WHAT FORMER PLAYERS SAY ABOUT SACHIN

1) First and foremost, Tendulkar is an entertainer and that for me is as important as any fact or figure.... For sheer entertainment he will keep cricket alive

-Barry Richards

2) He is a genius. He has a shot for every ball. The only way to stop him is to keep him off strike.

- Wes Hall ( former WestIndian cricketer and coach )

3) He is someone sent from up there to play cricket and go back

-Ravi Shastri

4) He is a genius. He has a shot for every ball. The only way to stop him is to keep him off strike.

- Wes Hall ( former WestIndian cricketer and coach )

5) Sachin's a batting genius, on his day he can tear any attack in the world apart.

- Wasim Akram ( former Pakistan fast bowler)

6) Everytime I see him he gets better, his concentration reminds me of Sunny.

Ian Botham ( former English cricketer )

7) Sachin is a genius. I'm a mere mortal.

- Brian Lara

8) I'd pay to see him.

- Sir Vivian Richards

9) His wicket will be the biggest prize sought after by every bowler around the world. That has always been the case for batsmen who hold the mantle of 'best in the world'

- Geoffrey Boycott

10) I did produce a beauty to get Sachin out, but the whole thing was a nightmare.

- Sohib Akhtar (Pakistan speedstar)

11) I saw him playing on television and was struck by his technique, so I asked my wife to come look at him. Now I never saw myself play, ....

- Don Bradman

12) I'll be going to bed having nightmares of Sachin just running down the wicket and belting me back over the head for six. He was unstoppable.

- Shane Warne

13) Playing in the same team as Sachin is a huge honour. His balance of mind,.....and, above all, his technical brilliance make him my all-time hero.

- Rahul Dravid (Indian Captain)