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No comparisons please, says Viv Richards

Updated on: 13 October,2010 08:23 AM IST  | 
Agni Pandey |

Sachin Tendulkar reached his double century in Bangalore just as Sir Vivian Richards landed in Kolkata yesterday to be part of the Puja festivities.

No comparisons please, says Viv Richards


Sachin Tendulkar reached his double century in Bangalore just as Sir Vivian Richards landed in Kolkata yesterday to be part of the Puja festivities.




Comparisons between him and the little Indian were slammed. "It is not right to compare anyone with me. Tendulkar is an all-time great, but to say he's the best batsman ever is not fair. I don't like comparisons," he said.

But he said this: "After Sunny Gavaskar, he is the only legendary Indian cricketer." Probably, the great West Indian forgot Kapil Dev.

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