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 | |  Friday, 10 May, 2002, 14:41 GMT 15:41 UK Sir Viv rates his proteges  Sachin Tendulkar in action for India Sir Viv Richards, probably the best batsman of his era, believes Indian superstar Sachin Tendulkar should work on consistency. The West Indian legend was commenting on Tendulkar, the apparent successor to his crown, in Antigua, where India are playing the fourth Test of their current Caribbean series. Sir Viv's words came in the same week that Sunil Gavaskar announced he had spotted a recent flaw in Tendulkar's technique. Asked to compare the Indian batsman with Trinidadian Brian Lara, Sir Viv told BBC Radio: "I believe Tendulkar could have been a bit more productive in terms of consistency.
"But when Brian Lara is on fire there isn't a better sight in world cricket. "Having two brillinat individuals at the top of the pecking order when it comes to batsmanship... I just think it's a privilege we can have the two. "And if one fails we can expect something from the other two. Saying that, I would love to see Brian Lara in full flow all the time." Sir Viv added that he would "never, ever get to the point of separating" Lara and Tendulkar. Interviewed on the general state of West Indies cricket, he said one had to take a realistic view and realise that fortunes "do fluctuate from time to time." He said: "At this time we are at the lowest we have been in any period. "We are searching for the sort of formula that can blend well collectively. We are re-building and are going through a slow process at this particular point. "We will lose a few matches along the way if we are going to rebuild successfully but we do it with the younger folks to take us through to the next stage." | |
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