"THE MASTER OF MASTERS"
It was 24 of April 1973 and the house of a well known Marathi novelists was pampered with celebrations of the birth of a third son in the family. Nobody knew that the youngest sibling of late Sh. Ramesh Tendulkar will one day set 'Sky as the Limit' and make the country proud. Born in Mumbai (then Bombay) into a middle-class family, Sachin Tendulkar is a pillar of an unmatched success attained by his own devotion, passion and love for the game of cricket.
In a splendid career extending over two decades, Sachin has broken almost every record of cricket history. He has actually redefined the English proverb “Records are meant to be broken by Sachin”. From domestic circuit to the international arena, no record seems to be untouched by the little master.Sachin Tendulkar, the brightest star in the world of cricket has achieved his greatest prices with his intellectual and skillful cricketing brains.
Here are some interesting facts related to the legend of Sachin Tendulkar – the modern age Bradman.
Did You Know? ? ?
*Sachin is ambidextrous. He bats with his right hand but signs autographs and eats or plays table tennis with his left.
* Tendulkar sponsors 200 under-privileged children every year through Apnalaya, a Mumbai-based NGO.
* Sachin is the only Indian cricketer to reach Madams Tussauds museum with his statue standing tall.
*Virgin Comics is launching a series of comic books featuring Sachin Tendulkar as a superhero.
* It had taken Tendulkar 79 ODI's to score a century.
* In school, Tendulkar took immense pride in his long curly hair, and was once mistaken for a girl by good friend and fellow cricketer Atul Ranade.
* Sachin Owns two restaurants in Mumbai by the names Sachin'sand Tendulkars.
* Like loads of other cricketers, Sachin is pretty superstitious – he’ll always put on his left pad before his right whenever he’s getting padded up.
* Sachin has recieved the top civilian honours in India like Arjuna award, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushn.
* Sachin Tendulkar is the first batsman to have been declared run out by a third umpire in 1992 against South Africa in South Africa.
* Sachin Tendulkar is the only player to score a century while making his Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy and Irani Trophy debut.
* The present coach of Indian Cricket team, Gary Kirsten has an international cricket career of 14 years whereas Sachin himself is playing from 20 years.
* Sachin Tendulkar was named after music director Sachin Dev Burman.
* Ferrari gave Sachin Tendulkar a 360 Modena for equaling Bradman's 29 centuries in Test Cricket and laws were passed so he could bring the car into India without paying customs
* Sachin sought proper prior permission from Indian government to use the tricolour on his helmet.
* He was the first overseas cricketer to play for Yorkshire CCC in 1992.
* Oddly, Wisden does not include any innings by Tendulkar among its list of 100 greatest Test batting performances.
Rated as the second best batsman of all time (next to Don Bradman) by Wisden
* Highest number of centuries in both Test(47) and One day cricket(45).
* Highest run scorer in both both Test and One day cricket.
* 673 runs in 2003 World Cup, highest by any one in a single Cricket World Cup.
* In 1998 he hit 9 ODI centuries, the highest by any player in an year.
* In 1998 he made 1,894 ODI runs, still the record for ODI runs by any batsman in any given calendar year.
* Holds the record for scoring 1,000 ODI runs in a calendar year. He has
done it six times – 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000 and 2003.
Sachin.....The MAN - Words of Praise For Him!!!!!
Read What People have to say about Indian Legend...
"Nothing bad can happen to us if we're on a plane in India with Sachin
Tendulkar on it."
- Hashim Amla, the South African batsman, reassures himself as he
boards a flight.
"Sometimes you get so engrossed in watching batsmen like Rahul Dravid
and Sachin Tendulkar that you lose focus on your job."
- Yaseer Hameed in pakistani newspaper.
"To Sachin, the man we all want to be"
- Andrew Symonds wrote on an aussie t-shirt he autographed specially for Sachin.
آ“Beneath the helmet, under that unruly curly hair, inside the
cranium, there is something we don't know, something beyond scientific
measure. Something that 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 on Sachin
"Tuzhe pata hai tune kiska catch chhoda hai?"
- Wasim Akram to Abdul Razzaq when the latter dropped Sachin's catch in 2003 WC.
Sachin is a genius. I'm a mere mortal.
- Brian Charles Lara
"We did not lose to a team called India ...we lost to a man called Sachin."
- Mark Taylor, during the test match in Chennai (1997)
"The more I see of him the more confused I'm getting to which is his
best knock."
- M. L. Jaisimha
"The joy he brings to the millions of his countrymen, the grace with
which he handles all the adulation and the expectations and his innate
humility - all make for a one-in-a-billion individual,"
- Glen McGrath
"I can be hundred per cent sure that Sachin will not play for a minute
longer when 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
"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!!"
- Shah Rukh Khan in an interview.
آ“ India me aap PrimeMinister ko ek Baar Katghare me khada kar sakte
hain..Par Sachin Tendulkar par Ungli nahi utha Sakte.. آ“
- Navjot Singh Sidhu on TV
He can play that leg glance with a walking stick also.
- Waqar Younis
'I Will See God When I Die But Till Then I Will See Sachin'
- A banner in Sharjah
Sachin Tendulkar has often reminded me of a veteran army colonel who
has many medals on his chest to show how he has conquered bowlers all
over the world. 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 full length delivery outside the
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 u wont regret if he hits you for
boundaries.
- Allan Donald
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
"Sachin cannot cheat. He is to cricket what Gandhiji was to politics.
It's clear discrimination. "
- NKP Salve, former Union Minister when Sachin was accused of ball tempering
There are 2 kind of batsmen in the world. One Sachin Tendulkar. Two
all the others.
- Andy Flower
"I have seen God, he bats at no.4 for India "
- Mathew Hayden
"Commit all your sins when Sachin is batting. They will go unnoticed
coz even God is watching him."
- A hoarding in England
NOW THIS ONE IS PROBABLY THE BEST AND MOST CUTEST OF THE LOT
"Even my father's name is Sachin Tendulkar."
- Tendulkar's daughter, Sara, tells her class her father's name after
the teacher informs them of a restaurant of the same name in Mumbai.
