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Sachin Tendulkar, right and wife Anjali arrives at the Centre Court to watch Roger Federer of Switzerland against Andy Roddick of U.S. in their men's final match at Wimbledon, Sunday, July 5, 2009.
Highlights from the launch of the Sachin Tendulkar Opus at the Opus Store on 11 June 2009.
The Tendulkar Opus will feature previously unpublished family pictures, rare memorabilia and action shots chosen by Sachin himself and complemented by his own reminiscences will ensure this Opus is the definitive work on the record-breaking batsman.
Sachin Tendulkar event in London - 1 - announces Opus (HD)
Sachin Tendulkar event in London - 2 - visits school (HD)
On the day that the Tendulkar Opus was announced, Sachin Tendulkar took time out of his busy schedule to visit a local school to answer a few questions for an enthusiastic group of young cricket fans.
Opus cameras were there to capture the question and answer session.
Sachin Tendulkar event in London - 3 - press conference for Opus
At the press conference to announce the Sachin Tendulkar Opus, the little master himself answered questions from the worlds press. He then became the first sportsman ever to give a DNA sample in a live press conference. Using rare DNA technology, the sample will be used to create a stunning two-metre wide multicoloured artwork in the Opus that will quite literally show the make-up of a sporting genius.
Sachin Tendulkar event in London - 4 - photo shoot for Opus
Late Bradman rates top 11 cricketers
Last Updated: Monday, August 13, 2001 | 8:02 PM ET
CBC Sports
Sir Donald Bradman, the greatest cricket batsman in history, rated India's Sachin Tendulkar as the only current international good enough to make his dream team, Bradman's biographer revealed Monday.
The launch of Bradman's biography and the contentious Bradman 11 was made almost six months after the former Australian cricket captain died at his Adelaide home at the age of 92.
Bradman included seven Australians in his 11 along with South African opener Barry Richards, West Indies all-rounder Sir Garfield Sobers, and English bowler Alec Bedser.
Another Englishman, Wally Hammond, was 12th man.
Bradman's biographer, Roland Perry, said the "The Don's" intention was to select an attacking combination, despite it containing only four specialist batsmen.
"If they can't make 500, who can?" was Bradman's argument, according to Perry.
Bradman selected himself as the No. 3 batsman behind openers Richards and Authur Morris, his teammate on Australia's "Invincibles" tour of England in 1948.
He picked Tendulkar at No. 4 :clap: and then Sobers as No. 5.
Australia's Don Tallon was selected as wicketkeeper.
Bradman opted for his contemporaries in the leg-spin department, preferring Bill O'Reilly and Clarrie Grimmett to Shane Warne, the current Australian spinner who is rated as the world's best.
Australians Ray Lindwall and Dennis Lillee were the pace spearheads of the five-pronged bowling attack.
The release of Bradman's team was delayed until after his death so that he would avoid being inundated with requests for explanations and interviews, Perry said.
Bradman scored 6,996 runs in 52 Tests spanning 20 years until 1948.
His average of 99.94 runs per Test innings was far superior to any other batsman.
South Africa's Graeme Pollock was next on the all-time averages standings with 60.97.
Sobers, described by Bradman as the greatest cricketer ever, had a batting average of 57.78.
Bradman's team: Barry Richards (South Africa), Arthur Morris (Australia), Don Bradman (Australia), Sachin Tendulkar (India), Garry Sobers (West Indies), Don Tallon (Australia), Ray Lindwall (Australia), Dennis Lillee (Australia), Alec Bedser (England), Bill O'Reilly (Australia), Clarrie Grimmett (Australia).
12th man Wally Hammond (England).
Sachin was not shown while lots of other celebrities were shown
Tendulkar not fit for T20: Buchanan
http://cricket.rediff.com/report/200...0-buchanan.htm
Naansense! He played really well for Mumbai Indians! :evil:Quote:
"In the position he plays -- as an opener of No 3 -- the T20 game requires not only the finesse and skills he has, but also the power and domination, an ability to take the bowlers on while being creative.
"You have to be inventive and fearless. And I don't see those qualities as part of Sachin's make-up at this stage of his career. Sachin Tendulkar is still a great player but not in this arena of T20," Buchanan said in the book, published by Orient Paperbacks.
buchanans take on t20 cricket pathi naade ariyum :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sanguine Sridhar
Tendulkar's criticism spells death for neutral venues
DNA CorrespondentThursday, July 9, 2009 2:14 IST
Mumbai: The Board seems to have paid heed to Sachin Tendulkar's view. The Little Master had last year criticised BCCI's policy of having neutral venues for Ranji knock-out games.
"I'm not in favour of neutral venues. I feel either team should play at its home ground.
As for the wicket, it should be monitored, which would be the case if a team is playing on its home ground. It is fun to have crowd supporting you at your home ground and against you in away games. That adds to the intensity, people rooting for you, the atmosphere is just different," Tendulkar had said ahead of the Mumbai-Saurashtra semifinal in Chennai.
The technical committee of the Board reversed the decision on Wednesday. It said all the knock-out matches will be played on home and away basis. A top official of the Board confirmed that Tendulkar comments were taken with a lot of seriousness. The neutral venues system for the knock-out matches in Ranji Trophy was in place for the last two years.
"The Ranji knockout matches will be played on a home and away basis, as opposed to the 'neutral venue' system," the Board said. As an extension to the policy, the Board said the pitches for all the knock-out matches will be monitored by a special committee consisting of Sunil Gavaskar,Chetan Chauhan, Sourav Ganguly and K Srikkanth.
http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report...venues_1272441
Is he under drugs by any chance. How in the world he forgot the drubbing given by sachin to his KKR Team this IPL?.
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Originally Posted by Sanguine Sridhar
I thought sachin will retire with the centuries and run aggregate records and then ponting will break it. But looks like ponting will have the record even before.
Bloody english nincompoops - swann podrache well bowled bhajji-nu oru sound vutta ricky velavelathu poyida mattan?
how many matches sachin play in this year?..against which opposition? :?Quote:
Originally Posted by Plum