Sahin Tendulkar

(Indian Cricketer)

Name: Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar

Born: 24 April 1973, Mumbai
Major Teams: Mumbai, Yorkshire,
India, ACC Asian XI
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off
Break, Leg Break, Right Arm Me- Blaster.
dium
Tendulkar is the highest run scorer in
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is an both Test matches and ODIs, and also
Indian cricketer widely regarded the batsman with the most centuries
as one of the greatest batsmen in in either form of the game.
the history of cricket. In 2002,
On October 17, 2008, when he sur-
Wisden ranked him the second
passed Brian Lara's record for the
greatest Test batsman of all time
most runs scored in Test Cricket, he
next only to Sir Donald Bradman,
also became the first batsman to
and the second greatest one-day
score 12,000 runs in that form of the
international (ODI) batsman of all
game, having also been the third bats-
time next only to Sir Viv Richards. man and first Indian to pass 11,000
In September 2007, Shane runs in Test cricket.
Warne, the world-record breaking
He was also the first player to score
Australian leg spinner, rated Sa-
10,000 runs in one-day internationals,
chin Tendulkar as the greatest
and also the first player to cross every
player he has played with or
subsequent 1000-run mark that has
against.
been crossed in ODI cricket history.
Sachin Tendulkar was the only
Tendulkar has been honored with the
player of the current generation to
Padma Vibhushan award, India's sec-
be included in Bradman's Eleven,
ond highest civilian award, and the
the dream team of Sir Donald
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, In-
Bradman, published in his biogra-
phy. He is sometimes referred to dia's highest sporting honor.
as the Little Master or the Master By Jaskaran S. Thakkar —8E