Star Sports commentators and fans on Saturday voted Sachin Tendulkar as the Men's Test Batsman of the 21st century. The Star Sports commentary panel included VVS Laxman, Irfan Pathan, Aakash Chopra among others.

In a video released by Star Sports on Twitter, former India captain Sunil Gavaskar said: "This was a really tight one. Both Kumar Sangakkara and Sachin Tendulkar are icons of the game but the winner of the award is my fellow Mumbaikar Sachin Tendulkar."