Greatest test XI of the modern era

#4 Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar – the maestro who played every shot to perfection

Since he made his debut in the international cricket in 1989 against Pakistan at Karachi, Tendulkar grew from strength to strength and accomplished many feats that could only be dreamt of till then. Tendulkar mastered every shot in the book, excelled in all playing conditions and piled up mountains of runs against all major test playing nations.

His record-breaking career was constantly followed by fans with great zeal and became the subject of intense scrutiny by statisticians worldwide. He became the benchmark against which modern day batsmen are measured. Tendulkar, by virtue of being the most prolific batsman in both formats of the game, remains atop the list of batting legends. Longevity was another remarkable feature of Tendulkar’s sparkling career.

Whenever he played against Australia – undoubtedly the best team of his era – Tendulkar was at his best and delivered many masterpieces in both formats. Tendulkar holds the record for the highest number of runs, centuries, matches and many more records. By the time he called it a day, he had a lion’s share of the batting records under his name.

Although Brian Lara, ‘the Prince of Trinidad’ is an excellent choice for no.4 slot and a stiff competitor to Tendulkar, it is impossible to leave Tendulkar out as he is the highest scorer in the format.