LEGENDS' QUOTES ON SACHIN TENDULKAR

Andrew Flintoff:Andrew Flintoff:Andrew Flintoff:Andrew Flintoff:

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.

Kapil Dev:Kapil Dev:Kapil Dev:Kapil Dev:

You can't contain Sachin's deeds in a statistical frame. He brings unstinted joy to the

art of batting. Statistics will happen because cricket is about runs and wickets. But

how can you evaluate Sachin's contributions by just counting the number of runs he

has scored. To me, he best symbolises the heights an individual can rise to dominate

a team sport. Words can never capture the beauty of Sachin's cricket.

Mark Waugh:Mark Waugh:Mark Waugh:Mark Waugh:

When you play against Tendulkar, you almost want to see him get a few runs just to

see him bat.

Pravin AmrePravin AmrePravin AmrePravin Amre , (his coach at Mumbai)

I have played with him long enough to understand his approach but I am amazed at

the man's zeal. He wants to be perfect always. His humility is amazing. I have seen

Sachin carry drinks for the juniormost, much to the embarrassment of the youngster.

His discipline is infectious. For Mumbai nets, he comes in the Mumbai training gear.

He would never don an India cap or T-shirt for a Mumbai match. He will also not

allow anyone to carry his cricket coffin."

Shane Warne: Shane Warne: Shane Warne: Shane Warne:

"Sachin Tendulkar is, in my time, the best player without doubt - daylight second,

Brian Lara third."

Viv Richards: Viv Richards: Viv Richards: Viv Richards:

He is 99.5% Perfect.. I'll pay to watch him play. I think he is marvellous. I think he will

fit in whatever category of Cricket that has been played or will be played, from the

first ball that has ever been bowled to the last ball that's going to be. He can play in

any era and at any level.

Sir Don Bradman: Sir Don Bradman: Sir Don Bradman: Sir Don Bradman:

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...hi compactness, technique, stroke

production... it all seemed to gel! in reference to Sachin Tendulkar.

Barry Richards: Barry Richards: Barry Richards: Barry Richards:

Consensus is that Sir Donald Bradman was the best batsman ever to play Cricket. Sir

Don did not play One-Day Cricket but if he did, he could easily be Sachin Tendulkar.

Allan Donald:Allan Donald:Allan Donald:Allan Donald:

"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."

"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."

Harsha Bhogle : Harsha Bhogle : Harsha Bhogle : Harsha Bhogle :

In the recently concluded IPL when Sachin drove Ishant Sharma to a straight drive, he

said- "Open the text book..turn to page no. 32"

Andrew Symonds: Andrew Symonds: Andrew Symonds: Andrew Symonds:

wrote on an aussie t-shirt he autographed specially for Sachin. " To Sachin, the man

we all want to be "

A.R.RahmanA.R.RahmanA.R.RahmanA.R.Rahman

Well, I’m no Sachin Tendulkar you know, whenever he takes the field, people expect

him to score a century before he loses his wicket. I can only give in my best and I

always strive to live up to fans expectations, but it’s not possible to get an Oscar

every time.

Virendra Sehwag: Virendra Sehwag: Virendra Sehwag: Virendra Sehwag:

Both of us have come a long away and it is a great honour that Tendulkar thinks I

come close to resembling him as a batsman. It is a great honour, like a dream come

true. If I die tomorrow I'll be the happiest man because I played this game because

of Tendulkar, and Tendulkar himself saying that I resemble him - there is no bigger

compliment than that.

Mathew Hayden: Mathew Hayden: Mathew Hayden: Mathew Hayden:

I have seen GOD , he bats at no.4 for india in Tests.

Ravi Shashtri: Ravi Shashtri: Ravi Shashtri: Ravi Shashtri:

He is someone sent from up there to play cricket and go back.

Mark Taylor: Mark Taylor: Mark Taylor: Mark Taylor:

We did not lose to a team called india...we lost to a man called Sachin.

Brain Lara: Brain Lara: Brain Lara: Brain Lara:

Sachin is a genius , i am a mere mortal!

Barry Richards: Barry Richards: Barry Richards: Barry Richards:

Sachin is crickets GOD

Martin Crowe: Martin Crowe: Martin Crowe: Martin Crowe:

The shot played on this ball is only possible for the GOD of cricket.

Paul Strang: Paul Strang: Paul Strang: Paul Strang:

What we [zimbabwe] need is 10 tendulkars.

Steve Waugh: Steve Waugh: Steve Waugh: Steve Waugh:

There is no shame losing to such a great player(sachin).

Shane Warne: Shane Warne: Shane Warne: Shane Warne:

I would go to bed having nightmares of sachin dancing down the ground and hitting

me for sixes.

Mathew Hayden: Mathew Hayden: Mathew Hayden: Mathew Hayden:

His life seems to be a stillness in a frantic world... [When he goes out to bat], it is

beyond chaos - it is a frantic appeal by a nation to one man. The people see him as a

God...

Dennis Lillie : Dennis Lillie : Dennis Lillie : Dennis Lillie :

If I had to bowl to Sachin I would bowl with a halmet on. He hits the ball so hard.

Steve Waugh: Steve Waugh: Steve Waugh: Steve Waugh:

After being defeated in the Coca-Cola Cup finals in Sharjah) "It was one of the

greatest innings I have ever seen. There is no shame being beaten by such a great

player, Sachin is perhaps only next to the Don''

Michae l Kasprowicz:Michael Kasprowicz:Michael Kasprowicz:Michael Kasprowicz:

Don't bowl him bad balls, he hits the good ones for fours."

Shane Warne: Shane Warne: Shane Warne: Shane Warne:

I'll 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 don't think anyone,

apart from Don Bradman, is in the same class as Sachin Tendulkar. He is just an

amazing player."

Wasim Akram: Wasim Akram: Wasim Akram: Wasim Akram:

Today, he showed the world why he is considered the best batsman around. Some of

the shots he played were simply amazing. Earlier, opposing teams used to feel that

Sachin's dismissal meant they could win the game. Today, I feel that the Indian

players, too, feel this way.

Wasim Akram, after game at Hobart, CUB series, 1999

Brett Lee: Brett Lee: Brett Lee: Brett Lee:

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, on Sachin Tendulkar's batting,

1999

BBC Sports: BBC Sports: BBC Sports: BBC Sports:

Beneath the helmet, under that unruly curly hair, inside the cranium, there is

something we don't 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 television sets and switch off their lives.

Wasim Akram: Wasim Akram: Wasim Akram: Wasim Akram:

"I dont know what to bowl at him. i bowled an inswinger n he drove me through

covers of d front foot. then i bld an outswinger n he again punched thr covers of d

backfoot(for tamil fans-dai avan eppadi pottalum adikaranda). he is d toughest

batsmen i 've bowled to.

He shold live long n score lots of runs, but not against pakistan(smiling) "- on 24th

april 2004 on espn Sachin's 30th B day program.

Sunil Gavaskar: Sunil Gavaskar: Sunil Gavaskar: Sunil Gavaskar:

India's fortune will depend on how many runs the little champion scores. There is no

doubt Tendulkar is the real thing.

Richie Benaud: Richie Benaud: Richie Benaud: Richie Benaud:

He has defined cricket in his fabulous, impeccable manner. He is to batting what

Shane Warne is to bowling.

Geoffrey Boycott:Geoffrey Boycott:Geoffrey Boycott:Geoffrey Boycott:

Technically, you can't fault Sachin. Seam or spin, fast or slow nothing is a problem.

Eddie Barlow:Eddie Barlow:Eddie Barlow:Eddie Barlow:

He is Sachin Tendulkar. I hope he stays Sachin Tendulkar. We need a new player, a

player in his own way. He has a technique which is the hallmark of a great player.

Everything indicates that he will be a great player and I am sure he will prove me

right. Reminds me of Barry Richards.

Greg Chappe ll: Greg Chappe ll: Greg Chappe ll: Greg Chappe ll:

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.

Abdul Qadir: Abdul Qadir: Abdul Qadir: Abdul Qadir:

I Was fielding in the covers Tendulkar came out to bat in his debut Test at Karachi. I

still remember Waqar Younis was at his peak form at that time. Tendulkar tried to

drive Waqar through the covers off his very first ball in Test cricket but was beaten

all ends up. But I walked to captain Imran Khan and told him 'this kid looks very good'

and Imran agree with me.

Sir Garfie ld Sobers: Sir Garfie ld Sobers: Sir Garfie ld Sobers: Sir Garfie ld Sobers:

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.

Peter Roebuck: Pe ter Roebuck: Pe ter Roebuck: Pe ter Roebuck:

Sometime back I had written a piece that said that Sachin's the master and Lara a

genius with his head high up somewhere. That's it!

Je ff Thompson: Je ff Thompson: Je ff Thompson: Je ff Thompson:

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. That's the buzz about him.

Ian Healy: Ian Healy: Ian Healy: Ian Healy:

Tendulkar is the most comouncy pitch with Hughes, McDermott and Whitney gunning

for him he only had 60-odd when No 11 came in. I've seen him against Warne too.

Mike Coward: Mike Coward: Mike Coward: Mike Coward:

Sachin's the best. I've had this view since I saw him score that hundred in Sydney in

1992. He's the most composed batsman I've ever seen.

Hashim Amla: Hashim Amla: Hashim Amla: Hashim Amla:

Nothing bad can happen to us if we're on a plane in India with Sachin Tendulkar on

it. Hashim Amla, the South African batsman, reassures himself as he boards a flight.

Shahrukh Khan: Shahrukh Khan: Shahrukh Khan: Shahrukh Khan:

"Maybe the country doesn't pray for me like they do for Sachin Tendulkar, but I know

I'm on a good wicket as well. "

Martina Navratilova: Martina Navratilova: Martina Navratilova: Martina Navratilova:

"Sachin was so focused. He never looked like getting out. He was batting with

single-minded devotion. It was truly remarkable. It was a lesson." Tennis legend

joins the Sachin Tendulkar fan club after watching him bat at Sydney.

Alistair Campbell: Alistair Campbell: Alistair Campbell: Alistair Campbell:

After loosing to India in the Coca Cola Cup final at Sharjah in November '98

"He has everything a top batsman needs. Tendulkar is a classic example of a player

being so good that his age is an irrelevance"

David Boon: David Boon: David Boon: David Boon:

"Technically he stands out as the best because of his ability to increase the pace at

will"

Cricket Historian Vasant Raiji: Cricket Historian Vasant Raiji: Cricket Historian Vasant Raiji: Cricket Historian Vasant Raiji:

"I have always felt C. K. Nayadu was the best. I now think sachin has the honour of

being the most outstanding batsman of all time."

Steve Waugh: Steve Waugh: Steve Waugh: Steve Waugh:

"You take Don Bradman away and he is next up I reckon."

Adam Hollioke: Adam Hollioke: Adam Hollioke: Adam Hollioke:

"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?'"

Tony Gre ig: Tony Gre ig: Tony Gre ig: Tony Gre ig:

He is cool, has magnificent temperament, and is so mature you tend to forget his

age. I can't think of any other example of a player who has so dominated the world

before the age of 25.

Allan Border: (after India won the Coca-Cola cup ) Allan Border: (after India won the Coca-Cola cup ) Allan Border: (after India won the Coca-Cola cup ) Allan Border: (after India won the Coca-Cola cup )

"Hell, if he stayed, even at 11 an over he would have got it."

Ajay Jadeja:Ajay Jadeja:Ajay Jadeja:Ajay Jadeja:

"I can't dream of an innings like that. He exists where we can't."

David Gower:David Gower:David Gower:David Gower:

"In the last session in Nagpur, when the Indian chase was still on, Tendulkar hit a

reverse sweep, an orthodox sweep and a lofted cover drive to (Ian) Blackwell. They

were all exquisite cricket shots. To play those shots deliberately in such quick

succession, off almost similar deliveries, was genius. That was a little jewel, just

those 3-4 minutes.

"It reminds you how very few people are special. It was a case of great thinking and

good technique."

Gavaskar..back in 1988 to tom alter:Gavaskar..back in 1988 to tom alter:Gavaskar..back in 1988 to tom alter:Gavaskar..back in 1988 to tom alter:

I sat in the office of Sportsweek magazine with that same Sunil Gavaskar. Ayaz

Memon and I were listening to Gavaskar in one of his rare, priceless moods. The ?

Little Master? was delving deep into his own experience, his own genius, and

bringing forth pearls of wisdom as sudden, and as effective, as his straight- drives

back past the bowler. Then Gavaskar came up with the following statement

(remember, this was in 1988, when Dilip Vengsarkar was about to become captain of

India): "The two best batsmen in Bombay today are Vengsarkar and Sachin

Tendulkar." Full stop. End of statement. The ball crosses the boundary-line

underneath the sight- screen.

Desmond Haynes:Desmond Haynes:Desmond Haynes:Desmond Haynes:

In terms of technique and compactness, Tendulkar is the best: Desmond Haynes.

Mark Taylor:Mark Taylor:Mark Taylor:Mark Taylor:

He's a phenomenon. We have to be switched on when he plays allow him no

boundries, for then he doesn't stop.

Wasim:Wasim:Wasim:Wasim:

"Cricketers like Sachin come once in a lifetime and I am privileged he played in my

time"

"Tuzhe pata hai tune kiska catch chhoda hai?" Wasim Akram to Abdul Razzaq when

the latter dropped Sachin's catch.

Allan Donald:Allan Donald:Allan Donald:Allan Donald:

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 isn't a fault there. He is

also a lovely guy, and over the years I've 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.

Anil Kumble :Anil Kumble :Anil Kumble :Anil Kumble :

he's shy little gentleman.

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.

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 (India's 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 hasn't 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.

Greame Pollock:Greame Pollock:Greame Pollock:Greame Pollock:

Tendulkar is the best in the world at the moment. Why I've 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.

Ian Chappell:Ian Chappell:Ian Chappell:Ian Chappell:

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 it's there to be hit.

Ravi Shastri: Ravi Shastri: Ravi Shastri: Ravi Shastri:

"We always knew that Sachin Tendulkar is a great cricketer, but after the Coca-Cola

Cup here, we have seen the birth of a legend. I can't think of anybody who has

batted more authoritatively in one day cricket for India, or even in the world except

for Vivian Richards."

Navjot Sidhu:Navjot Sidhu:Navjot Sidhu:Navjot Sidhu:

"His mind is like a computer. He stores data on bowlers and knows where they are

going to pitch the ball."

Mark Taylor:Mark Taylor:Mark Taylor:Mark Taylor:

"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)

Dravid:Dravid:Dravid:Dravid:

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 can't get a more complete cricketer than Sachin. He has everything that a

cricketer needs to have.

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 can't 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 doesn't 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.

AzharAzharAzharAzhar:

The more I see him, the more I want to see him.

Sunil Gavaskar: Sunil Gavaskar: Sunil Gavaskar: Sunil Gavaskar:

India's fortune will depend on how many runs the little champion scores. There is no

doubt Tendulkar is the real thing.

Harsha bhogle : Harsha bhogle : Harsha bhogle : Harsha bhogle :

if sachin plays well... India sleeps well.

Saurav Ganguly:Saurav Ganguly:Saurav Ganguly:Saurav Ganguly:

The thing I like most about Sachin is his intensity. After being in the game for so

long, he still has the same desire to do well for India in any international match.I tell

you what, this man is a legend.

Kris Srikkanth:Kris Srikkanth:Kris Srikkanth:Kris Srikkanth:

"He is the only match-winning batsman we have"

Ranatunga:Ranatunga:Ranatunga:Ranatunga:

"You get him out and half the battle is won"

Andy Flower:Andy Flower:Andy Flower:Andy Flower:

There are 2 kind of batsmen in the world. One Sachin Tendulkar. Two all the others.

Martin Crowe: Martin Crowe: Martin Crowe: Martin Crowe:

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.

Shane Warne:Shane Warne:Shane Warne:Shane Warne:

You have to decide for yourself whether you're bowling well or not. He's 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

that's all you can do".

Rudy Kortzen:Rudy Kortzen:Rudy Kortzen:Rudy Kortzen:

"I never get tired during umpiring whenever sachin is on crease"

sunny gavaskar:sunny gavaskar:sunny gavaskar:sunny gavaskar:

This was after a wonderful century by sachin(in england i guess in a test match..not

sure)

Sunny: The other day i was just trying to think of a bowler who can go through

sachin's defenses when sachin is in total defense. I am sorry but i could not think of

even one name who could do that. If sachin decides he doesnt want to give away his

wicket, he wont. be it any bowler in the world. Cheers to Sachin...

Ponting:Ponting:Ponting:Ponting:

Ponting make comparisons btn sachin,Lara& jayasuriya.

Sachin is the best ever batsman in the world. He is brilliant in his technique. He is

always hungry for runs.Sachin is better than Lara in his techniques & thats why he is

No.1 among others.On his day,Lara wiil be more destructive. He is the only man 2

fight for west indies. Jayasuriya also played gr8 knocks 4 his team. But compared 2

them Sachin is the BEST

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“Barely two hours after landing in Johannesburg on the 1992-93 tour to South Africa,

the team was to visit Tolstoy Farm, Mahatma Gandhi's first Satyagrahi Commune

founded in 1910. It was situated 35 kms from Jo'burg and most of the Indian players

showed little interest, longing to rest in the hotel after the long flight. But

Tendulkar, still a teenager, looked keen and hungry to learn more about Gandhi. His

volley of questions to the guide reflected his national pride.” NKP Salve, former

Union Minister.

Ricky Ponting:Ricky Ponting:Ricky Ponting:Ricky Ponting:

“Sachin is the most complete batsman I have seen. His technique is so good and he

has played well in all conditions. To have 41 one-day international tons shows what

an appetite he has for scoring runs.”

Harsha Bhogle : Harsha Bhogle : Harsha Bhogle : Harsha Bhogle :

There's no better sight on the cricket field than watch Tendulkar bat.

Rev David Shepherd.Rev David Shepherd.Rev David Shepherd.Rev David Shepherd.

"Sachin Tendulkar! If he isn't the best player in the world, I want to see the best

player in the world".