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Old Versus New: A Fair Comparison?

How often do we see comparisons made between the sportsmen of yesteryear and those of the modern era? At a time when Sachin Tendulkar has achieved the monumental achievement of scoring over 12,000 runs in test cricket, some have already declared that no-one - not even the prolific Tendulkar - will compare to the likes of Sir Don Bradman.

Undoubtedly, Bradman was a master of his craft and played less matches. But what is vital to remember is that during the time he played cricket, many of his opponents were not of the calibre we see today. In the modern sporting arena, professionalism is the name of the game. Those who are not full-time professionals are quickly found out. We need only turn our attention to football to prove this point.

On rare occasions we will find a non-league, semi-professional football team beat one of the bigger names and cause an upset. But the likelihood that a team made up of semi-pros playing in their free time will go on to be the champions of Europe is a nonsense.

While players such as Pele and Bobby Charlton were lauded as the greatest of their time, the fact is just that - the greatest of THEIR time. Put Bobby Moore up against the pace and trickery of Cristiano Ronaldo and I would put my money on the Portuguese star coming out on top. The same goes for Lionel Messi against George Best.

There is an inevitable amount of sentimentality that needs to be taken into consideration when adjudicating who is better, but the vital fact to remember is that it is all relative to those who play around them. Otherwise it is almost like declaring an adult the best in the world after playing and defeating pre-schoolers.

One of the main issues that gripes is the way in which any good victory for the England football team is immediately followed by the question: 'how would they fare against the World Cup winners of 1966?' Quite honestly, the pace and fitness of the modern footballer would always see them come out on top. There would no doubt be a period where the teams are relatively even, but over the course of 90 minutes the supreme fitness would rise to the top.

So instead of always making comparisons to the past, those commentators such as Sir Geoff Boycott should give those sportsmen of the modern era more credit than they do. Sachin Tendulkar deserves the utmost acclaim and should not be referred to as 'good - but not as good as Sir Don Bradman'.

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