Tribute paid by different cricketers all over the world to the great legend

Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi : "My father Pataudi senior, played for England against Don Bradman in the 1932 Bodyline Series and he would talk about Bradman with a great degree of awe. Bradman was obviously the finest batsman the world has seen yet. Apart from this, he was also a very sound businessman and a very private person."

"I met Bradman a number of times and I remember clearly in 1967-68 when I toured with the Indian team. He advised me about field placings and other things. I am really sad that a particular era has come to an end," Tiger Pataudi said.

Bishan Singh Bedi : "The vacuum will never be filled. He was the greatest player ever. It was my personal privilege to have known him closely. It was not just that he was a great player, he served Australian cricket for 60 years."

Rob Laurie, Australian High Commisioner: “One of the few people who have seen Bradman play told that he did a lot for the game of cricket and lifted it to the level of entertainment. He was a person of integrity and one of the greatest sports figures of all time. I saw him score a first class hundred against India in 1947 at Sydney. My memories of that innings are of an accomplished bat with a very good eye and incredible reflexes. He was a professional cricketer — a professional in the true sense of the word."

Raj Singh Dungarpur: “He was responsible for bringing many changes in the laws of the game all for it's betterment. Bradman wrote the bible of the game, 'The Art of Cricket’, an invaluable aid to young cricketers that takes the cricket follower through the entire gamut of the game. He missed an average of 100 in cricket by four runs and in life by eight years. He was the only legend of cricket and a shining icon of the Australian nation."

Abbas Ali Baig, former Indian Test cricketer: “Sir Don was a legend, an institution and a terrific person, all rolled into one. His exploits off the field matched those essayed by him on it. I had the privilege of meeting him in 1992 (as the Coach of the touring Indian side). He had humility, dignity and poise. When he found out that my daughter was a painter, he gave her a photograph of his to make his portrait, which was duly sent to him on his 84th birthday. He replied immediately, saying `he was pleased with the portrait that she had done for him.’ He was a humble man and not the ruthless individual that some have portrayed him to be. But he did have steel in him. In communication he was meticulous and responded to any letter from our family immediately. My whole family and I think `he was a great human being.”