I am finding for a perfect word to describe about this great man. I feel calling him as 'God of cricket' is the right one. This blogger has grown up watching sachin's matches, sometimes even in the street. There is something special about this man. Playing in a competitive sport for more than two decades and to add to it almost maniacal followed by millions and millions of people all over the world, each movements scrutinized and commented, it couldn't have got tougher.
Opening the innings for India, he has been one of the successful key player cricket has ever noticed and by many the greatest of his era. This little master has stolen million hearts with his classic strokes. Starting his career at an age of 16 and continuing his good form till date in all forms of cricket with some pivotal performances, this man is truly a legend.
Champions of champions is in the peak of all the cricket records with 93 centuries in his basket already and making entire world wait to witness his century of centuries. This master has an unique way of playing with blasting the ball at all corners of the stadium. He is also been a think-tank, discussing with the players and building the strategies.
Kudos to his excellent stroke of record 200 runs in the ODI history.
Here is some of the greatest sayings of course by the great people about this man
@Hashim Amla:"Nothing bad can happen to us if we're on a plane in India with SachinTendulkar on it."Hashim Amla, the South African batsman, reassures himself as he boards aflight----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@yaseer hameed:"Sometimes you get so engrossed in watching batsmen like Rahul Dravidand Sachin Tendulkar that you lose focus on your job."----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"To Sachin, the man we all want to be"- What Andrew Symonds wrote on an aussie t-shirt he autographedspecially for Sachin----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 TV sets and switch off theirlives "BBC on Sachin-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
But the finest compliment must be that bookmakers would not fix the odds-or a game - until Tendulkar was out.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Tuzhe pata hai tune kiska catch chhoda hai?""Tuzhe pata hai tune kiska catch chhoda hai?" Wasim Akram to AbdulRazzaq when the latter dropped Sachin's catch.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@Brian Charles Lara againSachin is a genius. I'm a mere mortal.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"We did not lose to a team called India...we lost to a man calledSachin" -Mark Taylor, during the test match in Chennai (1997)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@M. L. Jaisimha:"The more I see of him the more confused I'm getting to which is hisbest knock."---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@McGrath:"The joy he brings to the millions of his countrymen, the grace withwhich he handles all the adulation and the expectations and his innatehumility - all make for a one-in-a-billion individual,"---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@Wife Anjali:"I can be hundred per cent sure that Sachin will not play for a minutelonger when he is not enjoying himself. He is still so eager to go outthere and play. He will play as long as he feels he can play,"---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
by HAYDEN - i feel is the best SACHIN QUOTEhe said"I HAVE SEEN GOD, HE BATS AT NO.4 FOR INDIA"---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Even my father's name is Sachin Tendulkar."Tendulkar's daughter, Sara, tells her class her father's name after theteacher informs them of a restaurant of the same name in Mumbai---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
KUMBLE : I am fortunate that I've to bowl to Sachin and Rahul only in the nets!---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@ shahrukh:quoting Shahrukh from an interviewQue: Who do you think as most important celebrity ?Shahrukh: There was a big party where stars from bollywood and cricketwere invited. Suddenly, there was a big noise, all wanted to see approachingAmitabh Bachhan.Then Sachin entered the hall and Amitabh was leading the queue to get agrab of the GENIUS!!----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@Navjot Singh Sidhu:India me aap PrimeMinister ko ek Baar Katghare me khada kar saktehain..Par Sachin Tendulkar par Ungli nahi utha Sakte.. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@waqar younis:He can play that leg glance with a walking stick also .----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A banner once said-' I WILL SEE GOD WHEN I DIE BUT TILL THEN I WILL SEESACHIN ' that quiet defines Sachin-The greatest.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sachin Tendulkar has often reminded me of a veteran army colonel who hasmany medals on his chest to show how he has conquered bowlers all overthe world -- Allan Donald----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
And i remember reading in one of Allan Donald's interview. Thisinterview was in Cricket Talk and 7-8 yrs ago.I was bowling to Sachin and he hit me for two fours in a row. One frompoint and the other in between point and gully. That was the last two balls of the over andthe over after that we (SA) 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 overand it was a fuller length delevery outside offstump. And i shouted catch. To myastonishment the ball was hit to the cover boundary. Such was the brilliance of Sachin. Hisreflex time is the best i have ever seen. Its like 1/20th of a sec. To get his wicket better notprepare. Atleast u wont regret if he hits you for boundaries.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Peter Rebouck - aussie journalist:On a train from Shimla to Delhi, there was a halt in one of the stations. The train stopped by for few minutes as usual.Sachin was nearing century, batting on 98. The passengers, railway officials, everyone on the train waited for Sachin to complete thecentury.This Genius can stop time in India!!-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Andy Flower:There are 2 kind of batsmen in the world. One Sachin Tendulkar. Two allthe others.
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Kapil Dev:
I have not seen Don Bradman, I have seen Sachin Tendulkar.
For me he is the greatest batsman world has ever seen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"He's 99.5 percent perfect"- Viv Richards
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"Cricketers like Sachin come once in a lifetime, and I am privileged he played in my time"- Wasim Akram
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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"- Shane Warne
