael Clarke is slightly better than the 43.47 per cent record of MS Dhoni, since January 2008.
But then Clarke has led Australia in just 8 Tests against Dhoni's 34.
Talking of personal records, till India's last tour of Australia Ricky Ponting was known to be the only player who had the potential to score more Test tons than Sachin Tendulkar but going by the stats of these two players in the last three years, it doesn't look easy anymore. Sachin has played 38 Tests since February 2008 and scored 3401 runs with the help of 12 tons and 14 half-centuries. On the other hand, Ponting has played 44 Test and scored 2880 runs with the help of 5 tons and 19 tons. In total, Ponting has 39 Test tons in comparison to Sachin's 51.
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