comparing 2 greats

2,2,2,39,19,11,2,67,93,9,123,6,2,4,47,19,16,74,18,78,82,11,18,37.
31,2,19,20,5,26,51,18,4,9,0,22,55,22,0,48,0,90,90,7,24,25,79,39,60.

The total of the first row is 673. The total of the second row is 746. Surprise, surprise. The first one is the total of last 25 ODI innings of the Indian great Sachin.The second one is of Mr. Bong (Sourav Ganguly, according to a famous ex-Indian cricketer). Lets go through some other figures...

16,41,52,52,94,36,32,20,3,55,248,5,2,8,1,8,2,194.
16,101,2,1,12,12,21,88,71,40,57,9,5,45,77,73,144.

The total of the first(sachin's last 18 test innings) - 869 and that of second (Ganguly's) - 774. The stats include Sachin's 248 against "Giants" Bangladesh and Ganguly's 101 against novices Zimbabwe. If we take these two innings out then we have 621 and 673 respectively. The first one is Sachin's score,the second one of the worthless Bong. If performance and not star system is going to be the key for inclusion in the Indian team, well then figures don't lie and they say it all. Note that, I am not saying Ganguly is a better player than Sachin but both are almost at the same level if their latest performances are to be considered. So when some Ganguly haters start barking that Ganguly hasn't been performing of late, the facts say, so hasn't Sachin. Shouldn't be the parameters for selection to the Indian team be the same for all the players or when Sachin's turn comes past performances and huge experience are the criteria.Then we should start calling back Gavaskar,Shastri and the likes. Of late whenever India needed Sachin to perform under pressure he almost always failed.The latest being the ongoing series against SA. And proving himself in domestic cricket,when has Sachin last played in domestic cricket? Ganguly has to score runs in domestic cricket to prove that he is in form after recovering from injury but Sachin is included in the team automatically after a long absence due to tennis elbow. Again double standards and again no one asks questions. So all you true cricket lovers think twice before you say something, as figures will always tell the truth. And in the end of it all, Ganguly may not find a place in he Indian national team for the second test against Sri Lanka.

So just let your friends know about the facts and statistics, and ask them to be rational while criticising Ganguly. He is not the worst ever Indian cricketer as he is made out to be by his critics and that eternal joker Bishen Bedi.