Sachin Tendulkar is my favourite cricketer, says former German footballer Dietmar Hamann

Sachin Tendulkar

Former German International Dietmar Hamman revealed that Sachin Tendulkar is his favourite cricketer.

“I don’t know whether I should say this or not as I’m being interviewed for a Pakistani cricket website but here goes – my favourite cricketer is Sachin Tendulkar. He’s an all time great, a wonderful cricketer,” said the former Bayern Munich and Liverpool player while talking to Pakpassion.net.

“In addition, I’ve always enjoyed watching Ricky Ponting, and I particularly enjoy watching all-rounders in action as they have a lot of skill to perform with both bat and ball and are generally the stand out cricketers, especially Jacques Kallis. Among Pakistan players, I like Shahid Afridi.”

Hamman’s interest in the game grew during his stay in England. He has even played in an exhibition match in Chesire County League.

“I really find the game fascinating. I think cricket is a fantastic game and you obviously need a lot of skill to play it, but there’s also a lot of strategy behind it and it covers everything that should be covered in a great sport in terms of skill levels and strategy.

“I really enjoy listening to the experts on television talking about the game as you learn a lot from their comments and analysis.”