The Cricket GOD:Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (born 24 April 1973) is an Indian cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is the leading run-scorer and century maker in Test and One Day International cricket.He is the only male player to score a double century in an innings in the history of ODI cricket. In 2002, Wisden ranked him the second greatest Test batsman of all time, next to Donald Bradman, and the second greatest one day international (ODI) batsman of all time, next to Viv Richards.In September 2007, the Australian leg spinner Shane Warne rated Tendulkar as the greatest player he has played with or against. Tendulkar was the only player of the current generation to be included in Bradman's Eleven.He is sometimes referred to as Little Master or Master Blaster.

Tendulkar is the first player to score fifty centuries in all international cricket combined, he now has 93 international centuries. 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 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 10 Test centuries against Australia.Tendulkar passed 30,000 runs in international cricket on 20 November 2009, and 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.

personal life:

Tendulkar was born in Bombay (now Mumbai). His father, Ramesh Tendulkar, a Marathi novelist, named Tendulkar after his favourite music director, Sachin Dev Burman. Tendulkar's elder brother Ajit encouraged him to play cricket. Tendulkar has two other siblings: a brother Nitin, and sister Savitai.

Tendulkar attended Sharadashram Vidyamandir (High School),where he began his cricketing career under the guidance of his coach and mentor, Ramakant Achrekar. During his school days he attended the MRF Pace Foundation to train as a fast bowler, but Australian fast bowler Dennis Lillee, who took a world record 355 Test wickets, was unimpressed, suggesting that Tendulkar focus on his batting instead.

When he was young, Tendulkar would practice for hours on end in the nets. If he became exhausted, Achrekar would put a one-Rupee-coin on the top of the stumps, and the bowler who dismissed Tendulkar would get the coin. If Tendulkar passed the whole session without getting dismissed, the coach would give him the coin. Tendulkar now considers the 13 coins he won then as some of his most prized possessions.

While at school, he developed a reputation as a child prodigy. He had become a common conversation point in Mumbai circles, where there were suggestions already that he would become one of the greats. His season in 1988 was extraordinary, with Tendulkar scoring a century in every innings he played. He was involved in an unbroken 664-run partnership in a Lord Harris Shield inter-school game in 1988 with friend and team mate Vinod Kambli, who would also go on to represent India. The destructive pair reduced one bowler to tears and made the rest of the opposition unwilling to continue the game. Tendulkar scored 326* in this innings and scored over a thousand runs in the tournament.This was a record partnership in any form of cricket until 2006, when it was broken by two under-13 batsmen in a match held at Hyderabad in India.

When he was 14, Indian batting legend Sunil Gavaskar gave him a pair of his own ultra light pads. "It was the greatest source of encouragement for me," he said nearly 20 years later after surpassing Gavaskar's top world record of 34 Test centuries.On 24 May 1995, Sachin Tendulkar married Anjali (born 10 November 1967), a paediatrician and daughter of Gujarati industrialist Anand Mehta. They have two children, Sara (born 12 October 1997), and Arjun (born 24 September 1999).

Tendulkar sponsors 200 underprivileged children every year through Apnalaya, a Mumbai-based NGO associated with his mother-in-law, Annaben Mehta.


Efforts where we can remember sachin:

*114 against Australia at Perth in 1991-92
*179 against the West Indies at Nagpur in 1994-95
*169 against South Africa at Cape Town in 1996-97
*155 against Australia at Chennai in 1997-98
*136 agaist Pakistan in Chennai in 1998-99
*155 against South Africa in Bloemfontein in 2001-02
*193 against England at Leeds in 2002.


Some of his more memorable innings::

*90 against Australia in the 1996 World Cup in Mumbai
*104 against Zimbabwe at Benoni in 1997
*back to back innings of 143 and 134 against Australia in Sharjah in 1998
*98 versus Pakistan in the 2003 World Cup at Centurion, South Africa.

ODI Records ::

1.Most runs in career. (17598 runs)
2.Most runs in an innings. (200* against South Africa)
3.Most runs in a calender year. (1894 runs in 1998)
4.Most runs against one team.(3005 runs against Australia)
5.Only player to score 200 runs.
6.Most Hundreds in career. (46 Hundreds)
7.Most Hundreds in a calendar year. (9 Hundreds in 1998)
8.Most Hundreds against one team. (9 Hundreds against Australia)
9.Most 150+ runs in career.(5 150+ runs)
10.Most Nineties in career (18 Nineties)
11.Most fifties in career. (93 Fifties)
12.Most fours in career. (1927 fours)
13.Most fours in an innings. (25 fours)
14.Fast to 10000 runs. ( 259 Inns)
15.Fast to 11000 runs. ( 276 Inns)
16.Fast to 12000 runs. (300 Inns)
17.Fast to 13000 runs. (321 Inns)
18.Fast to 14000 runs. (350 Inns)
19.Fast to 15000 runs. (377 Inns)
20.Fast to 16000 runs. (399 Inns)
21.Fast to 17000 runs. (435 Inns)
22.Highest Partnership for any wicket. (331 runs with Rahul Dravid against New Zealand)
23.Highest partnership for 2nd wicket. (331 runs with Rahul Dravid against New Zealand)
24.Highest partnership for 3rd wicket. (237* runs with Rahul Dravid against Kenya)
25.Highest overall partnership by a pair. (8227 runs with Sourav Ganguly)
26.Highest overall partnership runs by openers. (6609 runs with Sourav Ganguly)
27.Most Hundred partnerships by a pair. (26 Hundred Partnership with Sourav Ganguly)
28.Most consecutive matches for a team. (185 matches)
29.Most Player Of the Match awards. (61 Awards)
30.Most Player of the Series awards. (15 Awards)


Test Records ::

1.Most runs in career. (13341 runs)
2.Most hundreds in career. (46 Hundreds)
3.Most fours in career. (1734+ Fours)
4.Fast to 8000 runs. (154 Inns)
5.Fast to 12000 runs. (247 Inns)
6.Fast to 13,000 runs. (266 Inns)
7.Most hundred partnerships by a pair. (17 Hundred Partnership with Rahul Dravid)


World Cup Records ::

1.Most Runs. (1796 Runs)
2.Most Hundreds. (4 Hundreds)
3.Most Fifties. (13 Fifties)
4.Most runs in a series. (673 runs in 2002/ 03 World Cup)
5.Highest Parnership runs for 3rd wicket. (237 Runs with Rahul Dravid).



Man of the series awards ::

(Tendulkar has won a world record 14 ODI MoS awards over his 18 year)

1) Singer Series (Australia, Sri Lanka) 1994 136 (4 Matches & 3 Innings, 1x100)
2) Wills World Series (West Indies, South Africa) 1994/95 285 Runs (5 Innings, 1x100, 2x50); 39-4-155-8; 1 Catch
3) West Indies in India ODI Tour 1994/95 246 Runs (5 Innings, 1x100, 2x50); 16-0-93-1; 1 Catch
4) Silver Jubliee Independence Cup (Bangladesh, Pakistan) 1997/98 258 Runs (5 Innings, 3x50); 23.3-0-148-5; 6 Catches
5) Coca-Cola Cup (Australia, New Zealand) 1997/98 435 Runs (5 Innings, 2x100, 1x50); 19-0-101-2
6) India in Zimbabwe ODI Tour 1998/99 158 Runs (3 Innings, 1x100); 6-0-41-0; 1 Catch
7 Coca-Cola Championship (Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka) 1998/99 274 Runs (5 Innings, 2x100); 14-0-51-2; 1 Catch
8) South Africa in India ODI Tour 1999/00 274 Runs (5 Innings, 1x100, 1x50); 49-1-219-6; 1 Catch
9) Coca-Cola Cup (West Indies, Zimbabwe) 2001 282 Runs (5 Innings, 1x100, 2x50); 4-0-25-0
10) England in India ODI Tour 2001/02 266 Runs (6 Innings, 2x50); 30.5-158-2; 3 Catches
11) 2003 Cricket World Cup 2002/03 673 Runs (11 Innings, 1x100, 6x50); 18-0-77-2; 4 Catches
12) TVS Cup (Australia, New Zealand) 2003/04 466 Runs (7 Innings, 2x100, 2x50); 21-0-125-1
13) West Indies in India ODI Tour 2006/07 191 Runs (4 Innings, 1x100, 1x50); 23-0-112-4
14) Future Cup (vs South Africa at Belfast) 2007 200 Runs (3 Matches, 3 Innings, 2x50)


Man of the match award ::

(Tendulkar has won a world record of 57 ODI Man of the Match Awards in his career)

1 Sri Lanka Nehru Stadium, Pune 1990/91 53 (41b, 7x4, 1x6); 9-0-39-2; 2 Catches
2 West Indies Sharjah CA Stadium, Sharjah 1991/92 11* (27b, 1x4); 10-1-34-4
3 South Africa Eden Gardens, Kolkata 1991/92 62 (73b, 8x4, 1x6); 5-0-27-1
4 West Indies MCG, Melbourne 1991/92 57* (88b, 2x4); 10-1-38-0
5 Pakistan SCG, Sydney 1991/92 54* (62b, 3x4); 10-0-37-1
6 Zimbabwe Westpac Park, Hamilton 1991/92 81 (77b, 8x4, 1x6); 6-0-35-1
7 New Zealand Eden Park, Auckland 1993/94 82 (49b, 15x4, 2x6)
8 Australia Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 1994 110 (130b, 8x4, 2x6); 3-0-15-0
9 New Zealand IPCL Ground, Vadodara 1994/95 115 (136b, 9x4), 3-0-27-0
10 New Zealand Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi 1994/95 62 (54b, 13x4); 10-2-29-2
11 West Indies Eden Gardens, Kolkata 1994/95 66 (68b, 8x4); 8-2-35-1
12 Sri Lanka Sharjah CA Stadium, Sharjah 1994/95 112* (107b, 15x4, 1x6); 1 Catch
13 Kenya Barabati Stadium, Cuttack 1995/96 127* (138b, 15x4, 1x6); 5-0-26-0
14 West Indies Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior 1995/96 70 (91b, 8x4)
15 Pakistan Sharjah CA Stadium, Sharjah 1995/96 118 (140b, 8x4, 2x6); 7.1-0-40-2
16 Pakistan Toronto CSC Club, Toronto 1996 89* (89b, 9x4, 3x6); 2-0-12-0; 1 Catch
17 Australia Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 1996/97 88 (111b, 9x4); 8-0-45-1; 2 Catches
18 South Africa Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 1996/97 114 (126b, 14x4)
19 Zimbabwe Willowmoore Park, Benoni 1996/97 104 (97b, 8x4, 1x6); 3-0-16-0
20 New Zealand Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 1997 117 (137b,13x4, 2x6); 7-0-35-0
21 Pakistan Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka 1997/98 95 (78b, 6x4, 5x6); 7-0-45-3
22 Australia Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi 1997/98 8 (11b, 1x4); 10-1-32-5
23 Australia Green Park Stadium, Kanpur 1997/98 100 (89b, 5x4, 7x6); 4-0-19-0
24 Australia Sharjah CA Stadium, Sharjah 1997/98 80 (72b, 9x4); 4-0-21-0
25 Australia Sharjah CA Stadium, Sharjah 1997/98 143 (131b, 9x4, 5x6); 5-0-27-1; 1 Run Out
26 Australia Sharjah CA Stadium, Sharjah 1997/98 134 (131b, 12x4, 3x6); 1-0-12-0
27 Kenya Eden Gardens, Kolkata 1998 100* (103b, 13x4); 1-0-4-0
28 Sri Lanka Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 1998 128 (131b, 8x4, 2x6); 1-0-13-0
29 Zimbabwe Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo 1998/99 127* (130b, 13x4, 1x6); 1 Catch
30 Australia Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka 1998/99 141 (128b, 13x4, 3x6); 9.1-0-38-4; 1 Catch
31 Zimbabwe Sharjah CA Stadium, Sharjah 1998/99 118 (112b, 14x4, 2x6); 1-0-4-0
32 Zimbabwe Sharjah CA Stadium, Sharjah 1998/99 124 (92b, 12x4, 6x6); 4-0-16-1; 1 Catch
33 Kenya County Cricket Ground, Bristol, Bristol 1999 140* (101b, 16x4, 3x6); 1-0-23-0
34 Zimbabwe Kallang Ground, Singapore 1999 85 (72b, 7x4, 3x6)
35 New Zealand LBS Stadium, Hyderabad 1999/00 186* (150b, 20x4, 3x6); 1 Catch
36 South Africa IPCL Ground, Vadodara 1999/00 122 (138b, 12x4); 9-1-43-0
37 Sri Lanka Sharjah CA Stadium, Sharjah 2000/01 101 (140b, 3x4, 1x6); 5-0-22-0
38 Australia Nehru Stadium, Indore 2000/01 139 (125b, 19x4); 1 Catch
39 Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club, Harare 2001 70 (70b, 13x4)
40 West Indies Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo 2001 81 (110b, 8x4); 2-0-14-0
41 West Indies Harare Sports Club, Harare 2001 122 (131b, 12x4, 1x6); 2-0-11-0
42 Kenya Boland Park, Paarl 2001/02 146 (132b, 17x4)
43 England MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 2001/02 68 (79b, 10x4); 1-0-8-0; 1 Catch
44 West Indies Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain 2001/02 65 (70b, 3x4,1x6); 3-0-20-1
45 Sri Lanka County Cricket Ground, Bristol 2002 113 (102b, 12x4, 1x6)
46 Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club, Harare 2002/03 81 (91b, 10x4)
47 Namibia Pietermaritzburg Oval, Pietermaritzburg 2002/03 152 (151b, 18x4)
48 Pakistan Centurion Park, Centurion 2002/03 98 (75b, 12x4, 1x6)
49 Australia Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior 2003/04 100 (119b, 9x4, 1x6); 6-0-39-1
50 Pakistan Pindi Club Ground, Rawalpindi 2003/04 141 (135b, 17x4, 1x6); 6-0-45-0
51 Bangladesh SSC Ground, Colombo 2004 82 (126b, 10x4, 1x6); 10-0-35-3
52 West Indies Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur 2006/07 141 (148b, 13x4, 5x6)
53 West Indies IPCL Ground, Vadodara 2006/07 100* (76b, 10x4, 1x6)
54 South Africa Belfast, Northern Ireland 2006/07 93 (106b, 13x4, 2x6)
55 England The Oval, England 2007/08 94 (81b, 16x4, 1x6)
56 Pakistan Gwalior, India 2007/08 97 (102b, 16x4)
57 Australia SCG, Australia 2007/08 117* (120b, 10x4)

(note:these updates are on or before 15th march,2010)