Allan Donald

Former South African spearhead Allan Donald, who is now England’s bowling consultant, saluted Sachin Tendulkar on Saturday.

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“He’s the best I’ve seen... Best in my era and there’s a lot more cricket in him... He still looks so boyish... It’s unbelievable that he has stuck around for so many years (almost 18) and what he has achieved... It’s a bit scary to notice the number of hundreds (37) he has notched up in Test cricket, not to forget the ones (41) in ODIs... I hope he goes past (Brian) Lara’s mark (11,953 runs in Tests) as he deserves it... He’s such a humble, wonderful guy who plays his cricket hard... It will be nice to see him go past that... He has been phenomenal and a credit to the game...”