International Hero from the Age of 19 – Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin started his career as a cricketer
as early as 16 and won international acclaim in his match at Lords from the Cricket
Genius Don Bradman. A gifted batsman, with meticulous calculation on the pitch,
shook the records of his seniors like bran Lara and Brandman. Sachin lived in every sport lover’s heart
around the world as ‘Little Master’.
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar was born
in Mumbai in the year 1973, and is popularly called by cricket fans as ‘little
master, cricket genius and God of cricket’. He had many titles under his sleeve
ny great cricket players. Brain Lara calls him the greatest cricketer of all
times, Don Bradman calls him as his replica.
Tendulkar started his cricket career at the age of 11 and continued as
an unmatched player for twenty four years. He record list is very high and few
of them is not over written by any other cricketer so far.
Partial list of Tendulkar’s
Cricket Record:
Test Cricket: Matches 200 / Runs
15931 / Highest Score 248 against Bangladesh
/ 51 hundreds/ 69 sixes / 115 caches (Batting and Fielding)
DDI: Matches 463 / Runs 18426 /
Highest Score 200 against South Africa
/ 49 hundreds / 195 sixes / 140 caches (Batting and Fielding)
No great records are reported at
IPL/ T20 and CL
Among other credits to his cap is
Sacchin Tendulkar is the only
batsman who scored 100 centuries in international cricket and first batsman who
made a double century in International cricket.
What Makes Sachin a Complete Player?
Sachin is an all-rounder. While
playing cricket, he is totally absorbed in the game. He played cricket with the
same perfection as a batsman, bowler and fielder. After Sir Viv Richards,
sports people love Sachin batting. While fielding, he is all over the field,
putting all his efforts in the match. He neither worries about his fellow
players nor about the public while in field. His whole concentration is
cantered towards his game. He is biggest cricket icon of his times. He is
highly principled, calculative and balanced. He strikes with perfection, waits
for the opportunity and never makes a wrong move while at strike. He knows the
temperament of the bowlers and plays any kind of bowler with ease. His
anticipation of the ball and it’s placement in line with his judgement. He is a
great player both in orthodox shots, back foot and front foot punch and modern
stokes. He always has a composed temper and calm player.
One of Sachin’s best performances
is against Australia,
the best cricket team of Sacnins’s time. He was just 19 when he played on the
lightening fast pitch at Australia.
Sachin Tendulkar bagged many
awards to his talent including Bharat Ratna, (2014) the highest country award
and first time to a player. Other awards
include Padma Vibushan (2008), Padma Sri (1999), Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
(1997), Sir Garfield Sobers trophy (2010), Arjun Award (1994), Wisden India
Outstanding Achievement Award (2012) and many more.
For a couple of times he was
offered the captaincy of Indian cricket team. He was not quite composed with
that glory and decided to be a good player than to be a captain. He is a natural leader and guide to his team
mates and future cricket players with his actions on the field than preaching
the principles of cricket. He is a non controversial cricket player throughout
his career and never had any negative remarks. He is indeed a genius in cricket
and his name will be house hold for centuries to come. Who else will be an
inspiration than Sachin to millions of young players in the world?