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.
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Considered one of the most successful bowlers for Australia, Lee said that to make the game "bowler friendly", it's important to ensure a conducive pitch with "good grass coverage".
Virender Sehwag didn't shy to heap praises on warhorse pacer, saying "the grass always seemed greener whenever Steyn bowled."
The maestro said even though India have had some quality seamers, they never had the "luxury" of such a varied battery.
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Along with Tendulkar, Harbhajan and Yuvraj Singh also reminisced old memories by sharing a few throwback pictures. Take a look.
Indian batting legend Tendulkar, on the other hand, said that Sehwag would not talk to him in his initial days in the Indian cricket team.
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The tour is slated for next month (July) where the youngsters will play two four-day matches and five One-Day matches.
It has been an on and off season this year for Rahane, but since being appointed as Rajasthan Royal's new skipper, the 30-year old has been in the limelight ever since then.
It was a memorable match for Chhetri, who turns 34 in August, as he scored twice in India's 3-0 win over the African side in front of a packed crowd at the Mumbai Football Arena.
Sachin Tendulkar had taken to his Twitter account, requesting the fans to support and encourage all athletes after Sunil Chhetri's plea.
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The legendary batsman appealed the young audience to adopt sports and play in their routine on a regular basis to help India become a sports playing nation.
The legendary cricketer provided air tickets and financial support to the players of India's wheelchair cricket team for their recently concluded tour of Bangladesh.
Sachin Tendulkar congratulated director Umesh Shukla for this ''wonderful'' movie.
The board has formulated new sports guidelines for schools mandating them to have a daily sports period for class 9 to 12 so as to prevent students from turning into couch potatoes.
The legendary cricketer met Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at his residence in McLeod Ganj and talked about spreading happiness and communal harmony.
Mark Waugh thinks that the technique of young batsman Prithvi Shaw is similar to that of cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar.
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