Full name Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar – Nickname Tendlya, Little Master
Born April 24, 1973, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra
Major teams India, Asia XI, Mumbai, Mumbai Indians, Yorkshire
Playing role Top-order batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak, Legbreak googly
Height 5 ft 5 in
Education Sharadashram Vidyamandir School
Cricket Career
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is an Indian cricketer widely considered to be one of the greatest batsmen of all time. He is the leading run-scorer and century maker in Test and one-day international cricket. He is the first player to score a double century in ODI cricket. In 2002, just 12 years into his career, Wisden ranked him the second greatest Test batsman of all time, behind Donald Bradman, and the second greatest one-day-international (ODI) batsman of all time, behind Viv Richards. Tendulkar was a part of the 2011 Cricket World Cup winning Indian team in the later part of his career, his first such win in six World Cup appearances for India. He is currently nominated for receiving the Bharat Ratna award. He is also a member of Rajya Sabha of Parliament of India.
Tendulkar is the only cricketer to accomplish the feat of scoring a hundred centuries in international cricket which includes 49 ODI and 51 Test centuries. He is also the only player to score fifty centuries in Test cricket, and the first to score fifty centuries in all international cricket combined. On 17 October 2008, when he surpassed Brian Lara’s record for the most runs scored in Test cricket, he also became the first batsman to score 12,000, 13,000, 14,000 and 15,000 runs in that form of the game, having also been the third batsman and first Indian to pass 11,000 runs in Test cricket. He was also the first player to score 10,000 runs in one-day internationals, and also the first player to cross every subsequent 1000-run mark that has been crossed in ODI cricket history. In the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, Tendulkar surpassed Australia’s Allan Border to become the player to cross the 50-run mark the most number of times in Test cricket history, and also the second ever player to score 11 Test centuries against Australia, tying with Sir Jack Hobbs of England more than 70 years previously. Tendulkar passed 30,000 runs in international cricket on 20 November 2009. On 24 February 2010, Tendulkar became the first man to score a double century (200*) in an ODI against South Africa. On 8 November 2011, Tendulkar became the first batsman to score 15,000 runs in Test Cricket. He also holds the world record for playing highest number of Test and ODI matches.
Tendulkar has been honoured with the Padma Vibhushan award, India’s second highest civilian award, and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, India’s highest sporting honour. Tendulkar became the first sportsperson and the first person without an aviation background to be awarded the honorary rank of Group Captain by the Indian Air Force. He has received honorary doctorates from University of Mysore and Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences He won the 2010 Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for cricketer of the year at the ICC awards.
Sachin Tendulkar News
Mumbai – The heart throb of millions, master blaster Sachin Tendulkar is now embossed in gold on the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Trittiya Monday. A leading gold retail chain Valuemart Gold & Jewels Ltd. unveiled a limited edition ‘Sachin Tendulkar Gold Coin’ of 10 gm with his image embossed on it. “I have always enjoyed [...] The post Sachin Tendulkar now embossed on gold coins appeared first on Cricket News. NEW DELHI : India’s selectors on Saturday dropped opener Gautam Gambhir and all-rounder Yuvraj Singh for next month’s Champions Trophy one-day tournament in England. The duo were part of the side that beat England 3-2 in a home one-day series in January, with Gambhir scoring just 127 runs and Yuvraj 126 in five one-dayers. Yuvraj, [...] The post India axe Gambhir, Yuvraj for Champions Trophy appeared first on Cricket News. NEW DELHI - Record-breaking batsman Sachin Tendulkar turns 40 on Wednesday with no plans to retire despite media speculation and recent form suggesting that age is finally catching up with the “Little Master”. Test and one-day cricket’s greatest run-scorer approaches the game with undiminished enthusiasm and insists he has much to offer despite slipping from [...] The post Tendulkar to bat on at 40 appeared first on Cricket News. Dinesh Karthik is confident of making the Indian squad for the Champions Trophy at the back of his rich form in the ongoing Indian Premier League. The Mumbai Indians batsman has been in sublime touch this IPL, scoring 254 runs in five games with a cracking strike rate of 148.53. What is most impressive that [...] The post Dinesh Karthik confident of making Champions Trophy cut appeared first on Cricket News. KARACHI – Pakistan paceman Mohammad Asif’s remarkable talent promised much more than he delivered. Touted as one of the best new-ball bowlers, Asif’s career appears to have been struck a fatal blow on Wednesday after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) rejected his appeal against a seven-year spot-fixing ban. Along with teenage pace partner [...] The post Mohammad Asif faces end of Pakistan career appeared first on Cricket News. LONDON – It started as a the work of a former cricketer looking to secure an income in his retirement and was priced at a modest one shilling. By contrast, Wednesday saw the publication of the 150th edition of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack, with the hardback edition a somewhat more expensive £50 ($76, 59 euros). In [...] The post Wisden ‘cricket bible’ celebrates 150 not out appeared first on Cricket News. NEW DELHI – India’s selectors on Saturday left out dashing batsman Virender Sehwag from a 30-man preliminary squad for the Champions Trophy in England in June. Seasoned off-spinner Harbhajan Singh and veteran seamer Zaheer Khan were also missing from the list, which has to be shortened to 15 players a month before the one-day tournament [...] The post India drop Sehwag for Champions Trophy appeared first on Cricket News. India’s selectors on Saturday left out dashing batsman Virender Sehwag from a 30-man preliminary squad for the Champions Trophy in England in June. Seasoned off-spinner Harbhajan Singh and veteran seamer Zaheer Khan were also missing from the list, which has to be shortened to 15 players a month before the one-day tournament opens on June [...] The post India announces 30 Probables for ICC Champions Trophy appeared first on Cricket News. Bangalore: Sachin Tendulkar is the Man of the Series as per IBM Social Sentiment Index for the Border Gavaskar Test Series. Ravindra Jadeja emerges as the highest trending bowler and fastest social scorer in the series. During the Border-Gavasker Test series, IBM applied advanced analytics software and natural language processing to cricket to build a [...] The post Tendulkar named ‘Man of the Series’ against Australia per IBM Social Sentiment Index appeared first on Cricket News. SYDNEY : Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting says he will play another season with Tasmania after they won the Sheffield Shield competition. The 38-year-old retired from international cricket in December and had been expected to make the current domestic season his last, but said he was in good touch and wanted to carry on. “I’ve [...] The post Ponting to play on for Tasmania appeared first on Cricket News. Abu Dhabi: Former Indian captain Kapil Dev has urged batting great Sachin Tendulkar, whom he believes is well past his best, to take retirement from international cricket, adding the master blaster can be a great ambassador for cricket post retirement. Dev said the important stage of Tendulkar”s career is over, adding he is now at [...] The post Kapil Dev urges ”over the hill” Tendulkar to embrace ”painful” retirement appeared first on Cricket News. New Delhi – In a payback, India whitewashed Australia 4-0 by winning the fourth Test comprehensively by six wickets with two days to spare to regain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Sunday. 4th Test Match Scorecard | India vs Australia 2013 Series Home Set to get 155 runs on a day when [...] The post India complete whitewash of Australia appeared first on Cricket News. SYDNEY – Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting was voted Sheffield Shield player of the year for his sizzling form since quitting international cricket. Ponting, who retired from Tests in December after 17 years, has been in fine touch with the bat, scoring 875 at an average of 87.5 for Tasmania, who are into the Shield [...] The post Ponting voted Sheffield Shield player of year appeared first on Cricket News. JOHANNESBURG – Centuries by Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers set up a 34-run victory for South Africa despite a thrilling innings by Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi in the third one-day international at the Wanderers Stadium on Sunday. Pictures: 3rd ODI Pakistan vs South Africa Photo gallery Full Scorecard: 3rd ODI Pakistan vs South Africa | [...] The post South Africa triumph despite Afridi fireworks appeared first on Cricket News.
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