At the same stage of their careers by age (27 years 150 days-ish)

[mcgillianaire]

BATSMAN Mat Inn NO Runs HS Ave 100 50
Alistair Cook 77 135 8 6184 294 48.69 19 28
Sachin Tendulkar 76 121 12 6036 217 55.37 22 24

SRT @ 39Y 26D
Sachin Tendulkar 188 311 32 15470 248* 55.44 51 65Consistency at a very high standard. That's the key to any ambition Cook (or his

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[loganberrybunny]

I really like Cook, but I can't imagine he'll finish up with an average of over 55. I think he could break 50, though.

[mcgillianaire]

Fair point. I don't know if the stats back it up but you hear batsmen talk about peaking between the age of 27-31, so who knows?

[mcgillianaire]

:D That's always been one of my favourite pictures. Thanks for linking to it! I've always wondered if he ended up drinking that pint because he's never been much of a boozer (and he was only 18 or 19 when he signed for Yorkshire). First foreigner to play for them and first international cricketer to be given out by the third umpire, both in 1992!

(And glad to hear you're playing it in the pub! Makes me quite happy and really look forward to the suggestions.)

[mcgillianaire]

Haha! :)