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Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is an Indian cricketer widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of his generation. Born in Mumbai, he took up cricket at age of eleven, made his test debut against Pakistan at just sixteen years old, and went on to represent Mumbai domestically and India internationally for more than twenty years. He retired from the Indian Premier League in May 2013 and has announced that he will retire from the sport in November 2013 after playing his twohundredth test match, against the West Indies in Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium. He is the first player to score one hundred international centuries, the first player to score a double century in a One Day International, and thus far the only to complete 34,000 runs in international cricket. In 2002, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack ranked him the second greatest Test batsman of all time, behind Don Bradman, and the second greatest one-dayinternational (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 was also the recipient of "Player of the Tournament" award of the 2003 Cricket World Cup held in South Africa. In October 2013, he became the only Indian cricketer to be named in an all-time Test World XI to mark the 150th anniversary of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. Tendulkar won the 2010 Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for cricketer of the year at the ICC awards. He has been recommended for the receipt of the Bharat Ratna award,
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in fact it has been speculated that the criteria for the award of the Bharat Ratna were changed to allow him receive the award. He is also a member of Rajya Sabha of Parliament of India. As of October 2013, Tendulkar has played 662 matches in international cricket. On 5 October 2013, Sachin Tendulkar became the 16th player and first Indian to aggregate 50,000 runs in all recognized cricket (First-class cricket, List A cricket and Twenty20 combined). 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. He was also the first sportsperson and the first one without aviation background to be awarded the honorary rank of Group Captain by the Indian Air Force. Tendulkar has received honorary doctorates from University of Mysore and Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences. On 1 August 2012, Sachin Tendulkar was nominated for the ICC People's Choice award for the third time. In 2012, he was nominated to Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India. Sachin Tendulkar was ranked 78th richest sportsman in the world according to the Forbes' list of world's highest-paid athletes for the year 2012. In the June 2013 list, Forbes ranked Sachin at the 51st position in the highest paid athletes list, with his total earnings estimated to be USD 22 million. In October 2013, the net worth of Sachin Tendulkar was estimated at US$ 160 million by Wealth X, making him India's wealthiest cricket player. Sachin Tendulkar was named as an Honorary Member of the Order of Australia in 2012. On 23 December 2012, Tendulkar announced his retirement from ODIs. Before ODI retirement, Tendulkar had already stated that he will not be playing T20 Internationals.

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Achievements of Sachin Tendulkar

1. Highest run getter in test matches (15,638 as on 6 December 2012). 2. Highest run getter in ODIs (18,426). 3. 15,310 of his runs came while opening the innings with the aid of 45 centuries and 75 fifties in 340 innings- most by an opener. 4. Most number of centuries in Test matches 51.

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6. Most number of man of the match awards (62) in the ODIs.

7. Most number of man of the series awards (17) in ODIs. 8. Best average for man of the matches in ODIs. 9. First cricketer to reach 10,00011,00012,00013,00014,00015,00016,000 17,00018,000 runs in the ODIs. 10. Only player ever to cross the 14,00015,00016,00017,000 and 18,000 run marks in ODIs. 11. He is the highest run scorer in World Cups (2,278 at an average of 56.95) 12. Most number of the man of the match awards in World cups.
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13. Most number of runs in the 1996 World cup 523 runs at an average of 87.16. 14. Most number of runs in the 2003 World cup 673 runs in 2003 Cricket World Cup, highest by any player in a single Cricket World Cup. 15. Most number of Fifties in ODIs 96. 16. Highest number of 50+ scores in ODIs 145 (49 Centuries and 96 Fifties). 17. First player to have scored over 100 innings of 50+ runs in ODIs. 18. Appeared in most number of tests 200. 19. Appeared in most number of ODIs 463. 20. First player to score 200 runs in an ODI. 21. Tendulkar top-scored for India on 129 occasions most such occasions for any player in ODIs. 22. He was the first players to complete the all-round treble of 10000 runs, 100 wickets and 100 catches. 23. Is the only player to have made three scores of 175 or more. 24. Is the only player with five scores of 150 or more.

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25. Holds the record for scoring 1,000 ODI runs in a calendar year on most occasions. He did so seven times 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003 and 2007 26. Tendulkar has scored over 1,000 ODI runs against all major Cricketing nations. 27. Has played ODIs with 866 players (teammates and opponents) most for any player in ODI history. 28. He has most scores in 90s: 18 (including one not out innings). 29. He was involved in 99 century partnerships most by any player. 30. Tendulkar was the first batsman to score over 3,000 runs against an opponent (3,077 runs against Australia).Since then he has also done this against Sri Lanka (3,113 runs). 31. Tendulkar was the fastest to reach 10,000 runs taking 259 innings and has the highest batting average among batsmen with over 10,000 ODI runs.

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32. Tendulkar is the only Indian to score a century on ODI captaincy debut (110 v Sri Lanka at Colombo RPS on 28 August 1996). 33. Tendulkar was the first Indian player to score a century and capture four wickets in the same ODI (v Australia at Dhaka on 28 October 1998). 34.11.27% of all the runs and 24.50% of all the hundreds scored by all Indian batsmen has come from Tendulkars bat. 35. His nine centuries against Australia are the most by any player against a particular country. He occupies the second place too, with eight centuries against Sri Lanka. 36. Sachin Tendulkar with Sourav Ganguly holds the world record for the maximum number of runs scored by the opening partnership. They put together 6,609 runs in 136 matches that include 21 century partnerships and 23 fifty run partnerships. The 21 century partnership for the opening pair is also a world record.

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37. Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid hold the world record for the highest partnership in ODIs when they scored 331 runs for the second wicket against New Zealand in 1999-00 at the Hyderabad.

38. Only the second player (after Javed Miandad) to appear in SIX World Cups from 1992 to 2011. 39. Most ODI runs in a calendar year: 1,894 ODI runs in 1998. 40. Most Centuries in a calendar year: 9 ODI centuries in 1998. 41. Longest career span : 22 years 91 days. 42. Between April 1990 and April 1998 Tendulkar played 185 consecutive matches a World record. 43. He is the only player to be in top 10 ICC Batsmen ranking for 10 years in Tests. 44. He was the first cricketer to receive the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India's highest sporting honor only to be followed by Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

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45. In 2002, Wisden rated him as the second greatest Test batsman after Sir Donald Bradman. 46. In 2003, Wisden rated Tendulkar as the No. 1 and Richards at No. 2 in all time Greatest ODI players. 47. He was involved in unbroken 664-run partnership in a Harris Shield game in 1988 with friend and team mate Vinod Kambli.

48. Tendulkar is the only player to score a century in all three of his Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy and Irani Trophy debuts. 49. In 1992, at the age of 19, Tendulkar became the first overseas born player to represent Yorkshire. 50. Tendulkar has scored over 1000 runs in a calendar year in ODIs 7 times.
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51. Tendulkar has scored 1894 runs in calendar year in ODIs most by any batsman. 52. He has the least percentage of the man of the matches awards won when team loses a match in ODIs. Out of his 62-man of the match awards only 5 times India has lost. 53. Tendulkar most number man of match awards (12) against Australia. 54. Tendulkar was the first batsman to score over 50 centuries in international cricket. 55. Tendulkar was the first batsman to score over 75 centuries in international cricket.

56. Has the most overall runs in cricket, (ODIs+Tests+Twenty20s), as of December 2012 he had accumulated almost 34,074 runs overall. 57. Sachin Tendulkar with Sourav Ganguly hold the world record for the maximum number of runs scored by the opening partnership. They have put together 6,271 runs in 128 matches

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58. The 22 century partnerships for opening pair with Sourav Ganguly is a world record. 59. Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid hold the world record for the highest partnership in ODI matches when they scored 331 runs against New Zealand in 1999 60. Sachin Tendulkar has been involved in six 200 run partnerships in ODI matches a record that he shares with Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid 61. Most ODI Centuries in a calendar year: 9 centuries in 1998.

62. Only player to have over 100 innings of 50+ runs (49 Centuries and 96 Fifties) (as of 7 March 2012) 63. The only player ever to cross the 14,000, 15,000, 16,000, 17,000, 18,000 run marks IN ODI. 64. Third highest individual score among Indian batsmen (200* against South Africa at Gwalior in 2011).
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65. The score of 200* is the third highest score recorded in ODI matches. 66. Tendulkar has scored over 1000 ODI runs against all major Cricketing nations. 67. Sachin was the fastest to reach 10,000 runs taking 259 innings and has the highest batting average among batsmen with over 10,000 ODI runs 68. Most number of Stadium Appearances: 90 different Grounds. 69. Consecutive ODI Appearances: 185. 70. On his debut, Sachin Tendulkar was the second youngest debutant in the world. 71. When Tendulkar scored his maiden century in 1990, he was the second youngest to score a century.

72. Tendulkar's record of five test centuries before he turned 20 is a current world record. 73. Tendulkar holds the current record (217 against NZ in 1999/00 Season) for the highest score in Test cricket by an Indian when captaining the side.
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74. Tendulkar has scored centuries against all test playing nations. He was the third batman to achieve the distinction after Steve Waugh and Gary Kirsten. 75. He holds record for the second most number of seasons with over 1000 runs in world in a calendar year. 76. On 3 January 2007 Sachin Tendulkar (5751) edged past Brian Lara's (5736) world record of runs scored in Tests away from home. 77. Tendulkar and Brian Lara are the fastest to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket history. Both of them achieved this in 195 innings. 78. Second Indian after Sunil Gavaskar to make over 10,000 runs in Test matches. 79. Became the first Indian to surpass the 11,000 Test run mark and the third overall. 80. First to score 30,000 international runs.

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81. Tendulkar's 33,906 runs in international cricket include 18,426 runs in ODIs, 15,470 Tests runs and 10 runs in the lone Twenty20 that India has played. 82. On 10 December 2005, Tendulkar made his 35th century in Tests at Delhi against Sri Lanka . He surpassed Sunil Gavaskar's record of 34 centuries to become the man with the most number of hundreds in Test cricket. 83. Tendulkar is the only player who has 150 wickets and more than 15,000 runs in ODIs.

84. Tendulkar is the first batsman in history to score 100 centuries in international cricket. 85. Holds the record for amassing most runs in a winning cause 11157 (average 56.63), including 33 centuries, in 234 matches. 86. Also has the highest average in a winning cause 56.63 which is the highest among the batsmen with 7000 runs or more in a winning cause.
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87. He completed 50,000 runs on October 5th, 2013.

88. He has got 20 ducks in ODI cricket. 89. He has scored most runs in boundaries (fours) in ODI cricket 2016*4= 8064. 90. He has scored 195 sixes in ODI cricket (Not most but in top 10).

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95. He hit 25 boundaries in his unbeaten 200 against South Africa, the first and most in a single ODI innings. 96. He is the first human to play 200 test matches in the history of Cricket.

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Awards & Honors

National honours

Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award, 2008. Maharashtra Bhushan Award, Maharashtra State's highest Civilian Award in 2001. Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award, 1999.

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Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India's highest honour given for achievement in sports, 199798. Arjuna Award, by the Government of India in recognition of his outstanding achievement in sports, 1994.

Other honours
ICC Award-Sir Garfield Sobers trophy for cricketer of the year 2010.

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In October 2010, he was awarded for Outstanding Achievement in Sport and the Peoples Choice Award at The Asian Awards in London.

'BCCI Cricketer of the Year' award on 31 May 2011.

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Rajiv Gandhi Awards Sports: 2005. Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 1997. On 28 January 2011, he won the 'Castrol Indian Cricketer of the Year' award.

On 11 June 2012, he was given Wisden India Outstanding Achievement award. LG People's Choice Award: 2010. ICC World Test XI: 2009, 2010, 2011. ICC World ODI XI: 2004, 2007, 2010. Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World: 2010. Player of the tournament in 2003 Cricket World Cup.

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On 3 September 2010, he was made an Honorary Group captain by the Indian Air Force.

Honorary Member of the Order of Australia, given by the Australian government on 6 November 2012.

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In 2012, he was nominated to Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India.

Media awards In August 2003, he was voted as the "Greatest Sportsman" of the country in the sport personalities category in the Best of India poll conducted by Zee News. In November 2006, Time magazine named him as one of the Asian Heroes.

In December 2006, he was named "Sports person of the Year" In June 2009, Time magazine included his Test Debut in "Top 10 Sporting Moments".
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In 2010, he was voted as one of the world's 100 most influential people in "The 2010 TIME 100" poll conducted by Time magazine. The current India Poised campaign run by The Times of India has nominated him as the Face of New India next to the likes of Amartya Sen and Mahatma Gandhi among others. In February 2010, he was declared "Sports Icon of the Year for 21 years" by NDTV at the NDTV Indian of the Year Awards. Others He is the only player of current generation who was included by Sir Don Bradman in his squad of playing eleven. And rated him the best among cricketer of his generation. Sachin Tendulkar named in Wisden all-time World Test XI

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About Sachin Tendulkar

He is GOD of CRICKET - V V R Jagannath In an over I can bowl six different balls. But then Sachin looks at me with a sort of gentle arrogance down the pitch as if to say 'Can you bowl me another one?' - Adam Hollioake For cricket, Sachin is Maradona and Pele put together. Cricket will be a poorer sport when he quits the game. He is the first name that comes to mind the moment you ask who is the greatest - Allan Donald Sachin Tendulkar has often reminded me of a veteran army colonel who has many medals on his chest to show how he has conquered bowlers all over the world - Allan Donald I was bowling to Sachin and he hit me for two fours in a row. One from point and the other in between point and gully. That was the last two balls of the over and the over after that we took a wicket and during the group meeting I told Jonty (Rhodes) to be alert and I know a way to pin Sachin. And I delivered the first ball of my next over and it was a fuller length delivery outside off stump. And I shouted catch. To my astonishment the ball was hit to the cover boundary. Such was the brilliance of Sachin. His reflex time is the best I have ever seen. It's like 1/20th of a sec. To get his wicket better not prepare. At least you won't regret if he hits you for boundaries - Allan Donald His shot selection is superb; he just lines you up and can make you look very silly. Everything is right in his technique and judgement. There isn't a fault there. He is also a lovely guy, and over the years I've enjoyed some interesting chats with him Sachin is in a different class to Lara as a professional cricketer. He is a model cricketer, and despite the intolerable pressures he faces back home, he remains a really nice guy Sachin is also the best batsman in the world, pulling away from Brain Lara every year... We'd heard all about him modelling himself on Sunil Gavaskar, and he had the same neatness, the same time to spare, the same calmness - and a very heavy bat - Allan Donald

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"During our team meetings, we often speak about the importance of the first 12 balls to Tendulkar. If you get him then you can thank your stars, otherwise it could mean that tough times lie ahead." - Allan Donald "I have delayed my shoots many times to watch Sachin bat" - Amitabh Bachchan When you bowl at him you are not just trying to get him out, you are trying to impress him. "I want him to walk off thinking 'that Flintoff, he's all right isn't he? I feel privileged to have played against him - Andrew Flintoff To Sachin, the man we all want to be - Andrew Symonds wrote on an aussie t-shirt he autographed specially for Sachin. There are 2 kinds of batsmen in the world. One Sachin Tendulkar. Two all the others - Andy Flower I am very privileged to have played with him and seen most of the runs that he has scored. I am also extremely happy to have shared the same dressing room... He is a very reserved person and generally keeps to himself. He is very determined, committed and doesn't show too many emotions. He just goes about doing his job - Anil Kumble I am fortunate that I've to bowl at him only in the nets - Anil Kumble

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I can be hundred per cent sure that Sachin will not play for a minute longer when he is not enjoying himself. He is still so eager to go out there and play. He will play as long as he feels he can play - Anjali Tendulkar, Sachin's wife It is hard to imagine any player in the history of the game who combines classical technique with raw aggression like the little champion does Sunil Gavaskar "You get him out and half the battle is won" - Arjun Ranatunga First and foremost, Tendulkar is an entertainer and that for me is as important factor as any fact or figure. Too often boring players have been pushed forward as great by figures alone. For sheer entertainment, he will keep cricket alive - Barry Richards Beneath the helmet, under that unruly curly hair, inside the cranium, there is something we don't know, something beyond scientific measure. Something that allows him to soar, to roam a territory of sport that, forget us, even those who are gifted enough to play alongside him cannot even fathom. When he goes out to bat, people switch on their TV sets and switch off their lives BBC The thing I admire most about this man is his poise. The way he moves, elegantly without ever looking out of place in any condition or company, suggests his pedigree. I remember he had once come to New Delhi in the 1990s to collect his Arjuna Award (India's highest award to its top sportspersons) and he asked me if I would attend the function. He is a very sensitive human being... Sometimes you feel he really hasn't felt the kind of competition in the world his talent deserves. I would have loved to see him perform against top quality cricketers of the previous generation. It would really have brought out the best in him - Bishan Singh Bedi You might pitch a ball on the off stump and think you have bowled a good ball and he walks across and hits it for two behind mid-wicket. His bat looks so heavy but he just waves it around like it's a toothpick - Brett Lee Sachin is a genius. I'm a mere mortal - Brian Lara

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You know genius when you see it, and let me tell you, Sachin is pure genius - Brian Lara He is a tremendous cricketer. He is young and has got a lot of ability. He's got his own style. He has got the temperament for big cricket and I hope that he goes from strength to strength - Clive Llyod He has been in form longer than some of our guys have been alive - Daniel Vettori For Sachin the balance is there. He is quick to complete his shot. He covers the crease much better than mere mortals - David Gower If he is not the best then I want to see the best - David Shepherd I actually feel very embarrassed because I rejected him as a fast bowler. I think I did him and the game of cricket a favour - Dennis Lillee advised Tendulkar to focus on his batting, instead of bowling, when he came to the MRF Pace Academy in 1987. If I'm to bowl to Sachin, I will bowl with my helmet on. He hits the ball so hard - Dennis Lillee No Michael, as long as you walk off with your pride that's all you can do Dennis Lillee to Michael Kasprowicz, when the latter asked if Lillee could see any weaknesses.
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In terms of technique and compactness, Tendulkar is the best - Desmond Haynes I saw him playing on television and was struck by his technique, so I asked my wife to come look at him. Now I never saw myself play, but I feel that this player is playing much the same as I used to play, and she looked at him on television and said yes, there is a similarity between the two... high compactness, technique, stroke production... It all seemed to gel! - Sir Donald Bradman, widely regarded as the greatest batsman in the history of cricket.

In the early years, especially around the mid-90s, I had this feeling you could play around on his ego and get him out. He believed he could attack bowlers at any time and anyone who could bowl maidens to him stood a good chance. Things are of course different now - Erapalli Anantharao Srinivas Prasanna He is cricket's greatest role model and continues to provide a great example for young aspiring cricketers on how to conduct oneself throughout one's career - Gary Kirsten Technically, you can't fault Sachin. Seam or spin, fast or slow nothing is a problem - Geoffrey Boycott The joy he brings to the millions of his countrymen, the grace with which he handles all the adulation and the expectations and his innate humility - all make for a one-in-a-billion individual - Glenn McGrath
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I'll always remember Sachin as a quality cricketer, one of the best of all time - Glenn McGrath Tendulkar is the best in the world at the moment. Why I've always liked him is that batsmen tend to be negative at times and I think batting is not about not getting out - it is to play positively. I think you got to take it to the bowlers and Sachin is one such player. When you do so, you change the game, you change bowlers because they suddenly start bowling badly because they are under pressure - Graeme Pollock I'd like to see him go out one day and bat with a stump. I tell you he'd do OK. I just get the feeling because of his mental strength that Sachin will be definitely the best player of his era and probably the best 2-3 of all time Greg Chappell He is a perfectly balanced batsman and knows perfectly well when to attack and when to play defensive cricket. He has developed the ability to treat bowlers all over the world with contempt and can destroy any attack with utmost ease - Greg Chappell I am one of those fortune people who have seen Bradman and Tendulkar bat in my lifetime and in my opinion Tendulkar is the best batsman I have seen in my life - Hanif Mohammed For every ball Sachin has two shots in his mind. And he gets out when he plays the third one - Harsha Bhogle, cricket commentator and journalist I had to remind Gary Kristen often that he was in the covers to field against Sachin not to applaud him -Hansie Cronje Nothing bad can happen to us if we're on a plane in India with Sachin Tendulkar on it - Hashim Amla as he boards a flight. Whenever I see Sachin play I am reminded of the Graeme Pollock quote of Cricket being a 'see the ball, hit the ball game.' He hits the ball as if it's there to be hit - Ian Chappell It did dawn on me at the end of the series that he was something special Ian Healy after Tendulkar's tour to Australia in 1991/92. I know that the new ball is due, but I am saving it for that "Chotu" (Sachin) who is coming next - Imran Khan (captain) of Pakistan to Javed Miandad (vice-captain) in Sachin's debut test series (1989). "Chotu" is a subcontinental term for the one who is lean and short.
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He loves India. He has named his child India. His biggest player is actually Tendulkar. Right now I'm hoping Tendulkar does not hit a catch to him because he will probably drop it to watch him bat - Irving Romaine, captain of Bermuda, on his team-mate Lionel Cann. "He loves cricket and with his hardwork, focus and commitment he has truly become an outstanding ambassador for the sport at a time when commercialism is so rampant." - Former Pakistan captain and coach Javed Miandad I never coached Sachin Tendulkar; I gave him gentle advice when he asked for it - John Wright (Indian Team Cricket Coach 2000-2005) "The way he has taken on the role of India's greatest sporting ambassador... He has, among other things, inspired a generation and more to play cricket." - India's 1983 World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev "He continues to give more than 100 per cent and his schoolboy-like enthusiasm for the game is something I envy and admire. For the team he is the best available coaching manual." - Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni We did not lose to a team called India... we lost to a man called Sachin Mark Taylor, during the test match in Chennai (1998) Irrespective of the score, whenever Sachin Tendulkar comes to bat he is under pressure. The pressure comes from all those people who look up to him, who pray that he gets a century, who cheer like India has already won when he comes in to bat, and who silently troop out of the stands once he gets out. When a visiting team comes to India, they know whom the Indians look up to. While they love watching India play, there is no doubt that Tendulkar is the player they love watching most. There is a buzz when he comes in to bat and if he fails, the crowd goes quiet for the rest of the game Mark Waugh The pressure on me is nothing compared to Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin, like God, must never fail. The crowd always expects him to succeed and it is too much pressure on him. But, he rarely disappoints them - Mark Waugh "Sachin was so focused. He never looked like getting out. He was batting with single-minded devotion. It was truly remarkable. It was a lesson." Martina Navratilova - Tennis legend joins the Sachin Tendulkar fan club after watching him bat at Sydney.
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Sachin Tendulkar is a god in India, a phenomenal player. His life seems to be a stillness in a frantic world and I admire his mental strength. He is a phenomenal player. When Tendulkar goes out to bat, it is beyond chaos - it is a frantic appeal by a nation to one man. Tendulkar seems like a spiritually rich individual, a solid human being; quite reserved and thoughtful to speak to. The people of India see him as a god, Stephen Waugh is almost a god here, but Sachin is a god and people believe good luck shines in his hand Matthew Hayden Hayden quoted a Paul Kelly song about Sir Donald Bradman: "He was more than just a batsman; He was something like a tide." I have seen God; he bats at no. 4 for India - Matthew Hayden This little prick's going to get more runs than you, AB - Merv Hughes to Allan Border after an 18-year-old Tendulkar scored a century in Perth. Tendulkar now has scored more runs than Border. Test cricket is bloody hard work, especially when you've got Sachin batting with what looks like a three-meter-wide bat - Michael Hussey Don't bowl him bad balls, he hits the good ones for fours - Michael Kasprowicz Tendulkar is one of that narrow stratum of elite sports stars whom people will clamour and even make great sacrifices to watch, regardless of their national identity. If you care for cricket, you must love Sachin. In this regard, his peers are few - and mostly found in other sports, and certainly in other lands - Mike Marqusee, writer, journalist and political activist The more I see him, the more I want to see him - Mohammad Azharuddin The more I see of him the more confused I'm getting to which is his best knock - Motganhalli Laxminarsu Jaisimha "There will never be another Sachin Tendulkar." - Muttiah Muralitharan He is the world no.1 in my list simply because of the way he has performed at the highest level for such a long time. In that journey, I also take into account the number of years he's been on the road, records by his name. In fact, statistically too, he has performed much more than any other cricketer. He is a very quiet person, doesn't interact much, but I have always heard he is a great team man. He has always shown respect to his opponents, an important yardstick for a great cricketer - Muttiah Muralitharan His mind is like a computer. He stores data on bowlers and knows where they are going to pitch the ball - Navjot Sidhu
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Sachin cannot cheat. He is to cricket what Gandhiji was to politics. It's clear discrimination - NKP Salve, when Sachin was accused of ball tempering What we (Zimbabwe) need is 10 Tendulkars - Paul Strang On a train from Shimla to Delhi, there was a halt in one of the stations. The train stopped by for few minutes as usual. Sachin was nearing century, batting on 98. The passengers, railway officials, everyone on the train waited for Sachin to complete the century. This genius can stop time in India! Peter Roebuck, Aussie journalist He is one of the rare few who dont boast after scoring a 241, rather comes back to pavilion just to see the replay of his dismissal and rectify it in future - Ravi Shastri Sachin has been sent by God to play cricket and then go back - Ravi Shastri I will forever remember Sachin as one of the greatest players of the game. In fact, it is something I look forward to telling my grandchildren in the future - that I played against one of my childhood heroes. He has been one of the greatest cricketers ever and it has been a privilege playing with him and against him. It can surely rank as one of my cherished cricketing memories Ross Taylor "I never get tired during umpiring whenever Sachin is on crease" - Rudy Kortzen I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for allowing us to breathe the same air as you do - Shahrukh Khan There was a big party where stars from bollywood and cricket were invited. Suddenly, there was a big noise, all wanted to see approaching Amitabh Bachhan. Then Sachin entered the hall and Amitabh was leading the queue to get a grab of the genius! - Shahrukh Khan in an interview when asked who he thought the most important celebrity was. Sachin Tendulkar is, in my time, the best player without doubt - daylight second, Brian Lara third - Shane Warne when asked who he thought the greatest batsman in the world was. You have to watch India in India truly to appreciate the pressure that Sachin Tendulkar is under every time he bats. Outside grounds, people wait until he goes in before paying to enter. They seem to want a wicket to fall even though it is their own side that will suffer. This is cricket as Sachin has known it since the age of 16. He grew up under incredible weight of
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expectation and never buckled once not under poor umpiring decisions or anything else. I place him very slightly ahead of Lara because I found him slightly tougher mentally - Shane Warne I'll be going to bed having nightmares of Sachin just running down the wicket and belting me back over the head for six. He was unstoppable. I don't think anyone, apart from Don Bradman, is in the same class as Sachin Tendulkar. He is just an amazing player - Shane Warne You have to decide for yourself whether you're bowling well or not. He's going to hit you for fours and sixes anyway. Kasprowicz has a superior story. During the Bangalore Test, frustrated, he went to Dennis Lillee and asked, "Mate, do you see any weaknesses?" Lillee replied, "No Michael, as long as you walk off with your pride that's all you can do" - Shane Warne With Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara, it was better to be friends and make them smile rather than wind them up - Shane Warne You have to watch India in India truly to appreciate the pressure that Sachin Tendulkar is under every time he bats. Outside grounds, people wait until he goes in before paying to enter. They seem to want a wicket to fall even though it is their own side that will suffer - Shane Warne He is the greatest cricketer I have ever seen. I haven't seen Bradman, but he is as close to perfection as you can get. His insatiable hunger, combined with incredible talent, makes him a real genius. When people criticise him, all I point to them is the 100 international hundreds. Lara was a great and Ponting too was a brilliant, but Sachin, without any hesitation, is the greatest. He is the best I have ever seen and will perhaps ever see. No batsman in the next 50 years can score 100 international hundreds - Sourav Ganguly Sachin made 9 centuries in one year but many cricketers have not made 9 centuries in their whole career - Sourav Ganguly To me he will not just be remembered as a great player and a lovely human being, but as somebody who tried to learn Bengali for the last 14 years but never managed to do so! - Sourav Ganguly It was one of the greatest innings I have ever seen. There is no shame being beaten by such a great player, Sachin is perhaps only next to the Don - Steve Waugh after being defeated in the Coca-Cola Cup finals in Sharjah. You take Don Bradman away and he is next up, I reckon - Steve Waugh We won with ten, but lost to one - Steve Waugh
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The last time I watched Sachin was last week when he was on his way to a spectacular 175 and once again I felt that I was watching a player who comes but once in a century. It can be said that he is the Bradman of our times and I do feel privileged to have played a lot of cricket against him, Steve Waugh When Sachin Tendulkar travelled to Pakistan to face one of the finest bowling attacks ever assembled in cricket, Michael Schumacher was yet to race a F1 car, Lance Armstrong had never been to the Tour de France, Diego Maradona was still the captain of a world champion Argentina team, Pete Sampras had never won a Grand Slam. When Tendulkar embarked on a glorious career taming Imran and company, Roger Federer was a name unheard of; Lionel Messi was in his nappies, Usain Bolt was an unknown kid in the Jamaican backwaters. The Berlin Wall was still intact, USSR was one big, big country, Dr Manmohan Singh was yet to open the Nehruvian economy. It seems while Time was having his toll on every individual on the face of this planet, he excused one man. Time stands frozen in front of Sachin Tendulkar. We have had champions, we have had legends, but we have never had another Sachin Tendulkar and we never will - Time magazine
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Tendulkar has carried the burden of the nation for 21 years. It is time we carried him on our shoulders - Virat Kohli leads the Tendulkar tributes after India's World Cup triumph ...when he is in full flow, the mild-mannered boyish cricketer can look extremely intimidating. If there is a resonance, I find of myself in his batting, it is in that intent that he communicates - Viv Richards I think he's marvellous. I think he will fit in whatever category of cricket that's been played or will be played, from the first ball that's ever been bowled to the last ball that's going to be. He can play in any era and at any level... What he looks to do first is to attack. If it's not there in the groove he waits for the line and defends. Most of the time batsmen, just because it could be a fearsome fast bowler they are facing, tend to defend. But Sachin's always ready. He's always in a position to take advantage of loose balls... He has something special. He's blessed. I would say he's 99.5 per cent perfect... Even if he retires tomorrow and doesn't achieve anything more he is right there. I have never seen Bradman but heard people talk about him. But I tell you what, if Bradman could bat like this man does then he was dynamite. Players like Sachin deserve to be preserved in cotton wool - Viv Richards I think he is marvellous. I think he will fit in whatever category of cricket that has been played or will be played, from the first ball that has ever been bowled to the last ball thats going to be. He can play in any era and at any level. I would say hes 99.5% perfect - Viv Richards Certainly the best Ive seen... People talk of (Sir Don) Bradman, but our generation and the ones immediately before us didnt get to see him... Sure, he has an astounding average (99.94), but of the cricketers Ive watched, Sachins the best - Waqar Younis He can play that leg glance with a walking stick also - Waqar Younis Today, he showed the world why he is considered the best batsman around. Some of the shots he played were simply amazing. Earlier, opposing teams used to feel that Sachin's dismissal meant they could win the game. Today, I feel that the Indian players, too, feel this way - Wasim Akram after game at Hobart, CUB series, 1999. I dont know what to bowl at him. I bowled an inswinger and he drove me through covers of the front foot. Then I bowled an outswinger and he again punched through covers of the backfoot. He is the toughest batsmen I've
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bowled to. He should live long and score lots of runs, but not against Pakistan - Wasim Akram Tujhe pata hai tune kiska catch chhoDa hai? Do you know whose catch you've dropped? - Wasim Akram to Abdul Razzaq when the latter dropped Sachin's catch in 2003 world cup. Cricketers like Sachin come once in a lifetime, and I am privileged he played in my time - Wasim Akram

Sometimes you get so engrossed in watching batsmen like Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar that you lose focus on your job - Yaseer Hameed I Will See God When I Die But Till Then I Will See Sachin Tendulkar - A banner in Sharjah Commit all your crimes when Sachin is batting. They will go unnoticed because even the Lord is watching. - A placard at the Sydney Cricket Ground Now humans only will play cricket A placard at the Wankhade Stadium, Mumbai during the 200th test match.

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Thank you for the memories Sachin We miss you!!! Lets cheer for the last one time

SACHIN!!! SACHIN!!! SACHIN!!!

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