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 Bradman In terms of technique and compactness, Tendulkar is the best. Desmond Haynes I have watched a lot of Tendulkar and we have spoken to each other a lot. He has it in him to be among the very best. Sir Garfield Sobers He is 99.5 per cent perfect. Id pay to see him. Viv Richards Technically he stands out as the best because of his ability to increase the pace at will. David Boon There is no shame being beaten by such a great player, Sachin is perhaps only next to the Don. Steve Waugh Sachin is cricket’s god. Barry Richards Indias fortune will depend on how many runs the little champion scores. There is no doubt Tendulkar is the real thing. Sunil Gavaskar A complete batsman — hes the best in the business. Mohinder Amarnath Sachin is an attacker. He has much more power than Sunny. He wants to be the one to set the pace. He has to be on top. Thats the buzz about him. Jeff Thompson If Ive to bowl to Sachin, Ill bowl with my helmet on. He hits the ball so hard. Dennis Lillee You take Don Bradman away and he is next up I reckon. Steve Waugh Dont bowl him bad balls, he hits the good ones for fours. Michael Kasprowicz Hell, if he had stayed, even at 11 an over he would have got it. Allan Border (after India won the Coca-Cola cup in Sharjah) 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 Id like to see him go out and bat one day with a stump. I tell you hed do okay. Greg Chappell Hes a phenomenon. We have to be switched on when he plays allow him no boundries, for then he doesnt stop. Mark Taylor 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 He has defined cricket in his fabulous, impeccable manner. He is to batting what Shane Warne is to bowling. Richie Benaud Hes better than Ben Hur. Paul Wilson I still think Tendulkar is the best batsmen in the world, ahead of Steve Waugh and Lara. Glenn McGrath Theres no doubt about it. He is the best. Tony Grieg Technically, you cant fault Sachin. Seam or spin, fast or slow – nothing is a problem. Geoffrey Boycott 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 Roebuck 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
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