Ian Bishop picks Sachin Tendulkar as best-ever batter he's bowled to

Former West Indies cricketer Ian Bishop picked the best batter that he has faced in his career. The reputed commentator picked batting great Sachin Tendulkar as the best batter he played against.

Sachin Tendulkar is arguably the best batter that the game of cricket has ever seen. The former India skipper is known as the 'God of Cricket', which in itself speaks a lot about stature in World cricket. Be in India or other parts of the world, he is seen with utmost respect.

The game of cricket being popular in India is mostly because of Sachin Tendulkar and the impact that he has made. The Indian batter has been the idol for many both in India as well as in other countries where the sport is popular and has shown the way to various players how to approach their game.

One of the main reasons behind the dominance of the India National Cricket Team in world cricket was Sachin Tendulkar. The opening batter hardly had any flaw in his game and it's fair to say that the game of cricket hasn't seen a consistent batter as he was during his playing days.

One of the highlights of his career was his longevity. Sachin represented India for 24 long years and took the team to great heights, making them one of the most dominating forces in world cricket. He ended his career with a World Cup to his name as well, which was the final nail in the coffin for him.

In his illustrious career spanning 24 years, Sachin Tendulkar mustered 34,357 across the formats to go with 100 centuries. The 2011 World Cup winner etched his name in almost every record book. Some of the records that he created are still unbroken and look out of reach for many who are there.

While the greatness of Sachin Tendulkar is undefined, former West Indies cricketer Ian Bishop rated the batting great as the best player he has played against. The cricketer-turned-commentator said this while speaking to Sky Sports on Thursday (18th July).

Ian Bishop numbers for West Indies

Ian Bishop was a very good cricketer during his playing days. He was amongst the main reasons behind the dominance of the West Indies National Cricket Team in the early 1990s. He was sensational with the bat and ball during his playing days.

Ian Bishop represented West Indies in 43 Test matches and picked 161 wickets. He had an average of 24.27 and with the best of 6/40 in an innings. In the ODIs, he picked 118 wickets at an average of 26.40 and an economy of 4.33. He also picked 549 FC wickets and 194 List A wickets.

On the batting front, Ian Bishop scored 632 runs in Tests. In the ODIs, he mustered 405 runs and also slammed 2639 FC runs and 1047 runs in List A cricket.