Cricket greats pay tribute to Tendulkar

New Delhi, Nov 14 (PTI) Some of the world's greatest
cricketers have heaped encomiums on Sachin Tendulkar as he
reaches another milestone in his career with former Australian
skipper Steve Waugh paying him the ultimate tribute by calling
him the "Bradman of our times".
A day before completing 20 years of international
cricket, Tendulkar's peers doffed their hats to the batting
genius, recalling their association with him.
"The last time I watched Sachin was last week when he was
on his way to a spectacular 175 and once again I felt that I
was watching a player who comes but once in a century. It can
be said that he is the Bradman of our times and I do feel
privileged to have played a lot of cricket against him," Waugh
said in his tribute.
Considered a ruthless and aggressive captain, Waugh said
even he had a nightmarish time setting his fielders whenever
Tendulkar marched in to the crease.
"Sachin always brought with him an amazing sporting
presence. It was a captain's nightmare to set a field for him
when he was in full flow. It was akin to getting stuck in a
tornado -- the noise made it impossible to communicate with
the fielders.
"The bowlers looked demoralized and you could sense that
Sachin himself was delighted at the disarray he created in the
opposition. Whether in India or elsewhere, there were always
enough fans to create a deafening din whenever he was at his
best," he said in an article. MORE PTI