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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Mumbai, Apr 3 : As India erupted to unprecedented celebrations after the cricket World Cup triumph, iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar says he wants to witness the "reaction from the public" since the title was won
London, April 2 : Here, according to the Daily Telegraph, is Geoff Boycott's assessment about Indian and Sri Lankan players before the World Cup final : INDIA:Sachin Tendulkar: Nowadays it takes him a little longer
Ahmedabad, Mar 24: Sachin Tendulkar today crossed another milestone as he went past the 18,000-run mark in ODIs during India's World Cup quarterfinal match against Australia here.Playing in his 451st ODI, Tendulkar reached the milestone
Ahmedabad, Mar 22 : All-rounder Yuvraj Singh and temperamental pacer S Sreesanth chose to give it a miss but all other members of India's World Cup squad slogged it out at the Sardar Patel Stadium
New Delhi, Mar 21 -- To walk or not to walk? The big question at the World Cup has been debated since the contrasting attitudes involving cricket's two most prolific batsmen emerged on the weekend.
Chennai, Mar 21: West Indies captain Darren Sammy hailed Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar as "a true gentleman" for walking back to the pavillion despite the umpire signaling not out in their World Cup Group B
Chennai, Mar 20: A day after Ricky Ponting refused to walk, Sachin Tendulkar didn't let the fact that he was playing his 450th one-day international affect his decision-making and gracefully conceded he was out in
Madurai, Mar 19: BCCI chairman of selectors Krishmachari Srikkanth has said that one needs to be passionate about his or her profession just "like how Sachin Tendulkar is about cricket"."Tendulkar, despite having scored 99 international
Colombo, Mar 19: He has had some of the most memorable on-field battles with Sachin Tendulkar but maverick speedster Shoaib Akhtar claims he was never scared to bowl at the legendary batsman.Instead, it was dashing
New Delhi, Mar 9: Sachin Tendulkar today added another feather in his cap when he became the first batsman to score 2,000 runs in the World Cup.He achieved the feat during his 27-run knock in
Bangalore, March 6 : Citing professional reasons, master blaster Sachin Tendulkar is said to have turned down the honorary doctorate to be conferred on him by the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), says
New Delhi, Mar 1 : India Inc today described Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee as industry's Sachin Tendulkar saying the veteran leader was steering the economy "with ease of a seasoned player" in difficult times."Just as
Bangalore, Feb 27 : Sachin Tendulkar today reached another milestone as he became the highest century-maker in World Cup history by scoring his fifth hundred in the prestigious event. The 37-year-old Tendulkar reached the landmark
Bangalore, Feb 26: Many an adjective has been used to describe Sachin Tendulkar in a career spanning more than two decades and England skipper Andrew Strauss today added another one, calling him a mammoth of
Bangalore, Feb 26 : Brimming with confidence after their emphatic win in the tournament-opener, India's resilience and ability to handle pressure in crunch situations will be tested when they take on England in a high-voltage
Bangalore, Feb 23: Senior India batsman Sachin Tendulkar today surprised everyone when he opted to bat left handed during the team's practice session at the M Chinnaswamy stadium here.Indian cricket team, which has been camping
New Delhi, Feb 23 : South Africa bowling coach Vincent Barnes admitted on Tuesday he's missing Sachin - his dog Sachin that is, not the Indian batting superstar in whose honour he's named. "Sachin is
Mumbai, Feb 21 : Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar got an injury scare when he experienced uneasiness in his knees but all doubts soon vanished when MRI scans came out all clear.Tendulkar underwent an MRI scan
Karachi, Feb 19: Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad today congratulated Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar for equalling his record of six consecutive appearances in Cricket World Cup and described him as the "greatest batsman in history".Tendulkar
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