Quotes - Who is Sachin Tendulkar?
A man who built monuments in his childhood – Harsha Bhogle
If Ian botham can be seen as the Errol Flynn of cricket or Viv Richards as Martin Luther King or Shane Warne as Marilyn Manroe, Tendulkar is surely the game’s “Secular Saint” – Greg Baum
He came not from another dimension but from the nets – Greg Baum
A little man on big posters and hoardings, he is not watching them, but they are watching him. Still he stands tall – Greg Baum
Greatest batsman of all-time in terms of technical certitude, style and consistency -Ayaz Memon
A boy who said “Mein Khelega” after a bouncer nearly broke his nose on debut – Osman Samiuddin
An agent for change in India’s cricket – Peter Roebuck
Many great cricketers came to cricket with causes. For Tendulkar, Cricket is the cause – Peter Roebuck
A man who did not need to search for meaning or motivation – Peter Roebuck
Most productive and satisfying batsman to watch – Peter Roebuck
The “Symbolical” Cricketer – Mike Marqusee
A Cricketer of Gandhian self-denial and Anandian self-containment – Gideon Haigh
A man who has never “spoken out” in Cricket contexts – Gideon Haigh
Test Cricket‘s enduring guardian – Barney Ronay
Admired in every country. Just occasionally, the Australian people will take an overseas player to their heart and claim him as their own – Mike Coward
Man who hates failures like no one else does – Sanjay Manjrekar
Bowler’s Delight – Anil Kumble
It wasn’t the Akrams or the Warnes who troubled him, but Hansie Cronje and Dion Nash – Anil Kumble
A man who came into Tests a finished product – Rahul Dravid
Focus, Focus, Focus – Harsha Bhogle
Always drama around him but not in his mind – Harsha Bhogle
A man who still thinks he is indebted to the game – Harsha Bhogle
Last but not the least,
He was “Easy to watch”, “Difficult to bowl”, ‘Impossible to write about” – Peter Roebuck
And finally, thanks to Sachin Tendulkar for providing joy to so many, for giving us the privilige of writing, discussing, talking on the game when he is its leading exponent