Ernie Els is a Sachin Tendulkar fan

[koksmayu]

Sachin Tendulkar's fan following transcends far beyond the boundary of cricket and former world number one golfer Ernie Els confessed he too was an admirer of the Indian icon. Cricket was among the games the Els excelled in during his childhood before golf lured him away. But despite his busy globe-trotting schedule, the world number four seems quite abreast with the recent developments in the world of cricket and believes India is undoubtedly the second best team, after Australia. "India is definitely a good cricketing side. I think they are the number two team in the world, right after Australia. They are quite a competitive side and most of their batsmen are quite aggressive," he said. Singling out Tendulkar for special praise, Els said, "He is an un believable player, one of greatest players ever. I love watching him. Your (One-day) captain Mr. Dhoni is also a good striker of the ball. I also like Sourav Ganguly, Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid. "You have a good (Test) captain in Anil Kumble as well," said the Omega global brand ambassador as he prepares to tee off in the Indian Masters, country's first European Tour event which gets underway at the Delhi Golf Club in New Delhi. Asked about his memory of playing cricket in his childhood, Els said, "I was an all-rounder and bowled medium pace." Cricket's loss, however, turned out to be golf's gain with Els rising to the world number one ranking, although just for a while.

[kumble_rocks]

Well said Big Easy ! I hope Sachin excels in golf after he retires from cricket...

[talksport]

Vijay Singh is also a big cricket fan.... Hard Luck Ernie on Dubai Classic....