Brian Lara calls Sachin Tendulkar "our period’s Don Bradman"
Brian Lara, a legendary left-handed batsman himself, has saluted Sachin Tendulkar’s longevity calling him the 'Don Bradman' of recent times though the Caribbean prodigy refused to the contrast the legendary icons of different eras.
What Lara appreciated the most about the Indian batting maestro was his longevity, saying that the time Tendulkar will spend in international cricket, he will keep on scripting new records. Lara said that what he valued the most is the consistency in Tendulkar’s form and not the age could affect that.
“…his longevity in the game is something to be really appreciated. The time he will spend in the game, records are going to tumble," Lara said. “The fact that someone can be there from the age of sixteen and still at the age of thirty seven perform brilliantly is something that I cherish more than anything else," he added.
The astonishing former http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 captain - who has played a number of games against Tendulkar and averages 52.88 in his 16-years long Test cricketing career (Dec 1990 to Dec 2006) - denied any kind of race between Tendulkar and the Australian great Sir Donald Bradman, saying that both are great players who have flourished in different eras.
He stated, "He(Sachin) is our period’s Don Bradman. Forget the difference in averages with Bradman but whoever I have spoken to who have seen very old players in action, they believe that he [the Australian legend] would not have averaged 99 in today's cricket.”
Bradman, who died in 2001, averaged 99.94 in his 52-match Test career that saw him scoring 29 centuries and 13 fifties. While Sachin Tendulkar, since making his Test debut in November 1989, has so far played 174 Tests and averages 56.55 with a record number of 49 centuries.
Lara, who was in Dubai for the endorsement of a jewellery brand, declined the reports that he is going to join the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045 Cricket as head coach though he did opine that he will help the struggling side. The legendary left-handed batsman is fanatical about golf these days and has been reportedly spending most of his time at the Ernie Els Golf Course.
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