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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Calling him a "delight to watch," Sachin said that the journey of his second innings has just begun.
Tendulkar, the leading run scorer in the history of Test and ODI cricket, completed the world record ton by taking a single off Shakib Al Hasan against Bangladesh in Asia Cup 2012.
The 'God of cricket' decided to wish Bollywood actor Aamir Khan with a joke on his 53rd birthday on Wednesday.
The famous cricket astrologer predicts Virat Kohli will win the T20 World Cup, ODI World Cup and break Sachin Tendulkar's record of 100 international centuries by 2025.
Tendulkar said the tournament will provide an ideal platform for young players and experienced ones to express themselves.
While many big names from Mumbai are set to miss the tournament, the one stalwart who will be taking part is India's Test batsman Ajinkya Rahane, who will be part of the North Mumbai Panthers.
Junior Tendulkar's withdrawal comes as a huge jolt for the Mumbai T20 League as many franchises would have had his name on their to-get list.
After Sridevi passed away late last night reportedly due to cardiac arrest in Dubai, Sachin Tendulkar said that it is hard to digest that the veteran actress is no more.
Sachin was of the opinion that if one flourishes at leagues like this, then it can take them to greater heights.
Khan's recent performances earned him the top spot in the ICC ODI bowlers rankings as he shares the seat with India bowler Jaspirt Bumrah.
Kohli continued his sublime form in the ongoing tour of South Africa and created yet another world record two days ago, becoming the first batsman ever to score 500 runs in a bilateral ODI series.
Tendulkar feels that India should try and win as many matches as possible before opposition teams get a grip of their artistry.
Shardul claimed a four-wicket haul as India folded South Africa for a below-par 204 in the sixth and final ODI at Supersport Park, Centurion, on Friday.
Kohli scored his 34th ODI hundred on Wednesday and is now 15 short of Sachin Tendulkar's mark of 49.
The skipper also became the first Indian batsman to score a ton against the hosts at Newlands and the first Indian ODI captain with the most hundreds to his name.
The Master Blaster had written a letter to the CoA chairman Vinod Rai, requesting him to consider recognition for CABI, weeks after the team won the Blind World Cup 2018.
The Master Blaster also heaped praise on the BCCI for providing the right kind of infrastructure to nurture the players.
Both Ganguly and Tendulkar were impressed with the dominating performance of Indian colts throughout the tournament.
Tendulkar also applauded the 'Khelo India' initiative of Indian government and feels it is the step in the right direction and strong grassroots competitions will surely make us more competitive in future.
The cricket fraternity including the former Team India players have congratulated the Rahul Dravid's young brigade on being crowned as the new World Champions.
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