Sachin Tendulkar is a former Indian international cricketer and one of the greatest batsmen in the history of the cricket. He was born on April 24, 1973, in Mumbai. He is considered as God of cricket and people called him Master blaster. He made his debut for team india in first-class cricket at the age of 14. He played a crucial role in India’s 2011 Cricket World Cup victory.
Cricket Career:
He holds numerous records, including being the only player to score one hundred international centuries. He scored 15,921 runs in Test matches and 18,426 runs in One Day Internationals (ODIs) in his career. He played for team India from 1989 to 2013, Tendulkar became the highest run-scorer in both Test and One Day International (ODI) formats. He is the first player to reach 10,000 runs in ODIs and he the first player who score a double century in ODIs.
Awards:
Tendulkar received numerous awards in his whole career such as Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award. In 1994 he got Arjuna Award for India’s second-highest sporting award. He is also the recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and the Padma Shri award (1999) for India’s fourth-highest civilian award.
Retirement:
Sachin Tendulkar retired from his cricket Career in 2013, he has playing his last 200th Test match against the West Indies at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. His retirement marked the end of an era in Indian cricket. Tendulkar had an 24 years of exceptionally long career, playing international cricket for team india.
