#1 Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar is widely acclaimed as the greatest batsman of all-time. He was known for his ability to bowl off-breaks and leg-breaks whenever the captain wanted him to. He represented the country in 463 ODIs and scored 18426 runs at an average of 44.83. Sachin also has 154 scalps to his name.
During the quarter-final of the 1998 International cup, Australia won the toss and put India to bat first. India lost both Ganguly and Azharuddin very early in the innings and were struggling at 8-2. Sachin then built some crucial partnerships with Rahul Dravid and Ajay Jadeja for the third and forth wicket respectively to take India to 307-8 in 50 overs. Sachin Tendulkar scored 141 off 128 balls, with 13 fours and 3 sixes.
In return, Australia were at 167-2 at one point of time but Sachin took over once again and rattled the middle-order and picked up 4 wickets after conceding 38 runs in 9.1 overs. Tendulkar was awarded the Man of the Match for his terrific performance with the bat and ball.
Follow IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates, News & Biddings at Sportskeeda. Get the fastest updates on Mega-Auction and cricket news