Statements Defining the Magnanimity and Persona of Master Player “God of Cricket” 

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar

 

“He continues to give more than 100 Percent and his Schoolboy-like Enthusiasm for the Game is something I Envy and Admire. For the Team he is the Best Available Coaching Manual.” – Mahendra Singh Dhoni

 

“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, he’s all right isn’t he? I feel privileged to have played against him.” – Andrew Fintoff

 

“There are two kinds of Batsmen in the World. One, Sachin Tendulkar. Two, All of The Others.” – Andy Flower

 

“I am fortunate that I’ve to Bowl at him only in the Nets.” – Anil Kumble

 

“I can imagine Cricket without Sachin. But, can never imagine Sachin without cricket.” – Anjali Tendulkar, Sachin’s wife

 

“You Get Him Out and Half the Battle is Won.” – Arjuna Ranatunga

 

“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 it’s a Toothpick.” – Brett Lee

 

“You know Genius When You See it, and Let Me Tell You, Sachin is a Pure Genius.” – Brian Lara

 

“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

 

“In my several years of international cricket, Tendulkar remains the best batsman I have ever bowled to. It’s been a pleasure to bowl at the master batsman even though one hasn’t always emerged with credit from the engagements.” – Allan Donald

 

“He is definitely someone who is miles ahead of his competition. In our days, cricket was played less, but in Sachin’s time, there is relentless pressure to perform. And the way he has carried on batting throughout his career is phenomenal. As for myself, I have many videos of Sachin’s best innings which I will watch from time to time to reminisce about his batting achievements when he has retired.” – Zaheer Abbas

 

“I have Delayed my shoots Many Times to watch Sachin bat.” – Amitabh Bachchan

 

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

 

Tendulkar is to cricket what Michael Jordan is to basketball and Muhammad Ali to boxing. – Brian Lara

 

He is a tremendous cricketer. He is young and has got a lot of ability. He’s got his own style. He has got the temperament for big cricket and I hope that he goes from strength to strength. – Clive Llyod

 

He has been in form longer than some of our guys have been alive. – Daniel Vettori

 

There is no doubt he is the greatest batsman. In the last 13-14 years, he has worked so hard and has proved to the world he is outstanding and when he is playing so well, you can only wait to get his wicket. – Inzamam-ul-Haq

 

“He is just a legend of the game. To score 20 or even 30 Test hundreds would represent a magnificent career, but to go on and score 50 is remarkable. He has set the benchmark for other batsmen to follow, but the truth is it is hard to see how anyone can truly follow him because he is moving the bar so high. It is not simply about ability where Sachin is concerned, it is about longevity, fitness, and hard work. And to cap it all he is such a gentleman. I watch him bat and sometimes I wonder how he makes it look so easy. He has an unbelievable gift and he has made the most of it and long may he continue. I’m lucky to have been able to get to know him.” – Kevin Pietersen

 

“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 doesn’t show too many emotions. He just goes about doing his job.” – Anil Kumble

 

“Test cricket is bloody hard work, especially when you’ve got Sachin batting with what looks like a Three-Meter-Wide Bat. – Michael Hussey

 

Don’t bowl him bad balls, he hits the good ones for fours. – Michael Kasprowicz

 

The more I see him, the more I want to see him. – Mohammad Azharuddin

 

His mind is like a computer. He stores data on bowlers and knows where they are going to pitch the ball. – Navjot Singh Sidhu

 

“Sachin Tendulkar Means More to India than I do.” – Amitabh Bachchan

 

“We didn’t see at that time and you cannot visualise 20 years down the track what the player is likely to do in the context of the history of the game. When you score as many runs as he (Tendulkar) has in Test and one-day cricket and score as many centuries and half centuries as he has done, it makes him arguably the greatest player ever in the history of the game. Statistics speak volumes of his contribution to Indian and world cricket. He is a phenomenal player.” – Richard Hadlee

 

“Sachin Tendulkar is, in my time, the Best Player without any doubt – Daylight Second, – and Brian Lara – Third.” – Shane Warne

 

“There is no shame losing to such a great player.” – Steve Waugh

 

“The last time I watched Sachin was last week when he was on his way to a spectacular 175 and once again I felt that I was watching a player who comes but once in a century. It can be said that he is the Bradman of our times and I do feel privileged to have played a lot of cricket against him,” – Steve Waugh

 

“India’s fortune will depend on how many runs the little champion scores. There is no doubt Tendulkar is the real thing.” – Sunil Gavaskar

 

“Tendulkar has carried the burden of the nation for 21 years. It is time we carried him on our shoulders.” – Virat Kohli carrying the Tendulkar after India’s World Cup Triumph.

 

“I didn’t see Don but to me, in all my years associated with the game, I haven’t seen a better batsman than Sachin Tendulkar.” – Vivian Richards

 

“Certainly the best I’ve seen… People talk of (Sir Don) Bradman, but our generation and the ones immediately before us didn’t get to see him… Sure, he has an astounding average (99.94), but of the cricketers I’ve watched, Sachin’s the best.” – Waqar Younis

 

“I have no doubt in my mind that he was the greatest batsman of the modern era and I don`t see another like him coming soon. It was a privilege to play against him.” – Wasim Akram

 

“Do you Know Whose Catch You’ve Dropped?” – Wasim Akram To Abdul Razzaq when the latter dropped Tendulkar’s catch in 2003 World Cup.