Praise from cricketers
In September 2007, former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne published his list of the 50 greatest cricketers who had played during his time, in which Tendulkar had secured the number 1 spot.
Sunil Gavaskar, one of the greatest Indian Test batsmen, regarded as Tendulkar as being the "closest thing to batting perfection."
Shane Warne had mentioned a decade back,
"I'll be going to bed having nightmares of Sachin just running down the wicket and belting me back over the head for six. He was unstoppable. I don't think anyone, apart from Don Bradman, is in the same class as Sachin Tendulkar. He is just an amazing player."
He has received such appreciations from various other cricketers, including Wasim Akram who said
"Cricketers like Sachin come once in a lifetime and I am privileged he played in my time.",
Viv Richards who said
"He is 99.5 percent perfect. I'd pay to see him.",
Brian Lara who said
"You know genius when you see it. And let me tell you, Sachin is pure genius.",
Barry Richards who said
"Sachin is cricket's God."
Former New Zealand all-rounder Richard Hadlee believes Sachin Tendulkar is the greatest batsman ever to grace the game.
Former Australian captain Steve Waugh has said in the past that Tendulkar will go down in history as the best ever batsman after Bradman.
Former South African great Allan Donald considers
Tendulkar to be the best batsman he has ever bowled to.
Current Australian captain Ricky Ponting believes that Tendulkar is the best batsman he has seen or played against.
Sir Don Bradman also said that he saw himself in Sachin when he saw him bat.
Former Pakistan captain and batting legend Hanif Mohammad termed Sachin Tendulkar as the
"cricketing jewel of subcontinent" and said that this Indian right-hander batsman is destined to break many more records in the coming years.