'Tendulkar, the Picasso among batsmen' - Greg Chappell
Former India coach Greg Chappell, in the Hindu , pays tribute to Sachin Tendulkar, who scored his 100th international century during the Asia Cup.
Siddhartha Talya
25-Feb-2013
Former India coach Greg Chappell, in the Hindu, pays tribute to Sachin Tendulkar, who scored his 100th international century during the Asia Cup.
Some have pointed out that Sachin has not made as many big scores as some of his contemporaries such as Brian Lara and that India won less than 40 per cent of games in which he made centuries. The same can be said of Lara but he was often the lone member of the band. Sachin had a whole orchestra at his disposal for much of his career.
This may go some way to explain why Sachin has not come close to emulating Bradman's remarkable career average. There is no doubt that physically there was not that much between the two but for some reason Bradman was that much more driven to make the big scores. Sometimes, more than were necessary to win the game.
In the Times of India, ESPNcricinfo senior editor Sharda Ugra writes that whatever critics might say about the manner in which Tendulkar achieved his 100th hundred, his record will "speak of the size of his achievement and his significance in the game" many years on.
Siddhartha Talya is a senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo