Brian Lara

However, what strikes me is that we are perhaps not doing justice to the players who got the opportunity to play in far fewer number of Tests in the past. For example, Don Bradman could play in 52 Tests only, and there were great players who played in even fewer number of Tests. So it's really difficult to judge the true merit of a player.

Take, for example, the case of Sunil Gavasker. He faced the deadliest bowling as a member of a side having a marked weakness in that department. So how do we rate him? It seems general principles are not always enough.