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• "In the years ahead, when those who were at Lord's recollect the events of Saturday (18th July,1998), they will not think of Diana......or WG Grace.The contest staged as a tribute to both developed from lethargic beginnings into a celebration of gifts of ONE MAN. It became as much an exhibition as the collection of paintings in the Lord's museum commemmorating the good Doctor's (WG Grace) 150th birthday."
  -The Times on Tendulkar's Performance in the Diana Tribute Match

• "We all heard reports after the recent Test series between India and Australia that the batting of Sachin Tendulkar had reached a new plane, that he was unquestionably the best batsman in world cricket. Well, the little master used the stage ..... to confirm that those reports are true."
  -Observer on Tendulkar's performance in the Diana Tribute Match

• "Will they be staging a match on April 24, 2123, to celebrate the 150th Birth anniversary of SR Tendulkar? It seemed a reasonable question to ask at Lord's last night after the brilliant young Indian, who may lay claim to be the WG Grace of his day, had played a game quite different from that of the world's next best cricketers...."
  -The Sunday Times on Tendulkar's Performance in the Diana Tribute Match,

• After the Diana Memorial Match on the 150th Birth anniversary of WG Grace (July 18th), MCC captain Michael Atherton gushed- " I do not think even WG Grace would have played like Sachin.(on Tendulkar's Performance in the Diana Tribute Match)

• Wasim Akram has predicted that Sachin Tendulkar will easily break all international batting records. "He has everything a top batsman needs. Tendulkar is a classic example of a player being so good that his age is an irrelevance" Akram says in his autobiography titled "Wasim".He also stated a number of examples when he and his team were frustrated by Tendulkar's batting prowess.

• ·" You take Don Bradman away and he is next up I reckon. " Steve Waugh

• " 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

• ( After Australia's tour of India and Coca-Cola Cup in Sharjah). ·Don Bradman
  - "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 feel that this player is playing much the same as I used to play, and she looked at him on Television and said yes, there is a similarity between the two...hi compactness, technique, stroke production... it all seemed to gel !"

• "Techincally he stands out as the best because of his ability to increase the pace at will"

-David Boon

• ·"A complete batsman- he's the best in the bussiness." - Mohinder Amarnath

• "What we (Zimbabwe) need is 10 Tendulkars." -Paul Strang

• "Playing in the same team as Sachin is a huge honour. His balance of mind, shrewd judgement, modesty and, above all, his technical brilliance make him my all-time hero."
  -Rahul Dravid (Captain,Team India)

• "The most exciting batsman of his time because he finds the right balance between reason and passion, techinque and power, nerves and placement and judgement that applies to all tastes." --Australian Media

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