Former Australian captain Michael Clarke has named Sachin Tendulkar and Indian captain Virat Kohli among the best batsmen he played with or against.
The Australian included only one batsman from his country but chooses two players from India, Other players are one from Sri Lanka, one from West Indies, two players from South Africa.
The world cup winning captain lists Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Brian Lara, A.B.devilliers, Jacques Kallis, Ricky Ponting, and Kumara Sangakkara as the best batsmen of his times either from his team or rival team.
Clarke: Sachin Technically The Best Batsman
The 39-year-old called Sachin technically the best batsman he ever saw and the most difficult batsman to get out and he felt that there is no weakness in his game.
He said, “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.”
Clarke was speaking on Big Sports Breakfast when he said these words.
About Kohli, he said probably the best batsman across all the three formats. “I think right now the best batsman across all three formats. His one day and twenty-twenty records are phenomenal and he’s also found a way to dominate Test cricket. What Kohli and Tendulkar have in common is they love making big hundreds,” he added.
Clarke named Brian Lara as his favorite cricketer. He called de Villiers a superstar and praised him that he can bat anywhere in the order and has the ability to score runs anywhere on the ground.
“Sangakkara Is An Absolute Gentleman”
He said about the former South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis that he was the greatest all-rounder he played against.
He praised Sangakarra saying, “Sangakkara was a force and an absolute gentleman of the game.”
For him, Ponting was special because he said,” What separates Ricky is the era that he played. Just about every attack had two or three top-line, world-class bowlers and he was able to dominate them.”
