Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, a player who redefined the standards of cricket to such an extent that he was awarded the title of ‘God of Cricket’.
Sachin became a role model for many cricketers and became the benchmark that is still out of grasp for even the best cricketers of this generation of his career that lasted over 25 years.
“Sachin Tendulkar was my role model and inspiration. He was the benchmark,” Rohit Sharma stated in the book Sachin@50 published by Simon and Schuster for Sachin’s 50th birthday.
Cricketers before Sachin as well as Cricketers after Sachin knew about the mesmerizing talent he possessed and why he stood leagues above many players.
“First, there was Sir Don Bradman, then there was Sir Garfield Sobers. Then it was Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar,” Sunil Gavaskar said in Sachin@50 published by Simon and Schuster for Sachin’s 50th birthday.
“Sachin is the best I have seen and will perhaps ever see. Well done my friend and a very happy birthday,” stated Sourav Ganguly in Sachin@50 published by Simon and Schuster for Sachin’s 50th birthday.
A book called Sachin@50 will be published on April 24 to commemorate Sachin turning 50 and make the occasion even more memorable. It includes original essays and pieces by his wife Anjali Tendulkar and his mentor-cum-brother Ajit Tendulkar; cricketers such as Sunil Gavaskar, Sourav Ganguly, Rohit Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, David Warner, Michael Clarke; and other stalwarts like Abhinav Bindra, Pullela Gopichand, Vishwanathan Anand, Sania Mirza, Usha Uthup, Farhan Akhtar, Prahlad Kakkar, among others.