da mrbet： A thrilled Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday described his inclusion in the”dream team” of cricket legend Sir Donald Bradman as the “greatestthing to happen”
da premier bet： 22-Jul-2009A thrilled Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday described his inclusion in the”dream team” of cricket legend Sir Donald Bradman as the “greatestthing to happen”.”It is a great honour, the greatest thing to happen. It is importantwhen Sir Don speaks anything and especially when he selects me in histeam, there cannot be a better thing than that,” a beaming Tendulkarsaid in his first reaction after receiving the news of his inclusionin the team envisioned by Bradman.In an interview to Star News, the batting maestro said, “I am verythrilled about it and very excited. There are some great names missingand to see my name in it, I am more than thrilled. After Sir Don batsand before Gary Sobers. What else can you ask for. All I can say isthat it’s a great honour.”Tendulkar is the only cricketer still playing and the only one fromthe Indian sub-continent who has been able to find a place inBradman’s World XI – the all-time ideal team to beat the rest,according to a book, ‘Bradman’s Best’, chronicled by Roland Perry.On his missing out on the current tour of Sri Lanka due to a footinjury, Tendulkar said “it has been very difficult because in the last12 years, I have not missed a single Test match and now I have to stayaway like this. I never wanted this till the end of my carrier. It hasbeen difficult. Probably I am physically here but I am very much therewith the team and I have watched most of the games and my involvementis probably as much as the others,” he said.On a query whether there is still scope for improvement after beingpreferred over so many greats, Tendulkar said “there is always roomfor improvement. It is not that you are going to develop 15 shotsovernight but may be you have other avenues which could be used toreach your destination. I can only improve if I work hard. I amsetting goals but it should not go to the extent where you forgetabout your batting and just look it as what you want to do. If I goout there and play, I am sure I will reach there,” he said.Describing his absence from the Sri Lanka tour as a “forced break”,Tendulkar, however, said “it surely did lot to recharge my batteriesand gave me time to think what actually happened on the Zimbabwe tourand prior to that against Australia. It does give you time to thinkabout your game and analyse it and get better. I am sure it can help.But just being out there is a different feeling altogether and whenyou perform well it is a different feeling alltogether. You cannotcompare it to anything else.”On his reported strained relationship with Sourav Ganguly, he said, “Ithink people are going to talk one thing or the other but provided theunderstanding between me and Sourav is there, we don’t have anyproblem. It is a very transparent relationship. It has not affected usat all.”Congratulating Virender Sehwag for his magnificent innings during theone day international against New Zealand, Tendulkar said, “I think hebatted exceptionally well. Since the start of the Sri Lanka tour, Ikept talking to him over the phone. I was thrilled. I was notsurprised because I knew exactly what he was capable of.”On other budding cricketers, he said “we have some promisingcricketers. What we have to do is to stick together and play goodcricket.”Asked if he was worried about his future after the break, Tendulkarsaid, “I am not worried about my future. Yes, there is an eagerness toget back but I am not really worried about my career. Everyday I amlearning as a cricketer. I will keep it to myself and get better,” headded.
