About Sachin Tendulkar He is GOD of CRICKET V V R Jagannath In an over I can bowl six different balls. But then Sachin looks at me with a sort of gentle arrogance down the pitch as if to say Can you bowl me another one? Adam Hollioake [3] For cricket, Sachin is Maradona and Pele put together. Cricket will be a poorer sport when he quits the game. He is the first name that comes to mind the moment you ask who is the greatest. Allan Donald [4] Sachin Tendulkar has often reminded me of a veteran army colonel who has many medals on his chest to show how he has conquered bowlers all over the world. Allan Donald [5] I was bowling to Sachin and he hit me for two fours in a row. One from point and the other in between point and gully. That was the last two balls of the over and the over after that we took a wicket and during the group meeting I told Jonty (Rhodes) to be alert and I know a way to pin Sachin. And I delivered the first ball of my next over and it was a fuller length delevery outside offstump. And I shouted catch. To my astonishment the ball was hit to the cover boundary. Such was the brilliance of Sachin. His reflex time is the best I have ever seen. Its like 1/20th of a sec. To get his wicket better not prepare. Atleast you wont regret if he hits you for boundaries. Allan Donald [6] His shot selection is superb, he just lines you up and can make you look very silly. Everything is right in his technique and judgement. There isnt a fault there. He is also a lovely guy, and over the years Ive enjoyed some interesting chats with him… Sachin is in a different class to Lara as a professional cricketer. He is a model cricketer, and despite the intolerable pressures he faces back home, he remains a really nice guy… Sachin is also the best batsman in the world, pulling away from Brain Lara every year... Wed heard all about him modelling himself on Sunil Gavaskar, and he had the same neatness, the same time to spare, the same calmness - and a very heavy bat. Allan Donald [7] During our team meetings, we often speak about the importance of the first 12 balls to Tendulkar. If you get him then you can thank your stars, otherwise it could mean that tough times lie ahead. Allan Donald [8][9] I have delayed my shoots many times to watch Sachin bat Amitabh Bachchan [10] When you bowl at him you are not just trying to get him out, you are trying to impress him. I want him to walk off thinking that Flintoff, hes all right isnt he? I feel privileged to have played against him. Andrew Flintoff [11] To Sachin, the man we all want to be. Andrew Symonds wrote on an aussie t-shirt he autographed specially for Sachin. [12] There are 2 kind of batsmen in the world. One Sachin Tendulkar. Two all the others. Andy Flower [13] I am very privileged to have played with him and seen most of the runs that he has scored. I am also extremely happy to have shared the same dressing room... He is a very reserved person and generally keeps to himself. He is very determined, committed and doesnt show too many emotions. He just goes about doing his job. Anil Kumble [14] I am fortunate that Ive to bowl at him only in the nets. Anil Kumble [15] I can be hundred per cent sure that Sachin will not play for a minute longer when he is not enjoying himself. He is still so eager to go out there and play. He will play as long as he feels he can play. Anjali Tendulkar, Sachins wife [16] You get him out and half the battle is won Arjun Ranatunga [17] First and foremost, Tendulkar is an entertainer and that for me is as important factor as any fact or figure. Too often boring players have been pushed forward as great by figures alone. For sheer entertainment, he will keep cricket alive. Barry Richards [18] Beneath the helmet, under that unruly curly hair, inside the cranium, there is something we dont know, something beyond scientific measure. Something that allows him to soar, to roam a territory of sport that, forget us, even those who are gifted enough to play alongside him cannot even fathom. When he goes out to bat, people switch on their TV sets and switch off their lives. BBC [19] The thing I admire most about this man is his poise. The way he moves, elegantly without ever looking out of place in any condition or company, suggests his pedigree. I remember he had once come to New Delhi in the 1990s to collect his Arjuna Award (Indias highest award to its top sportspersons) and he asked me if I would attend the function. He is a very sensitive human being... Sometimes you feel he really hasnt felt the kind of competition in the world his talent deserves. I would have loved to see him perform against top quality cricketers of the previous generation. It would really have brought out the best in him. Bishan Singh Bedi [20] You might pitch a ball on the off stump and think you have bowled a good ball and he walks across and hits it for two behind mid wicket. His bat looks so heavy but he just waves it around like its a toothpick. Brett Lee [21] Sachin is a genius. Im a mere mortal. Brian Lara [22] You know genius when you see it, and let me tell you, Sachin is pure genius. Brian Lara [23] He is a tremendous cricketer. He is young and has got a lot of ability. Hes got his own style. He has got the temperament for big cricket and I hope that he goes from strength to strength. Clive Llyod [24] He has been in form longer than some of our guys have been alive. Daniel Vettori [25] For Sachin the balance is there. He is quick to complete his shot. He covers the crease much better than mere mortals. David Gower [26] If he is not the best then I want to see the best. David Shepherd [27] I actually feel very embarrassed because I rejected him as a fast bowler. I think I did him and the game of cricket a favour. Dennis Lillee advised Tendulkar to focus on his batting, instead of bowling, when he came to the MRF Pace Academy in 1987. [28] If Im to bowl to Sachin, I will bowl with my helmet on. He hits the ball so hard. Dennis Lillee [29] No Michael, as long as you walk off with your pride thats all you can do. Dennis Lillee to Michael Kasprowicz, when the latter asked if Lillee could see any weaknesses. [30] In terms of technique and compactness, Tendulkar is the best. Desmond Haynes [31] I saw him playing on television and was struck by his technique, so I asked my wife to come look at him. Now I never saw myself play, but I feel that this player is playing much the same as I used to play, and she looked at him on television and said yes, there is a similarity between the two... high compactness, technique, stroke production... It all seemed to gel! Sir Donald Bradman , widely regarded as the greatest batsman in the history of cricket. [32] In the early years, especially around the mid 90s, I had this feeling you could play around on his ego and get him out. He believed he could attack bowlers at any time and anyone who could bowl maidens to him stood a good chance. Things are of course different now. Erapalli Anantharao Srinivas Prasanna [33] He is crickets greatest role model and continues to provide a great example for young aspiring cricketers on how to conduct oneself throughout ones career. Gary Kirsten [34] Technically, you cant fault Sachin. Seam or spin, fast or slow nothing is a problem. Geoffrey Boycott [35] The joy he brings to the millions of his countrymen, the grace with which he handles all the adulation and the expectations and his innate humility - all make for a one-in-a-billion individual. Glenn McGrath [36] Ill always remember Sachin as a quality cricketer, one of the best of all time. Glenn McGrath [37] Tendulkar is the best in the world at the moment. Why Ive always liked him is that batsmen tend to be negative at times and I think batting is not about not getting out - it is to play positively. I think you got to take it to the bowlers and Sachin is one such player. When you do so, you change the game, you change bowlers because they suddenly start bowling badly because they are under pressure. Graeme Pollock [38] Id like to see him go out one day and bat with a stump. I tell you hed do OK…. I just get the feeling because of his mental strength that Sachin will be definitely the best player of his era and probably the best 2-3 of all time. Greg Chappell [39] He is a perfectly balanced batsman and knows perfectly well when to attack and when to play defensive cricket.He has developed the ability to treat bowlers all over the world with contempt and can destroy any attack with utmost ease. Greg Chappell [40] I am one of those fortune people who have seen Bradman and Tendulkar bat in my lifetime and in my opinion Tendulkar is the best batsman I have seen in my life. Hanif Mohammed [41] For every ball Sachin has two shots in his mind. And he gets out when he plays the third one. Harsha Bhogle, cricket commentator and journalist [42] I had to remind Gary Kristen often that he was in the covers to field against Sachin not to applaud him. Hansie Cronje [43] Nothing bad can happen to us if were on a plane in India with Sachin Tendulkar on it. Hashim Amla as he boards a flight. [44] Whenever I see Sachin play I am reminded of the Graeme Pollock quote of Cricket being a see the ball, hit the ball game. He hits the ball as if its there to be hit. Ian Chappell [45] It did dawn on me at the end of the series that he was something special. Ian Healy after Tendulkars tour to Australia in 1991/92. [46] I know that the new ball is due, but I am saving it for that Chotu (Sachin) who is coming next. Imran Khan (captain) of Pakistan to Javed Miandad (vice captain) in Sachins debut test series (1989). Chotu is a subcontinental term for the one who is lean and short. [47] He loves India. He has named his child India. His biggest player is actually Tendulkar. Right now Im hoping Tendulkar does not hit a catch to him because he will probably drop it to watch him bat. Irving Romaine , captain of Bermuda, on his team-mate Lionel Cann. He loves cricket and with his hardwork, focus and commitment he has truly become a outstanding ambassador for the sport at a time when commercialism is so rampant. Former Pakistan captain and coach Javed Miandad [48] I never coached Sachin Tendulkar, I gave him gentle advice when he asked for it. John Wright (Indian Team Cricket Coach 2000-2005) [49] The way he has taken on the role of Indias greatest sporting ambassador... He has, among other things, inspired a generation and more to play cricket. Indias 1983 World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev [50] He continues to give more than 100 per cent and his schoolboy-like enthusiasm for the game is something I envy and admire. For the team he is the best available coaching manual. Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni
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