New Delhi: The jury is still out on whether Sachin Tendulkar retired a greater batsman than late Australian legend Don Bradman but a Chennai-based author claims to have found the “forensic evidence” to prove that the Indian maestro was indeed the better of the two icons.
On the eve of Tendulkar's 41st birthday, his first after retiring from international cricket, Rudolph Lambert Fernandez has come up with a book ‘Greater Than Bradman', which aims to prove that the Little Master is the greatest batsman of all time.
“It is not another biography of Sachin or Bradman. It is not another compilation of interviews, match anecdotes and expert essays. It is not an autobiography. It is an analysis. It is a forensic study that aims to set the record straight,” the author claims about the book.
“This is the first and only book that challenges Bradman's rank as a batsman,” he says.
Fernandez wishes to present a copy of the book to Tendulkar's brother Ajit, his wife Anjali and his formative coach Ramakant Achrekar.
“I am eager to present a paperback of the book to the three As, who were in many ways responsible for Sachin realising his greatness—Ajit his brother, Achrekar his coach, and Anjali his wife. This book is a celebration of Tendulkar's greatness and what he stood for on the cricket field—there is no higher tribute,” said Fernandez.
Fernandez says the book uses illustrations from “science and martial arts” to prove Tendulkar's greatness.
“It questions traditional measures of greatness that revolve around statistics. It offers a more honest approach that respects a batsman's figures but places them against the backdrop of his playing environment”, he says.
