Wednesday, December 22, 2010

The only person in the century capable of scoring century of centuries at International lavel. SRT !!

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (born 24 April 1973) is an Indian cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket.

"When Sachin Tendulkar travelled to Pakistan to face one of the finest bowling attacks ever assembled in cricket, Michael Schumacher was yet to race a F1 car, Lance Armstrong had never been to the Tour de France, Diego Maradona was still the captain of a world champion Argentina team, Pete Sampras had never won a Grand Slam.

When Tendulkar embarked on a glorious career taming Imran and company, Roger Federer was a name unheard of; Lionel Messi was in his nappies, Usain Bolt was an unknown kid in the Jamaican backwaters. The Berlin Wall was still intact, USSR was one big, big country, Dr Manmohan Singh was yet to "open" the Nehruvian economy. It seems while Time was having his toll on every individual on the face of this planet, he excused one man. Time stands frozen in front of Sachin Tendulkar. We have had champions, we have had legends, but we have never had another Sachin Tendulkar and we never will."

 
Here are a few links and information about the GOD.
To start with, who is the greatest cricketer ?? Sachin or Bradman.
Who is the greatest ??

Lets start with the best ODI innings of all time ...






and this is what he has to say about it...




SRT also featured in ESPNs series "Legends of cricket".





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What made him the man he is, is his determination and his attitude. You can judge that even when he gave his first interview


Even you and me must have said many of the following lines, but its not WHAT is said that is important, its WHO said it that matters. So here are a few quotes by some cricketing greats.


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

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


Brain Lara:
Sachin is a genius , i am a mere mortal!

Martin Crowe:
The shot played on this ball is only possible for the GOD of cricket

Shane Warne:
I would go to bed having nightmares of sachin dancing down the ground and hitting me for sixes.

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. 

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. 

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.

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.

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

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

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".


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

And here are some of his great innings and strokes...
Sachins first ODI inning

 First test century

Tendulkar's Bullet Drive against LEE 

And here are his master class innings at Sharjah in 1998.

and then the finals ...

And the team man has shown his spark even in bowling and fielding ...

 

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