Usain Bolt is the Charles Colville of running.

Because of Bangladesh’s inexperience and some weaknesses some had the luck to bring on some records. Does that make them great? Or does it mean that everyone can do it on their will against Bangladesh? It all depends on the situation and the specific matches.

Let the record speak. Gary Kirsten made 188 against UAE in 1996 whereas V. Richards made 189 against England in 1984. How do you compare those two innings. I am sure the conditions were far more different.

Viv Richards was a 55 over game where he stood tall (170 balls) with the second highest score from WI was 26.

And Gary Kirsten did it in 50 overs and played less balls (159) than Viv Richards. The second highest innings by a SA was Cronje’e 57. So how can we compare them?

Coventry played 191 balls (out of 300 balls) for his 194 and the second highest from Zimbabwe was 37. He just had the luck to stay there most of the time of Zim’s innings thanks to a dead pitch (made to nullify Bangladesh’s spin attack) and the absence of Bangladesh’s injured pacers -Mashrafee & Rubel Hossain, and two dropped chances.

If you compare it with Saeed Anwar’s Innings, he played only 146 balls for his 194 in a tense match in front of hundreds and thousands of supporters. So does the record means that Coventry equals Saeed Anwars batting talent?

I haven’t watched the Bangladesh -Zimbabwe match. But what I read from Cricinfo is that Bangladesh’s Tamim Iqbal’s innings of 154 from 138 balls was more responsible one where Coventry’s was one of aggression and trying for luck.

But nonetheless it is a feat which makes Coventry’s innings an outstanding one, because he could apply himself in the situations correctly. And it would be wrong to compare him with the great. He can also be a great player. Let him prove it with his own averages and rankings.