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 said he didn't want to get into the debate of whether the ban on Smith and Warner should be reduced or not.
Recently, Virat Kohli surpassed Sachin Tendulkar to become the fastest player to score 10,000 One Day International runs.
Little Master met Achrekar to seek his blessings with his former batting partner Vinod Kambli who has also been roped by the Master as a coach in his training camp.
Rohit has now got onto the second spot just behind his teammate Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the list of most sixes hit by an Indian batsman in ODIs.
Sachin Tendulkar was invited by the Cricket Club of India to ring the bell - a custom which has been started on the lines of the Lord's Cricket Ground in London and is also practiced at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Even though Kohli's century could not help India win, he garnered acclaim for his consistent batting from both fans and critics alike.
Sachin Tendulkar recently travelled to Bhutan and posted a few scenic and picturesque views from his travels. Take a look.
Kohli also bettered former Australian captain Ricky Ponting's record by becoming the fastest skipper to 8000 runs in ODIs.
There is no way you can ignore his feats even if you choose to stay away from checking his Instagram feed every now and then!
The October 29 day-night match was originally allotted to Wankhede Stadium managed by the Mumbai Cricket Association but was later shifted to Brabourne Stadium.
Kohli also beat Sachin Tendulkar in becoming the fastest man to reach the 10k-runs mark in ODIs.
In 2018 alone he has scored 982 runs in just 11 innings at an astronomical average of 140.28 and a Strike Rate of above 100.
Overall, Kohli is the 13th cricketer and only the fifth Indian to go past the 10,000-run barrier.
Prithvi also became India's second youngest century-scorer after Tendulkar, who in 1990 was 17 years and 107 days when he scored 119 not out against in England in Manchester.
Tendulkar-Kambli duo was a force to reckon with in domestic cricket and nobody can forget the iconic 664-run stand between them in school cricket at Azad Maidan in 1988.
The ‘Hitman’ scored his sixth 150+ score, which is the highest by any player in the ODI cricket.
Virat Kohli scored his 36th One Day International century off 88 balls to put India in a commanding position against West Indies in the first match of the five-ODI series.
Calling it a "great way to welcome the weekend", Tendulkar shared a picture and a video with the Windies' superstar on social media.
India are slated to play five ODIs against the Caribbean side and that means that the explosive batsman just needs 186 runs in these five matches to overtake his idol, Tendulkar.
Shaw was the man of the series in the two Tests that India won comfortably against West Indies as he notched up his maiden Test ton on his debut.
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