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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Despite being the holder of multiple run-scoring records, Sachin Tendulkar admitted that he has two regrets from his playing career.
Sachin's childhood friend and former cricketer Vinod Kambli shared a rare unseen image from the couple's wedding while congratulating them on 26th wedding anniversary.
After realising his biggest dream with 2011 World Cup win, Sachin recalled what he said to Kohli and Yusuf Pathan when they carried him on their shoulder.
Back in 2008, Kohli was pranked by Yuvraj Singh, Munaf Patel, and Irfan Pathan into touching Sachin Tendulkar's feet saying its a norm in the Indian cricket dressing room.
Tendulkar also thanked the frontline workers for their tireless work ever since the COVID-19 outbreak last year. The champion batsman recently recovered from the deadly virus.
Along with his tweet, Tendulkar also posted a picture of three nurses, who are selflessly serving the needy in Makunda hospital, which is in a remote part of Assam, bordering Mizoram and Tripura.
Akram, known for his pace and the ability to swing the ball in both directions, bowled a quicker delivery that went on to hit Tendulkar on the helmet.
Earlier in the day, IPL franchises Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals also extended support to the country's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tendulkar, celebrating his 48th birthday on Saturday, tested positive for the virus on March 27 and had to be briefly hospitalised here as a precautionary measure.
Former Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar, who is widely regarded as one of the greats to play the game, turned 48 on April 24, 2021.
In a career that spanned 24 years, Tendulkar represented India in 200 Tests and 463 ODIs, and continues to hold the record for most runs in both formats.
The 47-year-old legendary former batsman was recently seen in action during the Road Safety World Series, which saw a return of many former world cricket greats.
Chasing a 275-run target, Gautam Gambhir played a gritty 97-run knock while skipper MS Dhoni scored an unbeaten 91 as India defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets to lift their second World Cup trophy
Tendulkar was hospitalised as a precautionary measure, six days after he tested positive for COVID-19.
Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has been hospitalised after testing positive for COVID-19 last week.
Kevin Pietersen is under fire for a COVID-related tweet, posted hours after Sachin Tendulkar confirmed a positive test on the same platform.
Both Sachin and Yusuf were part of the recently-concluded Road Safety World Series tournament
Tendulkar announced on Saturday that he has tested positive for COVID-19.
Tendulkar confirmed that he has tested positive for COVID-19 on his official Twitter account.
West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard took to Instagram on Wednesday to mourn his father death.
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