Dravid beats Tendulkar in poll on greatest Test batsman

New Delhi, June 24

Rahul Dravid is the greatest Indian Test batsman, according to a poll conducted on social media by cricket publishers Wisden India. Dravid beat Tendulkar by a small margin, polling 52% votes to Tendulkar’s 48% in the final round of voting.

Dravid got 52% votes in a poll that had 11,400 fans taking part in the final round of voting. “Much like Dravid batted during his playing career, he dug in and fought back in the poll, eventually crossing the line with a decent lead at the very end,” said a report by Wisden India.

The poll initially had 16 Indian batting greats, with Sunil Gavaskar and Virat Kohli being the two others to have made it through to the semifinals. Gavaskar beat Kohli in the ‘third-place play-off’ by a narrow margin.

Speaking about Dravid and Tendulkar recently, their India teammate VVS Laxman had said Dravid had reached close to Tendulkar’s level with his ‘sheer hard work’. — Agencies