Australia’s Sir Don George Bradman is considered to be one of the greatest cricketers of all times. With the batting average of 99.94, the Boy from Bowral impressed the cricketing the world.  In fact, Don Bradman still holds the record for highest career batting average. Even the Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar was a keen admirer of the Australian legend. On his, 110th birth anniversary, Sachin Tendulkar paid tributes to Sir Don Bradman.

Sachin took to Twitter and posted a picture of himself against the statute of the Australian legend. He captioned the snap, “It’s been 20 years since I met the inspirational Sir #DonBradman but that special memory is so vivid. I still recall his amazing wit, warmth, and wisdom. Remembering him fondly today, on what would have been his 110th birthday.”

For quite a long time, the cricketers i.e. Sachin and Bradman were compared for their playing style. However, Bradman acknowledged that Master Blaster was the greatest cricketer of all times. In the book, ‘Bradman’s Best’ it is written, “He was most taken in by Tendulkar’s technique, compactness and his shot production and had asked his wife to have a look at the Indian as he felt that Tendulkar played like he had. Jessie agreed that they appeared similar.”

Having scored 6996 runs in 52 matches, Bradman scored 29 centuries and 13 half centuries. It was in 2001, then Australian Prime Minister  John Howard called him the “greatest living Australian. Even the International Cricket Council inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in 2009.

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