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 MoreCricket icon Sachin Tendulkar firmly believes that sport only recognises performance on the field and not the background of an athlete.
Sachin's tweet praising Kohli for opening up on depression, while urging that youngsters should be given more time to flourish, could be a cryptic way of answering his critics that it is unfair to criticise his son Arjun without giving him a chance to prove his worth.
During an interview, Kohli conceded that he went through a tough phase during a particularly difficult tour.
Anil Deshmukh had earlier said that the state intelligence department will conduct a probe into allegations that some celebrities were pressurised recently to issue tweets in connection with the ongoing farmers' protest.
The second Test will be played at the same venue -- MA Chidambaram Stadium -- and will commence from February 13.
Congress parliamentarian Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday alleged that celebrities including cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar and legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar were being "misled".
Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Monday said the state intelligence department will conduct a probe into allegations that some celebrities were pressurised recently to issue tweets in connection with the ongoing farmers' protest.
Up till 3 February 2021, they revered Sachin Tendulkar as the 'God of Cricket', now they are questioning his merit for the Bharat Ratna.
NCP President Sharad Pawar on Saturday said that Sachin Tendulkar should "exercise caution" while speaking about any other field.
A day after his tweet on international personalities who tweeted on farmers protest, the members of Indian Youth Congress on Friday poured black oil on a cut-out of Sachin Tendulkar in Kochi, Kerala.
Joe Root made his Test debut against India in 2012, and in an interview with ECB, described the 'surreal' moment.
Bollywood actors and former cricketers reacted after MEA released a statement which said that notable personalities should refrain from reacting on this issue and rather get “proper understanding of the issues”.
Root, whose next assignment is the four-Test series India starting February 5, also became the fourth-highest run-getter in Test cricket for England and the first ever captain to hit two double-hundreds.
Arjun had an off day with the ball as he returned with rather unimpressive figures of 1/34 in the three overs that he bowled.
Arjun Tendulkar is included in Mumbai's playing XI for the match against Haryana in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
Sachin feels that the sport unites all, never discriminates and rather recognises talent irrespective of race, colour or nationality.
Taking it to Twitter, Tendulkar posted a picture with Mcgrath, with both holding the signed jersey by the Indian stalwart.
Indian cricket icon Tendulkar takes to Twitter to wish the 1983 World Cup-winning captain a happy birthday as he turns 62.
The Rawalpindi Express rates Virat Kohli and Babar Azam as most complete batsmen for all formats.
Raina was at the non-striker's end when Tendulkar notched up 100th international hundred.
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