Whenever it comes to the analysis of cricketing greats from the different generations, the experts also take the liberty to give an edge to the cricketers who played in the early, late-mid 20th century, when there were no helmets against the pace bowlers and a lot of tough things in the game.
But it seems like former Indian cricketer Atul Wassan has always a different and quite blunt perspective while speaking about the term ‘great’ which is associated with a lot of former cricketers who graced the game with their excellence. A similar moment came recently when Wassan questioned the ‘greatness’ of former Aussie cricketing great Sir Don Bradman.
"He played only in two countries of similar conditions" - Atul Wassan
Owing to his expressive and ‘blunt’ analytical approach, Atul Wassan denied subscribing to the fact that the former legendary Australia batter was a ‘great’. Former Indian pacer spoke about the conditions in which Don Bradman played in the countries and conditions in which players like Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar Played.
“I don’t think Don Bradman is great, he played only in two countries of similar conditions; if he had played in the sub-continental conditions in Sri Lanka, Pakistan or India, only then a fair analysis been drawn,” said Atul Wassan to Indian Sports Fans founder Sunil Kalra during a live show of India News.
“So, when you compare Don Bradman with the players like Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar, you realize that he was not as great of very high stature as much as he has been portrayed in history," he added later.
However, Atul Wassan's statement of questioning the ‘greatness’ of Sir Don Bradman could ignite a big debate among the former cricketers and experts of the game, be it from Australia itself or the former Indian cricketers as well. It might also create a divide of opinions among the Aussie and Indian cricket experts or the former cricketers.
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