Sachin Tendulkar Could Have Done Even Better, Such Was His Talent, Feels Kapil Dev

Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar recently celebrated his 47th birthday and on the momentous occasion, wishes galore for the Little Champion from every nook and corner of the world.

Tendulkar, during his celebrated 24-year-old career achieved almost everything that this beautiful game has to offer. He is the only player to play 200 Test matches; he is the first player to scale Mount.10,000 and a double-hundred in ODI cricket; he is the leading run-scorer in both formats of the game; he has the most number of centuries in both Tests and ODIs; he has the most number of World Cup runs and of-course he also has a World Cup medal.

But despite achieving everything, former Indian all-rounder and 1983 World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev still feels that such was Sachin’s talent that he could have achieved a lot more than he eventually did.

“Many people misunderstand the statements I make when I talk. According to me, Sachin Tendulkar is the finest cricketer India has produced. I still feel that he should have done much better than he did. He had already done so much, and no one has performed better than him, but I feel, Sachin had even more talent,” Kapil Dev said during an interview with Radio City.

He added: “Sachin has had an amazing career. To play for your country for 24 years is easy to say but difficult to do. I wish him all the happiness.”

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Cricket will never die as long as we have player like Sachin Tendulkar- Kapil Dev

While wishing Tendulkar on his birthday, Kapil Dev also touched upon the sacrifices that his family has made for him.

“For all the happiness he has given India, I wish him and more importantly, his family, good luck. The family sacrifices more than anyone else in these scenarios. I wish Sachin great health,” he said.

He also stressed that Tendulkar has inspired a whole host of budding cricketers besides saying that game will never die as long as we keep producing cricketers like him.

“He has moved generations for two and a half decades. Many youngsters yearn to be Sachin Tendulkar. As long as we have cricketers like him, the game will never die,” he further added.

Sachin Tendulkar retired from the game in 2013 after having captured the imagination of the folklore for almost a quarter of a century.

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