Making the singles count--> Peter Roebuck

[vamos_rafa]

Sachin Tendulkar is the complete batsman. Neither fast bowlers nor mystery spinners nor hard pitches nor damp decks nor dust bowls nor heat nor cold nor dusk nor dawn nor razzmatazz have found him wanting. Ten thousand questions have been asked and all have been answered, most of them in the affirmative. Half-a-dozen downturns have been endured and all have proved temporary. Injuries have laid him low and none has crushed him. Thirty dubious decisions have been suffered and all have been accepted. It has not only been the runs or the brilliance of their making that have set him apart. It's a mistake to regard him as an ordinary man and outstanding cricketer. There is nothing ordinary about him. He is cricket's second miracle. Durability and equanimity count amongst his strengths. His longevity and continuity tell that tale. Harmony has also been important to success. It's not just that he loves batting as another man relishes beer. Was ever a sportsman so lacking torment? Cricket has never been an ordeal to him, merely a game, his game, India's game. He has sacrificed privacy for his talent and considered it a small concession. Although India speaks loudly in his cricket-he can only be fully appreciated once its turbulence adulation and exhaustion have been taken into account -he is not an especially Indian batsman. He has soaked up local and imported, past and present, and taken the guts out of them. He is at peace with himself and has been able to absorb the influences around him. It's too easy to cast him as a genius, as if that provided the entire explanation. He is an independent and intelligent cricketer with a profound understanding of the game.

Found this on India Today.in....

[blewatt]

Sachin Tendulkar is truly the cricket's best player, no doubt in that.

[Shakthi]

Sachin Tendulkar is truly the cricket's best player' date=' no doubt in that.[/quote'] Sachin Tendulkar is the greatest cricketer of any time without doubt.