Tendulkar: Bopara can become 'special'
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 06/13/2009
• Bopara has chance to bounce back against India • Graham Gooch praises Essex protege Question anyone about Ravinder Bopara and they find it difficult to avoid using the word "special" in one way or another. Even Sachin Tendulkar, the highest run-scorer in Test cricket, and Bopara's childhood idol, fell back on the fail-safe description when he was asked about the England batsman...