Legendary Pakistan batsman Hanif
Mohammad feels that Sachin Tendulkar is
"a step ahead of Don Bradman" when it
comes to batsmanship.
"Whatever Sachin has achieved on cricket
field is remarkable. For many, Bradman is
the greatest to have ever graced the
cricket field but for me Tendulkar is even
a step ahead of Sir Don in terms of
cricketing achievements," Hanif told
mediapersons here on Saturday.
Hanif, who once held the world record for
highest score in Tests, is however not
happy about the timing of Tendulkar's
retirement.
"Sachin's retirement has affected the
team badly. Sachin announcing his
retirement just a day before the
commencement of Indo-Pak series
surprised many including me. It was a
wrong decision," 78-year-old Hanif, who
had made his Test debut at the Kotla six
decades back, stated.
Hanif feels that something must be wrong
although he is unaware as to what
prompted Tendulkar to take such a
decision.
"There was something which prompted
him to announce his retirement from the
ODI cricket but we don't know what were
the circumstances. The timing of his
decision was not correct."
Hanif, who is one of the four brothers,
who has played Test cricket for Pakistan,
also defender India's under-fire skipper
Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
"Dhoni as a captain has done a lot for
Indian cricket. He has also improved as a
batsman. There is nothing wrong in his
captaincy. It's a different thing that team
is losing the matches. Winning and losing
is part of the game," he said.
Hanif picked Pakistan's bowling attack as a
main difference between the two sides.
"Our team has a good combination. We
have a good bowling attack and the team
has also clicked as a batting unit. The
team spirit is quite evident when the
players take the field. Our bowling attack
has performed to the level," he said.
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