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Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar

DOB: 24 April 1973

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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The menace of toll plazas

India | Mar 13, 2015, 02:56 PM IST

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP and cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar today wrote a letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis highlighting grievances being faced by common citizens over toll tax.He urged the Chief Minister to

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Regret not getting captaincy for longer duration: Tendulkar

Cricket | Mar 13, 2015, 12:45 PM IST

New Delhi: His is a career studded with milestones and records, but retired batting legend Sachin Tendulkar today revealed that not getting a long stint as India's cricket captain was a disappointment he found tough

sachin writes to maharashtra cm about citizens toll tax woes

Sachin writes to Maharashtra CM about citizens toll tax woes

India | Mar 13, 2015, 12:47 PM IST

Mumbai:Cricketing legend and Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar has written to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, drawing his attention to the "physical and mental toll on citizens" over toll tax."I am deeply concerned about the present

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Government invokes Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli to bat for Insurance bill in Rajya Sabha

India | Mar 12, 2015, 11:55 PM IST

New Delhi: Government today invoked names of cricket icons Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli to bat in the Rajya Sabha for Insurance Bill, which provides for raising the foreign investment cap to 49 percent from

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Richards pips Tendulkar as greatest ODI player in online poll

Cricket | Mar 10, 2015, 02:43 PM IST

New Delhi: West Indian batting great Viv Richards has been voted as the greatest ODI player in the history of the game ahead of India's cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar in an online poll.With an astonishing

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World Cup 2015: When Sachin's letter saved his die-hard fan Sudhir in New Zealand

Cricket | Mar 10, 2015, 01:39 PM IST

New Delhi: Sudhir Gautam also known as Sudhir Chaudhary and one of the greatest Indian Cricket fan landed in trouble in New Zealand when the Auckland airport authorities confiscated his paint bottles on Sunday morning.Sudhir

sangakkara becomes only 2nd batsman to pass 14 000 odi runs

Sangakkara becomes only 2nd batsman to pass 14,000 ODI runs

Cricket | Mar 09, 2015, 07:05 AM IST

Sydney: Kumar Sangakkara joined Sachin Tendulkar in an exclusive club Sunday, becoming only the second batsman to pass 14,000 career runs in one-day international cricket.The 37-year-old Sangakkara was playing against four-time champion Australia in a

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Tendulkar, Dhoni to vie for greatest ODI cricketer crown

Cricket | Mar 06, 2015, 05:55 PM IST

New Delhi: Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar and present One-Day International (ODI) skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni along with three other cricketers are the leading contenders to clinch the crown of the greatest one-day cricketer of

10 team world cup is a backward step sachin tendulkar

10 team World Cup is a backward step: Sachin Tendulkar

Cricket | Mar 04, 2015, 11:45 PM IST

Sydney:  Calling the ICC's decision to reduce the number of teams in the 2019 World Cup "a backward step", cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar said such a move is unfair to the Associate nations.While the ICC

sachin tendulkar wants fans to suggest title for new biopic

Sachin Tendulkar wants fans to suggest title for new biopic

Cricket | Mar 04, 2015, 09:16 PM IST

Mumbai:  Iconic Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar has asked his fans to help him with the title of the upcoming docu-feature which is based on his life.A Mumbai-based production company 200NotOut is working on the movie

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World Cup 2015: How Sachin Tendulkar caught Pakistan off guard

Cricket | Feb 28, 2015, 04:31 PM IST

New Delhi: It was as tense as India-Pakistan contest could have been. People sitting on the edge of their seats as India was to start the chase after Pakistan set a target of 274 at

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Virat Kohli may get close to 50 ODI centuries: Sourav Ganguly

Cricket | Feb 26, 2015, 11:21 PM IST

Kolkata: India's premier batsman Virat Kohli may get close to breaking Sachin Tendulkar's 49 ODI centuries record but the batting maestro's 100 International centuries milestone would stay safe forever, feels former India captain Sourav Ganguly."Virat

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Chris Gayle-Sachin Tendulkar 'deja-vu' moment turns a craze on twitter!

Mouthful | Feb 25, 2015, 10:44 AM IST

West Indian master blaster Chris Gayle smashed his way into the record books today with the double knock in the World Cup match against Zimbabwe.His record breaking innings coming on 24 February 2015 has made

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Sachin, Gayle choose same day for ODI double ton

Cricket | Feb 25, 2015, 07:13 AM IST

Canberra: While their batting styles may not be similar, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and West Indies' devastating opener Chris Gayle chose the same day -- Feb 24 -- to score their respective One-Day International (ODI)

world cup 2015 i am happy but not satisfied says sachin

World Cup 2015: I am happy, but not satisfied,says Sachin Tendulkar

Cricket | Feb 23, 2015, 10:54 PM IST

Melbourne: Impressed with India's dominating performance in the World Cup so far but not completely satisfied with it, cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar said that the team can raise its game a few notches higher.India are

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India shouldn't be over-burdened with additional practice: Tendulkar

Cricket | Feb 23, 2015, 01:09 PM IST

Melbourne: Indian cricket team's sudden breaks from training session may have raised a few eyebrows but Mahendra Singh Dhoni's theory got firm backing from Sachin Tendulkar, who feels that an ideal balance needs to be

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World Cup 2015: India's victory against SA a terrific performance, says Tendulkar

Cricket | Feb 23, 2015, 07:58 AM IST

Melbourne:  Former batting great Sachin Tendulkar hailed India's 130-run victory over South Africa here Sunday, saying that it was a "terrific performance" by the defending champions at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).India beat the Proteas

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World Cup 2015: 'Sachin, Sachin' chants are back as Tendulkar drops in at MCG

Cricket | Feb 22, 2015, 02:04 PM IST

Melbourne: Long retired from the game but Sachin Tendulkar's mere presence was good enough for a near-capacity crowd to go hysterical during India's World Cup game against South Africa at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, here

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Virat Kohli 2nd most followed Indian sportsperson on Facebook, crosses 20 million

Cricket | Feb 20, 2015, 11:59 PM IST

New Delhi: Star batsman Virat Kohli today became the second most followed Indian sportsperson on 'Facebook' behind iconic Sachin Tendulkar as he crossed the 20-million mark, the social networking site said.26-year-old Kohli, the first Indian

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Overcoming fatigue will be key for Team India in World Cup: Tendulkar

Cricket | Feb 20, 2015, 10:36 AM IST

New Delhi: A Test series followed by a tri-nation event is what took India into the 1992 cricket World Cup and iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar feels that with a similar schedule this time around the

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