Michael Clarke Names The Best Batsman He Saw In International Cricket

One of Australia’s legendary batsman and former captain Michael Clarke has revealed the batsman who he fells had no weakness to look for when he was at his prime. It is notable that he played with the likes of Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist, Matthew Hayden and a host of other world-beaters.

The 2015 world cup winning captain played in an era where Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, Kumar Sangakkara, Rahul Dravid, Jacques Kallis were still going strong. However, Clarke believes that Sachin Tendulkar was a class apart from his contemporaries and he was absolutely impossible to beat when he took to the field with the bat.

Michael Clarke scored 8643 runs in 115 Test matches at an average of 48.83 with 28 centuries to his name. He was equally good in ODIs, scoring 7981 runs in 245 matches at an average of 44.59. To have earned praise from a player who has had so much experience, definitely means that Tendulkar was miles ahead when it came to batting.

Michael Clarke Names The Best Batsman He Has Ever Seen

“Probably technically the best batsman (Tendulkar) I ever saw. The hardest batsman to get out. I think Sachin, technically, didn’t have a weakness. Part of you hoped that he made a mistake,” Fox Sports quoted Clarke as saying on the Big Sports Breakfast radio show.

Sachin Tendulkar Has Been A Legend Of The Game

Sachin Tendulkar is widely regarded as the ‘God of Cricket’ because of his achievements during his stint. Tendulkar amassed more than 34000 runs in international cricket. He set and broke many records during his time and he is the undisputed king of the sport.

What sets him apart is the fact that he sustained for an immensely long period in the international circuit. Sachin had a 24-year long international career. Many players can’t even sustain its half because of the competitiveness that international cricket brings along with.

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