5 great sportspersons and their biggest weaknesses

Sachin Tendulkar: Hansie Cronje

Time and time again, the Little Master has been declared the ‘greatest batsman of all time,’ and features at the top of nearly every ‘greatest sportspersons’ list. It is funny to think that someone who was not even a full-time bowler was the one who gave Tendulkar the most trouble.

In a 2010 interview with British newspaper The Guardian, Tendulkar said his weakness was "Hansie Cronje. Honestly. I got out to Hansie more than anyone.”

“When we played South Africa he always got me out more than Allan Donald or Shaun Pollock. It wasn't that I couldn't pick him – it's just that the ball seemed to go straight to a fielder. I was going great guns in Durban one year and played some big shots against Donald and Pollock. Hansie came on and I flicked his first ball straight to leg-slip. I never knew what to do with him."

It seems like a bizarre choice given the Indian legend has faced some of the best bowlers in the game, among them Australian legends Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath.

The man with 51 test centuries, 49 ODI centuries and worldwide adulation was most tested by the bowling of the late South African middle-order batsman.