Former captain of South Africa. During a thoughtful discussion, Dr. Ali Bacher spoke movingly about the cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, highlighting the remarkable human traits that went beyond Tendulkar’s legendary performance on the field. He expressed amazement at Tendulkar’s persona, calling him a creature from another planet and praising both his character and athletic ability.
Bacher also praised Tendulkar’s extraordinary character, emphasizing how he seemed to be devoid of turmoil and how he embodied pleasure and grandeur.
Rejecting the notion that Australians were comparing Sachin to Brian Lara, Dr. Ali emphasized the extraordinary pressure Tendulkar carried while representing a country of 1.4 billion people—a factor he considered unmatched in the world of cricket, even by Lara.