Wasim Akram lauds Sachin Tendulkar’s 50-ton record; regards him greatest player of all time
Former skipper of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wasim-Akram-c96292 has said that Sachin Tendulkar is the greatest cricket player of all time.
At a time when creating (and breaking) records have become a norm with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750’s batting maestro, Tendulkar has pulled off another major milestone by accomplishing 50 hundreds in his Test match career – he made his 50th
in the 2nd innings of the first Test match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 - becoming the only player in the world to achieve this feat.
Speaking to an international sports channel’s correspondent, Wasim Akram praised the achievements of the legendary batsman from his neighbouring country. Akram also shared some memories of the times when Tendulkar had just started
his career back in 1989.
“I remember Tendulkar making his debut against us. Waqar was around 20 years and I was about 21-22 years in the Karachi Test. We had heard that India have selected a player who is just about 16-years of age. We had also heard about
his record-feat in school cricket with Vinod Kambli,” said Akram.
Tendulkar’s 21-year career has witnessed him bagging numerous records. At an age when most of the cricketers consider taking retirement, Tendulkar is as fit as any youngster in his team. In today’s Test match, which culminated
in the defeat of the Indian team by an innings and 25 runs, he contributed an emphatic 111 runs, managing a spellbinding 7th wicket partnership with skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 (who himself scored 90 runs.)
Commenting upon this new record of Indian batting wizard displayed today, Akram said that he had never thought of Sachin Tendulkar becoming such great player.
“I was just about hitting peak as a bowler back then, and Waqar and I had discussed that he might be very talented but will have a tough time against Pakistan pace battery. We thought it would be too much for him to handle Imran
Khan, Waqar, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Aaqib-Javed-c41431 and me. I vividly recall dropping Sachin’s edge at second slip. Then came the 4th Test, where he did not do much with the bat again. At that time we never thought he would be what he is today” recalled Akram.
Wasim Akram was of the view that it was rather impossible for anyone else to even come close to Sachin’s 50-ton record. Praising his never-say-die spirit, he said: “When Don Bradman made 29 centuries, Sunny broke that record and
we used to wonder that who would be the next to break it? Now see, Tendulkar has done it. Credit goes to him, his dedication, his hard work, his consistency and that's why, to me, he is the greatest of all time."
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