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Sachin Tendulkar: Cricket

Sachin Tendulkar (born April 24, 1973) is a former Indian cricket player considered as one of the greatest batsmen and most admired cricketer of all-time. He became India’s youngest Test cricketer at age 16. He made his Test debut on November 15, 1989 against Pakistan and represented Mumbai domestically and India internationally for 24 years.



Greatest Sporting Achievements

In 2007, Sachin Tendulkar became the first player to record 15,000 runs in ODI and the only player to complete more than 30,000 runs in international cricket. He was ranked the second greatest Test batsman of all time by the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanac and the second greatest ODI batsman of all time. He became a member of the Indian Team that won the 2011 World Cup, his first win after playing for the World Cup six times.

In 1994, he was awarded the Arjuna Award for his outstanding sporting achievement. In 1997, he received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India’s highest sporting honor, the Padma Shri, the second highest honor in 1999 and Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award in 2008. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna by the Prime Minister of India in 2013, Indian’s highest civilian award. Tendulkar also won the 2010 Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy as cricketer of the year at the ICC awards in 2010.

Why Was He So Good?

Tendulkar holds almost every batting record in cricket including most runs, hundreds in Tests and ODIs and most international runs. Sachin Tendulkar became the symbol of hope by his countrymen. He played aggressively and inventively which resonated with cricket fans. Despite his increasing wealth, he showed humility and didn’t flaunt his money to the world. With total diligence and hard work with profound natural talent, he became one of the most loved and richest cricketers of all time.

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