"Nothing bad can happen to us if we’re on a plane in India with Sachin Tendulkar on it."

"There is no doubt he is the greatest batsman. In the last 13–14 years, he has worked so hard and has proved to the wo…"

"In the early years, especially around the mid 90s, I had this feeling you could play around on his ego and get him ou…"

"I had to remind Gary Kristen often that he was in the covers to field against Sachin and not to applaud him."

"It did dawn on me at the end of the series that he was something special."

"I know that the new ball is due, but I am saving it for that "Chotu" (Sachin) who is coming next."

"If I’ve to bowl to Sachin, I’ll bowl with my helmet on. He hits the ball so hard."

"I saw him playing on television and was struck by his technique, so I asked my wife to come look at him. Now I never …"

"I am one of those fortune people who have seen Bradman and Tendulkar bat in my lifetime and in my opinion Tendulkar i…"

"He is just a legend of the game. To score 20 or even 30 Test hundreds would represent a magnificent career, but to go…"