When the King of Bollywood, Amitabh Bachan and the King of Fast Bowling, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wasim-Akram-c96292 both would praise someone as “the best batsman in history”, it would certainly mean there’s something extraordinary about the man. The appraisal
was governed to none other than the cricketing legend who is in the game for more than two decades now, Sachin Tendulkar.
The batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar made history by becoming the first player to score 50 centuries in Test cricket and indeed a “beacon of greatness” representing the true spirit of the game. There are numerous times when Sachin
is rated as the most complete batsman but still the Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bacchan was quite peeved upon his comparison to the legends like Don Bradman.
Sachin made his Test debut at the young age of only 16 and played 20 of his first 21 Tests on foreign grounds. His 50 Test hundreds lend a whole new facet to his figure as a grown-up batsman, referred by the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 bowling legend
Wasim Akram as the “best batsman in history”.
His Test debut against Pakistan was in Karachi in 1989 but it was his high esteem performance in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sialkot-c842 wicket that depicted a clear picture that the pressure of batting at the eternal rival’s soil did not stand a chance in
front of his strong determination and guts showed that he is aiming to succeed at the top level.
His career over the past two decades and this last century took him across another milestone which confirms the volume of talent Sachin holds. Both Wasim Akram and Sir Vivian Richards complimented on Sachin’s great success.
“Sachin's feat of 50 Test centuries, I really don't see anyone breaking that record for a long time.” Akram said.
Vivian Richards also seconded to that saying, "He can certainly achieve that (scoring 50 Test centuries). I think the way the games are going at present, it would be very difficult for anyone to break that record. He is way ahead
of others."
In an online poll conducted by “Sydney Morning Herald”, Sachin came to the top of the two while in comparison to Sir Don Bradman with 67 per cent votes in his favor. If looked at the broader picture, this could be fair justice
having Sachin play all three formats of the game while Bradman was a Test cricket star. Also, Sachin has governed his tremendous career and made history against the finest bowlers around the globe whereas Bradman holds his high esteem primarily in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746
and England.
Sachin is the player who not only is persistent, but could also be extremely aggressive. He is the one in his youth times to hit five sixes in an over to Abdul Qadir. He is indeed a true match winner and a tremendous game finisher
for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 on any given occasion; and above all, his cool mindedness never backed out even if things weren’t going his way.
Today, Sachin has evolved as one of the most complete batsman over both the Test cricket as well as the one-day matches. He closed the gap following his 50th Test century, in the Centurion Test, to the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 captain Kumar Sangakkara
to mere two rating points at the top of the Reliance Mobile ICC Test Rankings of Batsmen.
With two games still ahead of him, it seems like an excellent opportunity to overtake the Sri Lankan star to the top spot. Still facing a tough competition, against the South African star Jacques Kallis, who scored a double hundred
in the same Centurion Test.
Sachin not only took keen guidance from the coaches themselves, but also believes on his intuitive signals coming from his mind and body that when taken into process indeed brought him one too many runs.
In compilation, Sachin can be as ruthless as Lara, the swagger of Vivian Richards, the legend himself, as technical as Sunil Gavaskar along with the doggedness and control that he bestows just like Steve Waugh did.
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