'I made your name': Ex-England cricketer on Sachin Tendulkar vs Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli bows down to Sachin Tendulkar after breaking his record of most number of centuries in the ODIs during the 2023 ODI World Cup.
Former England cricketer
Allan Lamb
has picked his favourite Indian batter of all time.
The 71-year-old, who represented England in three World Cups and 79 Tests, said
Sachin Tendulkar
is the best India has ever produced.
"Sachin easily," Lamb told PTI.
He then explained how he helped make Sachin's career: "I played against him when he was 18. I dropped him at slip and he went on to get 100 (in a Test match). So I always say to him, it was me that made your name."
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Lamb then explained why he picked Tendulkar ahead of Gavaskar and Kohli.
"Kohli is a brilliant player, he's got all the shots, he can score quickly. But if you want the best player I played against, that Indian player is Sachin, even ahead of Sunny.
"The only thing I would have liked was to see Sachin play against the West Indies, where Sunny scored runs against the West Indies. He was probably the only Indian to score runs against those quicks," he said.
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But Lamb's favourite Indian cricketer of all time was his former Northamptonshire teammate
Kapil Dev
.
"I loved the way Kapil Dev played. We played together at Northampton," he recalled.
"I remember him coming over and me saying, 'Kapi, I'm so pleased that you've come over. We need to strengthen our bowling.' He said, 'No, I haven't come to strengthen my bowling. I've come to better my batting. I've come here as a batsman,' which I always enjoyed," he added.
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