Personal information
Full name - Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Nickname - The Little Master
Born - 24 April 1973 (age 34) Bombay, India
Height - 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Role Batsman
Batting style - Right-handed
Bowling style - Right-arm leg break/off break/medium
International information
Test debut (cap 187) - 15 November 1989: v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 74) - 18 December 1989: v Pakistan
ODI shirt no - 10
Full name - Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Nickname - The Little Master
Born - 24 April 1973 (age 34) Bombay, India
Height - 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Role Batsman
Batting style - Right-handed
Bowling style - Right-arm leg break/off break/medium
International information
Test debut (cap 187) - 15 November 1989: v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 74) - 18 December 1989: v Pakistan
ODI shirt no - 10
Sachin Tendulkar (born 24 April, 1973 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India) is arecord-breaking Indian cricketer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsman in the history of cricket.In 2002, Wisden rated him as the second greatest Test batsman after Sir Donald Bradman, and the greatest One-day international batsman of all time.
He holds several highly regarded batting records and is the leading scorer of centuries in both Test cricket and one-day internationals. He is one of the three batsmen to surpass 11,000 runs in Test cricket, and the first Indian to do so. He is the most prolific run scorer in ODIs by a margin of over 4000 runs and has scored the most runs in international cricket as a whole. Affectionately called 'The Little Master or 'The Master Blaster',Tendulkar made his first-class debut for the Mumbai cricket team aged 14 and scored a century on debut. He made his international test debut in 1989 against Pakistan in Karachi at age 16 and saved the match.
He is thus far the only cricketer to receive the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna,India's highest sporting honor. He is the most sponsored player in world cricket and has a huge fan following even amongst foreign audiences.
Tendulkar has made numerous commercial ventures including his opening of restaurant chain's in India.
Career achievements
Sachin Tendulkar is the most prolific run scorer in one-day internationals and the second highest run scorer in Test matches after Brian Lara. Throughout his career, he has made a strong impact on Indian cricket and was, at one time, the foundation of most of the team's victories. In recognition with his impact on sport in a cricket-loving country like India, Tendulkar has been granted the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award and Padma Shri by the Government of India. He was also elected Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1997 and is ranked by the objective scoring method of the Wisden 100 as the second best test batsman and best ODI batsman of all time.
Tendulkar has also consistently done well in Cricket World Cups (excluding the 2007 Cricket World Cup in which India were knocked out after only 3 matches). Tendulkar was the highest run scorer of the 2003 Cricket World Cup and 1996 Cricket World Cup. Tendulkar has scored over 1000 runs in a calendar year in ODIs 7 times, and in one of these years he scored 1894
runs, easily the record. Tendulkar has the most centuries in both ODIs and Tests.
Captaincy
His two tenures as captain of the Indian cricket team were not very successful. When Tendulkar took over as Captain in 1996, it was with huge hopes and expectations. However, by 1997 the team was performing poorly. Azharuddin was credited with saying "Nahin jeetega! Chote ki naseeb main jeet nahin hai!",[26] which translates into: "He won't win! It's not in the small one's destiny".
Tendulkar, succeeding Azharuddin as captain for his second term, then led India on a tour of Australia, where the visitors were comprehensively beaten 3-0[27] by the newly-crowned world champions. After another Test series defeat, this time by a 0-2 margin at home against South Africa, Tendulkar resigned, and Sourav Ganguly took over as captain in 2000.
Tendulkar remains an integral part of the Indian team's strategic processes. He's often found discussing with the captain and involved in building strategies. Former captain Rahul Dravid publicly acknowledged that Tendulkar had been suggesting moves such as the promotion of Irfan Pathan up the batting order.
He holds several highly regarded batting records and is the leading scorer of centuries in both Test cricket and one-day internationals. He is one of the three batsmen to surpass 11,000 runs in Test cricket, and the first Indian to do so. He is the most prolific run scorer in ODIs by a margin of over 4000 runs and has scored the most runs in international cricket as a whole. Affectionately called 'The Little Master or 'The Master Blaster',Tendulkar made his first-class debut for the Mumbai cricket team aged 14 and scored a century on debut. He made his international test debut in 1989 against Pakistan in Karachi at age 16 and saved the match.
He is thus far the only cricketer to receive the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna,India's highest sporting honor. He is the most sponsored player in world cricket and has a huge fan following even amongst foreign audiences.
Tendulkar has made numerous commercial ventures including his opening of restaurant chain's in India.
Career achievements
Sachin Tendulkar is the most prolific run scorer in one-day internationals and the second highest run scorer in Test matches after Brian Lara. Throughout his career, he has made a strong impact on Indian cricket and was, at one time, the foundation of most of the team's victories. In recognition with his impact on sport in a cricket-loving country like India, Tendulkar has been granted the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award and Padma Shri by the Government of India. He was also elected Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1997 and is ranked by the objective scoring method of the Wisden 100 as the second best test batsman and best ODI batsman of all time.
Tendulkar has also consistently done well in Cricket World Cups (excluding the 2007 Cricket World Cup in which India were knocked out after only 3 matches). Tendulkar was the highest run scorer of the 2003 Cricket World Cup and 1996 Cricket World Cup. Tendulkar has scored over 1000 runs in a calendar year in ODIs 7 times, and in one of these years he scored 1894
runs, easily the record. Tendulkar has the most centuries in both ODIs and Tests.
Captaincy
His two tenures as captain of the Indian cricket team were not very successful. When Tendulkar took over as Captain in 1996, it was with huge hopes and expectations. However, by 1997 the team was performing poorly. Azharuddin was credited with saying "Nahin jeetega! Chote ki naseeb main jeet nahin hai!",[26] which translates into: "He won't win! It's not in the small one's destiny".
Tendulkar, succeeding Azharuddin as captain for his second term, then led India on a tour of Australia, where the visitors were comprehensively beaten 3-0[27] by the newly-crowned world champions. After another Test series defeat, this time by a 0-2 margin at home against South Africa, Tendulkar resigned, and Sourav Ganguly took over as captain in 2000.
Tendulkar remains an integral part of the Indian team's strategic processes. He's often found discussing with the captain and involved in building strategies. Former captain Rahul Dravid publicly acknowledged that Tendulkar had been suggesting moves such as the promotion of Irfan Pathan up the batting order.
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