Sachin Tendulkar

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Sachin Tendulkar
Tendulkar in 2017
Personal information
Full name
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Born (1973-04-24) 24 April 1973 (age 51)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
(now Mumbai, India)
Nickname
  • Little Master
  • Master Blaster
[1][2]
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
BattingRight-handed
Bowling
RoleTop order Batter
Relations
Websitesachintendulkar.com
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 187)15 November 1989 v Pakistan
Last Test14 November 2013 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 74)18 December 1989 v Pakistan
Last ODI18 March 2012 v Pakistan
ODI shirt no.10 (formerly 99, 33)
Only T20I (cap 11)1 December 2006 v South Africa
T20I shirt no.10
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1988–2013Mumbai
1992Yorkshire
1994East Bengal[3]
2008–2013Mumbai Indians (squad no. 10)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 200 463 310 551
Runs scored 15,921 18,426 25,396 21,999
Batting average 53.78 44.83 57.84 45.54
100s/50s 51/68 49/96 81/116 60/114
Top score 248* 200* 248* 200*
Balls bowled 4,240 8,054 7,605 10,230
Wickets 46 154 71 201
Bowling average 54.17 44.48 61.74 42.17
5 wickets in innings 0 2 0 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/10 5/32 3/10 5/32
Catches/stumpings 115/– 140/– 186/– 175/–
Medal record
Men's cricket
Representing  India
ODI World Cup
First place 2011 India / Bangladesh / Sri Lanka
Champions Trophy
First place 2002 Sri Lanka
Asia Cup
First place 1990-91 India
First place 1995 United Arab Emirates
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 November 2013
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
27 April 2012 – 26 April 2018
ConstituencyNominated
Personal details
Awards
Signature
Military service
Allegiance India
Branch/service Indian Air Force
Years of service2010–present
Rank Honorary Group Captain[4]
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Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (/ˌsʌtʃɪn tɛnˈduːlkər/ ⓘ; pronounced [sətɕin teːɳɖulkəɾ]; born 24 April 1973) is an Indian former international cricketer who captained the Indian national team. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket.[5] Hailed as the world's most prolific batsman of all time, he is the all-time highest run-scorer in both ODI and Test cricket with more than 18,000 runs and 15,000 runs, respectively.[6] He also holds the record for receiving the most player of the match awards in international cricket.[7] Tendulkar was a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha by presidential nomination from 2012 to 2018.[8][9]

Tendulkar took up cricket at the age of eleven, made his Test match debut on 15 November 1989 against Pakistan in Karachi at the age of sixteen, and went on to represent Mumbai domestically and India internationally for over 24 years.[10] In 2002, halfway through his career, Wisden ranked him the second-greatest Test batsman of all time, behind Don Bradman, and the second-greatest ODI batsman of all time, behind Viv Richards.[11] The same year, Tendulkar was a part of the team that was one of the joint-winners of the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy. Later in his career, Tendulkar was part of the Indian team that won the 2011 Cricket World Cup, his first win in six World Cup appearances for India.[12] He had previously been named "Player of the Tournament" at the 2003 World Cup.

Tendulkar has received several awards from the government of India: the Arjuna Award (1994), the Khel Ratna Award (1997), the Padma Shri (1998), and the Padma Vibhushan (2008).[13][14] After Tendulkar played his last match in November 2013, the Prime Minister's Office announced the decision to award him the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award.[15][16] He was the first sportsperson to receive the award and, as of 2024, is the youngest recipient.[17][18][19] In 2010, Time included Tendulkar in its annual list of the most influential people in the world.[20] Tendulkar was awarded the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for cricketer of the year at the 2010 International Cricket Council (ICC) Awards.[21]

Having retired from ODI cricket in 2012,[22][23] he retired from all forms of cricket in November 2013 after playing his 200th Test match.[24] Tendulkar played 664 international cricket matches in total, scoring 34,357 runs.[25] In 2013, Tendulkar was included in an all-time Test World XI to mark the 150th anniversary of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, and he was the only specialist batsman of the post–World War II era, along with Viv Richards, to get featured in the team.[26] In 2019, he was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.[27]

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  2. ^ Gupta, Gaura (13 November 2013). "Top guns salute Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 November 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  3. ^ "THROWBACK: When Sachin Tendulkar captained East Bengal in P. Sen Trophy!". BADGEB.com. Archived from the original on 25 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  4. ^ "'Group Captain' Sachin Tendulkar star attraction at Indian Air Force Day". The Economic Times. PTI. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  5. ^ *"Sachin Tendulkar is greatest cricketer in history – Brian Lara". BBC Sport. 12 November 2013. Archived from the original on 16 November 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Records | One-Day Internationals | Batting records | Most runs in career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Records | Combined Test, ODI and T20I records | Individual records (captains, players, umpires) | Most player-of-the-match awards". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Sachin Tendulkar confirmed as Rajya Sabha member | Cricket News". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Sachin Tendulkar donates entire salary to Prime Minister's Relief Fund after Rajya Sabha term ends". Hindustan Times. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Records | Test matches | Individual records (captains, players, umpires) | Longest careers | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  11. ^ "Tendulkar second-best ever: Wisden". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
  12. ^ "Reliving a dream". The Hindu. 6 April 2011. Archived from the original on 19 May 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
  13. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  14. ^ "Sachin Tendulkar received Arjuna Award in 1994". CricEarth. 28 May 2020. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  15. ^ "Sachin first sportsperson to win country's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna". Hindustan Times. New Delhi. 16 November 2013. Archived from the original on 17 January 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  16. ^ "Bharat Ratna for Prof CNR Rao and Sachin Tendulkar". Prime Minister's Office. 16 November 2013. Archived from the original on 19 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  17. ^ "Sachin Tendulkar and CNR Rao conferred Bharat Ratna". The Times of India. 4 February 2014. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  18. ^ "CNR Rao, Sachin receive Bharat Ratna". The Hindu. 4 February 2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
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  20. ^ "the time 2010 time 100". time.
  21. ^ "Sachin Tendulkar named cricketer of the year". 6 October 2010. Archived from the original on 12 October 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
  22. ^ "Tendulkar announces limited-overs retirement". Wisden India. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  23. ^ "Tendulkar calls time on IPL career". Wisden India. 26 May 2013. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
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  26. ^ "Don Bradman, Shane Warne in Wisden's XI". theaustralian.com. 23 October 2013. Archived from the original on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  27. ^ ESPNcricinfo (19 July 2019). "Sachin Tendulkar, Allan Donald, Cathryn Fitzpatrick inducted in ICC Hall of Fame". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.