Top 10 cricketing rivalries of all time

#1 Sachin Tendulkar vs Shane Warne

Two geniuses

Since Sachin Tendulkar hit THAT six against Abdul Qadir in Pakistan and since Shane Warne dismissed Mike Gatting with THE ball of the century, it was a known fact that these two will rule the rooster for the coming decades. And they certainly did! Also, when these two personalities clashed against one another, it was a sight like any witnessed before.

The master batsman who can bat gracefully on a minefield against a shrewd spinner who could turn a leather ball on a cement track. But as luck would have it, no other batsman dominated Shane Warne as Sachin Tendulkar did. Be it the Operation Sandstorm of Sharjah or that test match in Chennai where Tendulkar displayed a batting master class on how to play spin.

Particularly in limited overs, Tendulkar owned Warne in any part of the world. He averaged precisely 100.00 against Warne in colour clothing. The man gave nightmares to Warne and his continued dominance over the leg-spinner led the great Aussie showman to dismiss Tendulkar just 4 times in 29 international matches.