Sachin Tendulkar was on Friday March 14,2014 voted
Cricketer of the Generation as he staved off stiff competition from spin
legend Shane Warne and all-rounder par excellence Jacques Kallis.
The award, given by website ESPNCricinfo is meant to honour the most
outstanding cricketer between the years 1993 and 2013, and the occasion
also marked its 20th anniversary.
"I am speechless, honestly," said
Tendulkar after receiving the award. "When Martin (Crowe) and Rahul
(Dravid) both spoke about me, I didn't know how to react."
Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma won the
annual awards for best batting performances in Tests and ODIs, while
Mitchell Johnson and Shahid Afridi bagged the top prize in Test bowling
and ODI bowling respectively
Shikhar Dhawan slammed the fastest century as a
debutant, hitting 187 against Australia in Mohali in 2013.
Rohit Sharma won the
award for his 209 against Australia in Bangalore in Nov 2013
Mitchell Johnson was awarded for his match-winning spell
of 7 for 40 on a flat wicket in Adelaide against England in the
2014 Ashes series.
Shahid Afridi was recognised for his spell of 7 for 12 against the West Indies in the 1st ODI In Guyana in
Shahid Afridi scored 76 and claimed seven wickets for 12 to help Pakistan claim the match by 126 runs.
Pakistan's 126-run triumph is their biggest in terms of runs against the
West Indies in the Caribbean in ODIs - their third biggest against the
West Indies, next only to the 138-run victory on October 19, 1999 and
130-run win on October 14, 1999 - both at Sharjah.
Shahid Afridi (7/12) has produced his best bowling performance in ODIs,
outstripping the six for 38 vs Australia at Dubai (DSC) on April 22,
2009.
Shahid Afridi's figures are the best by a Pakistani bowler in ODIs and the
second best in the history, next only to Chaminda Vaas' 8 for 19 for Sri
Lanka vs Zimbabwe at Colombo, SSC on December 8, 2001.
Indian pacer Mohammad Shami was adjudged
the best debutant that was voted by the fans
Tarak Sinha got the
award for contribution to cricket that was decided by a panel headed by
Dravid. He was recognised for producing 11 internationals and over 100 first-class cricketers.
Rahul Dravid got the Cricket for Good award
for his support to other sports and taking up the role of mentor for
India's Olympic prospects
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