David Warner      

Australia

Full name David Andrew Warner

Born October 27, 1986, Paddington, New South Wales

Current age 24 years 218 days

Major teams Australia, Australia Under-19s, Delhi Daredevils, Durham, Middlesex, New South Wales, Northern Districts

Nickname Lloyd

Playing role Opening batsman

Batting style Left-hand bat

Bowling style Legbreak

Height 1.70 m

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
ODIs	7	7	0	106	69	15.14	137	77.37	0	1	8	3	1	0
T20Is	25	25	0	706	89	28.24	488	144.67	0	4	70	31	15	0
First-class	7	12	1	406	114	36.90	609	66.66	1	1	48	9	3	0
List A	36	36	2	957	165*	28.14	967	98.96	1	4	94	29	7	0
Twenty20	105	105	5	2836	107*	28.36	2034	139.42	1	18	296	114	45	0

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
ODIs	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
T20Is	25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
First-class	7	7	133	77	1	1/0	1/12	77.00	3.47	133.0	0	0	0
List A	36	6	120	118	3	1/11	1/11	39.33	5.90	40.0	0	0	0
Twenty20	105	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Career statistics

ODI debut	Australia v South Africa at Hobart, Jan 18, 2009 scorecard
Last ODI	Scotland v Australia at Edinburgh, Aug 28, 2009 scorecard
T20I debut	Australia v South Africa at Melbourne, Jan 11, 2009 scorecard
Last T20I	Australia v England at Melbourne, Jan 14, 2011 scorecard
First-class debut	New South Wales v Western Australia at Sydney, Mar 5-8, 2009 scorecard
Last First-class	Tasmania v New South Wales at Hobart, Mar 17-21, 2011 scorecard
List A debut	New South Wales v Tasmania at Sydney, Jan 24, 2007 scorecard
Last List A	Victoria v New South Wales at Melbourne, Feb 23, 2011 scorecard
Twenty20 debut	Queensland v New South Wales at Brisbane, Jan 5, 2007 scorecard
Last Twenty20	Delhi Daredevils v Pune Warriors at Delhi, May 21, 2011 scorecard

Recent matches

Bat & Bowl	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
19	Delhi	v Pune	Delhi	21 May 2011	Twenty20
29	Delhi	v Punjab	Dharamsala	15 May 2011	Twenty20
21	Delhi	v Chennai	Chennai	12 May 2011	Twenty20
1	Delhi	v Mumbai	Mumbai	7 May 2011	Twenty20
13	Delhi	v Kochi	Delhi	2 May 2011	Twenty20
3	Delhi	v Kochi	Kochi	30 Apr 2011	Twenty20
2	Delhi	v Kolkata	Delhi	28 Apr 2011	Twenty20
7	Delhi	v Bangalore	Delhi	26 Apr 2011	Twenty20
77	Delhi	v Punjab	Delhi	23 Apr 2011	Twenty20
51	Delhi	v Deccan	Delhi	19 Apr 2011	Twenty20

Profile

A diminutive and dangerous opening batsman, David Warner exploded onto the international scene in 2008-09. His breathtaking effort of 89 from 43 balls in his Twenty20 debut against South Africa at the MCG was all the more remarkable as he was the first man to walk out for Australia before playing first-class cricket since 1877. His call-up had been a surprise and it capped off an eventful couple of months in which he also earned an IPL contract with Delhi Daredevils and a deal to use a two-sided bat. The rewards had come after he began the summer in dynamic fashion with a then New South Wales one-day record of 165, and followed it with 97 from 54 balls in the FR Cup, proving his success was not a one-off. His 390 runs in that competition came at a strike-rate of 129 and an average of 55.71.

Promoted to the Australian one-day team, he struggled after a strong 69 in his second game and was dropped, but remained in the Twenty20 plans. Despite the attention of the national selectors, he could not convince the state panel that he was worthy of a Sheffield Shield debut until a late reshuffle enabled him to play the final match of the season. He picked up 42 off 48 balls in a satisfying start and then headed to South Africa as a Twenty20 specialist in Australia's squad. Shortly after he returned for the IPL and was named in the World Cup outfit. In the global Twenty20 tournament in England he scored 63 against West Indies, and followed up with 150 runs at strike-rate of 148 in the Caribbean a year later, when Australia reached the final.

He remains desperate to be considered in all forms and signed a three-year deal with the Blues in 2010 when there was the threat on an interstate move. Last summer he scored 89 runs in three Shield games and 195 in eight FR Cup appearances. It was again in the shortest form that he excelled and his strike-rate was an amazing 232.87 in five Twenty20 domestic fixtures, which came after he helped the Blues to the inaugural Champions League trophy in India.

Warner tasted state cricket for the first time in 2006-07 with two limited-overs and three Twenty20 appearances. An excellent fieldsman, Warner was used as a substitute in Australia's Test against South Africa in Perth in 2005-06. In the same season he was the leading run-scorer on the Australia Under-19 tour of India and went on to play at the Under-19 World Cup. A keen surfer, Warner completed his second year as a New South Wales rookie in 2007-08 after spending his winter at the Academy, a stint which ended early when he was sent home for general untidyness. He picked up an unbeaten 50 in his only FR Cup game that season, played four Twenty20 affairs and was promoted to a full deal following 760 grade runs at 54.29 with Easts.
Brydon Coverdale August 2010

Davy Jacobs      

South Africa

Full name David Johan Jacobs

Born November 4, 1982, Klerksdorp, Transvaal

Current age 28 years 210 days

Major teams Eagles, Free State, Mumbai Indians, North West, Northamptonshire, Warriors

Playing role Wicketkeeper batsman

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm medium

Fielding position Wicketkeeper

Relation Brother - CJ Jacobs

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
First-class	75	134	7	4625	218	36.41	7425	62.28	12	23			126	4
List A	89	86	12	2091	101*	28.25	2579	81.07	1	13			76	7
Twenty20	61	58	9	1313	74	26.79	1115	117.75	0	6	115	46	30	6

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
First-class	75		34	20	0	-	-	-	3.52	-	0	0	0
List A	89		36	19	0	-	-	-	3.16	-	0	0	0
Twenty20	61	1	6	14	0	-	-	-	14.00	-	0	0	0

Career statistics

First-class debut	2001/02
Last First-class	Warriors v Cape Cobras at Port Elizabeth, Mar 25-27, 2010 scorecard
List A debut	2001/02
Last List A	Knights v Warriors at Bloemfontein, Nov 12, 2010 scorecard
Twenty20 debut	Eastern Cape v Eagles at East London, Apr 18, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20	Mumbai Indians v Kings XI Punjab at Mumbai, May 2, 2011 scorecard

Recent matches

Bat & Bowl	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
10, 0c/0s	Mumbai	v Punjab	Mumbai	2 May 2011	Twenty20
15, 1c/0s	Mumbai	v Rajasthan	Jaipur	29 Apr 2011	Twenty20
32, 0c/1s	Mumbai	v Deccan	Hyderabad (Deccan)	24 Apr 2011	Twenty20
12, 0c/0s	Mumbai	v Kochi	Mumbai	15 Apr 2011	Twenty20
1c/0s, 22	Mumbai	v Bangalore	Bangalore	12 Apr 2011	Twenty20
0c/1s, 1	Mumbai	v Delhi	Delhi	10 Apr 2011	Twenty20
13	Warriors	v Cape Cobras	Cape Town	18 Mar 2011	Twenty20
0	Warriors	v Dolphins	Durban	4 Mar 2011	Twenty20
27	Warriors	v Dolphins	Port Elizabeth	25 Feb 2011	Twenty20
4	Warriors	v Cape Cobras	Cape Town	18 Feb 2011	Twenty20

Profile

Tall and taciturn, flinty and fastidious, Davy Jacobs is the kind of cricketer any captain would welcome into his team. For the first seven seasons of his career, his captains at Eagles and then Warriors knew they could depend on his forthright batting and solid wicketkeeping. Then the Warriors took the logical step of appointing Jacobs as captain. It took him just two seasons to repay that faith, when he guided his team to triumph in the Standard Bank Pro20 and the MTN40 in the summer of 2010-11, the first trophies ever won by the Eastern Cape franchise.

Quotes on Sachin Tendulkar by some of the Cricket Greats

I saw him playing on television and was struck by his technique, so I asked my wife to come look at him. Now I never saw myself play, but I feel that this player is playing much the same as I used to play, and she looked at him on Television and said yes, there is a similarity between the two... his compactness, technique, stroke production... it all seemed to gel


: Sir Donald Bradman.
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» In terms of technique and compactness, Tendulkar is the best:
:Desmond Haynes.
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» I have watched a lot of Tendulkar and we have spoken to each other a lot. He has it in him to be among the very best
: Sir Garfield Sobers.
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» He is 99.5 per cent perfect. I'd pay to see him:
: Viv Richards.
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» Technically he stands out as the best because of his ability to increase the pace at will
: David Boon.
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» There is no shame being beaten by such a great player, Sachin is perhaps only next to the Don
: Steve Waugh.
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» Sachin is cricket's God
: Barry Richards.
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» India's fortune will depend on how many runs the little champion scores. There is no doubt Tendulkar is the real thing
: Sunil Gavaskar.
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» A complete batsman - he's the best in the business
: Mohinder Amarnath.
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» Sachin is an attacker. He has much more power than Sunny. He wants to be the one to set the pace. He has to be on top. That's the buzz about him
: Jeff Thompson.
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» If I've to bowl to Sachin, I'll bowl with my helmet on. He hits the ball so hard
: Dennis Lillee.
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» You take Don Bradman away and he is next up I reckon
: Steve Waugh.
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» I'll be going to bed having nightmares of Sachin just running down the wicket and belting me back over the head for six. He was unstoppable. I don't think anyone, apart from Don Bradman, is in the same class as Sachin Tendulkar. He is just an amazing player
: Shane Warne.
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» When it comes to judging the best among these fabulous band of batsmen, my vote goes to Tendulkar. He has an uncanny ability to come out on top under different circumstances and under different conditions, whether it is Test cricket or one-day internationals. And more importantly, he has done this so young:
: Shane Warne.
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» Don't bowl him bad balls, he hits the good ones for fours
: Michael Kasprowicz.
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» Hell, if he had stayed, even at 11 an over he would have got it
: Allan Border (after India won the Coca-Cola cup in Sharjah).
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» He is a perfectly balanced batsman and knows perfectly well when to attack and when to play defensive cricket. He has developed the ability to treat bowlers all over the world with contempt and can destroy any attack with utmost ease:
: Greg Chappell.
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» It's scary, where the hell do we bowl to him
: Allan Border.
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» Yeah mate, but that's with all great players
: Ian Chappell.
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» Imagine what he'll be like when he's 28
: Allan Border.
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» I'd like to see him go out and bat one day with a stump. I tell you he'd do okay
: Greg Chappell.
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» Sachin's better; Lara is more risky outside the off stump
: Mark Waugh.
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» You have to decide for yourself whether you're bowling well or not. He's going to hit you for fours and sixes anyway. Kasprowicz has a superior story. During the Bangalore Test, frustrated, he went to Dennis Lillee and asked, "Mate, do you see any weaknesses?" Lillee replied, "No Michael, as long as you walk off with your pride that's all you can do
: Shane Warne.
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» He's a phenomenon. We have to be switched on when he plays allow him no boundries, for then he doesn't stop
: Mark Taylor.
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» Tendulkar is the most complete batsman I have stood behind. I saw the hundred in Perth on a bouncy pitch with Hughes, McDermott and Whitney gunning for him - he only had 60-odd when No 11 came in. I've seen him against Warne too
: Ian Healy.
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» Harder he works, the luckier he gets
: Ian Chappell.
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» He has defined cricket in his fabulous, impeccable manner. He is to batting what Shane Warne is to bowling
: Richie Benaud.
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» Sachin's the best. I've had this view since I saw him score that hundred in Sydney in 1992. He's the most composed batsman I've ever seen
: Mike Coward.
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» He's better than Ben Hur
: Paul Wilson.
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» The pressure on me is nothing as compared to Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin, like God, must never fail. The crowd always expects him to succeed and it is too much pressure on him
: Mark Waugh.
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» I still think Tendulkar is the best batsmen in the world ahead of Steve Waugh and Lara
: Glenn McGrath.
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» He is currently the best batsman in the world
: Sir Gary Sobers.
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» There's no doubt about it. He is the best
: Tony Grieg.
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» Technically, you can't fault Sachin. Seam or spin, fast or slow - nothing is a problem
: Geoffrey Boycott.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
» Sometime back I had written a piece that said that Sachin's the master and Lara a genius with his head high up somewhere. That's it:
: Peter Roebuck.
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» A little genius. Reminds me of Sunny Gavaskar
: Kieth Fletcher.
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» He is Sachin Tendulkar. I hope he stays Sachin Tendulkar. We need a new player, a player in his own way. He has a technique which is the hallmark of a great player. Everything indicates that he will be a great player and I am sure he will prove me right. Reminds me of Barry Richards
: Eddie Barlow.
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» Destined to be a great 
: Barry Richards.
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» What we (Zimbabwe) need is 10 Tendulkars
: Paul Strang.
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>>Tujh ko pata hai tune kiska catch chora hai!

Wasim Akram to Abdul Razzak  ( after the latter dropped Tendulkar in a 2004- World Cup Sachin led a merciless attack on Pakistan)
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"You have to watch India in India truly to appreciate the pressure that Sachin Tendulkar is under every time he bats. Outside grounds, people wait until he goes in before paying to enter. They seem to want a wicket to fall even though it is their own side that will suffer"
: Shane Warne
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"I have seen god.He bats at number 4 for India "
: Mathew Hayden (during Indian tour)
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I saw him playing on television and was struck by his technique, so I asked my wife to come look at him. Now I never saw myself play, but I feel that this player is playing much the same as I used to play, and she looked at him on Television and said yes, there is a similarity between the two... his compactness, technique, stroke production... it all seemed to gel
: Sir Donald Bradman.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
» In terms of technique and compactness, Tendulkar is the best:
:Desmond Haynes.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
» I have watched a lot of Tendulkar and we have spoken to each other a lot. He has it in him to be among the very best
: Sir Garfield Sobers.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
» He is 99.5 per cent perfect. I'd pay to see him:
: Viv Richards.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
» Technically he stands out as the best because of his ability to increase the pace at will
: David Boon.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
» There is no shame being beaten by such a great player, Sachin is perhaps only next to the Don
: Steve Waugh.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
» Sachin is cricket's God
: Barry Richards.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
» India's fortune will depend on how many runs the little champion scores. There is no doubt Tendulkar is the real thing
: Sunil Gavaskar.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
» A complete batsman - he's the best in the business
: Mohinder Amarnath.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
» Sachin is an attacker. He has much more power than Sunny. He wants to be the one to set the pace. He has to be on top. That's the buzz about him
: Jeff Thompson.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
» If I've to bowl to Sachin, I'll bowl with my helmet on. He hits the ball so hard
: Dennis Lillee.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
» You take Don Bradman away and he is next up I reckon
: Steve Waugh.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
» I'll be going to bed having nightmares of Sachin just running down the wicket and belting me back over the head for six. He was unstoppable. I don't think anyone, apart from Don Bradman, is in the same class as Sachin Tendulkar. He is just an amazing player
: Shane Warne.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
» When it comes to judging the best among these fabulous band of batsmen, my vote goes to Tendulkar. He has an uncanny ability to come out on top under different circumstances and under different conditions, whether it is Test cricket or one-day internationals. And more importantly, he has done this so young:
: Shane Warne.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
» Don't bowl him bad balls, he hits the good ones for fours
: Michael Kasprowicz.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
» Hell, if he had stayed, even at 11 an over he would have got it
: Allan Border (after India won the Coca-Cola cup in Sharjah).
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
» He is a perfectly balanced batsman and knows perfectly well when to attack and when to play defensive cricket. He has developed the ability to treat bowlers all over the world with contempt and can destroy any attack with utmost ease:
: Greg Chappell.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
» It's scary, where the hell do we bowl to him
: Allan Border.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
» Yeah mate, but that's with all great players
: Ian Chappell.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
» Imagine what he'll be like when he's 28
: Allan Border.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
» I'd like to see him go out and bat one day with a stump. I tell you he'd do okay
: Greg Chappell.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
» Sachin's better; Lara is more risky outside the off stump
: Mark Waugh.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
» You have to decide for yourself whether you're bowling well or not. He's going to hit you for fours and sixes anyway. Kasprowicz has a superior story. During the Bangalore Test, frustrated, he went to Dennis Lillee and asked, "Mate, do you see any weaknesses?" Lillee replied, "No Michael, as long as you walk off with your pride that's all you can do
: Shane Warne.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
» He's a phenomenon. We have to be switched on when he plays allow him no boundries, for then he doesn't stop
: Mark Taylor.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
» Tendulkar is the most complete batsman I have stood behind. I saw the hundred in Perth on a bouncy pitch with Hughes, McDermott and Whitney gunning for him - he only had 60-odd when No 11 came in. I've seen him against Warne too
: Ian Healy.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
» Harder he works, the luckier he gets
: Ian Chappell.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
» He has defined cricket in his fabulous, impeccable manner. He is to batting what Shane Warne is to bowling
: Richie Benaud.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
» Sachin's the best. I've had this view since I saw him score that hundred in Sydney in 1992. He's the most composed batsman I've ever seen
: Mike Coward.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
» He's better than Ben Hur
: Paul Wilson.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
» The pressure on me is nothing as compared to Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin, like God, must never fail. The crowd always expects him to succeed and it is too much pressure on him
: Mark Waugh.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
» I still think Tendulkar is the best batsmen in the world ahead of Steve Waugh and Lara
: Glenn McGrath.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
» He is currently the best batsman in the world
: Sir Gary Sobers.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
» There's no doubt about it. He is the best
: Tony Grieg.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
» Technically, you can't fault Sachin. Seam or spin, fast or slow - nothing is a problem
: Geoffrey Boycott.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
» Sometime back I had written a piece that said that Sachin's the master and Lara a genius with his head high up somewhere. That's it:
: Peter Roebuck.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
» A little genius. Reminds me of Sunny Gavaskar
: Kieth Fletcher.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
» He is Sachin Tendulkar. I hope he stays Sachin Tendulkar. We need a new player, a player in his own way. He has a technique which is the hallmark of a great player. Everything indicates that he will be a great player and I am sure he will prove me right. Reminds me of Barry Richards
: Eddie Barlow.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
» Destined to be a great 
: Barry Richards.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
» What we (Zimbabwe) need is 10 Tendulkars
: Paul Strang.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>Tujh ko pata hai tune kiska catch chora hai!

Wasim Akram to Abdul Razzak  ( after the latter dropped Tendulkar in a 2004- World Cup Sachin led a merciless attack on Pakistan)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"You have to watch India in India truly to appreciate the pressure that Sachin Tendulkar is under every time he bats. Outside grounds, people wait until he goes in before paying to enter. They seem to want a wicket to fall even though it is their own side that will suffer"
: Shane Warne
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"I have seen god.He bats at number 4 for India "
: Mathew Hayden (during Indian tour)
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