Who is the God of Cricket ?

Google says it's Sachin Tendulkar.

But hold on..

Let's not accept Google blindly.

Now give me an opportunity to put things in perspective.

Thank you. Let's start.

As we all know, cricket is not all about batting. Like every college has several departments, cricket also has several departments like Batting, Bowling, Fielding & lastly, Captainship.

Now, don't you think anyone who receives the tag of "God of Cricket" should excel in as many departments as possible ?

I think yes.

So in that light, you know what an appropriate tag for Sachin Tendulkar would be ?

GOD OF BATTING.

Similarly, I think, Muttiah Muralitharan should be the GOD OF BOWLING.

Lastly, Jonty Rhodes should be the GOD OF FIELDING.

Now who are the contenders for GOD OF CRICKET ?

Several players, who have excelled in multiple fields, come to mind. But these 3 are on the top.

Jacques Kallis :

BATTING (25000 + runs, 5th rank, bats mostly in 3rd/4th position)

FIELDING (338 catches, 4th rank)

BOWLING (577 wickets, 28th rank)

Ricky Ponting :

BATTING (27000 + runs, 3rd rank, bats mostly in 3rd/4th position )

FIELDING (364 catches, 2nd rank)

CAPTAINSHIP (4 ICC trophies, 1st rank)

MS Dhoni :

BATTING (17000 + runs, 23rd rank, bats mostly in 6th/7th position)

KEEPING (444 dismals, 3rd rank)

CAPTAINSHIP (3 ICC trophies, 2nd rank)

So everything is in front of you. Now you can decide for yourself who is the GOD OF CRICKET.

But I am sure it will be a difficult task, since you are comparing departments which are different from each other (I mean, how easy it is to compare "Catches by a fielder" with "Dismissals by a keeper" ?)

Note :

- IPL or any domestic cricket is not considered. Only International cricket (ODI + TEST + T20) is considered.

- All 3 have played 500+ International matches.

- All 3 excel in 3 different departments.

- Current cricketers have not been considered. Since their career is still going on, so nothing can be commented on where they could end up.

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