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Name: Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Date of Birth: April 24, 1973
Place of Birth: Mumbai
Major Teams: India, Mumbai
Batting Style: Right -Hand Batsman
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium, Leg Break, Right Arm Off Break
ODI Debut : India v Pakistan at Gujranwala, 2nd ODI, 1989/90
Test Debut : India v Pakistan at Karachi, 1st Test, 1989/90
Height : 5'5
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first batsman to score 10,000 runs in one-day cricket, making the
record in the third game of a five-match series against Australia
on the 31st of March 2001. He reached the landmark when he scored
34 runs in his 266th match and 259th innings. Tendulkar, 27, in
his amazing 12-year career, has scored a world record 28 hundreds
and 50 half-centuries in his 10,000 runs.
A
genius without a doubt, this little master made his International
debut in ODI’s and Tests at the age of 16 against Pakistan
against the fiery pace of Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis. He then
went to England as a part of the national side, and has not looked
back ever since. The name itself strikes terror in the hearts
of bowlers all around the world. Hailed as the next master-blaster
following the legacy of the great West Indian Vivian Richards,
this man has every shot in the book, and can kill any attack in
the world when in full swing. There is nothing this man cannot
do.
In
batting, he has reached a stage that others can only dream of.
He has destroyed practically every bowling attack in the world.
Tendulkar's 'specialties' include the straight drive (seemingly
nobody plays the shot better than him), the cover drive, the square
cut, the pullshot over midwicket/square leg, the delicate leg
glance, the late cut, the lofted shots over mid-on and mid-off
and not to mention the improvisations he keeps coming up with,
time and again. He has tremendous power in his forearms and can
hit the ball out of almost every ground in the World. He plays
each of his shots amazingly and has even employed the reverse
sweep to good effect. Some of his shots are hit with so much power
that the ball simply rockets to the fence as if he was trying
to dismiss the ball from his presence. On the other hand, some
of his shots are neatly timed and placed well. His timing can
be quite exquisite and it is this blend of timing and raw power
which makes him the world's best/greatest batsman. Mentally very
strong, Tendulkar is best when confronted by a challenge
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