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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London: "Let us just say that Tendulkar is the Bradman of today - less hypnotic but scarcely less phenomenal", according to cricket writer John Woodcock, who reckons the Indian icon has every chance of making
Ahmedabad, Nov 3 : Fresh from their 2-0 triumph over Australia, a full-strength India go into a three-Test rubber against New Zealand here tomorrow with the focus on Sachin Tendulkar who just needs one more
Mumbai, Oct 30 : Capping a splendid season in which he scored the first-ever double century in ODIs and crossed 14,000 runs in Test cricket, iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar was today named the Indian Cricketer
London: Instead of his unmatched average of 99, the late Sir Don Bradman saw himself scoring at just 70 in the modern times. But why 70? "'Come on, an average of 70 is not bad
Mumbai, Oct 30: Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar today said his decision to skip India's last two ODI series, in Sri Lanka and against Australia at home, was not a pre-determined one and he knows how
Batting icon Sachin Tendulkar's willow fetched the highest bid of Rs42 lakh at a glittering sports auction here that saw personal items donated by 25 top sportspersons from the country and overseas go under the
London: Move aside the Glenn McGraths and Muttiah Muralitharans, the only bowler who has tested Sachin Tendulkar to an extent that the Indian batting icon "didn't know what to do" while facing him was stunningly
London : He has been hailed as one of the most accomplished players in world cricket but Sachin Tendulkar still yearns to reach the "next level" as a batsman. Tendulkar, who made history earlier this
London: Awards and accolades continue to follow Indian batting icon Sachin Tendulkar who added the 'Lebara People's Choice' honour at the inaugural Asian Awards to his trophy cabinet. Presenting the award to the iconic batsman,
Perth: Australia Test batsman Mike Hussey is taking inspiration from India's master blaster Sachin Tendulkar and has no plans to retire from cricket. Hussey's place in Australia 's Test side has come under increasing pressure,
New Delhi: The only current cricketer to be named in ESPNcricinfo's all-time World XI, Indian batting icon Sachin Tendulkar says he finds it "unreal and extraordinary" to be placed alongside legends such as Don Bradman
Kolkata: Sachin Tendulkar is one hundred away from achieving an incredible milestone of scoring 50 Test centuries and India spinner Harbhajan Singh is eagerly waiting for the historic moment. The upcoming three-Test series against New
Melbourne: Australian captain Ricky Ponting said he can no longer be at his "absolute best" with the bat but that should hardly be a surprise or concern as even an icon like Sachin Tendulkar is
London, Oct 18: The British media has lavished praise on iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar and according to a column written by former England cricketer Ed Smith, Manchester United star Wayne Rooney should learn how to
Kochi, Oct 16: The stand-in Australian captain Michael Clarke is relieved that batting stalwart Sachin Tendulkar and the dashing Virender Sehwag will not be a part of the much vaunted Indian batting line-up in the
New Delhi, Oct 15 : As the Commonwealth Games drew to a close, a fresh controversy rocked the event with reports emerging that Australian athletes indulged in hooliganism and damaged property at the Games Village
Sydney: Australia's skipper Ricky Ponting has said that his inability to play big match winning innings like Sachin Tendulkar made the difference between the two sides, with India winning the series 2-0.The seven-wicket loss to
Sachin Tendulkar returned to Mumbai from the exhausting Bangalore Test and was entering his Bandra West apartment after a night out with wife Anjali, when he spoke to MidDay photographer Shadab Khan lying in wait
Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday reclaimed the number one position in the Test rankings, following his stupendous show with the bat in the just concluded Test series against Australia. Tendulkar was the highest run-getter with 403
Bangalore, Oct 13: After playing the role of a sheet-anchor in India's 2-0 whitewash of Australia, Sachin Tendulkar today said the fabulous Test series win was the result of a great team effort. India beat
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