Going by sheer strength of statistics, Sachin is the greatest player ever to have played the game at least in the modern era.  These days when you have separate teams for one dayers & test matches to fit in players who are more suited to a particular form of game, Sachin is a class apart who holds all major records in both forms of the game.

There are more specialities in Sachin which many have not observed.  A deeper look at him, shows that once you watch Sachin while playing, you are actually watching not just one player on the crease but a variety of players on the crease at the same time.

Sachin can match Gavaskar in terms of technical perfection and in terms of consistency can match Dravid.  He can match Laxman stroke to stroke for elegance.  He can be as destructive as Vivian Richards if not more.  Sachin Tendulkar's straight drive reminds one of Sunil Gavaskar.  Sachin is a perfect amalgam of a match saving blocker and a match winning hitter.

When it comes to bowling he can bowl 2 contrasting arts i.e. off spin and leg spin.  (No wonder Mohinder Amarnath said that Sachin is the number one finger spinner in India).  There are about half a dozen deliveries which Sachin has bowled in his career which can only be matched by Shane Warne and nobody else.  Apart from his variety as a spinner, depending on pitch situation, Sachin can even  bowl his seamers.  There aren't many specialist bowlers in the history of the game who can

While Sachin cannot be called a genuine all rounder, he has won matches for India purely on his bowling skills, and sometimes on all round skills.  We have seen many genuises on the cricket field in the past, but few can match Sachin's multi faceted skills.

Regards

Satish