Former and current England cricketers paid rich tributes to the Indian batting prodigy after he reached the milestone that is likely to remain unsurpassed. While former England skipper Tony Greig termed Tendulkar as a fine ambassador of the game, prolific English batsman Kevin Pietersen said the effort of the Master Blaster to pile up the unmatchable record was way beyond imagination.
"Just woke up to the wonderful news that Sachin has made that century. Great player and wonderful ambassador for our great game," said Tony Greig when reached for a comment on Sachin’s historic ton.
"Seriously has anyone actually thought about what Sachin has done here?? 100 100's!!!! Absolutely unbelievable.. Batters dream!" said KP, who is in Sri Lanka these days to play a two Test series against the Islanders, starting on March 26, 2012.
"Well played Sachin the little master...!!!" tweeted the legendary England all-rounder Ian Botham.
The Test captain of England Cricket Team, Andrew Strauss also joined the international chorus of appreciation for the Indian batting prodigy. Congratulating little batting maestro for his historic international ton, the England opener said that it is unlikely to be achieved again in the history of the sport.
"Sachin is a player by which all others are measured over the last 10-15 years, and for him to go out and get a hundred hundreds is an amazing achievement without precedent - it's unlikely to be achieved again," said the England Test captain while speaking to the 'BBC Sports'.
Former England skipper, Nassir Hussain also heaped praise on the Indian batting prodigy.
"...he's done it and no one can ever take the achievement away...The mother of all monkeys has been removed," said the cricketer turned commentator on Friday.
The former Essex opener said that even if the elusive ton had not come about, Master Blaster would still have remained a legendary batsman.
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