"I'm happy Sachin broke my record"



"I'm happy Sachin broke my record"

Former Pakistan captain Saeed Anwar hailed Sachin Tendulkar for breaking his ODI batting record.
Describing the Indian maestro as the greatest batsman of modern era, Anwar not only praised Tendulkar for breaking his ODI batting record but also for becoming the only player to smash a double century in the limited-overs cricket.
Anwar told PTI he was not surprised that Tendulkar had broken his record of the highest individual score (194) in one-dayers when he scored 200 not out against South Africa at Gwalior on Wednesday.
"I am surprised that my record stood for 13 years because in this period there were number of players like Brian Lara, Ricky Pointing, Shahid Afridi and Virender Sehwag who could have broken the record. But I think Tendulkar did it because he is the greatest of modern era and a class apart," Anwar said.
"Honestly speaking Brian Lara seemed to me the most likely to break the record but he retired without doing it but he set his records in Test and first class cricket," said Anwar who had scored earlier record 194 against India in Chennai in May 1997.
"I am happy Tendulkar has done it because he is certainly the greatest batsman of the modern era. His feats speak for themselves," he added.
Anwar recalled how Tendulkar had congratulated him when he scored the 194 in the Independence Cup.
"I had just come back from an injury after four months and had little practice before playing in the Independence Cup in India. It was very hot and humid out there on that day and I consider it perhaps my best innings of my career," he said.
"Sachin was the captain of Indian team in that tournament. He was the first person to come and congratulate me when I scored 194. Other Indian players also came and congratulated me. So I think it is only fair I pay him back the same compliment and congratulate him," he said.
 

Konvicted_Jatt

S@RP@NCH
Don't worry sehwag will break dis record one day and ohnu 50 overs tak not out rehn Dee v lorh nhi,,
but salute to sachin to break one more record
 
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