Sachin Tendulkar wins Espn Star greatest ODI batsman Award

22nd September, Mumbai, 7PM

One More star added in fame of  Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar. He got more then half votes of all. Sachin polled 53% of the votes in the showdown with Sanath Jayasuriya in the contest, which concluded on Tuesday.

The Indian star and the Sri Lankan hitter beat Aravinda de Silva and Saurav Ganguly respectivley in the semi-finals to set up the final date.

While Tendulkar nipped past Matthew Hayden in the quarter-finals, Ganguly got the better of legendary West Indian Viv Richards. de Silva accounted for Indian batting sensation Virender Sehwag while Jayasuriya saw off former Pakistan opener Saeed Anwar.

16 batsmen were shorlisted to start with. They were paired against each other in a knockout draw. The one with the higher percentage of votes advanced to the next round. The process was repeated for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final.

jaya shree: and other  Sachin Tendulkar Orkut Community members voted for day and night.

Superb Contribution by all Sachinists finally great gift to our god of cricket.

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Author :- Jayashree Gowda