Why is Sachin Tendulkar considered the best batsman of all time?

If you want facts and figures, look at other answers, but to cut a long story short: Excellence and consistency over a long period of time. When your career spans several years, there is a lot to adapt to. Training, technology, techniques, styles - your own and your opponent's. It takes a special kind of person to conquer such dynamic challenges and continue performing at such a high level.

Because of his dedication to his game. By dedication,I mean that he always take himself as crickter inside the ropes.His 23 years of career,he never missed any series due to his bad attitude or discipline. He is very down to earth and always  maintain his relationships with his team mates.He played with lot of star players,he saw alot of palyers start playing after his debut and ends thier career.but he keeps playing good cricket.he keeps his attitude same towards his juniors.

I see lot of fans are comparing Sachin with different  players ,it's OK that u love Punter/sanga/Lala/Lara or any 1 else  as he's from your country we all love them but comparing  them with Sachin  doesn't make sense, now various other country's fan will compare sachin with some of d best player of their side. For instance Aussie will tell punter is the Best, Poms will tell Sir Ian Terence Botham is the Best,Pakistanis will tell boom boom Lala is the Best,Indies will tell Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards is the Best,Kiwis will tell Martin David Crowe is the Best.even Bangladeshi will tell Mohammad Ashraful is the Best,They all will have their logic n twisted statistics. But we all know WHO is d best as Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is widely regarded to be the greatest cricketer of all time we can say Sachin is really the all time greatest batsman, Career statistics Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 200 463 310 551 Runs scored 15,921 18,426 25,396 21,999 Batting average 53.78 44.83 57.84 45.54 100s/50s 51/68 49/96 81/116 60/114 Top score 248* 200* 248* 200* Balls bowled 4,240 8,054 7,605 10,230 Wickets 46 154 71 201 Bowling average 54.17 44.48 61.74 42.17 5 wickets in innings 0 2 0 2 10 wickets in match 0 n/a 0 n/a Best bowling 3/10 5/32 3/10 5/32 Catches/stumpings 115/– 140/– 186/– 175/– https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sachin_Tendulkar http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/35320.html Batting and fielding averages http://...Bowling averages http://www.scoopwhoop.com/sports/sachin-tendulkar-quotes/ Cricket has seen many greats come and go, but very few would argue that anyone came close to Sachin Tendulkar. The whole of India prayed for him every time he took his stance at the crease. let's see what LEGENDS QUOTED ON SACHIN TENDULKAR http://www.itsonlycricket.com/entry/2476/ "He can play that leg glance with a walking stick also." -Waqar Younis, former Pakistan fast bowler. “Beneath the helmet, under that unruly curly hair, inside the cranium, there is something we don't know, something beyond scientific measure. Something that allows him to soar, to roam a territory of sport that, forget us, even those who are gifted enough to play alongside him cannot even fathom. When he goes out to bat, people switch on their TV sets and switch off their lives." -British broadcasting corporation (BBC). "Sometimes, you get so engrossed in watching batsmen like Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar that you lose focus on your job." -Yasir Hameed, former Pakistan batsman, trying to explain why he dropped a catch off Sachin in a test at Rawalpindi. "Nothing bad can happen to us if we're on a plane in India with Sachin Tendulkar on it." -Hashim Amla, South African cricketer, reassuring himself when board a flight. "I can be hundred per cent sure that Sachin will not play for a minute longer when he is not enjoying himself. He is still so eager to go out there and play. He will play as long as he feels he can play". -Anjali Tendulkar, Sachin's wife. "On a train from Shimla to Delhi, there was a halt in one of the stations. The train stopped by for few minutes as usual. Sachin was nearing century, batting on 98. The passengers, railway officials, everyone on the train waited for Sachin to complete the century. This Genius can stop time in India!" -Peter Rebouck, Australian journalist. "To Sachin, the man we all want to be." -Andrew Symonds, Australian cricketer, signing a T shirt specially for Sachin. "Sachin is a genius. I'm a mere mortal." -Brian Lara, West Indies batsman who holds record of highest score in cricket. "The number of innings of his (Tendulkar's) I have been able to sit back and watch, I think he is an amazing player. Look at his stats and records and it's quite incredible for someone to have stayed in the game for 20 years.. He has set benchmarks for guys like me to chase him and get as close as we can. If I had to last 20 years, I would probably be batting in a wheelchair!!" -Ricky Ponting, Aussie batsman who once was expected to overhaul Sachin's records. I'll see god when I die but till then I'll see Sachin. -A banner during a match in Sharjah. "I have seen god. he bats at no.4 for India." -Mathew Hayden, former Australia cricketer. "Commit all your sins when Sachin is batting. They will go unnoticed because even the lord is watching!" -A banner in UK. "We did not lose to a team called India...we lost to a man called Sachin." -Mark Taylor, Australian captain in 1998 when his team lost Chennai test as Tendulkar scored 155 unbeaten runs in second innings, smashing star spinner Shane Warne all around Chepauk. "He has been in form longer than some of our guys have been alive." -Daniel Vettori, New Zealand cricketer who began his career as a teenager. "The more I see of him the more confused I'm getting to which is his best knock." -ML Jaisimha, former India cricketer. "The joy he brings to the millions of his countrymen, the grace with which he handles all the adulation and the expectations and his innate humility - all make for a one-in-a-billion individual". -Glen McGrath, Aussie fast bowler who always bowled well against Sachin Tendulkar. There was a big party where stars from bollywood and cricketers were invited. Suddenly, there was a big noise, all wanted to see approaching Amitabh Bachhan. Then Sachin entered the hall and Amitabh was leading the queue to get a grab of the genius!! -Shahrukh Khan, Indian actor, in an interview when asked to name the most important celebrity. "India me aap Prime Minister ko ek baar Katghare me khada kar sakte hain par Sachin Tendulkar par ungli nahi utha sakte". (In India, you can sue Prime Minister for once but no one can contest Sachin Tendulkar). -Navjot Singh Sidhu, former India cricketer, politician and TV personality. "Sachin cannot cheat. He is to cricket what (Mahatma) Gandhiji was to politics. It's clear discrimination." -NKP Salve, former Union Minister when Tendulkar was accused of ball tempering during a test match in South Africa. "There are two kind of batsmen in the world. One Sachin Tendulkar. Two all the others." -Andy Flower, former Zimbabwe cricketer. "Test cricket is bloody hard work, especially when you've got Sachin batting with what looks like a three metre wide bat." -Michael Hussey, Aussie cricketer. I have joked before that there is a good chance that I might retire before Tendulkar." -MS Dhoni, Indian cricketer who began his career 16 years after Sachin did. "Sachin Tendulkar is a great cricketer but he walks and goes to the toilet like all of us." -Ray Jennings, Royal Challengers Bangalore team coach, trying to encourage his team before an IPL match against Sachin's Mumbai Indians in 2010. "He's not going to sleep for a week." Harsha Bhogle, Commentator, describing feeling of Rahul Sharma, an unknown spinner. "I want to clarify that this nightmare thing was a joke. Sachin is the best batsman of my time... but I am not scared of him, or anybody for that matter." -Shane Warne, legendry Aussie leg spinner who once joked he was getting nightmares of Sachin Tendulkar ravaging his bowling after a test at Chennai in 1998. "I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for allowing us to breathe the same air as you do." -Shahrukh Khan, Indian actor. We have started calling him grandfather." -Yuvraj Singh, Sachin's team mate for over a decade. "To me he will not just be remembered as a great player and a lovely human being, but as somebody who tried to learn Bengali for the last 14 years but never managed to do so!" -Sourav Ganguly, former Indian captain. Sachin was so focused. He never looked like getting out. He was batting with single-minded devotion. It was truly remarkable. It was a lesson." -Martina Navratilova, Tennis legend, after watching Tendulkar bat at Sydney. 100 Famous Quotes on Sachin Tendulkar…The God of Cricket https://rammipr.wordpress.com/2012/12/23/100-famous-quotes-on-sachin-tendulkar-the-god-of-cricket/ 1. “Sachin Tendulkar has carried the burden of the nation for 21 years. It is time we carried him on our shoulders” – Virat Kohli after India won the 2011 World Cup 2. “I have seen God, he bats at no. 4 for India” – Matthew Hayden 3. 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, but I felt that this player is playing with a style similar to mine, and she looked at him on Television and said yes, there is a similarity between the two…his compactness, technique, stroke production – it all seemed to gel! – Sir Donald Bradman 4. “I am fortunate that I’ve to bowl at him only in the nets!” – Anil Kumble 5. “We did not lose to a team called India. We lost to a man called Sachin” – Mark Taylor, during the test match in Chennai (1997) 6. “India me aap Prime Minister ko ek baar katghare me khada kar sakte hain. Par Sachin Tendulkar par ungli nahi utha Sakte.” – Navjot Singh Sidhu 7. Harder he works, the luckier he gets – Ian Chappell 8. 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. I don’t think anyone, apart from Don Bradman, is in the same class as Sachin Tendulkar. He is just an amazing player – Shane Warne 9. I think he is marvellous. I think he will fit in whatever category of Cricket that has been played or will be played, from the first ball that has ever been bowled to the last ball that’s going to be. He can play in any era and at any level. I would say he’s 99.5% perfect – Viv Richards on Sachin Tendulkar 10. Beneath the helmet, under that unruly curly hair, inside the cranium, there is something we don’t know, something beyond scientific measure. Something that allows him to soar, to roam a territory of sport that, forget us, even those who are gifted enough to play alongside him cannot even fathom. When he goes out to bat, people switch on their television sets and switch off their lives – BBC Sports, on Sachin Tendulkar 11. Twenty20 cricket is the dessert and you can’t survive on that. Who wants to eat only desserts? – Sachin Tendulkar on T20 cricket 12. He is a perfectly balanced batsman and knows perfectly well when to attack and when to play defensive cricket. He has developed the ability to treat bowlers all over the world with contempt and can destroy any attack with utmost ease – Greg Chappell 13. He has defined cricket in his fabulous, impeccable manner. He is to batting what Shane Warne is to bowling – Richie Benaud 14. India’s fortune will depend on how many runs the little champion scores. There is no doubt Tendulkar is the real thing – Sunil Gavaskar 15. “There are 2 kind of batsmen in the world. One Sachin Tendulkar. Two all the others” – Andy Flower 16. “Sachin Tendulkar has often reminded me of a veteran army colonel who has many medals on his chest to show how he has conquered bowlers all over the world” – Allan Donald 17. “On a train from Shimla to Delhi, there was a halt in one of the stations. The train stopped by for few minutes as usual. Sachin was nearing century, batting on 98.  The passengers, railway officials, everyone on the train waited for Sachin to complete the century. This Genius can stop time in India!” – Peter Roebuck 18. If I’ve to bowl to Sachin, I’ll bowl with my helmet on. He hits the ball so hard – Dennis Lillee 19. Sachin is a genius. I’m a mere mortal – Brian Lara 20. When you bowl at him you are not just trying to get him out, you are trying to impress him. “I want him to walk off thinking ‘that Flintoff, he’s all right isn’t he? I feel privileged to have played against him – Andrew Flintoff 21. Don’t bowl bad balls he hits the good ones for fours – Michael Kasprowicz 22. Why did you get out to such a silly shot? – Anjali Tendulkar wasn’t very happy with her husband’s shot selection 23. What we need is 10 Tendulkars – Paul Strang 24. Today, he showed the world why he is considered the best batsman around. Some of the shots he played were simply amazing. Earlier, opposing teams used to feel that Sachin’s dismissal meant they could win the game. Today, I feel that the Indian players, too, feel this way – Wasim Akram 25. You might pitch a ball on the off stump and think you have bowled a good ball and he walks across and hits it for two behind midwicket. His bat looks so heavy but he just waves it around like it’s a toothpick. – Brett Lee 26. I was fielding in the covers when Tendulkar came out to bat in his debut Test at Karachi. I still remember Waqar Younis was in peak form at that time. Tendulkar tried to drive Waqar through the covers off his very first ball in Test cricket but was beaten all ends up. But I walked to captain Imran Khan and told him ‘this kid looks very good’ and Imran agreed with me – Abdul Qadir 27. He has been in form longer than some of our guys have been alive – Daniel Vettori 28. I have joked before that there is a good chance that I might retire before Tendulkar – Mahendra Singh Dhoni 29. Commit all your crimes when Sachin is batting. They will go unnoticed because even the Lord is watching – From a fan at the SCG 30. To me he will not just be remembered as a great player and a lovely human being, but as somebody who tried to learn Bengali for the last 14 years but never managed to do so! – Sourav Ganguly 31. Nothing bad can happen to us if we’re on a plane in India with Sachin Tendulkar on it – Hashim Amla 32. Sachin was so focused. He never looked like getting out. He was batting with single-minded devotion. It was truly remarkable. It was a lesson – Martina Navratilova 33. Technically, you can’t fault Sachin. Seam or spin, fast or slow nothing is a problem – Geoffrey Boycott 34. I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for allowing us to breathe the same air as you do – Shahrukh Khan 35. The archives recall not one single incriminating incident, not one drunken escapade, not one reported affair, not one spat with a team-mate or reporter … As Matthew Parris wondered of Barack Obama in these pages recently, is he human? – Michael Atherton 36. With Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara, it was better to be friends and make them smile rather than wind them up – Shane Warne 37. The thing I admire most about this man is his poise. The way he moves, elegantly without ever looking out of place in any condition or company, suggests his pedigree – Bishan Singh Bedi 38. Playing in the same team as Sachin is a huge honour. His balance of mind, shrewd judgment, modesty and, above all, his technical brilliance make him my all-time hero. You can’t get a more complete cricketer than Sachin. He has everything that a cricketer needs to have – Rahul Dravid 39. The thing I like the most about Sachin is his intensity. After being in the game for so long, he still has the same desire to do well for India in any international match. I tell you what, this man is a legend. – Sourav Ganguly 40. Test cricket is bloody hard work, especially when you’ve got Sachin batting with what looks like a three-metre-wide bat – Michael Hussey 41. You can never say that he is out of form. He is a volcano waiting to explode and we hope he doesn’t do that against us in the one-dayers – Daryl Tuffey 42. I think you are at the wrong press conference – Sachin Tendulkar when asked about retirement 43. Sachin is cricket’s God – Barry Richards 44. We have started calling him grandfather – Yuvraj Singh 45. Hansie Cronje. Honestly. I got out to Hansie more than anyone. I never knew what to do with him – Sachin Tendulkar on the bowler who troubled him the most 46. I am glad it does not breathe – Sachin Tendulkar on his wax statue at Madame Tussauds 47. The more I see of him the more confused I’m getting to which is his best knock – ML Jaisimha 48. I’ll see god when I die but till then I’ll see Sachin – From a fan in Sharjah 49. He can play that leg glance with a walking stick also – Waqar Younis 50. In an over I can bowl six different balls. But then Sachin looks at me with a sort of gentle arrogance down the pitch as if to say,’Can you bowl me another one?’ – Adam Hollioake 51. I have delayed my shoots many times to watch Sachin bat – Amitabh Bachchan 52. What I admire about Sachin is his humility, respect for elders and the passion for the game that he has retained even after so many years and after achieving so much in cricket. He has not changed at all – Dilip Vengsarkar 53. The joy he brings to the millions of his countrymen, the grace with which he handles all the adulation and the expectations and his innate humility – all make for a one-in-a-billion individual – Glenn McGrath 54. I had to remind Gary Kristen often that he was in the covers to field against Sachin not to applaud him- Hansie Cronje 55. I never coached Sachin Tendulkar, I gave him gentle advice when he asked for it – John Wright 56. His humbleness and simplicity has helped him to achieve what others could not. His dedication is one of the main reasons for his achievements and he is role model to up and coming youngsters. In India, every youngster who is in to school or college cricket wants to become a Sachin – Krishnamachari Srikkanth 57. He continues to give more than 100 per cent and his schoolboy-like enthusiasm for the game is something I envy and admire. For the team he is the best available coaching manual – Mahendra Singh Dhoni 58. The pressure on me is nothing compared to Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin, like God, must never fail. The crowd always expects him to succeed and it is too much pressure on him. But, he rarely disappoints them – Mark Waugh 59. I never get tired when Sachin is at the crease – Umpire Rudi Koertzen 60. We have had champions, we have had legends, but we have never had another Sachin Tendulkar and we never will – Time Magazine 61. I dont know what to bowl at him. I bowled an inswinger and he drove me through covers of the front foot. Then I bowled an outswinger and he again punched through covers of the backfoot. He is the toughest batsmen I’ve bowled to. He shold live long and score lots of runs, but not against Pakistan – Wasim Akram 62. In terms of technique and compactness, Sachin Tendulkar is the best – Desmond Haynes 63. Technically he stands out as the best because of his ability to increase the pace at will – David Boon 64. If you try to hit a six I will hit you on the bum – Sachin Tendulkar warns Virender Sehwag to slow down in Multan 65. I couldn’t sleep all this time. I am numb. The images keep playing in my head. This was just not an attack on Mumbai, it is an attack on India – Sachin Tendulkar was clearly disturbed by the 26/11 attack on Mumbai 66. Success is a process. During that journey sometimes there are stones thrown at you, and you convert them into milestones – Sachin Tendulkar 67. Sachin Tendulkar is, in my time, the best player without doubt – daylight second, Brian Lara third – Shane Warne 68. He is Sachin Tendulkar. I hope he stays Sachin Tendulkar. We need a new player, a player in his own way. He has a technique which is the hallmark of a great player. Everything indicates that he will be a great player and I am sure he will prove me right. Reminds me of Barry Richards – Eddie Barlow 69. I have watched a lot of Tendulkar and we have spoken to each other a lot. He has it in him to be among the very best – Sir Garfield Sobers 70. Sachin is the greatest player I have seen. I consider it an honour to have rubbed shoulders with him- Brian Lara 71. Sachin Tendulkar is already a ‘Bharat Ratna’ for Indian people because of his phenomenal success and the manner in which he has served Indian cricket for years – Rahul Dravid when asked if Sachin Tendulkar will be given the Bharat Ratna 72. It’s a great pleasure and honour. I cannot say it’s even a dream come true. It was wishful thinking and it has come true – Group Captain Sachin Tendulkar 73. I don’t open the newspapers (to see what’s written about me). I don’t read them and you can see them hanging at the stand outside my hotel room. I focus on my game only. Last 21 years have been really special for me and I throughly enjoyed my joyful journey – Sachin Tendulkar in 2010 74. For me it is a matter of pride that I have been born in the age in the which Tendulkar is playing – Sania Mirza 75. Sachin treats me like his mother and I always pray for her like a mother. I can never forget the day when he called me ‘aai’ (mother) for the first time. I had never imagined that. It was pleasant surprise for me and I feel blessed to have a son like him – Lata Mangeshkar 76. Very sorry to disappoint you, guys. It was not for my girlfriend but for Sachin Tendulkar – Yuvraj Singh after India won the 2011 World Cup 77. Couldn’t have asked for more. This is ultimate. It is the proudest moment of my life – Sachin Tendulkar after India won the 2011 World Cup 78. Sachin is the Kohinoor diamond of the game of cricket. This cricketer has unmatched talent and you can’t find another Tendulkar ever – Ajit Wadekar 79. I don’t think any batsman can be better than Tendulkar, not even Bradman. Sachin has succeeded in all the three forms of cricket – Test, one-dayer and Twenty20 – Ajit Wadekar 80. Sachin Tendulkar, the Little Master, is so talented that wherever you’re from, you can’t help but admire him as he hits another century – UK Prime Minister David Cameron 81. Sachin Tendulkar is a guy you don’t want to chat to period, because he will knuckle down – Brett Lee tells you why one must never sledge Sachin Tendulkar 82. It is an amazing achievement to play for the country for over two decades and still continue to be the team’s anchor. Sachin makes all of us so very proud – India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh 83. He must be the most singlehanded devotee cricket has ever seen. Cricket has taken up so much of his life that at times you would wonder what is he going to do once he gives up the game – Greg Chappell 84. Sachin is the greatest role model I’ve ever met – Gary Kirsten 85. It will be bad if I don’t share this with Rayudu – Sachin Tendulkar before giving his cash award to Ambati Rayudu 86. I am a Maharashtrian and I am extremely proud of that. But I am an Indian first. And Mumbai belongs to all Indians – Sachin Tendulkar 87. He has reached the pinnacle of his cricketing career and I am sure his hunger for runs is still there. He has been achieving milestones, one after another, and it is beyond any cricketer’s calibre to match Sachin’s feat – Syed Kirmani 88. When we used to play, we thought no one can break Sunil Gavaskar’s record. No one could think about 50 Test centuries at that time. This is certainly a big knock under the circumstances, better than the 200s and 300s – Kapil Dev after Sachin Tendulkar scored his 50th Test hundred 89. Well, it’s such a record that you can only compare it with Bob Beamon’s long-jump world record set in the 1968 Olympics in Mexico. At that time it seemed that it would never be broken. Tendulkar’s 50 Test centuries is one such records which doesn’t look like being surpassed – Sunil Gavaskar after Sachin Tendulkar scored his 50th Test hundred 90. Every run that comes off Sachin’s blade is a record. He has shown the world how to perform under pressure – Sharad Pawar congratulates Sachin Tendulkar on scoring his 50th Test ton 91. Tendulkar can now rightly lay claim to the title of being the greatest batsman in cricket history. And if some people argue about his greatness then there are certainly no arguments about his being the most prolific, he is a complete run machine and his 50th Test hundred is a testimony of his endurance and passion for the sport – Rashid Latif 92. It was clear to us even when he walked out to bat in that Test as a teenager that he had talent. The fact that he has been around for 21 years and done justice to that god gifted talent in both forms of the game is an achievement any cricketer would be proud off. It will be difficult for anyone to break his record – Javed Miandad after Tendulkar scored his 50th Test ton 93. I think it is just the way he has changed the game overall and his own game because there are so many situations he has faced. He is now competing mostly against himself, like most great cricketers do. I think he has mastered all of them. The only challenge he has is to beat himself every time he walks out there because he has done almost everything – Kumar Sangakkara 94. This was expected. This is one of the finest achievements in cricket history. It is a fantastic performance by Sachin. Records do not matter to him. He will keep playing and records will follow him – Chandu Borde after Sachin completed his 50th Test ton 95. Putting Sachin Tendulkar’s latest feat in a strictly cricketing context would not be fair to the sportsman. His achievements in the world of cricket need to be seen on a par with efforts in any other field – science, art, literature, etc – to push the frontiers of human excellence – Pakistan daily ‘Dawn’ 96. Tendulkar is a world class player and a great ambassador for the game. As a youngster I watched the games and that’s where all my dreams started. You watch Tendulkar on TV and you think that I want to be like that one day – Graeme Smith 97. We had gone to see the movie Roja. I was studying medicine then and a couple of my friends planned. Sachin did try telling me that it would be difficult but I insisted that he come along. To make sure nobody recognised him we even got him a beard. He wore specs as well and we went in late. We watched the first half of the film. But during the interval, Sachin dropped his specs and people immediately recognised him. It was a bit of disaster and we were forced to leave halfway – Anjali Tendulkar couldn’t watch the second half of the movie with her better half 98. Actually, I have one particular spot in the house from where I can watch TV and also keep an eye on my Ganpati (Ganesha). I don’t eat. I don’t answer phones. I don’t drink. I don’t even move. I don’t reply to any sms until he’s out – Anjali Tendulkar’s routine when her husband is at the batting crease. 99. Maybe they all think it’s my last tour – Sachin Tendulkar whenever he gets a standing ovation 100.I don’t know cricket..i don’t know how Sachin plays..But i still try to watch him playing…B’coz i want to know the reason why my country’s economy goes 0.5% down when he is batting.. – Barack Obama tweet about Sachin Sachin Tendulkar, India’s ‘God of Cricket

He is the most complete batsman ever .....he plays every stroke with equal perfection.....he is equally good on both sides of the wicket ..you cannot just look at one stroke and say this is Sachin's best ..his strokes are just memorable be it he pull against Caddick  or the straight drives  against kasprowicz.....from the orthodox style of the 90's he has adapted his game to the modern style including the paddle sweeps and the upper cuts( he plays them better than anybody else) ..... and above all what separates the great from the very best is the humility ....no confrontations   no flambuoyancy......he always let his bat do the talking..... #Sachin the Greatest

No. He is no doubt one of the best, if you make an all-star team he would probably land the no.4 spot, but in no way is he the best of all time. You simply cannot make that kind of a claim because of the difference in conditions, players, etc. If you say he has scored against the best bowlers of the time, you give Shoaib Akhtar for pace, I give you Jeff Thompson. You give McGrath for accuracy, I give you Michael Holding and so on. If you say he has the most number of runs a man has ever scored. He is actually 7th on the list, he has only just crossed 50k while there are batsman who have crossed 60k.. If you say he had a long consistent career comprising of 24 years, look up W.G. Grace. At no time do I say Sachin isn't a great batsman, the best of the this era. But he is certainly not the best of all time.

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It isnt true. He is certainly a fine batsman. Worldwide if you go back in time Bradman and Grace would probably be better. I don't even think he is the best Indian batsman. I would say I admire Sunil Gavaskar more for his leadership, which is an area Tendulkar never mastered Rahul Dravid was very adaptable plus had skills as a wicket-keeper.

If not him, then who? He is certainly not above criticism but I can't think of any other batsman who has contributed as much to his team and to the sport in general, over a long period of time, across both formats of the game.

Its because he is a complete batsman unlike many of the greats. He can dominate and he can defend. He is the controller of his abilities which are themselves so supreme. Sachin has done very well against the best bowlers and best teams of his era,who were perhaps the greatest bunch in all time cricket history. His batsmanship is exemplary. Batting doesn't become more easier. Its been a privilege to have seen him bat!!!