Indian former cricket player Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, born on April 24, 1973, captained the Indian national team. He is considered by many to be among the best batsmen in cricket history.
almost 18,000 and 15,000 runs in ODI and Test cricket, respectively, Sachin is the all-time top run scorer in both formats and is hailed as the most prolific batsman in history. In international cricket, he also has the record for most player of the match accolades won.From 2012 until 2018, Sachin Tendulkar served as a Rajya Sabha member by nomination.
For more than 24 years, he represented Mumbai both domestically and internationally. Midway through his career in 2002, Wisden rated him second only to Don Bradman for all-time greatness in Test cricket and second only to Viv Richards for all-time greatness in one-day international cricket.
Tendulkar was a member of the group that shared the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy as one of its co-winners. Sachin Tendulkar participated in the Indian squad that won the 2011 Cricket World Cup later in his career; it was his first World Cup victory in six World Cup tournaments for India.
Early career
Tendulkar chosen, at the age of 14, to play for Bombay in the 1987–88 Ranji Trophy. Despite , he frequently deployed as a substitute fielder and did not make it into the starting eleven in any of the matches.
Tendulkar made his debut for Bombay against Gujarat at Wankhede Stadium on December 11, 1988, one year later, at the age of fifteen years and thirty-two days.
He hit a century without conceding an out in the game,
becoming the youngest Indian player to do so in first-class cricket history.
After watching him play Kapil Dev in the cricket practise nets at Wankhede Stadium,
where the Indian team had come to play against the visiting New Zealand team,
Bombay captain Dilip Vengsarkar chose him to play for the team. After that, he won his first Deodhar and Duleep Trophies, two domestic Indian competitions, by scoring a century.
At the end of the 1988–89 Ranji Trophy season, Tendulkar was Bombay’s leading run scorer. With an average of 67.77, he scored 583 runs, ranking ninth overall in run scoring.
Tendulkar selected for a young Indian team that toured England in 1988 and 1989 as part of the Star Cricket Club.
Tendulkar’s 96 from 75 balls was crucial in providing Bombay a chance to win the 1990–91 Ranji Trophy final,
which Bombay lost by a close margin to Haryana. Bombay had to chase 355 from just 70 overs on the last day of play.
Captaincy of national team
Both of Tendulkar’s stints leading the Indian cricket team were not very prosperous. In 1996, Tendulkar named captain, but by 1997, the team’s performance had declined. When talking about Tendulkar’s maiden captaincy, Azharuddin was reported to have said, “He won’t win! It’s not destined for the little one!” Translated as “Nahin jeetega! “Main jeet nahin hai chote ki naseeb!”
Tendulkar led India on a tour of Australia after Azharuddin sacked as captain for a second term. The visitors defeated 3–0 by the reigning world champions. Tendulkar named player of the series and, in one of the games, player of the match. Tendulkar quit in 2000 following yet another Test series loss, this time against South Africa at home by a score of 0–2. Sourav Ganguly then assumed captaincy
100th international century
At a match played in the Asia Cup at Mirpur on March 16, 2012,
Tendulkar achieved a rare feat by hitting his 100th international century against Bangladesh.He was the first cricket player to ever attain this milestone,
hence it was a groundbreaking accomplishment. Tendulkar’s century against Bangladesh was not only a historic milestone for him, but it was also his first ODI century.
Even though Tendulkar’s 100th century was the subject of much media coverage and popular excitement
, he acknowledged that it was a difficult period for him since he found it psychologically taxing to constantly focus on the achievement. India lost by five wickets against Bangladesh in spite of Tendulkar’s magnificent century.