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Sachin is probably most complete batsman: Gavaskar

London Aug. 24 . In spite of Don Bradman's achievements, Sachin Tendulkar is probably the most complete batsman the game has seen, another little maestro Sunil Gavaskar has said.

``Passing Bradman is something that will give Sachin a lot of pleasure, because `The Don' has always been the person players have looked up to. I know from experience that when you overtake him, it is a special moment,'' Gavaskar wrote in his column in The Telegraph on Saturday.

``Yet for all Bradman's achievements, Tendulkar is the closest thing to batting perfection I've seen, in terms of technique and temperament. If you have a look at some of the film of Bradman, you can see his bat came from third man. Because Bradman was Bradman he could see the ball incredibly early and score at a phenomenal rate.

``Tendulkar's bat comes down very straight, he is perfectly balanced off either foot, and there is not a shot he cannot play. Like Bradman and Viv Richards, he has that special gift of hitting the good ball for four. In one-day cricket, he hits the good ball for six. When you take that into account, he is probably the most complete batsman the game has seen,'' he said.

Referring to the lean period Tendulkar went through, Gavaskar said, ``after five Tests without a hundred, I think Sachin was feeling a little under pressure. He had a bad run after the last one, back in the West Indies, when he didn't bat up to his standard, fending and fishing at deliveries — PTI

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