Former Australian cricketer Matthew Hayden visited the Meenakshi temple in Madurai on Tuesday.
As part of a day's visit to this city, he also addressed members of the district cricket association besides school and college students.
During the interaction with the students of Thiagaraja College of Engineering and Velammal educational institutions, Hayden said India had many great players including Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli and M S Dhoni.
"Each had their own unique skills," he said.
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