Sachin Tendulkar topped Shane Warne's countdown of greatest cricketers edging out Brian Lara, who was placed second. Curtly Ambrose, Allan Border and Glenn McGrath rounded out the top five in Warne's Times column.
Warne rated Tendulkar ahead of Lara on account of his mental toughness and hailed him as a "great player and a great man". He wrote, "Outside grounds [in India], people wait until he [Tendulkar] goes in before paying to enter. They seem to want a wicket to fall even though it is their own side that will suffer ... He [Tendulkar] grew up under incredible weight of expectation and never buckled once - not under poor umpiring decisions or anything else."
Warne and Tendulkar clashed several times on the field, but their most most famous battles were on Australia's tour to India in 1997-98. Warne struck the first salvo, dismissing Tendulkar for 4 in the first Test, but was then taken apart in the second, going for 122 runs in 30 overs as Tendulkar smashed a matchwinning unbeaten 155. Tendulkar finished the series with an average of 111, while Warne's ten wickets cost him 54 apiece.
Five Australians were placed in the top ten, including three of Warne's captains - Border, Ricky Ponting and Mark Taylor. Ian Healy, tenth on the list, was described as the best wicketkeeper he'd ever seen.
the trio of indian cricket have again showed their cheap mentality...they know for sure if vengsarkar the colonel had stayed for long they will be in trouble...so they used their influence,chalked out a plan and kicked colonel out..these trio want to play till 60 years old...sachin recently commented that seniors are not getting their due..what does he want..entire maharashtra in his name???Lets see waht these jokers will do in australia???only laxman,yuvarj and dhoni will shine...not becoz they are great batsmen but because of positive and never say die attitude...
RE:The trio
by shailesh b karkhanis on Nov 20, 2007 09:53 AM Permalink
this blogger seems to be a moron....does not know that sachin is the best cricketer so far !!!! Either he hates sachin from his heart or does not know cricket.
RE:RE:RE:The trio
by terminator on Nov 20, 2007 10:06 AM Permalink
Have u forgotten the WC debacle...what did these jokers do??lost to SL and bangladesh..and till date no senior player has come forward to accept the defeat...are these guys gentlemen of the game??do they have any respect for their profession???all they need is money..just greed for power...and not allowing youngsters to shine...
RE:RE:RE:RE:The trio
by Ritwik Bhuyan on Nov 20, 2007 10:09 AM Permalink
Have you seen their performance after the World Cup debacle ? They have only lost the ODI series against Australia (which was expected) and the ODI series against England (due to bad decisions from the umpire in the 7th ODI). Other than that they have been winning everything else.
RE:The trio
by terminator on Nov 20, 2007 10:14 AM Permalink
India will die becoz of hero worship... sachin in cricket shahrukh in bollywood family business in politics cricket is more than sachin...God save india....
RE:The trio
by Ritwik Bhuyan on Nov 20, 2007 10:18 AM Permalink
It seems you are running out of words .... try thinking for sometime, you might find some.
RE:The trio
by bharadwaj sastry on Nov 20, 2007 10:17 AM Permalink
good to see people who are living in the past. don't you know how tendulkar is faring these days. 7 times out in the nineties this year alone and yet says he is happy the team won. get real man.
RE:The trio
by terminator on Nov 20, 2007 10:21 AM Permalink
Ha Ha ha...7 times out in 90s...if this guy had stayed there he wod have taken another 50 balls to complete his century nad india wod have lost the match..thank God he cant handle pressure and gets out at 90...or else we wod have lost those 7 matches
RE:The trio
by Ritwik Bhuyan on Nov 20, 2007 10:25 AM Permalink
As I said you are running our of words and in the process writing non-sense. Try thinking for sometime and then come up with some logical arguments. You are making yourself look like a 7 year old kid, when in fact you are 8.
RE:The trio
by Sumeet on Nov 20, 2007 09:52 AM Permalink
alright termite..continue ur gibberish...after all this forum is not for intellcutals only..stray dogs like you are also welcome.
RE:The trio
by Ritwik Bhuyan on Nov 20, 2007 09:54 AM Permalink
Ha, ha, ha .... Sumeet, what's your reaction when a stray dog like him barks at you from a garbage can ? You simply ignore it cuz it's not worth your time. Do the same here, simply ignore him as he is not worth our time !!
Its not the right way to display philips water purifier ad on the tabular column we cant read the last three or four columns. the objective of this article is spoilt. in future its better rediff avoids such mistakes.
The little master have proved once again. Please don't compare the legand with others. Everyone have the own sytle and records in their career but only few can withstand and dedicate their life to their profession. My heart wishes to all our young indian cricketers who brought the 20twenty worldcup.
This is all ver well.But show your value in Australia,like Sangakkara did and then we can discuss the most valuable player.The only proof of value is what you can do in Australia.
RE:Re:This is fine but show
by Ritwik Bhuyan on Nov 20, 2007 09:39 AM Permalink
Sangakkara scored a century under losing cause. Had Sachin done the same the answer would have been .......... you can guess it yourself !!
RE:Re:This is fine but show
by pranam on Nov 20, 2007 09:52 AM Permalink
Ritwik they would have said he was playing for records.2 He cant play 1st innings 3Bret Lee was tired 4 Ponting and aussies were and are hi friends 5Umpires favoured him 6This wicket was to his liking tell him to play in moon surface etc etc
RE:Re:This is fine but show
by BHUSHAN PARAB on Nov 20, 2007 09:36 AM Permalink
Keep these Yardsticks for Younger players too... Dont only blame Tendulkar for whatever & whenever happens
sachin plays only for records and personal gains. We have seen lot of times how is batting prowess goes down when he reaches 90. He is so scared of missing his hundred that he takes atleast 3 overs to hit 3 runs.He may be a great player but never shoulders responsibility like yuvraj has done in recent times.
RE:Sachin useless
by gaurav sharma on Nov 20, 2007 09:13 AM Permalink
I think whoever has written that Sachin is useless is himself is useless fellow.If after 18 yrs of giving everything to cricket you have a doubt about the abilities and character of a player like Tendulkar then i think you don't know anything about sports.
RE:RE:Sachin useless
by Ritwik Bhuyan on Nov 20, 2007 10:04 AM Permalink
Hey Gaurav leave him alone. He's a lungiwala from the south, and lungiwalas usually suffer from COMMON SENSE DEFICIENCY.
hello i m mukesh from haryana.i send a small message tha please you play very well.you know your wicket is very important for india and you.i am your big fan.
RE:special for uthappa
by terminator on Nov 20, 2007 09:02 AM Permalink
Dont worry mukesh...sachin will play another 10 years...he has signed enough contracts till 2017...he wont play for india but will play to keep his sponsors happy and create his individual records...
RE:special for uthappa
by Ritwik Bhuyan on Nov 20, 2007 09:41 AM Permalink
Hey people don't mind, this terminator is an 8 year old kid sucking his lollipop. He is yet to reach maturity, so please take his comments as a joke !!
RE:special for uthappa
by extreme on Nov 20, 2007 09:46 AM Permalink
lollipop first earn few bucks by ur own work hard and speak on others.. i think u are an illegiti-mate son ado-pted by a bi-g st-pid rich man.. thats why u seems to be completely sens less
RE:special for uthappa
by Ritwik Bhuyan on Nov 20, 2007 10:01 AM Permalink
Women don't have lollipop's. But since you are an 8 year old kid you don't seem to know such stuff. Enjoy sucking your lillipop, and when you finish it, ask for a sugar candy to your dad.
it is very well to comment so easily. Do u understand that scoring runs in 1st class cricket is hard work. its not easy to have such a big score under you..thats definitely professionalism. Think 10 times before you comment this way !!!
His batting average and consisitency shows the kind of player he is. Only fools can question his batting ability. Though, Sachin can never get back to his original form, he is still the best batsman in the world. Not, because i m an Indian , i say this, but his record says it all.
RE:Sachin the Great
by Abraham Varghese on Nov 20, 2007 08:32 AM Permalink
sachin is NOT a match winner but yuvaraj is...sachin cant play when india is chasing a big total wheras yuvaraj can do it...sachin can only hit centuries when batting first and succumbs under high pressure when his individual score is in the 90s...yuvaraj when hit a sixer even when he is on 99...yuvaraj is ateam player...sachin did not bring any world cup victory to india in his long career but yuvaraj got us the 20-20 WC and still will bring more...so stop comparing sachin with yuvarj...
RE:Sachin the Great
by kiran kabtta on Nov 20, 2007 09:39 AM Permalink
Maches are not won by individuals. There has to be a team effort to win them. Nobody is a match winner.. Yuvaraj or Dohni cannot win matches if they dont get proper support. Sachin is the greatest cricketer ever only that he never got the support from the team to win matches..
RE:Sachin the Great
by krishna great on Nov 20, 2007 09:01 AM Permalink
Well ur message shows your maturity. go back to records and see how many matches sachin won for india. sachin has been awarded the most num of man of the mathches and the man of the series. well people like u make the things spicy. dhoom may give u an actor like john abrahim,, dhoom 2 can give u an actor like hritic. but, dont say they are better then shumacher. heroes are heroes my dear friend.
RE:RE:Sachin the Great
by extreme on Nov 20, 2007 09:50 AM Permalink
why yuvraj and dhoni failed to win last match against pakistan IF THEY MNATCH WINNER THEY SHOULD HAVE WON!!!! INPITE OF SACHINS BLITZRG 99 AT MOHALI .. AGAIN THEY FAILED TO STOP PAKISTAN!!!!! U GUYS ARE, IT SEEMS LIVES IN SHI-T AND EAT SHI-T AND THATS WHY U SEEMD TO HAVE COMPLEYE LOST YOUR MENTAL BALANCE
RE:Sachin the Great
by shailesh karkhanis on Nov 20, 2007 10:02 AM Permalink
WHAT NONSENCE IS THIS ABRAMAM VERGHESE TALKING !!!! IT SEEMS HE DOES NOT KNOW THE FIGURES OR IS REFERRING TO WRONG RECORDS.
HOW CAN AN OPENING BATSMAN STAY TILL THE MATCH ENDS ? TALK LOGIN MAN.
SACHIN HAS ALWAYS LADI THE FOUNDATION WITH BIG SCORES. GENTLEMAN IT IS NOT EASY TO SCORE SUCH RUNS IN 1ST CLASS CRICKET. IT IS VERY EASY FOR U TO KEEP TYPING HATE MESSAGES AGAINST SACHIN.IF YOU UNDERSTAND CRICKET AND ARE MATURED ENOUGH YOU WOULD NEVER SAY THIS TO A GREAT CRICKETER. SHAME ON YOU !!
RE:Sachin the Great
by pranam on Nov 20, 2007 08:53 AM Permalink
Dhoni Yuvaraj Uthappa become match winners and hit sixers only after solid foundation laid by top 3 or 4 batsmen Sachin Sehwag Sourav Rahul now Gautam come and go or one of them stay Rest are finishers
RE:RE:Sachin the Great
by on Nov 20, 2007 09:13 AM Permalink
You are clearly quite a cricket illiterate.. it takes much much more to win the 50-over world cup than the T20 World Cup.. sachin single handedly took india to the semis of 1996 WC and finals of 2003 WC.. yuvraj will always be a finisher for india and never a player who can play 50 overs like Sachin.. that is y he comes at 4 or 5.. the state of indian cricket will be in dumps once sachin retires.. even today he is the batsmen most bowlers fear.. so stop comparing sachin n yuvraj.. go check how many matches yuvraj has won for India when someone like Sachin, Sourav or Dravid did not lay the foundation for him.. yuvraj and dhoni are just a replacement for the Jadeja-Robin Singh combination.. but no one can take Sachin's place..Sachin is the best thing that happened to Indian and World cricket
RE:Sachin the Great
by terminator on Nov 20, 2007 09:26 AM Permalink
ok i agree on what u say...if sachin is a great crickter ...tell me any test match where sachin has scored in the second innings and made india win..sachin is a talented player..no doubt and he is getting paid for it...he is not doing charity???He is highly paid for playing cricket my boss...if u ask sachin to take 10 runs in last 5 balls against bangladesh in an odi..he will throw his bat becoz he cant handle pressure...but he can get centuries when asked to bat first...plz ask him to retire..lot of talent are waiting....state of indian cricket will be in dumps???is sachin a mafia don who controls indian cricket...indian public is not a fool..we have short memory...if sachin is not there we will create a new hero...
RE:Sachin the Great
by pranam on Nov 20, 2007 09:42 AM Permalink
Terminator let us not get into hair spllting.Whether Sachin can play 2 innings etc. Is opening slot a relaxed batting slot? An opener in format is already under pressure even as he pads up.More so in test cricket Middle order is a place where you pace a game So telling Sach cannot handle pressure is not convincing Whatever u may say Sach is Gods gift to cricket for this generation and Let us be happy and proud that he is one of us ie An Indian
RE:Sachin the Great
by Sachidanand Sinha on Nov 20, 2007 09:30 AM Permalink
Jadeja-Robin Singh to Yuvraj-Dhoni, this is amazing comparison. I wonder sachin-fanatics at all understand what is sports in general leave alone cricket. Can 'Jadeja-The-Fixer' match the audacity of yuvraj or Robin singh match the Power hitting and consistency of dhoni. The typical indian mentality of creating Hill out of mole and creating demi gods like sachin, who are good players no doubt but 'THE GOD' of cricket is some what over-exaggeration and way too grossly over hyped. This is a team game and every player has a specific role to play just like sachin plays the role of opener but who doesn't know that the same sachin failed misrabely when he used to come down the order for about good 60-70 odd matches, where Yuvraj is doing so wonderfully well, even jadeja accepted this in an interview that Yuvraj-Dhoni is probably the best number 4-5 batsman india has ever produced. India won as many matches as may be sachin won when he wsa not part of the team and saurav-sehwag were the openers for almost 2 years. Sachin was reduced to the miniscule spectater and his fortune was not revived till finally Dalmiya was ousted.
RE:Sachin the Great
by terminator on Nov 20, 2007 09:36 AM Permalink
well said Mr.sinha...its a team game..we have to acheive the target within the stipulated time frame...sachin is highly over rated crickter...just look at the records of kallis,ponting..they are mentally tough and win matches for their country...kapil dev,ian botham,imran khan,viv richards are far more greated than sachin...
This is enough to prove Sachin's critizers are seriously wrong. Even not at his best he is still ahead of rest of the pack. Consider just batting he is far better than yuvraj, the second best.
Sachin is opener and Yuvraj is middle order batsman, can both be compared paisa by paisa. The most prolific captains have always belonged to middle-order B'coz of there ability to handle the pressure and you understand who is captain? the best of the team. Sachin himself knows that he is not good at handeling the pressure so he declined the captaincy. The best is the one who can play in all conditions and at all circumstances not in the conditions tailor made for him like sachin. Is it not known that same sachin failed misrably and was even poor then say Irfan Pathan when he used to play at number 4 and 5 initially.
