Cricket’s finest ambassador
14 Oct 2013 3:17 AM IST
Sachin has garnered reactions from all over the world for his eminent display throughout his career. He has truely been an ambassador of cricket and has taken the game to top most summit.
On field or off-field he has been a master of prodigy. From cricket legends to the media, from politicians to other sports fraternity, Sachin has been a sportsman of an era that saw some of the world’s best atheletes covering major sports worldwide. The English media saluted Sachin Tendulkar, who has announced retirement from Test cricket next month, describing him as a ‘superhero’ and compared him with the likes of football legend Pele and tennis superstar Roger Federer in greatness in his field.
All the leading newspapers here paid glowing tributes to the iconic batsman as someone who strode on a cricket field like a colossus and said the game will miss a player who has ‘superhuman’ achievements.
In his column for the ‘The Times’, former England captain Mike Atherton described Tendulkar as the ‘superhero for our times’ and wrote about the adulation he received from the fans in cricket-mad India.
Describing Tendulkar as ‘superhuman’ for having almost all the cricketing records in his name, tabloid ‘Mirror’ compared him to legends of other sports in greatness.
‘In cricket, only Sir Don Bradman’s average of 99.94 or Brian Lara breaking the world record twice - which was like man walking on the moon and then landing on Mars 10 years later - come close to Tendulkar’s century of international hundreds and double century of Test caps for superhuman endurance,’ the newspaper said.
‘And in other sports, perhaps Pele’s 1,281 career goals, Sir Steve Redgrave’s five Olympic gold medals in consecutive Games or Roger Federer’s 17 Grand Slam titles compare with the Little Master for greatness,’ it said. Sachin Tendulkar’s impending retirement from Test cricket evoked unreserved admiration for the batting icon from the Australian media which described him the ‘deity of cricket’ and one of the history’s two greatest batsmen along with Don Bradman.
With the headline ‘Tendulkar departs as a deity of cricket’, ‘Sydney Morning Herald’ said that the Indian batsman combined brilliance with incredible longevity and none of his contemporaries commanded god-like status like he did.
‘A batting genius who has played the game for almost a quarter of a century, he combined brilliance with incredible longevity. He outlasted fellow greats such as West Indies champion Brian Lara, Australian legend Ricky Ponting and Indian teammate Rahul Dravid, and inspired a new generation of players who wanted to be like him,’ the newspaper said.
‘The others were all champions, and South Africa’s relentless all-rounder Jacques Kallis is still going, but none of his contemporaries commanded Tendulkar’s god-like status, which coincided with India’s rise as a cricket superpower,’ it said.
There were several write-ups, columns and video footages of the past which had comments made by experts and former players over the years during Tendulkar’s long career of 24 glorious years, all leading to one conclusion that he is the number one contemporary batsman, equal in greatness only to Bradman in the history of the game.
‘Daily Telegraph’ said it’s now accepted by the cricketing world that Tendulkar and Bradman are the greatest batsmen in the history of the game.
Tendulkar’s decision has come at right time: Ganguly
Kolkata: Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly Thursday said batting legend Sachin Tendulkar has taken his decision to quit the game at the right time and asked the country’s cricket authorities to use his services in grooming young talent.
‘This decision has come at the right time,’ said Ganguly, who formed the greatest opening pair in One-Day Internationals with Tendulkar. Ganguly, whose cricketing career coincided with the Mumbaikar, said Tendulkar was a ‘good human being’ whose greatest traits were his commitment to the game and temperament.
Asked whether Tendulkar’s retirement from Test cricket would take whatever sheen was left with the longest form of the game, Ganguly said, ‘We will have to wait and see. But today is a day for Sachin.’
Ganguly said he met Tendulkar for the first time at an Under-16 camp in Indore. ‘When I saw him, I was surprised at his talent. At such a young age, he could play all the shots.’ ‘What I found very very striking was his hunger for the game.’
On field or off-field he has been a master of prodigy. From cricket legends to the media, from politicians to other sports fraternity, Sachin has been a sportsman of an era that saw some of the world’s best atheletes covering major sports worldwide. The English media saluted Sachin Tendulkar, who has announced retirement from Test cricket next month, describing him as a ‘superhero’ and compared him with the likes of football legend Pele and tennis superstar Roger Federer in greatness in his field.
All the leading newspapers here paid glowing tributes to the iconic batsman as someone who strode on a cricket field like a colossus and said the game will miss a player who has ‘superhuman’ achievements.
In his column for the ‘The Times’, former England captain Mike Atherton described Tendulkar as the ‘superhero for our times’ and wrote about the adulation he received from the fans in cricket-mad India.
Describing Tendulkar as ‘superhuman’ for having almost all the cricketing records in his name, tabloid ‘Mirror’ compared him to legends of other sports in greatness.
‘In cricket, only Sir Don Bradman’s average of 99.94 or Brian Lara breaking the world record twice - which was like man walking on the moon and then landing on Mars 10 years later - come close to Tendulkar’s century of international hundreds and double century of Test caps for superhuman endurance,’ the newspaper said.
‘And in other sports, perhaps Pele’s 1,281 career goals, Sir Steve Redgrave’s five Olympic gold medals in consecutive Games or Roger Federer’s 17 Grand Slam titles compare with the Little Master for greatness,’ it said. Sachin Tendulkar’s impending retirement from Test cricket evoked unreserved admiration for the batting icon from the Australian media which described him the ‘deity of cricket’ and one of the history’s two greatest batsmen along with Don Bradman.
With the headline ‘Tendulkar departs as a deity of cricket’, ‘Sydney Morning Herald’ said that the Indian batsman combined brilliance with incredible longevity and none of his contemporaries commanded god-like status like he did.
‘A batting genius who has played the game for almost a quarter of a century, he combined brilliance with incredible longevity. He outlasted fellow greats such as West Indies champion Brian Lara, Australian legend Ricky Ponting and Indian teammate Rahul Dravid, and inspired a new generation of players who wanted to be like him,’ the newspaper said.
‘The others were all champions, and South Africa’s relentless all-rounder Jacques Kallis is still going, but none of his contemporaries commanded Tendulkar’s god-like status, which coincided with India’s rise as a cricket superpower,’ it said.
There were several write-ups, columns and video footages of the past which had comments made by experts and former players over the years during Tendulkar’s long career of 24 glorious years, all leading to one conclusion that he is the number one contemporary batsman, equal in greatness only to Bradman in the history of the game.
‘Daily Telegraph’ said it’s now accepted by the cricketing world that Tendulkar and Bradman are the greatest batsmen in the history of the game.
Tendulkar’s decision has come at right time: Ganguly
Kolkata: Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly Thursday said batting legend Sachin Tendulkar has taken his decision to quit the game at the right time and asked the country’s cricket authorities to use his services in grooming young talent.
‘This decision has come at the right time,’ said Ganguly, who formed the greatest opening pair in One-Day Internationals with Tendulkar. Ganguly, whose cricketing career coincided with the Mumbaikar, said Tendulkar was a ‘good human being’ whose greatest traits were his commitment to the game and temperament.
Asked whether Tendulkar’s retirement from Test cricket would take whatever sheen was left with the longest form of the game, Ganguly said, ‘We will have to wait and see. But today is a day for Sachin.’
Ganguly said he met Tendulkar for the first time at an Under-16 camp in Indore. ‘When I saw him, I was surprised at his talent. At such a young age, he could play all the shots.’ ‘What I found very very striking was his hunger for the game.’
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