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.
Read MoreIndia's batting great Sachin Tendulkar congratulated Ojha on a fantastic career and said he made my last Test special by picking 10 wickets.
Accepting the award in Berlin on Monday, Tendulkar said that the iconic moments like these are reminders of "how powerful a sport is" and the magic it brings to lives.
Sachin Tendulkar being carried on the shoulders by his teammates was named the best sporting moment in the past 20 years at the Laureus World Sports Awards.
India's sporting legend Sachin Tendulkar won the best Laureus Sporting Moment award on Monday night.
Australia, South Africa, Sri Lanka West Indies and India are the participating nations in the T20 exhibition tournament for the retired cricketers.
Sachin reached Berlin for the Laureus Sports Awards 2020 where he is nominated under the category - Laureus Sporting Moment - which takes into account the best sporting moments in the last 20 years.
86-years-old Janardhan BR will be the oldest runner on the grid in the Full Marathon, while Daljit Mirchandani, 72-years-old, will be the senior-most in the Half Marathon.
The practice session was from his recent visit to Melbourne for the Bushfire Bash game where he is seen hitting a couple of straight drives.
Tendulkar on Thursday took to Instagram to post a picture from Southbank in Melbourne where he was seen "Soaking up the Sun."
Sehwag, Yuvraj, Zaheer, Chanderpaul, Lee, Brad Hodge, Jonty Rhodes, Muralitharan, Dilshan and Ajantha Mendis will also feature in the series.
In his sixth attempt, Tendulkar -- under the captaincy of MS Dhoni -- finally tasted success in 2011 when India beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in a thrilling final played at the Wankhede on April 2.
On Sunday, Tendulkar faced Australia's star all-rounder Ellyse Perry and Annabel Sutherland in an over during the innings break of the bushfire cricket bash.
Shafali had on Monday clicked a picture with Tendulkar and uploaded it on social media with a heart-warming post.
The 16-year-old clicked a picture with Sachin Tendulkar and uploaded it on her Instagram account with a heart-warming post.
Tendulkar, who had visited Australia last week for the Bushfire Bash game, praised Marnus' footwork and his batting style while hailing him as a special talent.
A total of 40 items were put for auction after the match with the signed stump bearing the highest price - 4050 Australian dollars, followed by the signed jersey of Phoebe Litchfield - 4005 Australian dollars.
India skipper Virat Kohli on Sunday urged everyone to vote for Tendulkar after he was shortlisted as one among five contenders for the greatest Laureus Sporting Moment 2000-2020 Award.
Sachin Tendulkar was in Melbourne as the coach of Ponting's XI in the Bushfire Cricket Bash.
The Priyam Garg-led India side are yet to lose a match in the tournament and are firm favourites going into the final against Bangladesh.
Yashasvi Jaiswal talked about the advice Tendulkar, Dravid and Jaffer gave him in his formative years.
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