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    Sachin Tendulkar

    Full name : Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar Father : Ramesh Tendulkar, a Marathi novelist Born : 24 April 1973 (age 40), Mumbai, India Wife and Children : Anjali (born November 10, 1967), a Pediatrician, Sara

    (born October 12, 1997), and Arjun (born September 24, 1999). Nickname : Little Master, Master Blaster, the Master, the Little

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    Height : 5 ft. 5 in (1.7 m) Batting style : Right-handed Bowling style : Right-arm leg break/off break/medium Role : Batsman

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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 two-

    hundredth 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 Testbatsman of all time, behind Don Bradman, and the second greatest one-day-

    international (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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    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 matches51.

    5. Most number of centuries in ODIs49.

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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 runmarks 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 cup523 runs at an average of 87.16.

    14. Most number of runs in the 2003 World cup673 runs in 2003 Cricket World

    Cup, highest by any player in a single Cricket World Cup.

    15. Most number of Fifties in ODIs96.

    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 tests200.

    19. Appeared in most number of ODIs463.

    20. First player to score 200 runs in an ODI.21. Tendulkar top-scored for India on 129 occasionsmost 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 times1994, 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 anyplayer in ODI history.

    28. He has most scores in 90s: 18 (including one not out innings).

    29. He was involved in 99 century partnershipsmost 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 together6,609 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

    matchesa 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 in1999

    60. Sachin Tendulkar has been involved in six 200 run partnerships in ODI

    matchesa 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 becomethe 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

    Civili an Award in 2001.

    Padma Shr i, India's fourth highest civilian award, 1999.

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    Raji v Gandhi Khel Ratna, India's highest honour given forachievement in sports, 199798.

    Ar juna Award, by the Government of India in recognition of hisoutstanding achievement in sports, 1994.

    Other honours

    ICC Award-Sir Garfield Sobers trophy for cri cketer of the year 2010.

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    In October 2010, he was awarded for OutstandingAchievement 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 AwardsSports: 2005. Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 1997.

    On 28 January 2011, he won the 'Castrol I ndian Cricketerof the Year' award.

    On 11 June 2012, he was given Wisden India OutstandingAchievement 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 Groupcaptain by the I ndian Ai r Force.

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

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

    Media awards

    In August 2003, he was voted as the "Greatest Sportsman" of thecountry 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 AsianHeroes.

    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 influentialpeople in "The 2010 TIME 100" poll conducted by Time

    magazine.

    The current India Poised campaign run by The Times of India hasnominated 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 bySir 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 H olli oake

    For cricket, Sachin is Maradona and Pele put together. Cricket will be apoorer sport when he quits the game. He is the first name that comes to mind

    the moment you ask who is the greatest - All an Donald

    Sachin Tendulkar has often reminded me of a veteran army colonel who hasmany 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 hiswicket 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 verysilly. 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 -All an Donald

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    "During our team meetings, we often speak about the importance of the first12 balls to Tendulkar. If you get him then you can thank your stars,

    otherwise it could mean that tough times lie ahead." -All an Donald

    "I have delayed my shoots many times to watch Sachin bat" - AmitabhBachchan

    When you bowl at him you are not just trying to get him out, you are tryingto 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 F lintoff

    To Sachin, the man we all want to be -Andrew Symondswrote on an aussiet-shirt he autographed specially for Sachin.

    There are 2 kinds of batsmen in the world. One Sachin Tendulkar. Two allthe others -Andy Fl ower

    I am very privileged to have played with him and seen most of the runs thathe has scored. I am also extremely happy to have shared the same dressingroom... 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 -Ani l 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 longerwhen 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 combinesclassical technique with raw aggression like the little champion doesSunil

    Gavaskar

    "You get him out and half the battle is won" -Ar jun 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 issomething we don't know, something beyond scientific measure. Somethingthat 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 goodball 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'sgot his own style. He has got the temperament for big cricket and I hope that

    he goes from strength to strength -Cli ve L lyod

    He has been in form longer than some of our guys have been alive -DanielVettori

    For Sachin the balance is there. He is quick to complete his shot. He coversthe 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 L il lee 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 sohard -Dennis L il lee

    No Michael, as long as you walk off with your pride that's all you can do -Denni s L il leeto M ichael Kasprowicz,when the latter asked if Lillee could

    see any weaknesses.

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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 himis 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 thebowlers 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 doOK. 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 attackand when to play defensive cricket. He has developed the ability to treatbowlers 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 batin 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 heplays the third one -Harsha Bhogle,cricket commentator and journalist

    I had to remind Gary Kristen often that he was in the covers to field againstSachin not to applaud him -Hansie Cronj e

    Nothing bad can happen to us if we're on a plane in India with SachinTendulkar on it -Hashim Amlaas he boards a flight.

    Whenever I see Sachin play I am reminded of the Graeme Pollock quote ofCricket being a 'see the ball, hit the ball game.' He hits the ball as if it's there

    to be hit -I an Chappell

    It did dawn on me at the end of the series that he was something special -I an Healyafter 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 toJaved M iandad

    (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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    Sachin Tendulkar is a god in India, a phenomenal player. His life seems tobe 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 speakto. 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 H ughes to

    All an 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 -M ichael Hussey

    Don't bowl him bad balls, he hits the good ones for fours - MichaelKasprowicz

    Tendulkar is one of that narrow stratum of elite sports stars whom peoplewill 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 - M ike 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 wherethey 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 cleardiscrimination - 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 comesback 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. Infact, 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" - RudyKortzen

    I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for allowing us tobreathe 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 - daylightsecond, 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 SachinTendulkar 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 thewicket 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'sgoing 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 makethem 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 heis 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 9centuries in their whole career -Sourav Gangul y

    To me he will not just be remembered as a great player and a lovely humanbeing, 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 beingbeaten by such a great player, Sachin is perhaps only next to the Don -Steve

    Waughafter 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 aspectacular 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 finestbowling 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 Singhwas 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 wecarried him on our shoulders -Vir at Kohlileads the Tendulkar tributes after

    India's World Cup triumph

    ...when he is in full flow, the mild-mannered boyish cricketer can lookextremely 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 cricketthat'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... Hehas 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 cricketthat 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 ourgeneration 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 Akramafter game at

    Hobart, CUB series, 1999.

    I dont know what to bowl at him. I bowled an inswinger and he drove methrough 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 Akr am

    Tujhe pata hai tune kiska catch chhoDa hai? Do you know whose catchyou've dropped? - Wasim AkramtoAbdul 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 andSachin 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 - Abanner in Sharjah

    Commit all your crimes when Sachin is batting. They will go unnoticedbecause even the Lord is watching. - A placard at the Sydney Cricket

    Ground

    Now humans only will play cricketA placard at the Wankhade Stadium,Mumbai during the 200thtest match.

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    Thank you for the memories Sachin

    We miss you!!!

    Lets cheer for the last one time

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