Javed Miandad
"He is my favourite player. I had said that one day he would go on to break all batting records and now you see him scoring runs and runs."

Kumar Sangakarra
"What an innings it was. He had come close to achieving it twice. I always felt that Tendulkar and Sanath Jayasuriya are capable of doing that."

VVS Laxman
"The unbeaten 200 that Sachin made at Gwalior is a benchmark for others to follow. Now, there will be lot of players who believe that they can also make 200 in one-day international. We will wait and see.”