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Flower embarrassed being rated among greats
Andy Flower is embarrassed to be rated with Indian maestro Sachin Tendulkar and Australian captain Steve Waugh as one of the top three Test batsmen in world cricket.
His stellar year resulted in his ranking on the ratings of Test cricketers climbing from 12 a year ago to two last month, temporarily pushing Steve Waugh into third position.
But the 32-year-old lefthander does not regard himself in
the same company as Tendulkar, Waugh and Brian Lara.
“To be quite honest, no I don't,” Flower said today as
Zimbabwe prepared for tomorrow's day-night match against
Australia A at the Gabba Brisbane.
“I think I'm quite realistic enough to realise that there
are major differences. Certainly, these rankings are well and
good and they tell part of the story.”
“Very simply, some of those guys are pretty special
cricketers. I'm a pretty ordinary cricketer that has been
getting some reasonable results. That's the way I feel
anyway.
In 48 Tests, Flower has amassed 3625 runs at an average
of 51.05 with nine hundreds, a record now only being
challenged by Australia's Adam Gilchrist.
His One Day record is also outstanding, with 4911 runs
from 161 matches at 33.4, including two hundreds and 41
half-centuries.
Bureau Report