Sachin Tendulkar

At 51 years old, Sachin Tendulkar has this physical status:

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (listen) is an Indian former international cricketer and former captain of the Indian national team.

He is widely regarded as one of the best batsmen in cricket history.

He is the highest run scorer of all time in International cricket.

Tendulkar began playing cricket at the age of 11, made his Test debut against Pakistan in Karachi on November 15, 1989, at the age of 16, and went on to represent Mumbai both nationally and internationally for nearly twenty-four years.

He is the first batsman to score a double century in an ODI, the first batsman to score a double century in both Test and ODI, and the only player to complete more than 30,000 runs in international cricket.

Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman to reach 10,000 ODI runs in his 259 innings in 2001. He is colloquially known as Little Master or Master Blaster.

Early years

Tendulkar was born in Dadar, Bombay, on April 24th, 1973, to a Rajapur Maharastrian family. Ramesh Tendulkar, a well-known Marathi novelist and poet, and his mother, Rajni, worked in insurance. Ramesh named Tendulkar after his favorite music director, Sachin Dev Burman. Tendulkar has three elders: two half-brothers Nitin and Ajit, as well as a half-sister Savita. They were Ramesh's children by his first wife, who died after the birth of her third child.

Tendulkar spent his formative years in the Sahitya Sahawas Cooperative Housing Society in Bandra (East). Tendulkar, a young boy, was considered a bully, and he was often involved in fights with new children in his kindergarten.

He also showed an interest in tennis, idolizing John McEnroe. He was an avid fan of McEnroe from age 7 to 8, and his passion for Tennis was on par with Cricket, as per him, whether I play tennis or play cricket. He had long hair like McEnroe, and used to wear wrist bands and head bands like his Tennis hero, as well as carrying tennis rackets wherever go.

Ajit Tendulkar, his elder brother, introduced Sachin to cricket in 1984 to help reduce his mischievous, bullying tendencies. At Shivaji Park, Dadar, he introduced him to Ramakant Achrekar, a well-known cricket coach and a club cricketer of repute. The Sachin did not have a chance to play his best game in the first meeting. Ajit told Achrekar that he was becoming self-conscious as a result of the coach's observations of him, but that he was not showing his natural game. Ajit begged the coach to give him another shot at playing, but watch him hide behind a tree. Sachin, who was apparently unobserved, did much better, and was accepted into Achrekar's academy this year. Ajit Tendulkar had also participated in cricket in Bombay's Kanga Cricket League.

Achrekar was awed by Tendulkar's talent, and he was advised to transfer his training to Sharadashram Vidyamandir (English), a Dadar academy that had a strong cricket team and had produced several outstanding cricketers. Tendulkar had attended the New English School in Bandra (East) prior to this. He had also been trained at Shivaji Park in the mornings and evenings under Achrekar's direction. Tendulkar will train for hours in the nets until the end. Achrekar would put a one-rupee coin on the top of the stumps, and the bowler who dismissed Tendulkar would get the coin. If Tendulkar went through the whole session without being dismissed, the coach would give him the money. Tendulkar now considers the 13 coins he gained back then as some of his most prized possessions. Due to his hectic schedule, he and his aunt and uncle, who lived near Shivaji Park during this period, moved in.

During the time, he gained a reputation as a child prodigy. He had become a popular talking point in local cricket circles, where there had already been rumors that he would be one of the best in the game. Sachin has been active in the Matunga Seva Mandal's (MGSM) Shield for many years. He played for club cricket, initially playing for John Bright Cricket Club in Bombay's premier club cricket tournament, the Kanga Cricket League, and later went on to play for the Cricket Club of India (CCI). Dennis Lillee, the Australian fast bowler who took a world record 355 Test wickets in 1987, was stunned, suggesting that Tendulkar concentrate on his batting instead. He came out as a replacement for Imran Khan's side in an exhibition match at Brabourne Stadium in Bombay on January 20, 1987, to celebrate the golden jubilee of Cricket Club of India. Sunil Gavaskar, a former Indian batsman, gave him two of his own ultra light pads and consoled him for not winning the Bombay Cricket Association's "Best Junior Cricketer Award" a few months later (He was 14 years old at the time). Tendulkar said, "It was the greatest source of inspiration for me" nearly 20 years after beating Gavaskar's world record of 34 Test centuries. Sachin appeared in the 1987 Cricket World Cup as a ball boy against England in Bombay's semifinals. Tendulkar scored a century in every innings he played in 1988. He was involved in an unbroken 664-run partnership against St. Xavier's High School in 1988, as his buddy and colleague Vinod Kambli, who would later represent India, would continue to play India. In this innings, Tendulkar scored 326 runs (not out) and the tournament saw more than 1,000 runs. This was a first match in any form of cricket before it was broken by two under-13 batsmen in a match held in Hyderabad, India.

Personal life

Tendulkar married Anjali Mehta (b) on May 24, 1995. 1967, a paediatrician of Gujarati origins who had first met in 1990; after their marriage, his wife became a full time housewife. Sara and Arjun have a daughter Sara and a boy Arjun. Tendulkar lives in a bungalow in Bandra, Mumbai.

Tendulkar is a Hindu. He is a devotee of the deity Ganesha and the guru Sathya Sai Baba of Puttaparthi, who visited for the first time in 1997. On Tendulkar's 38th birthday, Sai Baba's death caused him to cancel his celebrations.

Since signing a record sports management contract with WorldTel in 1995, Tendulkar's fame has made him a pioneer in India on cricket business relations, worth the contract is estimated at 300 million (US$3.8 million) over five years. His next five-year deal with WorldTel was worth 800 million (US$10 million). He signed a three-year deal with Saatchi and Saatchi for a total of 1.8 billion (US$23 million).

Tendulkar's (Colaba, Mumbai) and Sachin's (Mulund, Mumbai) and Bangalore, India, are among Tendulkar's restaurants. Tendulkar owns these restaurants, as part of Sanjay Narang of Mars Restaurants.

Tendulkar co-owned the Kerala Blasters FC in the Indian Super League Football, in association with PVP Ventures owned by Prasad V. Potluri until 2017. After his nickname "Master Blaster," the team has been dubbed the Kerala Blasters. He also co-owns the Bengaluru Blasters, which competes in the Premier Badminton League.

Tendulkar's total income estimated to be US$22 million in 2013. Tendulkar's net worth was estimated at US$160 million by Wealth-X in October 2013, making him India's richest cricket player.

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar Sports Management Pvt Ltd', a sports management company, was established by the founder. Tendulkar's entire social and commercial operation is handled by the organization.

Tendulkar accepted the Rajya Sabha nomination by the President of India in April 2012, becoming the first active sportsman and cricketer to have been nominated as a Member of Parliament (MP). On June 4th, he took the oath of office. Since he lives in Mumbai, he refused to take the bungalow that had been promised to him in New Delhi, calling it a "waste of taxpayer funds." He was surrounded by rumors over his absence in Rajya Sabha proceedings. Tendulkar's contribution in 2019 stood at Rs. During his time as a Rajya Sabha MP for the refurbishment of a Children's Park in East Bandra, he earned 22 lakh from his Members of Parliament Local Area Development (MPLAD). Sachin had earned nearly Rs 90 lakh in salaries and other monthly allowances in the previous six years as a Rajya Sabha MP. He gave the Prime Minister Relief Fund his entire salary and allowances. The PMO has released a letter of gratitude that states: "Prime Minister Benjamin acknowledges this thoughtful gesture and expresses his admiration." These contributions will be of utter help to those in need. Tendulkar released 70-76 lakh rupees from his Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme fund to the school in 2016, when Tendulkar was a Rajya Sabha MP on the request letter for funding from a school, Swarnamoyee Sasmal Niketan of West Midnapore, West Bengal.

Tendulkar, who was a member of parliament in Rajya Sabha, was one of the worst performers. He remained absent from parliament's discussions the majority of the time and was one of the least presentable MPs among nominated MPs. He was chastised for his absence from the house. Several peers from various political parties, as well as nominated MPs, blasted Tendulkar for his absence, asking, 'why the nominated MPs Tendulkar and Rekha aren't going to the parliament?' According to the Hindustan Times' study, he did not invest a single cent of his 15 crore MP Local Area Development Scheme fund for public welfare. Tendulkar said he was forced to leave due to personal reasons. Tendulkar was nominated in April 2013, but he did not attend a single day of budget or winter session in his first year. The monsoon session was 45%. He asked 22 questions and did not participate in any debate during his tenure as an MP. He was a member of the Standing Committee on Information Technology. In total, he was only 8 percent in his six-year sentence.

Tendulkar has worked with UNICEF. He donated his help on World AIDS Day to raise AIDS awareness. He served with UNICEF's effort in 2003 to raise concerns about Polio disease and Polio prevention in India. He has been involved in UNICEF's efforts to develop and promote hygiene and sanitation since 2008.

He was one of the first nine celebrities appointed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to raise concerns about hygiene and make the Swachh Bharat Mission (Clean India Mission) a people's movement. The cricketer accepted the award and posted a video of sweeping a street with his colleagues in Mumbai. In 2017, he helped sanitation staff to wash the Bandra Fort as part of the Swachhate Hi Seva (clean India) movement, which aims to raise the profile of this Clean India movement and inspire people. He was named as the most popular Swachhta in 2019 (transl. (lit.) Ambassador by India Today Group's fifth edition of Safaigiri (lit. "Spread awareness of hygiene promotion and ensure that the country meets its target of a Swachh Bharat" on the occasion of World Nature Conservation Day 2020, the cricketer took to twitter to spread the word about biodiversity conservation.

Every year, Tendulkar supports 200 underprivileged children through Apnalaya, a Mumbai-based NGO associated with his mother-in-law, Annabel Mehta. Through Sachin's crusade against cancer, the Crusade Against Cancer Foundation received 10.1 million (US$130,000) on Twitter. Sachin Tendulkar spent nine hours on the 12-hour "Coca-College Support My School telethon" on Monday, raising 70 million (US$880,000) more than the target—for the establishment of basic services, particularly toilets for girl students in 140 government schools around the world.

He participated in a charity match held in Australia on February 8, 2020, to raise money for Australian bushfire victims. The match was dubbed 'Bushfire Cricket Bash.'

In the first months of COVID-19 spread, he contributed 25 lakh rupees to the Prime Minister Relief Fund and 25 lakh rupees for Chief Minister Relief Fund of Maharashtra. He was one of India's first few sportspeople to pledge funds to help the COVID-19 pandemic.

On the occasion of World Blood Donor Day, he donated blood in a hospital and encouraged people to donate blood. He urged anyone who can donate blood to do so, and he also asked people to share the word about blood donation.

During the second wave of the COVID-dependent pandemic in India, he donated 1 crore rupees to purchase oxygen concentrators on April 29th, 2021. He donated to a Mission Oxygen group, who have started a campaign to import Oxygen concentrators and donate it to the hospitals around India.

He donated retinal cameras to a hospital in Assam, Northeast India, in November 2021. This device can be used to diagnose Retinopathy of prematurity.

He donated an undisclosed sum to 4000 underprivileged people, including children's of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation schools, amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

Playing It My Way, Sachin Tendulkar's autobiography, was published on November 6, 2014. With 150,289. It was listed in the 2016 Limca Book of Records for breaking the record for adult hardback pre-publication orders. Borisa Majumdar, a ghostwriter, wrote it.

Sachin Tendulkar was named in the Pandora Papers leak in October 2021. Tendulkar's investments, according to his representatives, were legitimate and fully taxed.

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Early domestic career

The 14-year-old Tendulkar, India's top domestic First-class cricket tournament, was selected to represent Bombay in the Ranji Trophy, India's highest domestic First-class cricket tournament, from 1989 to 1988. However, he was not chosen for the final eleven in any of the matches, though he was often used as a replacement fielder. He barely missed out on playing with his idol Gavaskar, who had withdrawn from all forms of cricket after the 1987 Cricket World Cup. Tendulkar made his debut for Bombay against Gujarat on December 11, 1988, aged 15 years and 232 days, scoring 100 not out in the match, making him the youngest Indian to score a century in first-class cricket. He was chosen to play for the Bombay team by then Bombay captain Dilip Vengsarkar after seeing him comfortably playing India's top fast bowler at the time, Kapil Dev, in the Wankhede Cricket practice nets, where the Indian team had come to play against the touring New Zealand team. In his first Deodhar and Duleep Trophies, which are both Indian domestic tournaments, he maintained his century by winning a century.

Tendulkar was the top run-scorer in Bombay during the 1988–89 Ranji Trophy season. He scored 583 runs at an average of 67.77 runs per capita and was the eighth-highest run-scoer overall. He captained Mumbai against the Rest of India team in 1995–96 Irani Trophy. He also appeared in the Irani Trophy match against Delhi in the start of the 1989–90 season, playing for the Rest of India. Sachin was chosen twice by a young Indian team to tour England under the Star Cricket Club banner in 1988 and 1989. Tendulkar's 96 from 75 balls, a key to winning Bombay by two runs after leading in the first innings, was a crucial to giving Bombay a chance of triumph.

Tendulkar scored 140 and 139 against Punjab at Wankhede, who was playing as a captain in the final of the 1995 Ranji trophy. He played for Mumbai against Haydrabad 53, 128 in 2000, 105, 43 against Bengal in 2007, and 105, 43 against Bengal in 2007.

When playing against the visiting Australian team at the Brabourne Stadium in 1998, he was for Mumbai in his first double century (204*). He is the only player to reach a century on debut in all three of his domestic first-class tournaments (the Ranji, Irani, and Duleep Trophies). In the semi-finals of the 2000 Ranji Trophy, he says was one of his career's best innings of his career, he had another double century of 233* against Tamil Nadu.

Tendulkar was a member of the 5 Ranji trophy finals, in which Mumbai defeated Mumbai by 4.

Tendulkar was the first international-born player to represent Yorkshire in 1992, but the team never recruited players from outside Yorkshire, even though Tendulkar was born. Tendulkar played 16 first-class matches for Yorkshire as a replacement for injured Australian fast bowler Craig McDermott, and averaged 1070 runs at a rate of 46.52.

International career

After one first class season, Raj Singh Dungarpur is credited with Tendulkar's selection for the Indian tour of Pakistan in late 1989. The Indian selection committee had expressed curiosity in selecting Tendulkar for the West Indies tour earlier this year, but the committee ultimately did not choose him because they did not want him to be exposed to the West Indies' most popular fast bowlers right away early in his career. Tendulkar made his Test debut against Pakistan in Karachi in November 1989, aged 16 years and 205 days. He made 15 runs, being bowled by Waqar Younis, who also made his debut in the match, but he was praised for his body's numerous blows to his body despite the Pakistani pace attack. He was struck in the nose by a bouncer bowled by Younis in the fourth and final Test in Sialkot, but he refused medical assistance and continued to bat even as gushed blood from it. Tendulkar made 53 runs off 18 balls in Peshawar, Pakistan's 20-over-broadway display game, with an over in which he scored 27 runs (6, 4, 6, 6, 6) off leg spinner Abdul Qadir off the top of the table. By then Indian captain Krishnamachari Srikkanth, this was later dubbed "one of the finest innings I have ever seen." In all, he scored 215 runs at an average of 35.83 in the Test series and was suspended without scoring a single run in the first One Day International (ODI) he played. Sachin Tendulkar made his Test debut in India at the age of 16 years and 205 days, as well as the youngest player to debut in ODIs for India at the age of 16 years and 238 days.

The series was followed by a tour of New Zealand, in which he scored 117 runs at an average of 29.25 in Tests, including an innings of 88 in the second Test. In one of his two one-day games he played, he was disqualified without scoring, and in the other, he scored 36 points. He made 119 not out in the second Test at Old Trafford in Manchester, his second youngest cricketer to score a Test century, on a summer tour to England in 1990, making him the second youngest cricketer to score a Test century. "Hisden referred to his innings as "a disciplined display of extraordinary maturity" and, in addition, Wisden wrote: "Hisden called his innings "a disciplined display of tremendous maturity."

Tendulkar's reputation as a future hero in Australia's third Test at Sydney, which featured an unbeaten 148, making him the youngest batsman to score a century in Australia. In the final Test at Perth against a bouncing pitch containing Merv Hughes, Bruce Reid, and Craig McDermott, he scored 114 on a fast, bouncing pitch. At the time, Hughes said to Allan Border, "this little prick will have more runs than you."

Tendulkar's results from 1994-1999 coincided with his physical peak in his early twenties. In 1994, he opened the batting against New Zealand, taking 82 runs off 49 wickets. In Colombo, he scored his first ODI century against Australia on September 9, 1994. To score his first century, he had to wait for 78 ODIs.

Tendulkar's ascension to the 1996 World Cup began when he was the top run scorer, scoring two centuries. In the semi-finals against Sri Lanka, he was the only Indian batsman to do well. After the crowd started rioting and throwing garbage onto the field, Tendulkar collapsed amid a batting collapse and the match referee, Clive Lloyd, awarded Sri Lanka the match.

Indian captain Mohammed Azharuddin was going through a lean patch after the World Cup, against Pakistan at Sharjah the same year. Tendulkar and Navjot Singh Sidhu were among the first two wicketkeepers to form a then-record partnership for the second wicket. Tendulkar was shocked to find Azharuddin in two minds about whether or not he should bat after getting out. Tendulkar persuaded Azharuddin to bat, but Azharuddin unleashed 24 runs off one over. India advanced to victory in the competition. For the first time in an ODI, India was able to post a score in excess of 300 runs.

Desert storm

Sachin scored 143 (131) runs in Sharjah against the mighty Australian team in the 1998 Coca-Cola cup, with 5 sixes in an inning against Shane Warne, Damien Fleming, and Michael Kasprowicz. It's the best one-day inning from Tendulkar, according to the ICC's survey. Due to this match being interrupted by a desert storm, this inning of Tendulkar's is known as "Desert storm."

This was the start of a long line in cricket, culminating in the Australian tour of India in early 1998, with Tendulkar scoring three centuries in a row. The point of contention was between Tendulkar, the world's most versatile batsman, and Shane Warne, the world's top spinner, competing in a Test series. Tendulkar simulated scenarios in the nets with Laxman Sivaramakrishnan, the former India leg spinner, portraying Warne. In a three-day first class match, Australia faced Ranji Champions Mumbai in their tour opener. Shane Warne conceded 111 runs in 16 overs, and Australia lost the match within three days, with Tendulkar making an unbeaten 204. Following the Tests, he also played a part in a five-match ODI series in India, including a five wicket haul in an ODI in Kochi. Australia won by 310 runs in three runs as Tendulkar turned the match for India, taking the wickets of Michael Bevan, Steve Waugh, Darren Lehmann, Tom Moody, and Damien Martyn in ten overs, as Tendulkar turned the game for India. In April 1998, the Test match was followed by two centuries in a Triangular cricket tournament in Sharjah, the first in a must-win game to bring India to the finals and then to the finals, both against Australia. These twin knocks were also known as the Desert Storm innings. Warne jokingly joked that he was having nightmares about his Indian nemesis.

Tendulkar's participation in the ICC 1998 quarterfinals at Dhaka enabled India's entry into the semifinals after scoring 141 runs in 128 balls.

In February and March 1999, the inaugural Asian Test Championship took place, involving India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Tendulkar was out for nine after colliding with Pakistan bowler Shoaib Akhtar in the first match between India and Pakistan in Eden Gardens. During the first four days of the tournament, over 100,000 people came to help India, breaking a 63-year-old record for aggregate Test attendance. The audience reacted angrily to Tendulkar's departure, and the players were banned from playing. After Tendulkar and the ICC president protested to the crowd, the match was called off; however, more rioting followed the match, resulting in the sacking of 200 spectators. Tendulkar scored his 19th Test century in the second Test of his Test series, but the Test resulted in a draw with Sri Lanka. India did not progress to the final, which was won by Pakistan, and did not return to the tournament for the second time due to rising political tensions between India and Pakistan.

Sachin scored 136 in the fourth innings at Chepauk in 1999, the first of a two-Test series, with India chasing 271 for victory. However, he was out when India needed 17 more runs to win, causing a batting collapse, and India lost the game by 12 runs. As Professor Ramesh Tendulkar, Sachin's father, died in the middle of the 1999 Cricket World Cup, the worst was yet to come. Tendulkar travelled back to India to attend his father's last rituals, despite losing the match against Zimbabwe. However, he returned to the World Cup scoring a century (140 not out of 101 balls) in his upcoming match against Kenya in Bristol. He devoted this century to his father.

Chote ki naseeb main jeet nahin hai!

", which translates into: "He won't win!

It's not in the small one's destiny!

Tendulkar, who was captain for his second term, led India on a tour of Australia, where the visitors were defeated 3–0 by the newly crowned world champions. Tendulkar, on the other hand, received the title of the series as well as Player of the match in one of the games. Tendulkar resigned after another Test series loss, this time by a 0–2 margin at home against South Africa, and Sourav Ganguly took over as captain in 2000.

Rahul Dravid's wish to resign from the captaincy became apparent during the Indian team's 2007 tour of England. Then Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sharad Pawar gave Tendulkar the captaincy, but instead recommended Mahendra Singh Dhoni to take over the reins. Pawar continued to talk in this dialogue, thanking Tendulkar for first forwarding the name of Dhoni, who has since achieved a great deal as captain.

In 2000, a major match fixing controversy unfolded in Indian cricket. After the incident, Sachin Tendulkar and the other three senior cricketers remained important in that BCCI and their players were not selected for the Indian team again, and it was unclear if they were banned by BCCI and whose results were questionable. Sachin and co. did this work quietly, without making public announcements.

Tendulkar's continued calls for him to be captain, the acceptance of captaincy in 2007, and his refusal of the bid, are among the many sources relating to where his shortcomings were located in captaincy.

Match referee Mike Denness fined four Indian players for excessive appealing as well as fined Indian captain Sourav Ganguly for not controlling his team in India's second test match between India and South Africa in 2001. In light of suspected ball tampering, Tendulkar was given a suspended ban of one game by Denness. Photographs from television cameras indicated that Tendulkar may have been involved in sweeping the cricket ball's seams. This could, under certain circumstances, contribute to the ball's health. Denness found Sachin Tendulkar guilty of ball tampering charges and gave him a one Test match ban. The attack erupted to include sports journalists accusing Denness of bigotry, which resulted in Denness being barred from entering the third Test venue. The ICC cancelled the match as a Test when the teams refused to deploy the designated referee. The allegations against Tendulkar and Sehwag's ban for excessive appeals provoked a lot of backlash from the Indian public.

Sachin Tendulkar continued to do well in Test cricket in 2001 and 2002, with some crucial results in both bat and ball. On the final day of the historic Kolkata Test against Australia in 2001, Tendulkar took three wickets, including the principal wickets of Matthew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist, who were centurions in the previous Test. India defeated India by three wickets thanks to his three-wicket haul. In the final match at the Fatorda Stadium in Goa, he claimed his 100th wicket in ODI cricket, taking the wicket of then Australian captain Steve Waugh.

Tendulkar's first Test scored 79 in the West Indies in 2002. Sachin Tendulkar's 29th Test century in his 93rd Test match, his 29th Test century in his 93rd Test match, scored 117 runs in the first Test at Port of Spain, equaling Sir Donald Bradman's record of 29 Test centuries. Michael Schumacher was given a Ferrari 360 Modena by Fiat for his exploits.

In the next four innings, then scored 0, 8, 8 and 0 in a hitherto unprecedented pattern. In the last Test scoring of 41 and 86, one half century, he came back to form. However, India lost the series. Sachin scored his 30th Test century, beating Bradman's haul in his third Test match against England in August 2002, during his 99th Test match.

In the 2003 Cricket World Cup, Tendulkar made 673 runs in 11 matches, assisting India in reaching the final. Tendulkar was given the Man of the Tournament award by Australia's continuing to win the trophy in 1999, though they did not win it in 1999.

With two hundreds in a tri-series involving New Zealand and Australia, he continued to score well in ODI cricket this year. Matthew Hayden, an exhausted centurion, was dismissed in the tri-series final by a part-time bowler.

Tendulkar made his mark in the last Test of the series, scoring 241 not out of 436 balls with 33 fours at a strike rate of 55.27 in Sydney, putting India in a virtually unbeaten position. During the innings, he spent 613 minutes at the crease. In the second innings of the Test, he maintained his unbeaten 60. He had been on an unusually poor form in the preceding three Tests, failing in all six innings. There was no mistake that 2003 was his worst year in Test cricket, with an average of 17.00 and just one fifty.

In the ensuing sequence, Tendulkar scored an unbeaten 194 against Pakistan at Multan. Rahul Dravid, the Indian captain, declared before Tendulkar reached 200; if he had done so, it would have been the fourth time he had passed the Tests for the fourth time. Tendulkar said he was dissatisfied and that the statement had taken him by surprise. Many former cricketers have expressed disappointment with Dr. David's remark that was in bad taste. Dravid said that the matter had been addressed internally and put to rest after the match, which India won.

Tendulkar was forced to miss the remainder of the year due in large part to the last two Tests when Australia first visited India in 2004. He was instrumental in India's victory over in Mumbai with a fast 55, but Australia defeated the series 2–1.

Tendulkar scored his record-breaking 35th Test century against the Sri Lankans on December 10th. Tendulkar suffered through the longest stretch of his career without a Test century: 17 wickets fell before he scored 101 against Bangladesh in May 2007. In a match against Pakistan on February 6, Tendulkar scored his 39th ODI century on February 6, 2006. He scored 42 in the second One-Day International against Pakistan on February 11, 2006, and then a 95 in Lahore, which resulted in an Indian victory. Wankhede, Tendulkar's first innings of the third Test in his home country, was booed out of the ground by a section of the crowd on March 19, the first time he had ever been mocked. Tendulkar's longevity was based on his three-Test series with little to his name, and the need for a shoulder surgery sparked more concerns about his longevity.

Tendulkar's return to form in Malaysia's DLF cup was impressive, but he was not the only Indian batsman to shine. Tendulkar retaliated to his skeptics who believed that his career was inexorably declining with his 40th ODI century. Despite scoring 141 points out, the West Indies won the rain-affected match by the D/L technique.

Tendulkar's attitude was criticized by Indian team coach Greg Chappell during the 2007 World Cup's preparations. According to Chappell, Tendulkar would be more useful down the line. In comparison, the former thought that opening the innings would be more effective, considering that he had been playing for the majority of his career. Tendulkar's repeated failures, according to Chappell, are jeopardizing the team's prospects. Tendulkar fired back at Chappell's remarks by pointing out that no coach had ever suggested that his attitude towards cricket was incorrect. The Board of Control for Cricket in India sent a note to Tendulkar on Saturday asking for an explanation for his remarks made to the media on April 7, 2007. Chappell resigned as coach in the aftermath, but said that the situation had no influence on his decision and that he and Tendulkar were on good terms.

Tendulkar and the Indian cricket team led by Rahul Dravid had a dismal showing at the World Cup in the West Indies. Tendulkar, who was forced to bat lower in the order, had 7 against Bangladesh, 57 not out against Bermuda, and 0 against Sri Lanka. As a result, former Australian captain Ian Chappell, Greg's brother, has been asking for Tendulkar to abandon in his newspaper column.

Tendulkar suffered with depression and was expected to retire from cricket after losing to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, but Viv Richards and Ajit Tendulkar intervened. The loss against Bangladesh on March 23 is one of his worst days of his cricket career, according to Sachin.

Tendulkar's return to his first slot in the Test series against Bangladesh had him named Man of the Series. In the first two matches of the Future Cup against South Africa, he continued scoring 99 and 93. He was also the first to score 15,000 runs in ODIs during his second match. He was the best run scorer and was named Man of the Series.

On the second day of the Nottingham Test, Tendulkar became the third cricketer to reach 11,000 Test runs. Tendulkar was India's top run scorer in the upcoming one-day series against England, scoring 53.42 points. Tendulkar was the top Indian run scorer with 278 runs against Australia in October 2007.

Tendulkar was dismissed five times in 2007, including three times at 99, sparking others to believe that he struggles to cope with anxiety in this phase of his innings. During his international career, Tendulkar has appeared in the 90s 27 times. In a five-ODI series against Pakistan, he was spotted by Kamran Akmal off the bowling of Umar Gul for 99 in his second match at Mohali, and in the fourth match of the series, he was out in the 90s for the second time, with a 97 score dragging a delivery from Gul to his stumps.

Harbhajan Singh was accused of racial offences while visiting Australia in 2008, according to Symonds, who blasted him as a monkey. By Australian media, this matter has been described as "Monkeygate." After hearing, Singh was banned by the match ICC referee. Sachin Tendulkar was standing on the non-striker's death when Symonds said racist remarks had occurred at the time. Sachin said to Symonds that he could not tell specifics about "Bhaji" (Singh) but that he did not say "Monkey" (Singh), but that "Teri Maa Ki" in Hindi means, "Your mother's...' he said. "To me, it's all part of the game," Sachin Tendulkar wrote in his autobiography "Playing our way." The situation grew in the following days and almost ended in the cancellation of the tour. Referee Singh was banned for 3 tests, but after appeal and Sachin's statement in hearing, the suspension was reversed. "When I first started to play for the Mumbai Indians, IPL franchise, and apologised," Andrew Symonds said later. "We go to a very wealthy man's house for a barbecue, drinks, and dinner one night, and the whole team was there, and Harbhajan said 'I can speak to you out in the garden out the front?" Symonds said in the documentary.' "Look, I've got to say sorry for what I did to you in Sydney." "I apologise." Tendulkar hasn't been "forgiven" by several Australian players for adjusting his Monkeygate account, dubbed "independence."

Despite consistently failing in the second innings, Tendulkar's in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, 2007–08, showed exceptional form, becoming the leading run scorer with 493 runs in four Tests. Sachin scored 62 runs in the first innings of the first Test at the MCG in Melbourne, but Australia's landslide was not enough to prevent a big 337-run win. Even though India lost the Test, Tendulkar scored an unbeaten 154 in the tense New Years' Test at Sydney. It was his third century at the SCG and his 38th Test century overall, with him averaging of 326 at the ground when completing the innings. Sachin was instrumental in India's first innings score of 330, scoring a respectable 71 points in the third Test at the WACA cricket ground in Perth. India won the WACA for the fourth time in a row, bringing an end to Australia's run of 16 consecutive victories. He scored 153 in the first innings of the Adelaide Oval, ending in a draw. Laxman for the fifth wicket led India to a score of 282 for 5 from 156 for 4. He received the Man of the Match Award.

Tendulkar became the first batsman to complete 16,000 runs in ODIs as a member of the One-Day International Commonwealth Bank Tri-Series involving India, Sri Lanka, and Australia. On February 5, 2008 at the Gabba in Brisbane, he made this triumph over Sri Lanka against Sri Lanka. He began the series with 10s, 34, and 32 points. In the middle of the tournament, Tendulkar came back a bit, but Tendulkar came back a lot in India's must-win game against Sri Lanka at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart, scoring 63 off 54 balls. He finished the series with a 117 not out of 120 balls in the first final and 91 runs in the second final. Both of the knocks were selected to be the best ODI Batting Performance of the Year by ESPNCricinfo.

South Africa toured in March and April 2008 for a three-Test tour. In his first innings of the series, Tendulkar scored a five-ball duck; he sustained a groin strain in the test and, as a result, was compelled not only to miss the second and third Tests but also the first half of the IPL's inaugural season.

Tendulkar ran for 177 runs to defeat Brian Lara's record of Test 11,953 runs during the Indian cricket team's tour of Sri Lanka in July 2008. However, he failed in all six innings, totaling 95 runs. India lost the series, with a minimum of three matches being his lowest in a Test series.

Tendulkar was forced to miss the following ODI series against Sri Lanka due to injuries. However, during Australia's tour of India, he returned to fitness and form, scoring 13 and 49 in the first Test before falling 88 in the first innings of the second Test, breaking the record for the most Test runs run by Brian Lara. When he was on 61, he also hit the 12,000-run mark. On the day he made the record, he referred to it as the highest in 19 years of his career. India won the series 2–0 and regained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after he made a fifty in the third Test and 109 in the fourth.

Tendulkar was unable to return to England for the first three ODIs of a seven-match series due to an injury, but he made 11 in the fourth ODI and 50 in the fifth before the series was called off due to the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, with the scoreline falling 5–0 to India.

Following the terror attacks in Mumbai, England returned for a two-match Test series in December 2008, and the first Test, which had been originally scheduled to be played in Mumbai, was postponed to Chennai. For victory in the match, Tendulkar scored 103 not out and shared a 163-run unbroken fifth wicket partnership with Yuvraj Singh, chowing 387 runs. In the fourth innings of a Test match, this was his third century, and the first resulted in a victory. He devoted this century to the victims of the Mumbai terror attacks. By ESPNCricinfo, the knock was rated as one of the year's Test Batting Excellence of the Year. In the second Test at Mohali, Tendulkar failed, resulting in a draw. India won the series 1–0.

In early 2009, India revisited Sri Lanka for five ODIs as the Pakistani series had been cancelled due to Pakistan's security situation and the Mumbai attacks. In the first three matches, Tendulkar scored 5,6 and 7 runs before being dismissed leg before wicket in any of them, and did not participate in the remaining two matches.

Three Tests and five ODIs were used in India's next assignment against New Zealand. Tendulkar's unbeaten 163 in the third match before stomach cramps forced him to stop his innings. India made 392, won the match and then won the series 3–1. In the first Test, Tendulkar's 42nd Test century, was defeated, India took the first Test, and Tendulkar scored 160. In the second Test and 62 and 9 in the third, play was suspended on the third day due to rain, with India needing only two wickets to win. He made 49 and 64 runs. India won the series 1–0.

In early September 2009, Tendulkar had to rest for the ODI tour of West Indies, but he was back for the Compaq Cup Tri Series between India, Sri Lanka, and New Zealand. He played 47 and 27 in the league before losing by 46 runs in the final, defeating 138. This was Tendulkar's sixth century in the ODI tournament's finals, with his third straight score in those finals.

Tendulkar scored 8 against Pakistan in the ICC Champions trophy in South Africa, defeating India in eight wickets. In the third match against the West Indies, the next match against Australia was postponed due to rain and he was out with a stomach virus.

In October, Australia returned to India for a seven-match ODI series, and Tendulkar scored 14, 32, 40, and 40 in the first four games. Australia has scored 350/4 in 50 overs in the fifth match, with the series tied at 2–2. Tendulkar scored a 175 off 141 runs for his 45th ODI century. Just as it seemed that he'd steer India to the big victory target, Clint McKay's debutant bowler failed to pull a longer fine leg only to be caught by Nathan Hauritz, with India needing 19 runs to win with 18 wickets and four wickets remaining. The Indian tail collapsed, and Australia won the match by three runs. Tendulkar made his first appearance in 17,000 ODI runs, as well as the third highest score in a loss. ESPNCricinfo named the knock as the Best ODI Batting Show of 2009 for the second time.

Tendulkar scored 69, 43, 96 not out and 8 in the first four matches against Sri Lanka in 2009–10, with the fifth match being called off due to the pitch being unfit and potentially lethal. India won the series 3–1. He scored 100 not out in the first Test, as India clinched innings victories in both the Tests and victory in the series 2–0.

Sachin retired from the ODI tri-series in Bangladesh in 2010, but later appeared in the Test series. In the first Test, he scored 105 not out and 16 not out, while the second had 143. Both India and Pakistan have won the Tests.

Tendulkar scored 7 and 100 in the first Test of the two-Test Series against South Africa. In the first innings of the second Test, he scored 106, his 47th century in Test cricket. It was also his fourth century in a row, and it was the fourth Indian to do so. Tendulkar scored 200 not out in the second match of the upcoming ODI series, becoming the world's first batsman to score a double century in ODI cricket and defeating Pakistan's Saeed Anwar and Zimbabwe's Charles Coventry's 194 record.

The 2011 World Cup was held in Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka. Tendulkar, India's top run-scoring batsman for the tournament, scored more runs in the 2011 tournament than in the ICC "Team of the Tournament," amassing 482 runs at an average of 53.55 over two centuries. In the final, India defeated Sri Lanka. Tendulkar wrote that winning the World Cup is the proudest moment of my life. ... My tears of delight were impossible to handle.

In June, India was supposed to tour the West Indies, but Tendulkar declined to participate. In July, he returned to the squad for India's tour of England. Tendulkar's centennial century in international cricket was being portrayed in the media throughout the tour (Test and ODIs combined). However, 91 was his highest test result in the Tests, while England defeated India 4–0, placing them as the No. 1 in the series. Tendulkar averaged 34.12 in the series, with Tendulkar scoring 34.12 in the series. The Test team is ranked No. 1 on the one-ranked list. Tendulkar's right foot injury in 2001 flared up, and as a result, he was ruled out of the ODI series that followed. During the first Test match against the West Indies at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in New Delhi, Tendulkar set another record on November 8th, 2011. He was named in the ICC's World Test XI for his 2011 appearances.

After India's tour of Australia, Ian Chappell was dissatisfied with Sachin's results. Sachin's attempt to reach his 100th century has proved to be a challenge for the entire team, according to him, and has hampered their Tour of Australia results. Kapil Dev, the former India World Cup champion and all-rounder, has also stated his view that Sachin should have resigned from ODI after the World Cup. Geoff Lawson, a former Australian fast bowler, has said Sachin has the right to choose when to resign, but Tendulkar does not have to postpone it for too long. Sachin was expected to be included in the BCCI's national Test squad for the upcoming series against New Zealand, which began in August 2012.

Tendulkar scored his 100th international 100 at Mirpur against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup on March 16, 2012. He was the first individual in history to achieve this feat, as well as his first ODI century against Bangladesh. "It's been a tough phase for me," he said. I wasn't worrying about the 100th anniversary; the media started all this; everywhere I went, the restaurant, room service, everyone was talking about the 100th century. Nobody talked about my 99 hundreds. Because no one talked about my 99 cents, it became physically exhausting for me. Despite Tendulkar's century, India failed to win the match against Bangladesh by 5 wickets.

Tendulkar returned to the Ranji Trophy to regain some form against New Zealand and suffering a slump in form, ahead of the England Series at home on November 2nd, 2012. This was his first Ranji Trophy match since 2009. On day one, he scored 137 out of 136 balls, including 21 fours and 3 sixes, bringing his team to 344 for 4 at stumps.

However, some people have started to question his place in the Indian team after a poor showing in the first two Tests in the series against England and India being humiliated in the second match of the series by ten wickets on November 26th. Tendulkar had a discussion with national chief selector Sandeep Patil, in which he said he'd leave it to the selectors to determine on his future because he isn't receiving any runs. This belief, on the other hand, was later found to be inaccurate.

Then opted to compete in the 2012–13 Ranji Trophy's knockout stage. In the quarterfinals against Baroda, he scored 108 runs before being bowled by Murtuja Vain, where Sachin was playing in a 234-run team with opener Wasim Jaffer (150) for the 3rd wicket at Wankhede Stadium. Mumbai eventually piled up 645/9 and claimed a 1st innings lead on the 1st innings. Sachin had a 81-run 4th wicket partnership with Abhishek Nayar (70), but Mumbai eventually won by 1st innings after the game went into the sixth day due to rain delays. Following a miscommunication with Wasim Jaffer, he was disqualified for 22 runs in the final against Saurashtra. Mumbai eventually took the Ranji Trophy 2012–13.

He also competed in the Irani Trophy for Mumbai, where he scored 140* against the Rest of India and helped Mumbai to score 409 in response to Rest of India's 526. This was also his 81st century in first-class cricket, surpassing Sunil Gavaskar's Indian record for the most first-class hundreds.

Tendulkar resigned from One Day International after poor results in the 2012 series against England, but he will be available for Test cricket. Former India captain Sourav Ganguly said that Tendulkar might have been "tough to see an Indian (ODI) team list without Tendulkar's name on it," and Javagal Srinath said it will be "tough to see an Indian (ODI) team list without Tendulkar's name in it."

He said he did not play the format again after playing in a Twenty20 International in 2006 against South Africa. He declared his retirement from the IPL after his Mumbai Indians defeated Chennai Super Kings by 23 runs at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on May 26 to win the Indian Premier League 2013. After playing the 2013 Champions League Twenty2020 in India for Mumbai Indians, he retired from Twenty20 cricket and limited-overs cricket.

After the two-Test series against the West Indies in November, Tendulkar announced on October 10th that he would retire from all cricket. The BCCI arranged that the two matches be played in Kolkata and Mumbai at his behest, so that the farewell matches will be played at his home ground. In his last Test innings against the West Indies, he scored 74 runs, falling short of 16,000 runs in Test cricket, making him the next man to bat after him was Virat Kohli. The Cricket Association of Bengal and the Mumbai Cricket Association staged functions to celebrate his retirement from cricket. In a day-long Salaam Sachin Conclave hosted by India Today, several national and international figures from cricket, politics, Bollywood, and other fields talked to him.

He captained the MCC team at Lord's in July 2014 for the Bicentennial Celebration match. He was named ambassador of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 event in December 2014. It's his second term as the ambassador of the last ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. In consecutive terms of the cricket world cup (2011 and 2015), he earned the ambassador position of the ICC Cricket world cup.

In collaboration with former Australian cricketer Shane Warne, Tendulkar arranged exhibition cricket matches. All-Stars hosted in the United States and saw injured players, some of whom were Sourav Ganguly, Shoaib Akhtar, Wasim Akram.

He led the India legends team to victory in the 2020–21 Road Safety World Series, as the top run scorer for the Indian team in the tournament.

During The Big Appeal, he served as a mentor for the Ponting XI. He batted an over against Ellyse Perry and Annabel Sutherland at Perry's request during the innings break.

Post-playing career

He was named by BCCI into the Cricket Advisory Committee in 2015 (CAC). He was one of three members of the committee, as well as VVS Laxman and Sourav Ganguly. He resigned from this position after reports of a conflict of interest were raised against him. BCCI initiated an initiative to appoint a head coach for India's cricket team. Anil Kumble, the CAC's national team's head coach, was appointed on June 23rd.

During the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup, Tendulkar made his debut as a cricket commentator.

He served as a mentor for Mumbai's team in the 2021 IPL season.

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