Sir Sachin Tendulkar - The Greatest Cricketer Ever

[littlemaster1982]

Nine years ago, Tendulkar had hit a breathtaking century at this same gound. The opponents that time were Pakistan. However they lost on that occasion. This time it was all different. "The players were nervous but when you have Tendulkar at the crease, playing as he did, the nervousness seems to disappear," said Kirsten, echoing the sentiments of millions of Indians.

Gary Kirsten

[littlemaster1982]

Sachin is India's best role model: Survey

Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar has been voted as India's role model of health and happiness in a countrywide survey initiated by a magazine.

According to the survey done by global research firm Synovate for 'Complete Wellbeing' magazine for its December issue, out of 320 nominations, Tendulkar emerged as the best, a media release said.

Alongside Tendulkar, Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan and former President A P J Abdul Kalam emerged in the top three bracket.

Tendulkar, who only on Monday guided India to a sensational Test victory in Chennai against England, expressed pleasant surprise at being crowned as the top role model of health and happiness.

"Is it true? My countrymen think I am the healthiest and happiest person in the country? What a compliment! I am truly overwhelmed. I will cherish this compliment forever," Tendulkar was said to have reacted to the survey results, the release added.

[ajithfederer]

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1st Test Records
Tendulkar's 41st century is his seventh in 23 Tests against England. He became the first batsman to record seven hundreds in India-England Tests, eclipsing Mohammad Azharuddin's feat of six hundreds in 15 Tests.

- Sachin Tendulkar has accomplished another feat during the course of his splendid knock of 103 not out. For the fifth time in his Test career, he has completed 1,000 runs in a calendar year, emulating the feats of West Indian, Brian Lara and Australia's Matthew Hayden.

- Tendulkar's five instances of 1,000 runs in a calendar year are - 1997 (1,000 runs in 12 Tests), 1999 (1,088 in 10), 2001 (1,003 in 10), 2002 (1,392 in 16) and 2008 (1047 in 12).

- Tendulkar is the third Indian and the sixth player to aggregate 1,000 runs this year - the top six being Virender Sehwag (1445), Graeme Smith (1363), VVS Laxman (1071), Sachin Tendulkar(1047), Hashim Amla (1012) and Neil McKenzie (1002).

- With India's splendid triumph, Tendulkar became the first Indian player to be involved in 50 Test wins.

- During the course of his innings of 103 not out today, Sachin Tendulkar has overtaken Gundappa Viswanath's tally of 785 in 10 tests at an average of 49.06 at Chepauk.

- Tendulkar's aggregate at Chepauk - 876 at an average of 87.60 is exceeded only by Sunil Gavaskar - 1018 (ave.59.88) in 12 Tests.

- Tendulkar and Laxman became the fourth Indian pair to aggregate 1,000 runs (1029) or more for the fourth wicket, joining Ganguly and Tendulkar (2695), Dravid and Ganguly (1557) and Azharuddin and Tendulkar (1295). In terms of averages, Tendulkar-Laxman is the best amongst the fourth wicket pairs with a minimum of 1,000 runs, having recorded 64.31, followed by Ganguly-Tendulkar (64.17) and Azharuddin-Tendulkar (61.67).

Indian Team Records:

- India created cricket history with their magnificent win over England - their first ever winning total of 300-plus in the fourth innings of a Test match in India.

- India's successful run-chase is the highest ever total by any team in the fourth innings of a Test match in the sub-continent - for the first time, a total of 300-plus has been recorded in the fourth innings of a Test match on Indian soil to register a win, eclipsing the previous best of 276 for 5 by West Indies against India in the 1987-88 Delhi Test.

- Before the 2008-09 Chennai Test, the highest fourth innings total on Indian soil was India's 364 for six (target 390) against Pakistan at Delhi in 1979-80.

- India registered their 19th win in 98 Tests against England - 34 lost and 45 drawn.

- The aforesaid win is India's 14th in 50 Tests against England in India - 11 lost and 25 drawn.

- Overall, India's six-wicket win is their 98th in 426 Tests - 136 lost, 191 drawn and one tied game.

- At Chepauk, India have won 12, lost six, drawn 11 and one tied game out of 30 played.

- Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the first Indian captain to have recorded victories in his first four Tests - vs South Africa at Kanpur in 2007-08, vs Australia at Mohali and Nagpur and vs England at Chennai in 2008-09.

- Gautam Gambhir's first fifty (66) against England is his eighth in Test Cricket.

- Gambhir has recorded four fifties in his last six innings - 67 & 104 against Australia at Mohali; 206 & 36 at Delhi and 19 & 66 against England at Chennai.

- Interestingly, in all his 14 Test innings this year, Gambhir has recorded double-digit scores - the only Indian to do so in 2008.

- The calendar year 2008 is Gambhir's best ever, aggregating 858 at an average of 61.28, including two centuries and five fifties.

- For the first time in his career, Rahul Dravid has recorded single digit scores in two successive Tests (four innings) - 0 & 3 vs. Australia at Nagpur and 3 & 4 vs.England at Chennai.

- Since the 2002 Headingley Test (52.76)agai

Yuvraj (85 not out) registered his best score against England, bettering his 37 at Mumbai in 2005-06.

- Yuvraj's first fifty against England is his fourth in Test Cricket.

- With a century partnership with Yuvraj for the fifth wicket, Sachin has now been involved in a 100-plus partnerships 70 times. Only Rahul Dravid has been involved in more century partnerships (72) than Sachin.

- The 163-run unbroken partnership between Sachin and Yuvraj is India's best for the fifth wicket against England at Chepauk, bettering the 118 between Sachin and Pravin Amre in 1992-93.

- Sehwag's 7th Man of the Match award is his first against England.

[ajithfederer]

Stats No:24
The batsman to score more than 1000 runs in a calendar year

5 times
*Sachin Tendulkar (1997,1999,2001,2002,2008)
*Brian Lara (1995,2001,2003,2004,2005)
*Mathew Hayden (2001,2002,2003,2004,2005) deserves a spl mention 5 yrs in a row...

4 times
*Sunil Gavaskar (1976,1978,1979,1983)
*Ricky Ponting (2002,2003,2005,2006)
*Jacques Kallis (2001,2004,2005,2007)

3 times
*Marcus Trescothick (2003,2004,2005)
*Mark Taylor (1989,1993,1998)
*Allan Border (1979,1985,1986)

2 times
*Virender Sehwag (2004,2008)
*Rahul Dravid (2002,2006)
*Graeme Smith (2003,2008)
*Kevin Pietersen (2006,2007)
*Kumara Sangakkara (2004,2006)
*Herschelle Gibbs (2001,2003)
*Sanath Jayasuriya (1997,2004)
*Mike Artherton (1994,1995)
*Graham Gooch (1990,1991)
*David Gower (1982,1986)
*Ken Barrington (1961,1963)

all the best 2 sachin to score more!!!!!!!!!!!

[ajithfederer]

Stats No:25
Sachin is 4 runs short of surpassing Ian Chappell's 2138 runs against ENG.
Sunil Gavaskar has scored 2483 runs against ENG...he tops the list among the indians...
Sachin is in the 2nd spot....
Gavaskar played 38 matches while sachin has so far played 23 matches....

[ajithfederer]

Stats No:26
most man of the match awards in tests

*Jacques Kallis-20
*Muttiah Muralitharan-19
*Wasim Akram-17
*Shane Warne-17
*Curtly Ambrose-14
*Ricky Ponting-14
*Steve Waugh-14
*Ian Botham-12
*Brian Lara-12
*Imran Khan-11
*Aravinda de Silva-11
*Shaun Pollock-11
*Glenn McGrath-11
*SACHIN TENDULKAR-11
*Allan Border-11

most man of the match awards in ODIs

*SACHIN TENDULKAR-57
*Sanath Jayasuriya-46
*Vivian Richards-31
*Aravinda de Silva-31
*Sourav Ganguly-31
*Brian Lara-30
*Jacques Kallis-29
*Saeed Anwar-28
*Adam Gilchrist-28
*Ricky Ponting-28

[ajithfederer]

Gosh how i wish this was the day I married

This century is the perfect birthday gift for our friend, sachin's HC fan stanley... :P

AF Inimey varushatthukku rendu b'day kondaadunga

adhula enna kanjathanam.. yezhu ettu kondadunga

[ajithfederer]

Yes.

Blasphemy

[ajithfederer]

Enakkum than

Many a times he brings some relief when in distress.

And in these times of distress and anger, it was so very appropriate that it would be Tendulkar who put the smiles back on at least a few faces.

mathavaingala pathi theriyadhu aana personally for me, this is certainly true.. and many times at that

[ajithfederer]

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