The legendary South African pacer Shaun Pollock recently revealed the best batsman in his generation and also gave the appropriate example for it. Meanwhile, the legendary Caribbean pacer Michael Holding also disclosed his best batsman.
The former Proteas captain Shaun Pollock claimed that the legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar was the best batsman in his generation. Talking about this, Pollock praised Tendulkar for his brilliant understanding of the game.
Pollock told Sky Sports, “It was how well he understood his game and how he would adjust. He talked to me once about going to Australia and understanding he couldn’t take on the short-pitched deliveries anymore so he would ramp the ball over the wicketkeeper and slip.”
Even after retiring from international cricket in more than six years ago, Tendulkar is still the most run-scorer in international cricket as well as the Test and ODI formats, and no one is closer of these records along with many other records.
Shaun Pollock dismissed Sachin Tendulkar for 13 times international cricket
In international career, Pollock dismissed Tendulkar for 13 times, which was also his most success against a batsman. However, the former Proteas star pacer admitted that he and his teammates were mostly scared to bowl to Tendulkar.
Pollock added, “There were times, especially in the subcontinent, where you thought, ‘I’m not sure we can knock this guy over. We were hoping he would make a mistake, rather than had a genuine plan’.”
Viv Richards is the best batsman I have seen against anything and everything: Michael Holding
On the other hand, Michael Holding chose the legendary West Indian cricketer, Sir Viv Richards, as his best batsman. Holding felt that Richards was always comfortable to handle all the bowlers in every moment.
Holding told Sky Sports, “Viv is the best batsman I have seen against anything and everything.”
“He never looked intimidated. Richard Hadlee in New Zealand, Dennis Lillee in Australia, Abdul Qadir in Pakistan, Bishan Bedi in India. Ian Botham in England. He got runs against anybody and everybody.
“As he was batting at No 3 for West Indies, I often saw him watch the first couple of overs, get a visual picture, and then go and sleep.”
Sir Viv Richards is also known as one of the greatest batsmen in international cricket history.