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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I am not a great believer in records and I don't like to compare players from different eras, says former South African cricketer Jonty Rhodes.
Also adding glitz and glamour to the event are "Baahubali" fame Rana Dagubatti and cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, among others.
In the Coca-Cola Cup, riding on Tendulkar's masterly knock India defeated Australia to storm into the finals on April 22, 1998.
Arjun recently hit headlines after he became a net bowler for the India's women's cricket team on eve of their final against England at Lord's in ICC Women's World Cup.
Chamundeswaranath had gifted a Chevrolet sedan back in 2007 to Mithali Raj and feels that the skipper should be rewarded in a bigger stature with a BMW this time around.
Listing out the achievements of the ISL over the last three seasons, Ambani said that the league had "rekindled" love for the beautiful game in India, which now ranks 96th in the world from 173 in 2015.
Harmanpreet Kaur's application was snubbed by the Punjab Government for a job in the Punjab Police because there is no provision for employment in Punjab Police for female cricketers
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"By 2020 India is set to be the youngest nation by population. But in obesity we are number three. A young and unhealthy population is a perfect recipe for disaster", says Sachin Tendulkar.
Sachin Tendulkar might have to let go his Indian Premier League commitments if he decides to take up the role.
The three-member Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) had named Shastri as head coach while Rahul Dravid and Zaheer Khan were appointed batting and bowling consultants respectively for specific overseas tours.
"In my younger days when I first started playing cricket, I did not know the importance of nutrition," reveals the Master Blaster.
Gayle also said big names like Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly are owing teams post-retirement because they want to foray into the world of business.
The legendary trio of Ganguly, Tendulkar and Laxman reminded Rai of an e-mail where he had apparently given them a free hand in picking the coach of the Indian cricket team.
The BCCI made it clear that the appointment of both Zaheer Khan and Rahul Dravid was done after consulting the new head coach Ravi Shastri.
Miffed with the actions of the CAC, Prasanna said there was no need of theatrics and the trio could have directly named Shastri, as he was the obvious choice.
Legend Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli joined the chorus of top Indian cricketers in congratulating India team skipper Mithali Raj on becoming the highest run-getter in Women's ODIs.
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