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    "Better than Brian Lara and Ricky Ponting, the other two great players of my era. Better than Sir Viv Richards, Sunil Gavaskar and Allan Border. And I would even say better than Sir Don Bradman himself."
    Nasser Hussain runs out of comparables for Tendulkar

    "Nobody else does deserve to get there. It's only Sachin who deserves to scale that peak. 200 is a big score in one-day cricket. It's not easy to get there. It took him 20 long years to get there. He has come a long way. It's Sachin's greatness. Records are meant to be broken. I heard somebody [Charles Coventry] equalled my record sometime ago. But I did not know him. It's great that my friend from Mumbai Sachin broke it. I am very happy for him."
    Saeed Anwar may have been pushed down the special list, but he's full of praise for the incumbent

    "He should aim for more. Maybe a Test innings of 450 or an ODI knock of 250. And then he himself wants to win next year's World Cup. There is a little boy in Tendulkar who wants to keep playing. That spirit keeps him going. It's absolutely incredible how he keeps going."
    Keeping with the Mumbai ways, Sunil Gavaskar is not yet sated

    "Come on Sachin my friend get your 200. World record to please! You deserve it… Nervous for my good friend Sachin everything crossed for you mate… Glad I'm not bowling to him today ha ha ha."
    Tendulkar's old pal Shane Warne tweets his excitement as he nears the double-century

    "I thought the way he celebrated when he reached his 200 epitomised the man's persona. There was no running laps around the field, no aggressive gestures, nothing over-the-top. He did what he always does, raised both his arms, closed his eyes for a moment and quietly acknowledged that it had been done."
    Anil Kumble applauds a long-time team-mate

    I was very proud to have held the record for a little while but there could be no better man in the history of the game to break through the 200 barrier. Zimbabwe versus Bangladesh ... India versus South Africa. Not quite in the same bracket, are they?"
    Charles Coventry downplays his own achievement in scoring 194* against Bangladesh, and joins in the applause

    "The unbeaten 200 that Sachin made at Gwalior is a benchmark for others to follow. Now, there will be lot of players who believe that they can also make 200 in an one-day international. We will wait and see."
    VVS Laxman tells DNA that it was a path breaking innings

    "He has always respected the game and is dedicated to it. But I think this is not enough for him. He is hungry and I am sure he will keep creating new records. He is a dedicated student of the game and is still keen to learn things."
    Ramakant Achrekar, Tendulkar's childhood coach

    "I think if you ask Saeed Anwar, he would say he's happy that Tendulkar broke his record. The reason for his success is that he has a great respect for the game."
    Aamer Sohail, Saeed Anwar's good friend and opening partner, pays a fitting tribute to the new record-holder

    "He has got so much class. His greatest strength is the longevity, to be able to be so successful at a young age and to still be doing the same thing 20 years on. We're blessed to still have such a great player playing this game."
    Michael Clarke didn't watch the innings, but plans to catch the highlights

    "If any person deserved to do better than me it was Tendulkar. I am happy for him, there are no real regrets."
    Saeed Anwar, whose 194 was the previous highest ODI score.

    "It shows his mental and physical toughness. He's a player who does not throw away his wicket once he's set. He always places a huge price on his wicket."
    Dilip Vengsarkar salutes the attributes that such a knock needs

    "Sachin - the greatest ever player ever - without any doubt… I salute Sachin... World's greatest sportsman. We can see him only rise. (He is an) inspiration to us all. He is the best."
    IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi waxes beyond eloquent, on his twitter page

    "What an innings it was. He had come close to achieving it twice. I always felt that Tendulkar and Sanath Jayasuriya are capable of doing that."
    Kumar Sangakkara has not forgotten Tendulkar's recent dazzling form

    "He is my favourite player. I had said that one day he would go on to break all batting records and now you see him scoring runs and runs."
    Javed Miandad kinda saw it coming

    "Whatever record is seen to be impossible to achieve, he makes it possible. That's all I can say. It seems as he's getting older, he is becoming more and more mature. No wonder Sir Donald Bradman saw himself in the way Sachin bats."
    The king of parsimony, Bapu Nadkarni, does not stint on his praise

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    In some thamizh philim..

    Guy: Sachin Tendulkara theriyuma?

    VV: Sachin Kane ah? avaru enakku palakame illaya..
    aaniyae pudunga venaam!

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    Tendulkar breaks Cricinfo records

    Sachin Tendulkar’s record-breaking didn’t stop on the field on February 24. He shattered many on Cricinfo. We recorded 45 million page views that day, and our highest number of unique users in India and the United States. The match report for the Gwalior ODI became Cricinfo's single most read piece of content.

    It has always been so. If evidence was ever needed to confirm Tendulkar’s status as the world’s most-adored cricketer, it can be found in our logs. Month after month, year after year, he remains the most-searched cricketer on Cricinfo; by a huge margin, his profile page is the most visited player page on the site; and in any given month, headlines (often more than one) featuring his name are among the top 10 on the site.

    Among other things, he also broke a couple of our servers that day.

    Trust me, we make serious contingency plans for peak moments, and certainly we have never underestimated your love for Tendulkar. But obviously, there is no accounting for it. As he stood a couple of runs away from making history, so many of you logged in together that our servers blinked. It was a desperate few minutes, but in a sense, it was also a moment of vindication of your faith in us. Many of you got on Twitter to vent your frustration, and there was one post that stood out: “You know you are large when you crash Cricinfo.”

    We hope to be ready for the next peak. We have just ordered some Tendulkar servers.
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    Quote Originally Posted by littlemaster1982
    But above all was the simplicity with which he greeted his feat: arms raised, a smile, and a peek up to the great beyond. No leaps, no fist-punches or extravagance, only humility.
    ithellam appdiyae varathilla ....

    enakku sachin kitta avar batting oda ithaan romba pudikum ... innum solla pona 36 vayasu la kooda chinna paiyan maariyae irruka avaoroda face

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    Quote Originally Posted by littlemaster1982
    Sridhar. Sondha karutthu illa, suttadhudhan
    // nenega eluthunathunu nenachikitu irunthaen ...

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    Quote Originally Posted by littlemaster1982
    Tendulkar breaks Cricinfo records

    Sachin Tendulkar’s record-breaking didn’t stop on the field on February 24. He shattered many on Cricinfo. We recorded 45 million page views that day, and our highest number of unique users in India and the United States. The match report for the Gwalior ODI became Cricinfo's single most read piece of content.

    It has always been so. If evidence was ever needed to confirm Tendulkar’s status as the world’s most-adored cricketer, it can be found in our logs. Month after month, year after year, he remains the most-searched cricketer on Cricinfo; by a huge margin, his profile page is the most visited player page on the site; and in any given month, headlines (often more than one) featuring his name are among the top 10 on the site.

    Among other things, he also broke a couple of our servers that day.

    Trust me, we make serious contingency plans for peak moments, and certainly we have never underestimated your love for Tendulkar. But obviously, there is no accounting for it. As he stood a couple of runs away from making history, so many of you logged in together that our servers blinked. It was a desperate few minutes, but in a sense, it was also a moment of vindication of your faith in us. Many of you got on Twitter to vent your frustration, and there was one post that stood out: “You know you are large when you crash Cricinfo.”

    We hope to be ready for the next peak. We have just ordered some Tendulkar servers.
    _________________________________________

    The whole article is

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    Tendulkar's irresistible second coming
    Over the last three years he has, quite magically, turned back the clock, displaying the intensity, hunger and sheer genius that many thought had been lost forever

    S Rajesh

    February 26, 2010

    The last 34 months have been quite extraordinary for Sachin Tendulkar. In the couple of years preceding them, there had been serious questions asked about his form, his reflexes, and his appetite for the game. There was the acknowledgement, with more than a tinge of sadness, that Tendulkar's mind and body were inevitably giving in to years of constant wear and tear, and that the kind of innings we witnessed during his glory days would only rarely, if ever, be repeated.

    How wrong we were. Quite magically Tendulkar has turned back the clock, displaying the intensity and hunger many thought had been lost forever. The result has been a stunning sequence of scores: 10 centuries in the last 12 months in international cricket, including three of his four highest ODI hundreds, and the first double-century in 2962 one-day internationals. His last eight innings in all international cricket read as follows: 105*, 16, 143, 7, 100, 106, 4, 200*. Among other things, it shows his all-consuming desire to convert his starts - every time he has topped 20, he has gone on to a century.

    The table below shows just how incredible his revival has been. In 14 Tests from the beginning of 2005 to the end of 2006, he scored one hundred from 22 innings, and the average had dropped to less than 34. His ODI form was equally disappointing during this period: an average similar to his Test number, and a strike rate of less than 80.

    Since the 2007 World Cup, though, the numbers present a far more cheerful picture: in 58 ODIs the average has zoomed past 50, with the strike rate touching 90. His Test form has been equally delightful - an average of almost 60, with 12 centuries from 34 matches.


    Tendulkar's slump and his revival Period Matches Runs Average Strike rate 100s/ 50s
    Tests - Jan 2005 to Dec 2006 14 711 33.85 47.14 1/ 4
    Tests - May 2007 onwards 31 2779 59.12 56.76 12/ 11
    ODIs - Jan 2005 to Dec 2006 32 1040 35.86 77.15 3/ 5
    ODIs - May 2007 onwards 58 2751 51.90 89.20 5/ 16


    Since the end of the 2007 World Cup, Tendulkar is one of only three batsmen to average more than 50 in ODIs; MS Dhoni and Michael Hussey are the others. Combining the average with a strike rate of 89.20, Tendulkar's ODI batting index (average multiplied by runs per ball) is 46.29, with only Virender Sehwag and Dhoni having a better index.


    Best ODI batsmen since April 29, 2007 (Qual: 1500 runs) Batsman ODIs Runs Average Strike rate Ave x SR/100 100/ 50s
    Virender Sehwag 51 2094 42.73 124.71 53.29 4/ 11
    MS Dhoni 92 3424 57.06 85.45 48.76 5/ 23
    Sachin Tendulkar 58 2751 51.90 89.20 46.29 5/ 16
    Chris Gayle 42 1560 45.88 97.07 44.54 4/ 9
    Suresh Raina 53 1553 45.67 97.18 44.38 3/ 12
    Michael Hussey 63 2112 50.28 86.13 43.31 0/ 18
    AB de Villiers 54 1941 46.21 88.63 40.96 4/ 12
    Shane Watson 38 1571 46.20 86.93 40.16 4/ 7


    Tendulkar's Test average puts him in sixth place in a list dominated by Sri Lankans and Indians. Three Indian batsmen have a higher average than his, which indicates how good the going has been for India during this period. And while plenty has been written about Gambhir, Sehwag and Tendulkar, the performances of VVS Laxman have gone relatively unnoticed, even though he averages a touch higher than Tendulkar.


    Best Test batsmen since April 29, 2007 (Qual: 2000 runs) Batsman Tests Runs Average 100s/ 50s
    Mahela Jayawardene 25 2831 72.58 11/ 6
    Kumar Sangakkara 24 2485 67.16 9/ 10
    Gautam Gambhir 18 2114 66.06 8/ 8
    Virender Sehwag 24 2536 61.85 7/ 9
    VVS Laxman 30 2258 59.42 5/ 16
    Sachin Tendulkar 31 2779 59.12 12/ 11
    Hashim Amla 30 2645 58.77 9/ 12
    Michael Clarke 31 2604 56.60 9/ 12


    Even more than the averages, what's been stunning is the rate at which Tendulkar has been adding to his century tally. Not so long ago, Ricky Ponting was closing in on Tendulkar's mark, especially in Tests. However, Tendulkar has opened up a handy lead once again, scoring six Test centuries in the last year even as Ponting's form has dipped. The gap between their Test hundreds is now eight, while the overall difference is an unbridgeable 25.

    Since that 2007 World Cup, Tendulkar has scored a century every 6.53 innings (combining all international cricket). Only Thilan Samaraweera, with six Test centuries in 32 innings and two ODI hundreds in 15, has a better rate. Tendulkar's Test rate of 4.50 innings per hundred has been bettered by just three batsmen during this period (among those with at least six Test hundreds): Mahela Jayawardene (3.82; 11 hundreds in 42 innings), Gambhir (4.25; eight in 34) and Kumar Sangakkara (4.44; nine in 40).


    Best innings-per-100 ratios in all international cricket since April 29, 2007 (Qual: 8 centuries in all international matches) Batsman Innings Hundreds Inngs per 100 Tests - Inngs per 100 ODIs - Inngs per 100
    Thilan Samaraweera 47 8 5.88 5.33 7.50
    Sachin Tendulkar 111 17 6.53 4.50 11.40
    Hashim Amla 74 10 7.40 5.56 22.00
    Shivnarine Chanderpaul 82 11 7.45 5.29 7.75
    Tillakaratne Dilshan 103 12 8.58 4.57 10.20
    Jacques Kallis 97 11 8.82 4.90 40.00
    Gautam Gambhir 125 14 8.93 4.25 12.17
    Graeme Smith 99 11 9.00 5.44 17.50


    So impressive has Tendulkar's run been recently that it's been suggested this is his best streak ever. It isn't, but it's very close to his best. In both ODIs and Tests he has had at least a couple of such passages when he was unstoppable. Between January 1998 and December 1999, he averaged more than 55 at a strike rate of nearly 100; that was the period when he scored those two incredible centuries against Australia in Sharjah, which remain among his best ODI innings. Again, between 2001 and 2003, he had similar stats. Both these passages included the World Cup, in England in 1999 and in South Africa in 2003.

    In Tests, the whole period from the beginning of 1997 to the end of 2002 was exceptional. Breaking it up into two passages, so that the number of matches is similar to the current period, it's clear that the 1997 to 1999 phase was his best, with 12 centuries in 27 Tests, bookended by outstanding hundreds in Cape Town and Melbourne. The three years immediately after that were pretty good too, with an average of almost 60, including nine centuries in 32 Tests.


    Other golden runs in Tendulkar's career Period Matches Runs Average Strike rate 100s/ 50s
    ODIs - Jan 1998 to Dec 1999 56 2737 55.85 97.57 12/ 8
    ODIs - Jan 2001 to Dec 2003 58 2786 59.27 88.64 9/ 14
    Tests - Jan 1997 to Dec 1999 27 2735 68.37 57.51 12/ 8
    Tests - Jan 2000 to Dec 2002 32 2970 59.40 56.28 9/ 12


    Tendulkar's revival isn't dissimilar to Brian Lara's stunning run in his last four years in international cricket. (Though this isn't to suggest Tendulkar will quit international cricket anytime soon.) After 2003, Lara averaged 60 in 41 Tests, with 16 centuries, including hundreds in two of his last three Tests. Clive Lloyd's last 32 Tests were equally productive, fetching him 2342 runs at 61.63, well above his career average of 46.67. Steve Waugh and Graham Thorpe went out with a bang too, but these players have been exceptions. If Tendulkar continues in similar vein over the next few years, he'll join that select group as well. More than that, it'll mean we'll be in for several more special innings of the kind that he has conjured up over the last three years.


    Players who shone in their last few Tests Batsman Tests Runs Average 100s/ 50s
    Brian Lara (2003 onwards) 41 4381 60.01 16/ 11
    Steve Waugh (Oct 2002 onwards) 20 1327 60.31 5/ 6
    Clive Lloyd (1981 onwards) 32 2342 61.63 6/ 16
    Graham Thorpe (2004 onwards) 17 1192 62.73 4/ 6

    S Rajesh is stats editor of Cricinfo

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    This is what I have been talking about he has been in great form since odiwc 2007. . I will add the sub-links to that post later.

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    Folks,

    Why 'Sir' again edhAvadhu pudhusA pOdalAme
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