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Sachin Tendulkar: The Iconic Cricketer: Tendulkar's Many Firsts

Sachin Tendulkar retired in 2013 after playing 200 Tests, scoring over 15,000 runs. He held the records for most runs and centuries in both Test and ODI cricket. Tendulkar was considered one of the greatest batsmen ever and was nicknamed the "Master Blaster" and "Little Master." He debuted for India at age 16 and spent nearly 25 years playing international cricket, inspiring fans in India and gaining praise from critics worldwide for his batting abilities across conditions.

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Sachin Tendulkar: The Iconic Cricketer: Tendulkar's Many Firsts

Sachin Tendulkar retired in 2013 after playing 200 Tests, scoring over 15,000 runs. He held the records for most runs and centuries in both Test and ODI cricket. Tendulkar was considered one of the greatest batsmen ever and was nicknamed the "Master Blaster" and "Little Master." He debuted for India at age 16 and spent nearly 25 years playing international cricket, inspiring fans in India and gaining praise from critics worldwide for his batting abilities across conditions.

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Sachin Tendulkar: The Iconic Cricketer

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, who is considered one of the greatest batsman of the world, retired
from active sports when he played his 200th and final match against West Indies at his home turf
Mumbai on 15th November 2013, bringing an end to 24 years cricket career. Even as 'Tendulkar
mania' gripped the nation, engulfing every Indian cricket fan, the man in the middle of it all
remained least affected. Sachin Tendulkars retiring from the game ends a great era. Even the
final match was a milestone: he was the first to play 200 Tests. Just being the first to achieve
something must have been a great motivator for him.
He was also called Jordan of cricket. Sachin Tendulkar is to cricket what Michael Jordan is to
basketball and Muhammad Ali to boxing. By the age of 15, Tendulkar had become a sensation
in school and domestic cricket. He made his debut for India against Pakistan in Karachi in 1989.
For this 'Boy Wonder,' though, life began and ended with cricket. While staying focused kept
him on track, his exceptional ability to bat in all conditions made Tendulkar doubly lethal.
Technically, he was as good a batsman cricket ever saw. The unusual concoction of a bottomhanded grip and an unusually heavy bat didn't stop him from scoring runs on bouncy, seaming
tracks, earning him praise from even the staunchest of critics from England and Australia, who
would often scoff at the Indians' ability to play outside the sub-continent.
He currently holds the record for most hundreds in both Tests and One Day Internationals. In
198 Test matches, Sachin Tendulkar scored over Fifteen Thousand Eight hundred runs at an
average of 53.86. He slammed 51 Test centuries and an unbeaten 248 against Bangladesh in
Dhaka in 2004 was his best ever.

Tendulkars many firsts


First to score 10,000 runs in ODIs.
First to score a double hundred in ODIs.
First to score 1,000 Test runs in a calendar year on six occasions- the most by
the player- in 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2008 and 2010.
First to play 400 ODI matches.
He was the first ever to play 200 Test matches.
Only once in his long test journey was Sachin Tendulkar stumped.
Runs by Year
Year
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993

Tests
4
7
2
7
8

Runs 100s 50s


215
0
2
373
1
2
78
0
0
419
3
0
640
2
5

1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Total Matches
200

100s 50s
51 68

7
3
8
12
5
10
6
10
16
5
10
6
8
9
13
6
14
9
9
6

700
58
623
1000
647
1088
575
1003
1392
153
915
444
267
776
1063
541
1562
756
357
276

2
0
2
4
3
5
2
3
4
0
3
1
0
2
4
2
7
1
0
0

3
1
2
3
1
4
1
6
5
1
2
3
1
6
3
3
5
5
2
2

Total Runs
15921

SOME AWARDS
1994: Arjuna Award Recipient for achievements in Cricket
1997: Tendulkar was one of the five cricketers selected as Wisden Cricketer of the Year.
1997/98: Indias highest sporting honour Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
1999: Padma Shri Indias fourth highest civilian award
2008: Padma Vibhushan Indias second highest civilian award
2010: ICC Cricketer of the year Highest award in the ICC listings
2010: LG Peoples Choice Award
2013: Sachin Tendulkar is named for Bharat Ratna, Indias highest civilian award
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