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 John Hollioake(England Cricketer) When Sachin goes out to bat, the prayers of entire nation are with him. That’s something every sportsman would envy - Ajay Jadeja(Indian Cricketer) I cant dream of an innings like that. He exists where we cant. - Ajay Jadeja(Indian Cricketer) There are 2 kind of batsmen in the world. One Sachin Tendulkar. Two all the others. - Andy Flower(Zimbabwe Cricketer) You get him out and half the battle is won - Arjuna Ranatunga(Sri Lankan Cricketer) Sachin is crickets God - Barry Richards(South African Cricketer) 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 midwicket. His bat looks so heavy but he just waves it around like its a toothpick. - Brett Lee(Australian Cricketer) Sachin Tendulkar is a genius. Im a mere mortal - Brian Lara Scandar(West Indian Cricketer) For me, the best batsman in the world is Sachin Tendulkar. I admire Jacques Kallis consistency and Ricky Ponting, with the purple patch hes going though. Everybody gets 15 minutes of fame. But if theres one person Ive admired over a 15-year period, its definitely Sachin. - Brian Lara (West Indian Cricketer) The only batsman i would love to see by paying for the tickets and sitting in the stand just to watch him is none other than Sachin Tendulkar. - Brian Lara (West Indian Cricketer) He has been in form longer than some of our guys have been alive. - Daniel Vettori (New Zealand Cricketer) You can never say that he is out of form. He is a volcano waiting to explode and we hope he doesnt do that against us in the one-dayers. - Daryl Tuffey (New Zealand Cricketer) Technically he stands out as the best because of his ability to increase the pace at will - David Boon (Australian Cricketer) If Ive to bowl to Sachin, Ill bowl with my helmet on. He hits the ball so hard - Dennis Lillee (Australian Cricketer) 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 [Dennis Lillee who advised Sachin Tendulkar to focus on his batting, instead of bowling, when he came to the MRF Pace Academy in 1987] (Australian Cricketer) In terms of technique and compactness, Tendulkar is the best - Desmond Haynes (West Indian Cricketer) 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... his compactness, technique, stroke production... it all seemed to gel - Sir Donald George Bradman (Australian Cricketer) His wicket will be the biggest prize sought after by every bowler around the world. That has always been the case for batsmen who hold the mantle of best in the world - Geoffrey Boycott (England Cricketer) I still think Tendulkar is the best batsmen in the world ahead of Steve Waugh and Lara - Glenn McGrath (Australian Cricketer) Id like to see him go out and bat one day with a stump. I tell you, hed do okay - Greg Chappell (Australian Cricketer) There’s no better sight on the cricket field than watch Tendulkar bat - Harsha Bhogle (Indian cricket commentator and journalist) If sachin plays well.. India sleeps well... - Harsha Bhogle (Indian cricket commentator and journalist) Tendulkar is the most complete batsman I have stood behind. I saw the hundred in Perth on a bouncy pitch with Hughes, McDermott and Whitney gunning for him — he only had 60-odd when No 11 came in. Ive seen him against Warne too - Ian Healy (Australian Cricketer) I think there are some in this world who would find fault even with the best. This guy has scored over 10,000 runs or thereabouts in both forms of cricket but he is still criticised. It just amazes me. - Kapil dev (Indian Cricketer) He is the only match-winning batsman we have. - Krishnamachari Srikkanth (Indian Cricketer) We did not lose to a team called India...we lost to a man called Sachin - Mark Taylor [during the test match in Chennai (1997)] (Australian Cricketer) Hes a phenomenon. We have to be switched on when he plays allow him no boundries, for then he doesnt stop - Mark Taylor (Australian Cricketer) Sachins better; Lara is more risky outside the off stump - Mark Waugh (Australian Cricketer) The pressure on me is nothing as compared to Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin, like God, must never fail. The crowd always expects him to succeed and it is too much pressure on him - Mark Waugh (Australian Cricketer) A flighted full toss on Leg stump by spinner. any other will play this shot on leg side by pull shot or glance or flick. but sachin made a space and played a perfect cover drive for four runs. the shot played on this ball is only possible for God of Cricket - Martin Crowe (New Zealand Cricketer) I have seen God. He bats at number 4 for India - Mathew Hayden (Australian Cricketer) When Tendulkar goes out to bat, it is beyond chaos - its a frantic appeal by a nation to one man - Mathew Hayden (Australian Cricketer) What can I say of him? He has scored over 16,000 runs. We’ve not faced 16,000 balls. - Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Indian Cricketer) Dont bowl him bad balls, he hits the good ones for fours. - Michael Kasprowicz (Australian Cricketer) Sachins the best. Ive had this view since I saw him score that hundred in Sydney in 1992. Hes the most composed batsman Ive ever seen - Mike Coward (Australian Cricketer) The more I see him, the more I want to see him. - Mohammad Azharuddin (Indian Cricketer) A complete batsman, hes the best in the business - Mohinder Amarnath (Indian Cricketer) You just cant fox Sachin,He reads the ball so early. The class in him comes out when he picks the ball as soon as it is delivered from the bowlers hand - Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lankan Cricketer) His mind is like a computer. He stores data on bowlers and knows where they are going to pitch the ball. - Navjot Sidhu (Indian Cricketer) What we (Zimbabwe) need is 10 Tendulkars - Paul Strang (Zimbabwe Cricketer) Sometime back I had written a piece that said that Sachins the master and Lara a genius with his head high up somewhere. Thats it - Peter Michael Roebuck (England Cricketer) Playing in the same team as Sachin is a huge honour. His balance of mind, shrewd judgement, modesty and, above all, his technical brilliance make him my all-time hero... You cant get a more complete cricketer than Sachin. He has everything that a cricketer needs to have. - Rahul Dravid (Indian Cricketer) As a batsman, he has the technique, the hunger and the desire for runs. He always contributes with the bat as well as on the field. He also is a good fielder and bowls when needs. You really cant ask for a better cricketer than Sachin... He is a terrific person and has handled pressure brilliantly. He has handled his success very well and doesnt have any airs about him. He is a great guy and very good team man. In his heart of hearts, he is a very simple and down to earth person. - Rahul Dravid (Indian Cricketer) He is a champion & he needs a challenge - Ravi Shastri (Indian Cricketer) He has defined cricket in his fabulous, impeccable manner. He is to batting what Shane Warne is to bowling - Richie Benaud (Australian Cricketer) West Indian Lara and Indian Tendulkar are the two best batsmen I have played against. I have rated Sachin slightly ahead because technically I thought he was a bit tighter, but Lara on his day is probably more damaging - Ricky Ponting (Australian Cricketer) I never get tired during umpiring whenever Sachin is on crease - Rudi Koertzen (International cricket umpire [South Africa]) Ill be going to bed having nightmares of Sachin just running down the wicket and belting me back over the head for six. He was unstoppable. I dont think anyone, apart from Don Bradman, is in the same class as Sachin Tendulkar. He is just an amazing player - Shane Warne (Australian Cricketer) You have to decide for yourself whether youre bowling well or not. Hes going to hit you for fours and sixes anyway. Kasprowicz has a superior story. During the Bangalore Test, frustrated, he went to Dennis Lillee and asked, Mate, do you see any weaknesses? Lillee replied, No Michael, as long as you walk off with your pride thats all you can do - Shane Warne (Australian Cricketer) You have to watch India in India truly to appreciate the pressure that Sachin Tendulkar is under every time he bats. Outside grounds, people wait until he goes in before paying to enter. They seem to want a wicket to fall even though it is their own side that will suffer - Shane Warne (Australian Cricketer) When it comes to judging the best among these fabulous band of batsmen, my vote goes to Tendulkar. He has an uncanny ability to come out on top under different circumstances and under different conditions, whether it is Test cricket or one-day internationals. And more importantly, he has done this so young - Shane Warne (Australian Cricketer) You know when he is playing, the Indian side is hell of a lot better side - Shaun Pollock (South African Cricketer) If you are in non-striker end and Sachin is playing his game then it is best place to watch Sachin - Sourav Ganguly (Indian Cricketer) There is no shame being beaten by such a great player, Sachin is perhaps only next to the Don - Steve Waugh (Australian Cricketer) You take Don Bradman away and he is next up I reckon. - Steve Waugh (Australian Cricketer) Indias fortune will depend on how many runs the little champion scores. There is no doubt Tendulkar is the real thing - Sunil Gavaskar (Indian Cricketer) Theres no doubt about it. He is the best - Tony Greig (England Cricketer) He has carried the burden of the nation for 21 years. Its time we carried him. - Virat Kohli [during 2011 world cup celebration] (Indian Cricketer) He is 99.5 per cent perfect. Id pay to see him - Viv Richards (West Indian Cricketer) He can play that leg glance with a walking stick also - Waqar Younis (Pakistan Cricketer) Cricketers like Sachin come once in a lifetime, and I am privileged he played in my time - Wasim Akram (Pakistan Cricketer) He is a genius. He has a shot for every ball. The only way to stop him is to keep him off strike. - Wesley Hall (West Indian Cricketer)
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