The Willow That Wrote History: Life of Sachin Tendulkar

Life of Sachin Tendulkar: In India, cricket is one of the most followed sports, not only in the youth but among the senior citizens as well. After the historic win of 1983 world cup under the leadership of Kapil Dev, the expectations from the Indian team were always high. Amid those expectations, a 16 year old kid from Mumbai debuted into International Cricket and made almost every record under his name. The name every Indian used to chant while watching cricket matches over two decades, Sachin Tendulkar. The article will take you to the journey of the Master Blaster and the reason why most of the Indians started watching Cricket.

Early Life & Basic Details

• Name: Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar 

• Date of Birth: 24th April, 1973

• Place of Birth: Mumbai, Maharashtra

• Parents: Ramesh Tendulkar (a Marathi novelist) and Rajni Tendulkar (worked in insurance industry)

• Sachin showed immense interest in cricket since the beginning and was also keen on learning new techniques of playing the game as well.

• Since the age of 11, Sachin was trained under his coach Ramakant Achrekar.

The life of the Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar is more about cricket and less about other aspects. People also like to listen to his cricketing stats rather than his personal details while reading his biography. Therefore, this article will focus more on his cricketing career over his personal details.

Sachin’s Domestic Debut

• 1988: He made 326* in a school match (664 run partnership with Vinod Kambli)

• 1988: 100* vs Gujarat on first class debut.

Sachin’s International Debut

• Test Debut: 15 November 1989 vs Pakistan at Karachi. (He was 16 years 205 days old).

• ODI Debut: 18th December 1989 vs Pakistan. 

• He didn’t score much in the series but faced the likes of Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis. 

Beginning of Tendulkar’s Era (1990-1995)

• 1990: 119* at Old Trafford, 1st century in Tests

• 1992: First overseas player to play for Yorkshire in English County Cricket.

• 1994: Made 1st century in ODIs vs Australia in Colombo.

Tendulkar’s Golden Period (1996-2002)

• 1996 World Cup: With the feat of India’s highest run getter, he also scored 2 centuries in the tournament.

• 1997: Awarded Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 

• 1998: Scored 9 ODI centuries in a year, the peak of his career.

• He played a quick blast against Australia in Sharjah, one of his best knocks ever.

• He even manhandled the top likes of Shane Warne. He even gave a statement about Sachin “I had nightmares about Tendulkar”.

• 2000: 50 International centuries under his belt

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2003 World Cup – Tendulkar Unleashed 

• 673 runs in the tournament, still a record 

• Awarded as the player of the tournament 

• 98 vs Pakistan, an epic innings by the Master Blaster.

Injuries (2004-2006)

• Sachin Tendulkar was injured with a Tennis Elbow injury and required surgery.

• He got his treatment and returned to cricket.

Tendulkar’s Strong Comeback (2007-2010)

• 2008: Played a key role in 2008 CB Series win against Australia in Australia. 117* vs Australia in the finals were crucial.

• 2008: Left Brian Lara behind to become the highest run getter in Test Cricket, 12,000 test runs under his name.

• 2009: Superb 175 vs Australia 

• 2009: 1st to reach 17,000 ODI runs milestone.

• 2010: Won ICC Cricketer of the Year Award

• 2010: First man on the planet to score a double hundred in ODIs

2011 World Cup – The Ultimate Showdown 

• Scored 482 runs, 2 centuries

• India won the world cup after 28 years, it was like a dream come true for Sachin Tendulkar

• He was carried on shoulders by teammates as well.

Tendulkar’s Record of Hundred 100s

• 2012: 100th Century in International Cricket by Sachin Tendulkar against Bangladesh in Asia Cup

• 49 ODI centuries, 51 test centuries

Tendulkar’s Retirement from Cricket

• Retired from ODIs on 23rd December 2012

• Retired from Tests in November 2013 against West Indies at Wankhede.

Tendulkar’s Post Retirement Milestones

• 2014: Awarded Bharat Ratna, first sportsperson to receive India’s highest civilian award.

• 2015: Published his autobiography ‘Playing It My Way’, soon turned into a national bestseller.

• 2019: Included in the ICC Hall of Fame.

Tendulkar’s Career Stats

Description/Format	Tests	ODIs
Matches	200	463
Runs	15,921	18,426
Average	53.78	44.83
Centuries	51	49

He has a total of 34,357 international runs as the most by any player in history.

Tendulkar flourished with a promising form almost throughout his career. The career accomplishments achieved by him was enough to give him name and fame but these accomplishments cannot guarantee us inner fulfilment. The path to inner fulfilment is solely achieved by seeking refuge under a Tatvdarshi Sant Who is currently Jagatguru Tatvdarshi Sant Rampal Ji Maharaj. 

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