New Delhi: South African pace fable Allan Donald
feels cricket would be a poorer sport once Sachin Tendulkar retires from the
scene as the Indian veteran is "Maradona and Pele put jointly" for
the game.
"Sachin Tendulkar's charm goes beyond the
field. For cricket he is Maradona and Pele put jointly, it is as simple as
that. Cricket will be a poorer sport when he quits the game. He has been
unbelievably special," the 46-year-old South African has on paper in the
upcoming book Sachin -- Cricketer of the Century, authored by Vimal Kumar and
set to hit the stands later this month.
Donald said when he is asked about the greatest in
the game, the first name that comes to his mind is Tendulkar. "Tendulkar's
is the first name that comes to mind the instant you ask who is the
greatest," he said.
Allan Donald said whenever he is ask about the
greatest in the game, the first name that comes to his brain is Sachin
Tendulkar.
"My granddad introduced Sachin to me through
the Wisden Cricketer magazine. When he play for Yorkshire in county cricket, I
saw him for the first time. He is the No. 1 player. I keep saying that and I
don't think I will ever change my mind," he additional.
Known for his hostile speed and 'White lightening',
Donald has a word of advice for international bowlers on how to get ready for
the senior batsman. "You don't analyse Sachin two days previous to a Test.
We always planned months in advance. We knew how extremely Indian teams
depended on him.
"History will show you that right-arm express
pace bowlers have been successful next to him. I spoke to Curtly Ambrose before
my 1996 trip to India and he told me to by no means let Sachin leave the first
15 balls," he explained.
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