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Iconic Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar, who on Sunday became the only cricketer in history to have scored 50 Test tons, emerged runaway winner over Don Bradman in a poll commissioned by an Australian newspaper on who is the best batsman of all time.

In an online poll conducted by the ”Sydney Morning Herald” asking readers to vote for ”The greatest batsman ever: Bradman or Tendulkar?”,Tendulkar secured 67 per cent of the votes as against Bradman”s 33 per cent. 20768 cricket fans voted.

Tendulkar seemed to have got votes from those who took into account that he played in three formats of the game and against 10 countries while Bradman played in only Test matches and primarily in Australia and England only.

“Tendulkar is better than Bradman. Tendulkar has played three forms of the game to Bradman”s one. Tendulkar has played around in many different pitches, against a variety of bowlers, and is the highest run getter in Tests and one dayers. Undisputedly, the BEST EVER,” one comment said.

“Bradman scored a total of 7000 runs of which 5000 plus were against one country. He played only against four countries in an era where not many matches were played in a year. He did not face too many world class bowlers, with the fastest being Larwood who bowled supposedly at 95 mph,” another post said.

“I am Australian. I love Don Bradman …. But my unbias thought is Sachin is Greater. Sachin has more than 30,000 Runs. He is playing in an era where every ball is analyzed and taken note of. Yet 12 nations have not found the way to stop this man.

“When Bradman played cricket .. . it was not analyzed as we do it today. Bradman only played Test and that to only in ENG and AUS. This 30,000 runs, 50 Test hundreds, 45 ODI hundreds, 200 runs in ODI stands out for Sachin and that”s why he is greater,” another fan said.

Those who consider Bradman better than Tendulkar felt the Australian legend played on uncovered pitches at a time when there was no helmet and yet he had a near hundred average.

“Bradman – no helmet, uncovered pitches, higher average, no advantage of a modern bat, more centuries per innings – enough said really. Tendulkar is the best in the modern game, but Bradman is hands down the greatest,” one cricket fan commented.

“No brainer in my view, but no doubt that both were legends of their era. There are two many variables to make an accurate comparison across eras. Conditions, equipment, frequency of matches, quality of opposition. 99.94 is the stand out for me,” another comment said.

But some felt the comparison was futile as the two legends played in different eras.

“Sounds foolish to compare players from two different eras. Numbers don”t count much when the conditions are so different. Same debate has been on comparing Pele and Maradona,” a comment said.



Australian media today paid rich tributes to Sachin Tendulkar, calling him the “man of the century” for the double hundred that helped the hosts restore balance in the second and final cricket Test against Australia in Bangalore. All leading publications showered praise on the ”greatest batsman of all time” and described the little master as “like the kid who wished it wouldn”t get dark”.

“Tendulkar”s resurgence has put an almost insurmountable gap between him and Ponting in the race to be the highest all-time run-getter,” the Sydney Morning Herald said. The Australian daily described Tendulkar as “the one constant in an ever-changing cricket universe, ever present, always scoring.

He has been at the crease for 21 years. “How he haunts the Australians.

Last time they were in India, Ricky Ponting”s men watched him score his 13,000th run. In this Test he brought up his 14,000th and at times he seemed to be on his way to 15,000th.

God alone knows when he will desist,” the paper added. The 37-year-old played “like the kid who wished it wouldn”t get dark”, the paper said.

“Tendulkar is exceptional,” wrote cricket columnist Peter Roebuck in the same paper. “Every shot he plays is compelling.

” “India might never know how blessed it has been that its best cricketers of the period were also its most upstanding,” he said. ”The Age” newspaper said: “The Little Master serves up a lesson.

If October 10, 2010 was to be Sachin Tendulkar”s day, then the 11th was his honorary parade, one which may roll over the top of the hapless Australians in the second Test.” “Emphatic doesn”t really come close to justifying Tendulkar”s batting masterclass,” the paper added.

Tendulkar today completed his sixth double hundred in Test cricket scoring 214 runs. The right-hander took 363 balls and struck 22 fours and a couple of sixes during his stay on the crease.

He was dismissed by rookie Australian pacer Peter George who clean bowled the Indian for his maiden Test wicket. Tendulkar holds just about every batting record worth owning in the game, including those for most runs and hundreds in Tests and ODIs, and most international runs.

Here it is folks, finally the Indian sensation master blaster Sachin Tendulkar is on twitter.

you can follow him  in his twitter id  @sachin_rt

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Sachin Tendulkar has been named Master Blaster, Little Master, Legend by whole of cricket world. Right from ICC, Legends like  Sir Don Bradman,  rival players everyone a huge fan  of  Sachin .

But apart from these, Sachin has been called a kind hearted guy and named Gentleman.

Why do we call  Indian Cricketer and  legend Sachin Tendulkar a Gentleman.

Well Here is a small example to it