Mumbai, Mar 14: One of the greatest batsmen of all time, the iconic Sachin Tendulkar was today voted Cricketer of the Generation as he staved off stiff competition from spin legend Shane Warne and all-rounder par excellence Jacques Kallis at the ESPNcricinfo awards function here.
The award is meant to honour the most outstanding cricketer between the years 1993 and 2013, and the occasion also marked the 20th anniversary celebrations for the cricket website.
“I am speechless, honestly,” said Tendulkar after receiving the award.
“Thanks to ESPNcricinfo for considering me worthy enough. When Martin (Crowe) and Rahul (Dravid) both spoke about me, I didn’t know how to react.”
Tendulkar has been the most successful batsman of his generation, having set innumerable records in both Tests and ODIs.
He rewrote some of the most coveted batting records, including those for most Test runs and Test hundreds, and for most ODI runs and ODI hundreds.(PTI)
The Mumbaikar is the only cricketer to score hundred international centuries.
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