"He is the next big thing in Indian cricket. I've never seen a better one-day innings in my 22 years career. I hope he fills up the place of the champion Rahul Dravid at No 3," former skipper Sourav Ganguly said on Virat Kohli innings against Pakistan.
"I had always said it was a matter of time. It's a colossal achievement. I congratulate Sachin. I only sent a text message."
"I was 17 years old. I didn't play for the entire tour. I went with high hopes. I was little awe struck after meeting greats like Kapil Dev. Initially I thought that I was taken as a left-handed batsman who can hit a few shots." he said.
"But I ended up bowling at the nets. Then I was dropped ahead of the World Cup. I was happy to be back playing for Ranji for four years," he said.
"The quality of players changed. There were likes of VVS Laxman, Sehwag... It was a mixture of attitude, wanting to change Indian cricket coupled with keen to improve fitness."
"We would take a lap of a stadium once. But on his first day he said, 'I am your coach. You have to run 10 laps of the stadium. You may abuse me.'", Ganguly said on Jhon Wright starting days.
"It's the attitude to train, I think that changed the Indian cricket. A crop of players came in. I loved working with him. It was a great relationship. We thought alike.", he added.
On his retirement, he said: "I still had two years of cricket. But I was not enjoying. I was given Asian cricketer, Batsman of the year. I just felt that something was not right. I didn't want to play cricket like that."
