Who is the most popular cricketer of all-time?

Question

with more fans.

Answer 1

Sachin Tendulkar has been the most wholesome batsman of his time, and arguably the biggest cricket icon as well. His batting is based on the purest principles: perfect balance, economy of movement, precision in stroke-making, and that intangible quality given only to geniuses, anticipation. If he doesn't have a signature stroke - the upright, back-foot punch comes close - it is because he is equally proficient in each of the full range of orthodox shots (and plenty of improvised ones as well) and can pull them out at will.

Though he has adopted a noticeably conservative approach in the last quarter of his career, there are no apparent weaknesses in Tendulkar's game. He can score all around the wicket, off both front foot and back, and has made runs in all parts of the world in all conditions.

Some of his finest performances have come against Australia, the overwhelmingly dominant team of his era. His century as a 19-year old on a lightning fast pitch at the WACA is considered one of the best innings ever to have been played in Australia. A few years later he received the ultimate compliment from the ultimate batsman when Don Bradman confided to his wife that Tendulkar reminded him of himself.

Blessed with the keenest of cricket minds, and armed with a loathing for losing, Tendulkar set about doing what it took to become one of the best batsmen in the world. This was after he was turned away from a fast-bowling camp in Chennai by Dennis Lillee.

Tendulkar's greatness was established early: he was only 16 when he made his Test debut. He was hit on the mouth by Waqar Younis but continued to bat, in a blood-soaked shirt. His first Test hundred, a match-saving one at Old Trafford, came when he was 17, and he had 16 Test hundreds before he turned 25. In 2000 he became the first batsman to have scored 50 international hundreds, and he currently holds the record for most hundreds in both Tests and ODIs - remarkable, considering he didn't score his first ODI hundred till his 79th match.

Tendulkar's considerable achievements seem greater still when looked at in the light of the burden of expectations he has had to bear from his adoring but somewhat unreasonable followers, who have been prone to regard anything less than a hundred as a failure. The aura may have dimmed, if only slightly, as the years on the international circuit have taken their toll on the body, but Tendulkar remains, by a distance, the most worshipped cricketer in the world.

Answer 2

It should be Tendulkar. He gets standing ovation wherever he goes. His popularity goes beyond all geographic boundaries and it encroaches into other sports as well.

Sachin Tendulkar was gifted a Ferrari by  Michael Schumacher himself. (of course by Ferrari, and they paid huge sum as tax)

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Tendulkar was appointed Ambassador for Manchester United

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Answer 3

sir sachin ramesh tendulkar

"Men may come and men may go, but Sachin goes on forever"

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is my favorite cricketer and I think most people on earth will join me when I say that.

Many a time has a publicity-seeking writer tried to write off the champion but they had all forgotten something- Champions stay! There are very little people on earth who make you feel heaven on earth. Watching Sachin run around the field and scamper between the wickets at an age of 34 years, I can't help but wonder as to how it feels to be in the same ground as him? Though I am not fortunate enough to have achieved that, I am more than blessed along with all of you to have lived in the era of Tendulkar.

He square cuts and the ball stays hit. Ah! The flick off the pads- show me a better player of the shot and I'll eat my hat. The paddle sweep of the Champion himself is a shot he has never got out off. Cover drives, pulls what not? And yeah I forgot something. Not even what people call God can play the straight drive better than Sachin Tendulkar. How many times have we seen the straight bat of his follow through after an astonishingly straight dive off world class fast bowlers and wondered- "Is this how God looks like?"

Probably the sports person with the most number of articles written about him. An immaculate personality off the field. Not so much as a word against his critics but yeah why should he talk when his bat does all the talking? I mean 41 tons and 80 odd fifties and 15000 runs-Monumental!! I think it is only natural that people want him off the field. Let me tell you form is temporary but class is permanent. Sachin is class.

Ian Bishop went to the dressing room after bing hit for a six off his last ball to lose the game. Sir Viv Richards walked in and Ian told him "That kid who hit me for a six over long on- amazing. What was his name?" Sachin. Sidhu warned Sachin that the pitch was behaving awkward and he should stay well inside his crease and the next ball Sachin steps down and hits Ambrose for six.

I mean some people read the game better than the others. They do something that lifts your heart and takes you into a different level of the sport. You feel it when Federer waltzes the court. You feel it when Beethoven's music is heard. You feel it when Sachin plays his backfoot defence.

Shoaib Akhtar,2003 World Cup, guess who it him for a six in the first over after talking ill of him? Guess who pulled Andrew Caddick for six (Alan Wilkins calls it the best ever shot played in International Cricket)? Henry Olonga and Travis Friend were demolished when people thought they were getting the better of him. But Sachin has hardly lost a battle. Now, teams are starting to feel his wrath once again as he goes about punishing the bowlers as if he wants to make a statement before he leaves.

I know I definitely will never see a better cricketer. None ever will. Harsha Bhogle says he is not just a batsman but a persona who lifts the spirit of the whole team and makes them believe they can win. In an interview he said: "During the lunch break of the 2003 world cut final Sachin asked his teammates if they will be able to score a boundary off every over. They agreed and now the target had reduced 160 off 250 balls. And when asked who will take the attack to the Aussie bowlers, Sachin said he will do it and he showed his intentions the first ball itself. We may have lost the cup but we didn't fall flat- thanks to sachin. I think he is the best cricketer ever."

To us Indians, the Taj Mahal may be an ordinary building but to a foreigner it is beauty, a wonder. He would sit in front of it for one whole day and admire it. The same is for Sachin. There are few Indians who think he is not a good batsman but the cricketers around the world still fear playing against the little master.

Any day I'll pay just to watch the maestro in action. Show me just his straight drive and I will pay you a thousand bucks. There are somethings words cannot sufficiently describe- sachin is one of them.

In short, Sachin is God.

Answer 4

Sir Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar

Others who are also very famous : Sir Don Bradman, Viv Richards, Brian Lara and many more

But Sachin's Popularity is beyond any single country. He is famous and respected in all cricket playing nations.

Answer 5

ramesh powar from india

Answer 6

Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis... the kings of reverse swing! I dont think there will ever be a pair like them in world cricket today! They were truly the best! During there era, Pakistan was at the height of cricket!

Answer 7

SAchin

Answer 8

well

after thinking for a long time i thought i shd be different wit my answer.

but sorry ppl i could'nt get another name.

i think no one wld even come closer to tendulkar's popularity.

so tats it it has to be sachin THE GREAT  tendulkar

Answer 9

simple question

single answer  

S.R. Tendulakar  

every cricket fan likes sachin.

if sachin is out when the stadium will become empty in seconds

this shows the greatness of master

in the match between aussies and india  some of the aussies fans are holding sachins pic and shoting sachin, sachin,  

this is a small example

Answer 10

Sachin..Sachin..Sachin! Who else???

Answer 11

Don Bradman has the most amount of respect, he doesn't necesarily have the most amount of fans as people like me never really got to watch him and have only heard stories and stats, which doesn't give you a lot of feel about who he was.

Sachin has a lot of fans but to be honest that could be because of the fact that Indians are a large majority of the cricketing world and therefore he has more fans, but he is certainly respected by everyone. Ask a question about Sachin and you will have more than 25 answers in one day. He's greatly loved by a lot oof Indians as he should be.

So i guess i'll have to go with Sachin.

Answer 12

If you were to take all the cricket fans that have ever lived, from the time the peasants of southern England were risking the wrath of the church to play cricket, till today, and ask them who their favourite cricketer in all history was...

I would say it's a toss up between Bradman and WG Grace. Probably Bradman. Sachin is too recent to really feature.

Answer 13

Steve Waugh

Answer 14

Quick, everyone MUST say it's tendulkar. Any other response will result in all the sad, sad little indians giving a pile of thumbs down to your answer.

"Tendulkar is god"?? Now if that aint overrated then nothing is!!! He's a good cricketer indians, THAT'S IT!!!

Answer 15

IMRAN KHAN  

Answer 16

Sir Don Bredman of Australia is definately most popular cricketer of the world, I knew that most of people will be supported to sachin tendulkar but i think Sir Don Bredman are most famous than sachin tendulkar.

Ofcource after Don Bredman sachin will came this position but first position is definatel is Sir Don Bredman.

Answer 17

It has to be Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar! He is famous world-wide! He holds the most no. of records, in short, he is the "Master of Records"! He is the Idol of every young cricketer! He has fans in both Hollywood and Bollywood....He is simply a legend & his work would be recognised for ever & ever!!! Sachin pajji - u rock!

Answer 18

Fan wise, I would say Tendulkar...