Sir Sachin Tendulkar - Part 4

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Full name Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar

Born April 24, 1973, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra

Major teams India, Asia XI, Mumbai, Mumbai Indians, Yorkshire

Nickname Tendlya, Little Master

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm offbreak, Legbreak googly

Height 5 ft 5 in

Annan banian size 90 cm.

Profile
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Sachin Tendulkar has been the most complete batsman of his time, and arguably the biggest cricket icon as well. His batting is based on the purest principles: perfect balance, economy of movement, precision in stroke-making, and that intangible quality given only to geniuses, anticipation. If he doesn't have a signature stroke - the upright, back-foot punch comes close - it is because he is equally proficient in each of the full range of orthodox shots (and plenty of improvised ones as well) and can pull them out at will.

Though he has adopted a noticeably conservative approach in the last quarter of his career, there are no apparent weaknesses in Tendulkar's game. He can score all around the wicket, off both front foot and back, and has made runs in all parts of the world in all conditions.

Some of his finest performances have come against Australia, the overwhelmingly dominant team of his era. His century as a 19-year old on a lightning fast pitch at the WACA is considered one of the best innings ever to have been played in Australia. A few years later he received the ultimate compliment from the ultimate batsman when Don Bradman confided to his wife that Tendulkar reminded him of himself.

Blessed with the keenest of cricket minds, and armed with a loathing for losing, Tendulkar set about doing what it took to become one of the best batsmen in the world. This was after he was turned away from a fast-bowling camp in Chennai by Dennis Lillee.

Tendulkar's greatness was established early: he was only 16 when he made his Test debut. He was hit on the mouth by Waqar Younis but continued to bat, in a blood-soaked shirt. His first Test hundred, a match-saving one at Old Trafford, came when he was 17, and he had 16 Test hundreds before he turned 25. In 2000 he became the first batsman to have scored 50 international hundreds, and in 2008 he passed Brian Lara as the leading Test run-scorer and the first to 12,000 runs. He currently holds the record for most hundreds in both Tests and ODIs - remarkable, considering he didn't score his first ODI hundred till his 79th match.

Tendulkar's considerable achievements seem greater still when looked at in the light of the burden of expectations he has had to bear from his adoring but somewhat unreasonable followers, who have been prone to regard anything less than a hundred as a failure. The aura may have dimmed, if only slightly, as the years on the international circuit have taken their toll on the body, but Tendulkar remains, by a distance, the most worshipped cricketer in the world.

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Sachin : The Cricketing Almighty - Part I

Sir Sachin Tendulkar - The Greatest Cricketer Ever- Part II

Sachin Tendulkar - The Living Legend (Part III)

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Sachin's twitter profile

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar - Player Profile

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar - From Wiki

Sachin statsguru from Cricinfo

List of International cricket centuries by Sachin Tendulkar

List of ODI Awards for Sachin Tendulkar

List of Achievements by Sachin Tendulkar

Quotes on Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar Test Match Batting Analysis

Sachin ODI 50s

Articles on Sachin

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Quotes on Sachin

"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...hi compactness, technique, stroke production... it all seemed to gel! in reference to Sachin Tendulkar."
- Sir Don Bradman
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"Sachin is cricket's God" - Barry Richards
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"Don't bowl him bad balls, he hits the good ones for fours."- Michael Kasprowicz
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"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.
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"You have to decide for yourself whether you're bowling well or not. He's going to hit you for fours and sixes anyway." - Shane Warne
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"You take Don Bradman away and he is next up I reckon." - Steve Waugh
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"I have seen God. He bats at number 4 for India" - Mathew Hayden
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"He's 99.5 percent perfect" - Viv Richards
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"Cricketers like Sachin come once in a lifetime, and I am privileged he played in my time" - Wasim Akram
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"Sachin Tendulkar is a genius. I'm a mere mortal" - Brian Lara
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"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 Rebouck - aussie journalist
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"There are only two kinds of batsmen: Sachin Tendulkar, and the rest." – Andy Flower
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"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 (SA) 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 offstump. 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. Its like 1/20th of a sec.

To get his wicket better not prepare. Atleast you wont regret if he hits you for boundaries."

-Allan Donald in an interview to Cricket Talk.
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" Tendulkar is editing the highlights too fast " - Jeremy Coney in a match vs Newzealand 1994, Auckland, 27th March. Sachin opens in an ODI for the first time. Goes on to make 82 off 49 balls.
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Ten do (Tendu), Ten don't! – Amul Ad.
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"One Straight Drive from Sachin Tendulkar is worth all the money you spend to watch the entire match" – Peter Roebuck

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Sachin's memorable innings (Tests)

Sachin breaking Lara’s record of highest rungetter in tests

Sachin Tendulkar interview after breaking Lara’s record

Sachin 114 vs Australia at Perth 1992

Sachin 136 vs Pak 1999 Part I

Sachin 136 vs Pak 1999 Part II

Sachin 136 vs Pak 1999 Part III

Sachin 136 vs Pak 1999 Part IV

Sachin 79 vs Aus 1998 part I

Sachin 79 vs Aus 1998 part II

Sachin 79 vs Aus 1998 part III

Sachin Tendulkar 116 vs Australia in Melbourne, 1999

Sachin Tendulkar 193 vs England 2002 Part I

Sachin Tendulkar 193 vs England 2002 Part II

Sachin Tendulkar 155 vs South Africa 2001

Sachin Tendulkars first Test match 100

Sachin Tendulkar 169 vs South Africa 1996

Sachin Tendulkar 241 vs Australia 2004 Part I

Sachin Tendulkar 241 vs Australia 2004 Part II

Sachin Tendulkar 241 vs Australia 2004 Part III

Sachin Tendulkar 122 vs England 1996

Sachin Tendulkar vs Aussies in Mumbai 2001

Sachin - Larger than Life - Has footages of some rare knocks.

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Features on Sachin

Lord of the Runs Part I

Lord of the Runs Part II

Sachin Tendulkar - Million Dollar Babies Part I

Sachin Tendulkar - Million Dollar Babies Part II

Sachin Tendulkar - Million Dollar Babies Part III

Sachin Tendulkar - Million Dollar Babies Part IV

Harsha Unplugged - Sachin Tendulkar Part I

Harsha Unplugged - Sachin Tendulkar Part II

Harsha Unplugged - Sachin Tendulkar Part III

Harsha Unplugged - Sachin Tendulkar Part IV

Harsha Unplugged - Sachin Tendulkar Part V

Sachin's first Interview

Legends of Cricket - ESPN

The whole world comes to a standstill when the Master bats. - Adidas Ad

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Pic Post - Tendulkar in Test

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Pic Post - Tendulkar in ODI Colors.

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Pic Post - Tendulkar in Twenty 20 Outfit.

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Padma Vibushan pic.

Kalyasi · Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 12:13 am Post subject:

http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_sachin-tendulkar-is-bigger-than-don-bradman-virender-sehwag_1352713

Sachin Tendulkar is bigger than Don Bradman: Virender Sehwag
Vijay Tagore / DNA
Friday, February 26, 2010 1:16 IST

Mumbai: Going by his style, many expected Virender Sehwag to be the first to breach the 200-run barrier in ODIs. The opener thinks otherwise and tells DNA that he wouldn’t have taken to the game had Tendulkar not played cricket.

You looked very excited after Sachin Tendulkar got to 200.
The special quality of the knock is that it made every Indian proud. It was as if he or she had achieved the feat. Personally, it was no different. I thought as if I scored the double ton, it was a great feeling. He has been my role model and I took to cricket only because of him. If Sachin were not a cricketer, I would not have even touched a bat.

You were supposed to be the person who should have got it…
Forget Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar deserved it the most. Anyways, I feel I have achieved it myself. I have often been asked this question about 200 and I said Sachin is the right man for the feat. He has the experience and the ability. He had come close to that against New Zealand and Australia. He finally did it against South Africa.

Can you explain the enormity of the feat? How difficult is it to score 200 in 50-over cricket?
It is difficult because there are so many restrictions for a batsman in ODIs. There are only 300 balls to face. This effectively means you have to face at least 150-160 balls without letting the strike-rate drop. Only Sachin can do that.

He did not need a runner. How much beating does the body take during a knock of such epic proportions?
Sachin is one of the fittest players in the Indian team. He works a lot on his fitness. He knows what he needs to do to keep himself in good shape and he knows how much he has to work on his upper body and lower body.

How do you rate this innings?
It is the best knock I have ever seen. He maintained the momentum. He was playing all over the ground. He knew where to play the ball. His anticipation was also perfect and he knew what the next ball would be and prepared himself for that.

People say he has changed his batting style. Have you seen any changes since the time you started playing with him back in 2000?
Changes? Yes. He changes his batting according to the pitch, weather conditions, ground, bowler, and the situation. Sometimes, he changes his stance and plays differently.

Where can he go from here?
It depends on him. I’d love to see him till 2015. I’m sure he will play on till the 2015 World Cup. He has the passion and fitness to last the distance. I’m sure he can register 50 centuries in both Tests and ODIs. I have told him that he can achieve the feat soon. This should happen by next year.

Where do you rate him among all-time greats?
He is the greatest. You can’t compare him to any other cricketer. He is bigger than any cricketer. He is the God of cricket. He is bigger than anyone who has ever held a bat.

Bigger than Don Bradman?
Yes. He is.

Kalyasi · Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 12:19 am Post subject:

'Finish it, finish it'

I am the superstitious kind: I never praise a shot because I fear the moment I do so, the batsman gets out. Till Sachin was on 190 in Gwalior, I was rooted in my seat in the dressing room. But when he got to 190, I couldn't contain myself. I came out and started cheering every stroke till he got to 200.

When he got to 180, I knew he was going to get it, but when he was in the 190s I was concerned. If I was in his place, I would have tried to finish it quickly, because the longer I take, the greater the possibility of me getting out. I would try to wrap it up in three or four balls.

Also, he was looking really tired: he had been clutching his right side and showing signs of cramping. So when I stepped out of my seat, I was just saying, "Finish it, finish it."

But Sachin is never in a hurry. He is a different kind of batsman - one who can rotate the strike with ease and understands there is no need to take any chances. Whenever I have been on the brink of landmarks (Melbourne in 2003, Multan 2004) he has instructed me to do this and do that. But those are things only he can do.

You might say, this is 200 - a figure no batsman in the history of the game has crossed - but then we are talking about Tendulkar. He looked calm and confident even when he was at the non-striker's end in those final moments. I knew he just needed one ball, and I also knew he would get the opportunity.

He had started the innings in a confident mood. As soon as he hit his first boundary, off the third ball of the second over, he walked up to me and said the pitch was full of runs and we only needed to time the ball. He told me not to think of boundaries or going after the bowler. He was right: throughout he picked the gaps and played the ball as he saw it. He was not thinking too much and that helped.

Ten years down the line if I am asked to pick a shot or two from his innings I would love to pick many. But the ones that were special to me were the cover drives off the back foot past extra cover, and the punch, once again on the back foot, past point, off Wayne Parnell. Another incredible shot was the straight six over Roelof van der Merwe's head. The left-arm spinner is a difficult one to get away, but Sachin was able to make the room and the energy to hit it clean over the sight screen.

It is not an easy summit for a batsman to conquer because he needs to possess a variety of attributes. In the past I mentioned on four or five occasions that Sachin had the capability to score a double-hundred in ODIs. I was confident only he could achieve such a feat only because of his experience and the kind of form he is in at the moment.

Importantly, he had the hunger and the patience to last for the entire 50 overs. You need to bat out the entire innings to score a double. And it is not so easy because it is not just about hitting boundaries; it is also rotating the strike. I knew if he had 150 balls, he could do it, and he did it in 147 deliveries.

I do not want to dwell here on my own batting, but in the past certain people have said I could have scored 200 in one-day cricket, because of my performances in Tests, where I have got near to a hundred before lunch. But I have had the tendency to take too many risks once I reach the 120 or 130-run mark in ODIs. That is difference between me and Sachin.

We have had chats about him scoring 200. He thought it was difficult, but I told him only he could do it. Last year in New Zealand, when he retired on 163 I told him he had missed the opportunity, but he said "Agar meri kismat mein hoga toh woh mil jayega [It will eventually happen if I am destined to do it]." He said the same when he got 175 against Australia last year. On Wednesday he said "Woh likha tha, toh mil gaya [I got what was destined]".

Back in 1998 everyone felt Sachin was in prime form. I was not in the Indian team then. But I have seen him over the last decade and he is still improving with every match, he is practising more than anybody else in the nets, working hard on his fitness. I think he is in better form now than he was in 1998.

http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/current/story/450022.html

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Feddy,
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