Sachin Tendulkar praises Kumble,Ganguly,Dravid and Laxman

"From the manner in which Rahul and Sourav had batted in their debut test match, it was quite evident that they were there to stay." Tendulkar said in a book titled SACH, by Gautam Bhattacharya.

"Rahul's forte was excellent technique and he loved to occupy the crease for long hours. Rahul concentrated extremely well -- I mean, still concentrates very well. Sourav was somebody who figured out his game well enough. He knew which bowler to hit and which one to defend. Sourav liked scoring runs in boundaries. He was a boundary hitter.

"Laxman depended on hand-eye coordination. He was the most wristy player. And Kumble, of course, is the greatest bowler that I have ever played with. Apart from being a champion match-winning bowler, his greatness lay in the fact that he would bowl the last delivery of the day with the same amount of fire irrespective of his performance during the day.