Sachin Tendulkar is arguably the most impeccable batsman to ever walk on a cricket field. He may not have the near-perfect average of Sir Don Bradman or the swagger of Sir Viv Richards but Tendulkar did what even the greats of the game couldn't. The Mumbaikar made his debut on November 15 in 1989 against Pakistan in Karachi and the rest, as they say, is history. He went on to represent India for the next 24 years and shatter all records possible and set some that still remain. Incidentally, November 15 was also the last day he represented India on the field. His last game came against West Indies at the Wankhede Stadium in 2013. The 45-year-old ended with 34,357 runs from 664 games, including 100 hundreds as well. Tendulkar's tally of 15921 Test runs remains the most in Test cricket and so does his total of 18426 runs in ODIs. He is also the only player to have played 200 Test matches as well as the first player ever to score a double century in ODI cricket. Tendulkar has also won 15 Man of the Series awards and 62 Man of the Match awards in ODIs. Not only that, he has won a Man of the Match Award against every one of the ICC Full Members during his time. He also won the World Cup in 2011 at his home ground -- Wankhede Stadium. Following his achievements and contribution to the game, the Master Blaster was awarded the Bharat Ratna award in 2014. He remains the only sportsperson to date to receive India's highest civilian honour. Along with it, he also won the Arjuna Award, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan Awards.
Read MoreSydney, Feb 26: A major controversy erupted in the tri-series match between India and Australia at the SCG, with Sachin Tendulkar being dismissed in a debatable run out and visiting captain Mehendra Singh Dhoni lashing
Melbourne, Feb 24: Former Australian batsman Dean Jones says that Sachin Tendulkar looked tired of One-Day cricket but no selector has the courage to tell him to retire from the 50-over format. "Father time waits for
Mumbai, Feb 23: Former India skipper Dilip Vengsarkar on Thursday slammed suggestions in the media and views of another former captain Kapil Dev that Sachin Tendulkar should quit one-day cricket, saying that the master batsman
New Delhi, Feb 23: India's cricket greats have begun talking about a topic that was considered unthinkable a year ago - Sachin Tendulkar's retirement from the sport. Or, at least, the need for the record-breaking
New Delhi, Feb 21: Cricket legend and former Indian captain Kapil Dev believes Sachin Tendunkar has played his Innings and now he should hang up his boots immediately. Like former Pakistan captain Imran Khan, Kapil
Brisbane, Feb 20 : Senior batsman Sachin Tendulkar is likely to go for a precautionary MRI scan today after he was hit on his head by a sharply lifting delivery from Brett Lee while batting
Brisbane, Feb 19: Former India skipper Ravi Shastri wants senior batsman Sachin Tendulkar to stay true to his game and “forget about the milestone” as the wait for his landmark 100th international century continues. Dismissing
New Delhi, Feb 17: Roping in celebrities like cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, footballer Bhaichung Bhutia, filmstars Vivek Oberoi and Jackie Shroff, railways will launch a drive to sensitize road users to increase safety at unamnned level
Dubai, Feb 8: Sachin Tendulkar rose three places to be the only Indian cricketer in the list of top-ten batsmen in the ICC Player Rankings for Test released on Tuesday. Sachin is placed at 10th position
Melbourne, feb 7: Sachin Tendulkar's aura as a batsman will not diminish even if he does not score his much awaited 100th international century, Australian great Steve Waugh has said. "I think it's a huge
New Delhi, Feb 4: ‘Kolaveri Di' hitmaker Dhanush has taken the mic again. This time to salute master blaster Sachin Tendulkar through a music video. The 28-year-old, who is riding high on the success of
New Delhi, Feb 1: Former Pakistan captain and allrounder Imran Khan said Tuesday Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar should have retired after the "ultimate high" of a World Cup victory at home last year."The best
Kolkata, Jan 30: Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan feels that iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar should have retired after the "ultimate high" of India wining the World Cup last year."We all want to go with a
Dubai, Jan 29: Veteran Sachin Tendulkar dropped out of the batting top-10 to be 13th, while pace spearhead Zaheer Khan slipped a spot to 10th in the bowling chart as India's misery in the Test
Adelaide, Jan 28: Miffed with reports that its senior players were contemplating retirement after failing in the Test series loss to Australia, the Indian team management today rejected the speculation as “baseless” and refused to
Adelaide, Jan 28: The flopshow of India's senior batsmen in the Test series loss to Australia notwithstanding, skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni today refused to say anything on their future, insisting that decisions would not be
New Delhi, Jan 25: With the BCCI not recommending Sachin Tendulkar's name, there is intense speculation whether the batting maestro could miss out on the prestigious Bharat Ratna award this year.The Sports ministry today forwarded
Adelaide, Jan 21: In his quest for a 100th international century, Sachin Tendulkar has often lost his wicket to defensive batting but the Indian icon is expected to be in top gear in the fourth
Adelaide, Jan 21: Eager to make an impression on home turf and cement his place as Australia's front-line spinner, offie Nathan Lyon today said he would look to get the prized scalp of the iconic
New Delhi, Jan 6: Facing all-round criticism for plans to rename Chandni Chowk, Delhi Mayor Rajni Abbi today said the MCD has no plans to rename the historic chowk after Sachin Tendulkar.She termed the news
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