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Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar

DOB: 24 April 1973

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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sachin tendulkar started his international cricket against

Sachin Tendulkar started his international cricket against India

Cricket | Nov 08, 2014, 06:04 PM IST

New Delhi: Sachin Tendulkar made his international debut for India against Pakistan in 1989, everybody know this fact but only few know that he first tasted international cricket two years earlier n 1987 playing for

sachin s super fan awaits australia trip for world cup

Sachin's super fan awaits Australia trip for World Cup

Cricket | Nov 08, 2014, 04:25 PM IST

Hyderabad: A year after Sachin Tendulkar bid goodbye to his cricketing career, the Sachin mania fails to die down, at least for this crazy fan Sudhir Kumar Gautam who said that the legendary batsman has

sachin breaks a new record with his book playing it my way

Sachin breaks a new record with his book 'Playing It My Way'

Lifestyle | Nov 08, 2014, 12:42 PM IST

Mumbai: Sachin Tendulkar's autobiography "Playing It My Way", released Thursday, has broken all records of an adult hardback on pre-order subscriptions across both fiction and non-fiction categories, a statement from the publishers said Friday. Tendulkar's book

india can retain world cup title sachin tendulkar

India can retain World Cup title: Sachin Tendulkar

Cricket | Nov 08, 2014, 07:42 AM IST

London: Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar believes India stands a good chance of winning the next World Cup.He was asked to make his forecast for the 2015 championship at the launch of his autobiography at Lord's

sania writing her autobiography date of release to be

Sania writing her autobiography, date of release to be decided

Tennis | Nov 07, 2014, 11:12 PM IST

Indore: Tennis ace Sania Mirza today said that she was writing her autobiography but has not yet made up her mind when to release it.“I have already written 26 chapters of my autobiography, but life

test matches will always be on top tendulkar

Test matches will always be on top: Tendulkar

Cricket | Nov 07, 2014, 09:53 PM IST

London: Sachin Tendulkar today said that Test cricket will remain supreme despite the rising popularity of Twenty20, even as he acknowledged that the shortest format has helped players to innovate in their techniques.Speaking to reporters

sachin tendulkar wants universal technology for drs

Sachin Tendulkar wants universal technology for DRS

Cricket | Nov 07, 2014, 09:51 PM IST

London: Sachin Tendulkar feels that there is an urgent need to standardise the technology used for Decision Review System (DRS) across all formats in international cricket."We can definitely use technology as long as it is

west indies team s pull out not good for cricket tendulkar

West Indies team's pull-out not good for cricket: Tendulkar

Cricket | Nov 07, 2014, 08:49 PM IST

London: Sachin Tendulkar termed it "not good for cricket" the West Indies team's pull-out midway into its India tour last month owing to a pay dispute with its cricket board and players' association."It's definitely not

sachin breaks record again this time with his book

Sachin breaks record again - this time with his book!

Cricket | Nov 07, 2014, 08:39 PM IST

Mumbai: Sachin Tendulkar's autobiography "Playing It My Way", released Thursday, has broken all records of an adult hardback on pre-order subscriptions across both fiction and non-fiction categories, a statement from the publishers said Friday.Tendulkar's book

top lawyers back sachin on skirting fixing issue in book

Top lawyers back Sachin on skirting fixing issue in book

Cricket | Nov 07, 2014, 07:20 PM IST

New Delhi: Sachin Tendulkar may have invited criticism for skirting the match-fixing issue that rocked Indian cricket in 2000 in his autobiography but eminent lawyers today backed the icon saying it was the "prerogative of

sachin hints at major sporting plan for india with pm modi

Sachin hints at major sporting plan for India with PM Modi

Cricket | Nov 07, 2014, 07:44 PM IST

London: Iconic Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar today hinted that a major proposal on sports, which he has submitted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is set to be unveiled soon. At the UK launch of his much-hyped

never felt comfortable with lighter bats tendulkar

Never felt comfortable with lighter bats: Tendulkar

Cricket | Nov 07, 2014, 01:17 PM IST

New Delhi: His heavy bat was a major talking point whenever Sachin Tendulkar battled injuries in his over-two-decade-long career but the iconic cricketer said he was never convinced about giving it up for a lighter

i doubted myself at the debut itself tendulkar

I doubted myself at the debut itself: Tendulkar

Cricket | Nov 07, 2014, 03:46 PM IST

New Delhi: International Test debuts can be intimidating and Sachin Tendulkar could not have imagined a tougher one when he padded up against pace legends Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis in 1989 -- the experience

be it football or cricket sachin is the hero in kerala

Be it football or cricket, Sachin is the hero in Kerala

Cricket | Nov 06, 2014, 10:01 PM IST

Kochi: The excitement was the same for fans of Sachin Tendulkar when they saw their cricketing icon in a different role Thursday night, cheering Kerala Blasters FC, the ISL franchise that he co-owns.The biggest cheer

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Kapil Dev as coach disappointed Tendulkar

Cricket | Nov 06, 2014, 06:34 PM IST

New Delhi: One of the finest Indian all-rounders of all time, Kapil Dev was a "disappointment" when it came to coaching, reveals batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar in his just-released autobiography 'Playing It My Way'.Tendulkar has

multan test when a fuming sachin prefered to be left alone

Multan Test: When a fuming Sachin prefered to be left alone

Cricket | Nov 06, 2014, 05:38 PM IST

New Delhi: Stranded on 194 when stand-in skipper Rahul Dravid declared the Indian innings in the 2004 Multan Test, Sachin Tendulkar has spoken about the anger and shock he felt by the decision which "did

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How Anjali fell for a 17 year old Sachin Tendulkar! (watch video)

Cricket | Jan 03, 2015, 11:27 AM IST

New Delhi: It was the official book launch ceremony of Sachin Tendulkar's autobiography “Playing It My Way” on Wednesday, when Anjali Tendulkar in a kind of jolly mood described her short yet sweet love story

tendulkar didn t watch end of 2011 world cup win

Tendulkar didn't watch end of 2011 World Cup win

Cricket | Nov 05, 2014, 11:52 PM IST

Mumbai: India's retired batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar said at the release of his autobiography Wednesday that he did not witness live what he considers the proudest moment of his life — winning the Cricket World

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Pressures of captaincy affected me as a person: Tendulkar

Cricket | Nov 05, 2014, 11:53 PM IST

Mumbai: Sachin Tendulkar gave up the captaincy of the Indian cricket team as the pressures of leading the side was "affecting him as a person" and he was unable to "switch over" even when he

tendulkar hails media for supporting him from school days

Tendulkar hails media for supporting him from school days

Cricket | Nov 05, 2014, 11:54 PM IST

Mumbai: Sachin Tendulkar, pilloried in the media on a few occasions when he failed during his 24-year-old glittering international career, praised it for supporting him from his fledgling days as a schoolboy cricketer in Mumbai."I

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