Best Quotes about Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar - GOD of Cricket

Sachin Tendulkar has carried the burden of the nation for 21 years. It is time we carried him on our shoulders- Virat Kohli after India won the 2011 World Cup

"I have seen God, he bats at no. 4 in Tests for India"- Matthew Hayden

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

"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)

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- Shane Warne

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. I would say he's 99.5% perfect- Viv Richards on Sachin Tendulkar

He has defined cricket in his fabulous, impeccable manner. He is to batting what Shane Warne is to bowling-Richie Benaud

If I've to bowl to Sachin, I'll bowl with my helmet on. He hits the ball so hard-Dennis Lillee

Sachin is a genius. I'm a mere mortal- Brian Lara

Don't bowl bad balls he hits the good ones for fours-Michael Kasprowicz

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

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- Martina Navratilova

I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for allowing us to breathe the same air as you do- Shahrukh Khan

The thing I like the 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¬- Sourav Ganguly

He can play that leg glance with a walking stick also- Waqar Younis

Sachin Tendulkar is, in my time, the best player without doubt - daylight second, Brian Lara third-Shane Warne

Sachin is cricket's God- Barry Richards

 "Cricket is our Religion" "Sachin is our GOD"

Can Sachin Tendulkar score his 100th international ton against Australia today?

Bradman scored his 100th first-class ton against India in 1947. Will Sachin Tendulkar return the 'favour' by emulating cricket's greatest batsman in Ahmedabad today?


If Sachin Tendulkar scores his 100th international ton against Australia today, it will add another layer to cricket's great connection. Aussies adore their Sir Don; admire a 'little fella' call Tendulkar.

Images of Don Bradman (Top) and Sachin Tendulkar walking out to bat. PICS/GETTY IMAGES

In November 1947, Bradman scored his 100th first-class century during the Australian XI vs Indians XI at the Sydney Cricket Ground. And though it was achieved in a tour game (held as a tune-up for the five-match Test series), Bradman deeply cherished the achievement when he hit India's G Kishenchand to mid-on for  a single.

Landmark tonJust like Kishenchand is remembered in India as the man who gave Bradman the single to reach a century of first-class hundreds, Ricky Ponting's team will forever be known for the side which presented Tendulkar with his landmark hundred especially if it turns out to be a match-winning effort.

For nearly two decades now, Australia has been in love with the Indian batting master. Neil Harvey (82), a member of Bradman's 1948 team, says Tendulkar ranks closest to the Australian genius.

In a DVD produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation called Bradman Centenary Collection which was released a few years after the 2001 passing away of Bradman, Harvey says: "Tendulkar gets down the wicket like Bradman used to so to slow bowling. "Tendulkar's feet movements are so good... he has this ability like Bradman to pick the line and length of the ball probably quicker than anybody else in the game. That is what makes great players so great. He'll be probably closest to Bradman that I've seen."

It is well documented that Bradman told his wife, Lady Jessie in the mid-1990s that he thought Tendulkar batted like him. The great Indian was over the moon. "This is the greatest compliment one can ever get. I only got to see the cassettes (footage of Bradman) when I was 16 or 17. Until then, I was engrossed in my own game. After a few years, you get to know that my style resembles Sir Don's. I mean ¦ that is something amazing and I was absolutely thrilled about it," Tendulkar tells celebrated Australian cricket writer, Mike Coward in the DVD.

Bradman considered his 100 first-class tons as a heavyweight of an achievement. In his autobiography, Farewell to Cricket, he wrote: "Of all my experiences in cricket, that was my most exhilarating moment on the field. The huge crowd gave me a reception which was moving in its spontaneous warmth."

There won't be any benevolence from Ricky Ponting to Tendulkar in Ahmedabad today, but in 1947, there was a bit of it dished out by India captain Lala Amarnath when Bradman was on the threshold of his feat. Historians reckon Amarnath called on batsman Kishenchand to bowl to Bradman because he wanted his milestone century to be scored against India. But Bradman saw it differently.  "Finally with my total on 99, Amarnath called up Kishenchand who was fielding on the boundary.

Surprise choice"He had not bowled before and I had no idea what type of bowler he was. It was a shrewd move, as one could have so easily been deceived, but I treated him with the greatest respect until eventually came a single to mid-on and the great moment had arrived," Bradman wrote.

India endured a 0-4 loss to Australia, but won the tour game (by 47 runs) in which Bradman reached his milestone. Will India achieve the same result as Lala Amarnath's men did in 1947? Over to Motera!

Pakistan vs West Indies ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 first QF match

In the first quarter final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, group 'A' topper Pakistan will take on fourth placed team from group 'B', West Indies on Wednesday, March 23 at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.

THE MATCH will be played under flood lights and will start from 2:30 pm local time.

During the journey to the quarter finals of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, Pakistan won against Kenya by 205 runs, won by 11 runs against Sri Lanka and against Canada by 46 runs. In its fourth match, Pakistan lost against New Zealand by 110 runs.

In the next two matches of the ICC Cricket World Cup, the Shahid Afridi-led Pakistan team has won against Zimbabwe by seven wickets under the Duckworth–Lewis (D/L) method and stopped the 34-match winning streak of defending champion Australia. Pakistan won against Australia by four wickets on March 19.

West Indies team under the leadership of captain Darren Sammy has won and lost three matches, each, on the way to the quarter finals of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. The Caribbean team started its campaign against South Africa with a seven-wicket defeat.

In the next three matches West Indies won against Netherlands, Bangladesh and Ireland by 215 runs, nine wickets and 44 runs respectively. The Caribbean team lost its last two matches against England and India by 18 runs and 80 runs respectively.

Pakistan and West Indies have played 114 matches so far with each other. West Indies have 64 matches and Pakistan 48 matches, whereas two matches ended as a tie. In Cricket World Cups, the Caribbean team is leading by lead 6-2 and in sub-continent conditions, the record favours Indies by 16-12 (Tie: 1).

 

However, the West Indies team have won only three matches out of the last 16 encounters against Pakistan.

At the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, considered as one of the best grounds in the sub-continent, the wicket is considered good for batsman. In the last five matches at this venue the first inning batting average is 240. 4, whereas second inning batting average is 158.8.

In the last five occasions at this venue, the team that has played first has won four matches, including the Pakistan vs Bangladesh ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 warm-up match.

 

Only the West Indies has won a match after batting second at this venue during the league match against Bangladesh.

Given below are the squads of the Pakistan and West Indies teams for the first quarter final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011:

Pakistan: Shahid Afridi (capt), Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal (wk), Younis Khan, Asad Shafiq, Umar Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Abdur Rehman, Saeed Ajmal, Shoaib Akhtar, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz, Junaid Khan, Ahmed Shehzad.

West Indies: Darren Sammy (Capt), Chris Gayle, Devendra Bishoo, Darren Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Devon Smith, Sulieman Benn, Nikita Miller, Andre Rusell, Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Kirk Edwards, Devon Thomas (wk).

Highest wicket taker in Worldcup 2011

The following table contains the ten leading wicket-takers of the tournament.

Player	Team	Wkts	Mts	Ave	S/R	Econ	BBI
Shahid Afridi	Pakistan	21	7	10.71	18.4	3.48	5/16
Zaheer Khan	India	17	7	16.23	21.7	4.47	3/20
Robin Peterson	South Africa	15	7	15.86	22.4	4.25	4/12
Tim Southee	New Zealand	15	7	17.00	24.9	4.09	3/13
Imran Tahir	South Africa	14	5	10.71	16.9	3.79	4/38
Umar Gul	Pakistan	14	7	14.50	22.5	3.86	3/30
Kemar Roach	West Indies	13	6	15.00	21.2	4.23	6/27
Muttiah Muralitharan	Sri Lanka	13	7	16.15	24.4	3.96	4/25
Brett Lee	Australia	13	7	18.07	25.0	4.42	4/28
Harvir Baidwan	Canada	13	6	23.61	25.3	5.58	3/35

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Highest team totals in World cup 2011

The following table lists the ten highest team scores during this tournament.^[1]

Team	Total	Opponent	Ground
India	370/4	Bangladesh	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka
New Zealand	358/6	Canada	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
South Africa	351/5	Netherlands	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
India	338	England	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
England	338/8	India	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Sri Lanka	332/7	Canada	Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
West Indies	330/8	Netherlands	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Ireland	329/7	England	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
England	327/8	Ireland	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Sri Lanka	327/6	Zimbabwe	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy