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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Tendulkar recalled how his dented car added to the joy the day India won their second ODI World Cup, in 2011 -- a personal first for him in a record sixth appearance at the marquee tournament.
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While Tendulkar did not take any names, his observation on off-spinners trying to bowl leg-break would certainly be music to Ravichandran Ashwin's ears.
Considered as one of the greatest batsmen in the game's history, Sachin Tendulkar is the highest run scorer of all time in international cricket.
Born in 1973, Sachin Tendulkar is arguably the best batsman to ever play the game of cricket.
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In the past six years, Tendulkar has drawn nearly Rs 90 lakh in salaries and other monthly allowances.
"Thankful to @sachin_rt for using his MPLAD funds for the construction of a school building in Kashmir. Even off the field, he continues to inspire us all," she said on Twitter.
Sachin Tendulkar, who is also a Rajya Sabha MP, has sanctioned Rs 7.4 cr funds for around 20 schools and educational institutes projects across the country.
Cricket Australia have banned former skipper Smith and vice-captain Warner from all international and domestic cricket for a year while Bancroft was exiled for nine months.
While Tendulkar feels that the ban is the right decision, his longtime on-field competitor Shane Warne felt that the quantum of punishment didn't match the crime.
C N Mohanan, Chairman of Greater Cochin Development Authority confirmed the news after office bearers of Kerala Cricket Association and Kerala Football Association met him to discuss possibilities of hosting the India-West Indies ODI in November.
Sachin Tendulkar claimed that he has urged Committee of Administrators chief Vinod Rai to look into the matter.
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