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Sachin Tendulkar will arrive at Madame Tussauds (official video)
http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/01/stor...0156212300.htm
Difficult to pinpoint what went wrong
S. Ram Mahesh
Sachin Tendulkar’s re-entry will benefit India in the ODI series
— PHOTO: AP
TIME TO REGROUP: The Indians should put behind the T20 series loss and do well in the ODI series now that they know the conditions and pitches well.
Wellington: Twenty20 — cricket’s most condensed format — doesn’t lend itself to obsessive analysis.
Commenting in 1975 on the fleeting nature of one-day cricket (which was then 60-overs-a-side mind you), England’s Tony Lewis wrote: It is easy to exaggerate sometimes, but even more unforgivable not to recognise moments of true excellence when you see them and savour them briefly before they die with the next ball, or, in this case, the next day.
Yet this is roughly where we find ourselves — attempting to recognise the moments of true excellence (and true mediocrity) in the two Twenty20 Internationals that have passed, so we may venture an extrapolation on how the five-match ODI series, next on the agenda, will shape.
It’s a measure of the space in cricket for the general and the particular to co-exist, that such an exercise across formats isn’t entirely foolhardy.
“It is great to play a few T20 games before the one-dayers,” said Indian captain M.S. Dhoni, who retained his equipoise despite the back-to-back defeats. “There is no point in sulking and complaining that we lost two games. I am happy with the preparation and the effort. Most of the guys have spent reasonable time at the wicket, they know how the wickets will behave, and this will be of great help when the one-day series comes around.”
Out of sync
India’s batting lost it the Twenty20 Internationals. But it wasn’t so much a case of being tyrannised by the conditions — which is often the norm on tours of New Zealand — as a failing of their situational awareness.
India’s batsmen didn’t pace the innings with the adeptness this format requires; they also appeared strangely out of sync, although it is difficult to put a finger on exactly what went wrong.
They lit the fuse at both ends in Christchurch, burning out before Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh rescued matters slightly. Here at the Westpac Stadium, they lost vital wickets in the middle, which, combined with Dhoni struggling to lay a vehement bat on ball, cost them the late surge that might have realised a total of 170 to 180.
Even here, we must be wary of exaggeration. It’s impossible to know how much of the batting failure was brain fade, how much was influenced by the New Zealand bowlers, who did terrifically well in finding the hole, as they call the yorker length, and how much was reaction not lining up with execution. Dhoni’s comment that we are a much more talented batting unit than we have shown doesn’t clear things up either.
New Zealand, on the other hand, found the right pace to bat at. The most pleasing aspect has been the top four with the bat, said captain Daniel Vettori, who himself has contributed outstandingly with the ball.
“They get us off to great starts and then finish it. That’s exciting because the top four wins a lot of Twenty20 games and a lot of one-day games. They will be together for a pretty long time, they’re all young, and so it is exciting times for New Zealand cricket.”
Batting second helped. Knowing the target allows easier compartmentalisation of the innings. What also helped, counter-intuitive as it sounds, was Brendon McCullum not hitting the ball as he’s accustomed to! He was forced to bat through the innings in the first game, gluing the power-hitters together, and although he rediscovered his touch in the second game, the experience of Christchurch stood him in good stead.
In a hurry
Perhaps the nature of one-day cricket (contrasted with Twenty20 cricket) will assist India’s batsmen. In the Twenty20 Internationals, Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag were in a hurry beyond even their considerable powers.
Sehwag once said he bats quicker than is healthy in limited-overs cricket, and this tendency seemed to manifest itself in his great mate Gambhir. The extra time to work with in the ODIs could be just what they need.
Sachin Tendulkar’s re-entry will benefit the side as well. Lost amidst his physical genius are his batting brain and the intangible value of his presence. New Zealand is where Tendulkar found his calling in one-day cricket, when promoted to open. Enabling India win its first ODI series here will round things off nicely.[/tscii]
http://www.ptinews.com/pti%5Cptisite...1?OpenDocument
Isolate Tendulkar and Dravid to tame India: Parore to Kiwis
Wellington, Feb 28 (PTI) Former Kiwi player Adam Parore has advised the New Zealanders to "isolate" Indian greats Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid if the hosts aspire to succeed in the later Test series against the tourists.
Parore said Indians are vulnerable in cold conditions here but because Tendulkar and Dravid are quick to adapt to any conditions, taming them would help the hosts immensely.
"Two of the greats, Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, are here, and they will be expected to make runs the way they almost always do. Greats like Tendulkar and Dravid know how to adapt. They will make runs anywhere. It is unrealistic to expect to dominate them.
"The idea is to operate as a team, to isolate the great players so as to put the pressure on the others," Parore wrote in his coloumn for the 'New Zealand Herald'.
The former stumper, who had joined rebel ICL, said Indian batsmen will struggle because of the completely different conditions in his country.
"Still, I think our bowlers have certain advantages, because the conditions are so foreign to the Indians. And whereas India has had a bit of success in, say Australia, recently, the way we take the pace off the ball and our ability to exploit our two-paced wickets should still trouble them," he wrote.
New Zealand will play three-match Test series against India starting from March 18. PTI
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So the world champions were bested at Twenty20 cricket. It has been the perfect start to the series for fans in New Zealand. They get right behind their team, and even though you don't see Daniel Vettori or Ross Taylor on advertising hoardings, they are loved in this rugby-crazy nation. The one thing fans long for since India arrived on February 21, is just when they'd get a chance to watch Sachin Tendulkar?
Wherever you go in the world, the refrain of home fans is the same: Let Sachin get a hundred, but let our team win. Given how infrequently India have travelled to New Zealand, this tour is a first opportunity for many in the younger generation to get a good look at the little maestro.
At Wellington, a young fan turned up at practice and got Tendulkar to autograph his arm, only to show up the next day with that signature inked in as a tattoo. Taxi driver tales are often clichéd or apocryphal, but when Mark Wong, of Chinese origin, told this correspondent that India played poorly outside their country but that "little guy has been playing for 20 years, no?", you knew the extent of Tendulkar's impact.
For many fans, Indian cricket is synonymous with Tendulkar, the presence of Rahul Dravid, V.V.S. Laxman, M.S. Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh notwithstanding. For Tendulkar, the recent past has been about ticking the unchecked boxes as he reached the evening of his career. Last year in Australia, he scored a match-winning hundred and another near-ton to propel India to their first-ever ODI tri-series triumph Down Under. Late December in Chennai, Tendulkar stayed unbeaten on the final day as India chased down an incredible target, thereby putting to rest the accusation that he did not finish games for India.
In a 20-year career, through five trips to New Zealand, Tendulkar has not reached three figures in ODIs. Overall, he's the most prolific Indian, 1460 runs from 38 matches at 41.71. He has four hundreds, but all have come at home.
When the curtain goes up on the ODIs at Napier's McLean Park on Tuesday, Tendulkar will have his best chance to set the record straight.
India, who chose to stay back in Wellington for an extra day on Sunday, had to cancel their practice session because of tender underfoot conditions. But clear skies are predicted after the weekend rain receded. The pitches are expected to be much better for batting than on previous trips here and India's star is on the rise.
Tendulkar has been in the country 10 days without playing a game and the interest of fans is piqued. All that he needs to do is light up the stage that he has uniquely made his own.
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http://uk.reuters.com/article/sports...51R0GL20090228
India's Tendulkar celebrates ton at Tussauds
Sat Feb 28, 2009 8:22am GMT
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indians have long believed no one holds a candle to Sachin Tendulkar and now the master batsman is having his image cast in wax at Madame Tussauds in London.
Tendulkar's triumphant image will go up at the famous waxwork museum in April, next to other cricketing greats such as retired West Indies batsman Brian Lara and Australian spinner Shane Warne, Tussauds said in a statement.
The highest test and one-day run-getter's figure will also rub shoulders with sporting headliners such as David Beckham and Tiger Woods in the museum's interactive sports zone.
"We are delighted to confirm our next sporting superstar is going to be Sachin Tendulkar; his achievements on the cricket pitch are phenomenal and he is one of the biggest names in international sport," Liz Edwards, Madame Tussauds PR manager, said in the statement.
Tendulkar will be the first Indian sports personality to be unveiled at Tussauds, although the museum features wax statues of many Bollywood actors and politicians.
Tendulkar will be featured in a typical celebratory "on the pitch" pose after scoring a century, dressed in cricket whites.
He has already had a sitting with a team that travelled to Mumbai to capture a catalogue of reference photographs and over 200 precise measurements.
There will also be a cricketing challenge around the introduction of the figure, where guests can test their skills against the 'masterblaster', it said.
(Reporting by N.Ananthanarayanan; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
The six at 5.22 in video 3 over the pavilion box and on to the road :shock: :notworthy:
MichaEl Holding says it is somewhere in the range of 78 storeys :D.
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This 100 marks Thalaivan's 36th International 100 (ODI- 20 and Test - 16)and on this day he went past the records of Desmond Haynes, Sir Vivian Richards and Sunil Gavaskar who had 35 Hundreds till then.
And all this @ 25 :notworthy:
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லண்டன் அருங்காட்சியகத்தில் தெண்டுல்கருக்கு மெழுகுச்சிலை
லண்டன் அருங்காட்சியகத்தில் இந்திய கிரிக்கெட் வீரர் தெண்டுல்கருக்கு மெழுகுச்சிலை நிறுவப்படுகிறது.
மெழுகுச்சிலை இங்கிலாந்து தலைநகர் லண்டனில் உள்ள Ôமேடம் டுசாட்ஸ்Õ என்ற பிரபலமான மெழுகுச்சிலை அருங்காட்சியகம் ஏராளமான பயணிகளை கவரும் முக்கிய சுற்றுலா மையமாக விளங்கி வருகிறது. இதில் உலகின் பல்வேறு துறைகளை சேர்ந்த புகழ்பெற்ற நட்சத்திரங்களுக்கு மெழுகுச்சிலை வைத்து கவுரவிக்கப்படுகிறது. இங்கு இந்தியாவைச் சேர்ந்த பாலிவுட் நடிகர்கள் அமிதாப் பச்சன், ஷாரூக்கான், ஐஸ்வர்யா ராய், சல்மான்கான் மற்றும் முன்னாள் பிரதமர்கள் இந்திரா காந்தி, ராஜீவ்காந்தி, பி.வி.நரசிம்மராவ் ஆகியோருக்கு ஏற்கனவே மெழுகுச்சிலை வைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.
இருப்பினும் இதுவரை இந்தியாவைச் சேர்ந்த எந்த ஒரு விளையாட்டு வீரரின் சிலையும், இந்த புகழ்பெற்ற அருங்காட்சியகத்தில் வைக்கப்படாமல் இருந்தது. இந்த குறை இந்திய கிரிக்கெட் அணியின் சாதனை மன்னன் சச்சின் தெண்டுல்கர் மூலம் நிவர்த்தியாக உள்ளது.
ஏப்ரல் மாதம் திறப்பு
இது பற்றி அருங்காட்சியக செய்தி தொடர்பாளர் கூறுகையில், Ôஒரு நாள் மற்றும் டெஸ்ட் கிரிக்கெட்டில் அதிக ரன்கள் குவித்தவர் என்ற பெருமையை பெற்றுள்ள தெண்டுல்கருக்கு மெழுகுச்சிலை நிறுவி கவுரவப்படுத்த உள்ளோம். அருங்காட்சியகத்தில் ஏற்கனவே நிறுவப்பட்டுள்ள வெஸ்ட் இண்டீஸ் கிரிக்கெட் வீரர் லாரா, ஆஸ்திரேலிய கிரிக்கெட் வீரர் ஷேன் வார்னே ஆகியோரின் சிலைக்கு அருகே தெண்டுல்கரின் சிலையை நிறுவ திட்டமிட்டு இருக்கிறோம்Õ என்றார்.
இதையட்டி கடந்த வாரம் தெண்டுல்கர் லண்டன் சென்றிருந்தார். அப்போது, உருவச்சிலையை தயாரிக்க ஏதுவாக அவரை அளவெடுக்கும் பணி முழுமையாக நடந்தது. டெஸ்ட் கிரிக்கெட் உடையுடன் அவர் அளவெடுக்கப்பட்டார். பின்னர் அந்த உடையை நன்கொடையாக அளித்தார்.
தெண்டுல்கரின் மெழுகுச்சிலையை உருவாக்கும் பணி மேடம் டுசாட்சில் உள்ள சிற்ப கூடத்தில் நடந்து வருகிறது. இதற்காக ஒரு கோடி ரூபாய் செலவழிக்கப்படுகிறது. தெண்டுல்கரின் மெழுகுச்சிலை ஏப்ரல் மாதத்தில் திறக்கப்படும். 8-)
Source: Dailythanthi dated 01-03-2009
Thanks a lot AF. These videos have some rare footages. Thalaivar's first ODI century, famous Perth century :shock: This is a treasure :notworthy: Million thanks to the uploader too :2thumbsup:
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Vaarum, Ummai than thedittu irundhein, oyy so late? :twisted:
Seriously these are classic videos. :notworthy:. Vaazgha conhuman :).
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Originally Posted by littlemaster1982
I downloaded these vids to my hard drive. Netthudhan paarthen :|
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I am chappal (Read Ian Chappel) has included annan in world xi less than two years after he said annan should retire.
http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/maga...ry/392791.html
This is what we call "eating his own words" :PQuote:
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India bank on Tendulkar for ODI boost
6 hours ago
NAPIER, New Zealand (AFP) — India are set to recall record-breaking batsman Sachin Tendulkar as they head into a one-day series against New Zealand this week looking to bounce back from two Twenty20 defeats.
Tendulkar, who sat out the Twenty20 games, was brought on the tour specifically for the one-day internationals and Tests and Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is confident he will boost the tourists.
"When you're playing against him, it plays on your mind," he said of Tendulkar, who has amassed a record 16,440 runs in 422 ODIs.
"It's not just his batting and bowling, you see the amount of contributions he makes with his experience," he added.
But the home side will be be hoping they can repeat their successes against the master batsman during India's 2002-03 tour of New Zealand, when Tendulkar had a dismal run with innings of a duck, one and one.
Skipper Daniel Vettori said New Zealand had strategies in place to deal with Tendulkar but they would have to be precise.
"You can have plans for him but it has to be inch-perfect," he said.
Dhoni played down the opening losses, saying the games had given his side valuable time in the middle.
"We know everyone is in good nick and each and every one is playing his shots that he normally plays," Dhoni said.
"I feel we are batting in the right areas and hopefully the mistakes are quite easy to avoid."
And Vettori is not getting carried away with his side's two victories in the 20-over version of the game.
"I think our team will be feeling good, but in saying that, India have played some great cricket over the last year or so, so they will still be confident," Vettori said.
"They know they can bounce back from these performances (in the Twenty20s). We knew right from the start we had to play some very, very good cricket if we want to compete and beat India and that's the same mantra we will have throughout the one-day series."
New Zealand will be at full strength for the first ODI on Tuesday, with the injury-prone Jacob Oram returning to bowling duties after playing as a batsman in the Twenty20s.
"I'll look to bowl him a few overs. It definitely won't be a full spell, but even a little bit of him makes a big difference so we'll probably choose between Ian Butler and Tim Southee in terms of the final seamer," Vettori said.
Kyle Mills also returns after recovering from an Achilles problem and will be a valuable addition to an attack that was battered in the opening overs of the Twenty20s by Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir and Suresh Raina.
The right-armer, and world's third-ranked ODI bowler, has enjoyed success against India, taking 16 wickets at 27.87 in 13 matches.
Vettori said New Zealand are likely to bat first if they win the toss because the lights at McLean Park are less bright than others around the country.
India have one injury concern, with fast bowler Ishant Sharma a doubt after injuring his shoulder in the second Twenty20.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp...zOnZi8XSD08UaA
Tendulkar changes dressing room atmosphere completely: Dhoni
Joseph Hoover
Napier, Mar 2 (PTI) On the back foot after twin Twenty20 losses to New Zealand, Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni today said Sachin Tendulkar's return to the side has boosted the team's morale ahead of the one-day series.
"He is a great player. Not only from a batting or bowling point of view, if you see the amount of contribution he can make to the side from his experience is amazing. He changes the dressing room atmosphere completely," said Dhoni ahead of the day-night ODI series opener.
Dhoni said he cannot quantify Tendulkar's influence on the team and the opponents.
"That is very difficult for me to answer. But when he was playing against us (Chennai Super Kings) for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League, it played on your mind. The amount of ideas he has got apart from being a very talented and aggressive cricketer is phenomenal.
"And there are lots of things you have to be careful about him. You have to be careful about each and everything you do out on the field," said Dhoni.
India, the pre-series favourites, have been pulled back by defeats in the Twenty20 matches, which were given a miss by Tendulkar. PTI
http://www.ptinews.com/pti%5Cptisite...8?OpenDocument
http://www.voxy.co.nz/sport/little-m...ce-felt/5/9776
Monday, 2 March, 2009 - 18:07
Little Master Makes Presence Felt
By Chris Barclay of NZPA
Napier, March 2 NZPA - New Zealand's new generation of cricketers have been urged not to be overwhelmed when sharing a ground with Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar for the first time tomorrow.
Attempting to limit Tendulkar's wide array of shots is hardly unique for New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori, but he concedes less experienced members of his attack could be distracted by their assignment against the "little master".
Pace trio Tim Southee, Iain O'Brien, Ian Butler plus part timers Grant Elliott and Jesse Ryder have never had the dubious honour of bowling to the 35-year-old cricketing legend -- though that will change for the majority when the five-match one-day series starts at McLean Park here tomorrow (2pm NZT).
Tendulkar, on his seventh tour of New Zealand, is poised to make his first appearance against the Black Caps for six years in a much-anticipated series opener.
Vettori accepted Tendulkar's glowing reputation might play on the minds of his relatively inexperienced bowling line-up.
"There's an immense amount of respect for the player he is and I suppose for a lot of our younger guys he could almost be their favourite player when they were growing up," Vettori said.
"Guys all have their own stories of sitting round watching Sachin play but, like when you go to Australia, you've got to quickly go past your boyhood heroes and realise it's an international game."
Vettori said the team had sought to downplay Tendulkar's imminent arrival but there was no escaping the influence he could add to an already potent -- if under-performing -- batting line-up.
"He brings a wealth of experience, he has been to New Zealand on a number of occasions and he understands the conditions," Vettori said of the 422-ODI veteran.
Coaching staff have been probing for weaknesses in Tendulkar's set-up and are aware he struggled on his last visit here in 2003, scoring just two runs in three ODI innings.
And his most recent ODI series in Sri Lanka last month only amounted to scores of five, six and seven before he was dismissed leg before wicket each time.
Vettori said strategies were in place to curb Tendulkar but they had to be precise.
"You can have plans for him but it has to be inch perfect," he said.
"You see how guys have succeeded against him in the past but there has to be a lot of hard work and you have to be consistent.
"If you miss slightly against these guys you're going to get hurt."
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who plays against Tendulkar at domestic level, admitted the diminutive right hander was an intimidating presence.
"When you're playing against him, it plays on your mind .... `Sachin is there'," he said.
"It's not just his batting and bowling, you see the amount of contributions he makes with his experience."
While Tendulkar bolsters an already impressive top order, Vettori felt New Zealand had the capacity to counterbalance their contributions as Brendon McCullum, Ryder, Martin Guptill and Ross Taylor meld as a unit.
The quartet all fired at various stages as the Twenty20 series was won 2-0, Vettori rating them the most promising top four he had batted behind since his 235-game ODI career started 12 years ago.
"This is probably the most exciting top four that I've played with and they could be around for a long, long time.
"It means we've got match winners there as well as guys that can adapt to situations," said Vettori, who predicted a score of 280-300 would be required tomorrow on what appears another perfect batting surface.
Both sides have issues with their bowling stocks. Vettori has to decide between Southee and Butler -- who played his last ODI in Melbourne in 2004 -- as the third seamer behind Mills and O'Brien.
India, meanwhile, are set to omit right arm quick Ishant Sharma after he landed heavily on his right shoulder during the Twenty20 in Wellington last Friday.
Dhoni was unfazed at the prospect of losing a strike bowler, saying he would rather rest Sharma now than risk his causing more damage ahead of the three-test series.
Munaf Patel or Praveen Kumar will join the pace attack.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4865834a1823.html
Kiwis in awe of Tendulkar
By JONATHAN MILLMOW - The Dominion Post | Tuesday, 03 March 2009
It seems everyone has the same wish today to watch Sachin Tendulkar bat for a couple of hours and for the home side to continue on their winning roll.
The man with a bat as wide as an elephant's tongue and over 80 international hundreds enters the stage when the one-day series between New Zealand and India opens in Napier.
Yesterday, Tendulkar was able to lunch without fuss on the main street and on his plate today will be a pitch very much to his liking and short square boundaries.
New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori is watching over a group of young players and hopes the occasion will not get to them. "There is an immense amount of respect for him and, for a lot of our players, he could almost be their favourite player growing up.
"Tim Southee was two when he toured out here for the first time. Guys all have their stories of sitting around watching Sachin bat but, like when you go to Australia, you have to quickly go past your boyhood heroes and realise that it is an international game."
New Zealand have a bowling plan for Tendulkar.
They know the 35-year-old plays all around the wicket, they know he is strong off both feet and hits gaps, but they also know he has a moderate record in New Zealand.
The tactic in the past has been to dry him up and string together as many dot balls as possible.
Few teams scout their opponents as well as New Zealand. They generally kept Australia at bay in the Chappell-Hadlee series and their execution in the Twenty20 matches against India was impressive. Still, if Tendulkar or Virender Sehwag get into stride, it hardly matters where you pitch it.
"The big thing with the bowlers is just to put the ball in the right spot. If it gets hit for six, I can live with that," Vettori said. "If we go searching and give them width, then we get ourselves into trouble."
India arrived as the form one-day side in the world, but the Twenty20 series has lessened their invincibility and given New Zealand some belief. Team news yesterday was good for New Zealand and disappointing for India.
Jacob Oram will return to the bowling crease for a handful of overs and either Southee or Ian Butler will carry the drinks.
Praveen Kumar, a lively swing merchant, is tipped to replace Ishant Sharma, who has a minor shoulder problem.
Tendulkar Test Match World Record
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFFTpilfLtQ
A better quality video.
[tscii]The Day Sachin Gifted Rs.12 Crores for the Great Indian Dream!
Posted: Nov 21st, 2008
The world has been written about Sachin, but this is something that has gone completely unreported. That’s how Sachin wanted it to be.
It was 2003. Without much expectations, my team had gone to Sachin to invite him for the launch of my book, The Great Indian Dream. He obviously was busy but he kept the copy of the book. One fine afternoon in 2004, we were overjoyed to receive a call from Vinod Naidu, then the Director of Worldtel, informing us that Sachin had gone through the book and wanted us to meet him. We had no clue what was in store for us. My colleague Deepak Shah went to meet him and what followed was a dream come true for anybody. Yes!! The Master Blaster had agreed to endorse our Great Indian Dream Foundation advertisements!! An association that lasted for 3 years!!! At that time, the market rate for a Sachin Tendulkar endorsement was Rs.4 crores per year and he had decided not to charge a penny for the same from us. Not just that, he had decided to give us one day to shoot an ad film with him too. And that’s where I met Sachin. A day that will forever remain etched in my memory. I was to shoot the ad film myself and (with my wife and son) had reached an hour early – completely unable to control my excitement. Like all thoroughly professional people, in the most unpretentious manner, in a simple crushed looking shirt, Sachin landed up right on time at 10 am!! Our shoot went great… not just because along with cricket, Sachin had also mastered by then the art of acting and given lovely first takes, (those who have never realised this fact consciously should try and remember his ad for Pepsi with the Big B some years back; it was tough to say who was better... at least in that ad!!) but more because Sachin was in love with the lines he had to say. He believed in the lines – he made that very clear to us – spoke out each word from his heart, and we all knew he was most genuinely involved. After all, how many times have such big people – in all senses – on their own offered to campaign for a cause without any kind of returns whatsoever.
There were three things that I would perhaps never forget from that day’s meeting. First... Those days, Sachin had taken a few breaks from cricket due to his tennis elbow. Even on that day, he was in evident pain. And he was hurt the way media doubted his reasons. There was pain in his eyes when he was explaining how bad the pain could be and how impossible it was to play with that pain. And I knew he would not even bother to explain it to any media person – the hurt in his heart, more than the elbow, was all too clear. Second... We had asked him if he would want to change his shirt. He said he didn’t want to, as the ad was for the masses and he wanted to look like the man on the streets rather than Sachin the celebrity. And finally, we of course wanted to give a press release about this great philanthropic act of his; but Sachin requested us to not tell the media about it, since he was doing it more for the cause of India and from his heart rather than for any publicity (and at that time he had no clue that one day I would start a magazine of my own and reveal it all here). I remember his parting words; he told us, “Do anything for the cause of making India free of its ills and I am there with you guys.”
Before he was to leave, his son Arjun, daughter Sara and wife Anjali too came down to the sets. We had a small cake cutting ceremony to thank him and like a little kid, he enjoyed the cake (and the carrot and orange juice) and asked for more of it since he couldn’t hide the fact that he loved the cake too much. We were too thrilled. After he went home, we sent across another of the same chocolate cake from the Taj Mumbai for him! And yes, most of you might have seen the print campaign of The Great Indian Dream Foundation with Sachin in it (at least FEMA noticed it and promptly sent us a notice for it, wanting to know how much foreign exchange we made through our foundations activities!!!), but not the related TV campaign. The Foundation couldn’t manage enough funds to go for it. But I must write the lines that Sachin so loved and spoke... He said, “Let us work towards an educated, healthy and poverty free India... You may say I am a dreamer... Let me not be the only one... Come share the dream...” And he ended by saying something that he would say for nothing else – and for no money – but the dream for a better India. His ending punch line was, “There’s more to life than cricket!!!”
I don’t think anything can better describe the real greatness and humaneness of this man whom the entire country so loves. I wrote about his gift of Rs12 crores on the heading, more to grab the attention of you all towards his great deed than for the monetary value of what he did. It will be too demeaning of me to even try and quantify the value of what he did for us for the sake of the dream of a better India. As they say, some things in life are priceless.
http://www.articlesbase.com/strategi...am-651743.html
Vettori on the Tendulkar Phenomenon
Tuesday, 03 March 2009
As the New Zealand cricket fans looking forward to seeing Sachin Tendulkar in action, so are the Kiwi players looking forward playing against someone who is a legend in his own right; one who has been the “boyhood hero” of many players of the team.
Carrying on with the ‘defeat by praise’ and ‘undermine with stealth’ campaign, Kiwi captain Daniel Vettori has declared himself a fan of the Indian team as well as Tendulkar, who is in his opinion the best batsman, as was reported recently in the cricket news. Vettori spoke about how the Kiwis would be trying their level best to win the series, “But there is a lot of respect within our camp for the Indian side, and that's only grown since they beat Australia during the spring series.”
Kiwi captain has great awe and respect for Tendulkar and has the belief that Sachin is one of the best batsmen to have ever played the game of international cricket. According to Vettori, Tendulkar brings with him a wealth of experience. Among the present Indian squad he alone has the distinction of having toured New Zealand on a maximum number of occasions, which is why, according to Vettori, he understands the conditions.
According to Vettori, Tendulkar is arguably one of the best batsmen ever to have played the game. “As soon as you put him in the side, it definitely makes a difference,” according to Vettori. When asked “Who according to him was the best from among Ricky Ponting, Brian Lara and Sachin Tendulkar”; Vettori said “I think Tendulkar is. Ponting runs him pretty hard but I think Tendulkar, for the manner in which he's handled the pressure; for the no-nonsense, lack of drama, even-keeled approach, has to rank as the best in my lifetime - at least so far.”
Vettori spoke about how, for a lot of the younger guys, he could almost be their favourite player when they were growing up and how Tim Southee was two when Sachin toured New Zealand for the first time. “Guys "Tendulkar better than Lara & Ponting", Comments Vettorialways have various stories of sitting around and watching Sachin play. But like when you go to Australia, you have to quickly go past their boyhood heroes and realise that it is an international game,” said Vettori.
Vettori also spoke about the way that the team prepared to face Tendulkar and how the players were required to be ‘inch perfect’. “You can (plan in advance). But it has got to be inch perfect. You see how guys have succeeded against him in the past, but it has taken a lot of hard work and being consistent a lot of the time,” said Vettori.
Vettori’s words are a tribute to the nature of Sachin’s appeal that bridges the gap of oceans and earns respect of cricket players the world over
http://www.cricket360.com/1442-vetto...henomenon.html
http://www.orkut.com/Main#CommMsgs.a...593&na=1&nst=1
Taken from sachin orkut community on 23/10/2007
These matches which i am going to post relate to sachin tendulkar's scores..
when india have won the match
Mat Runs HS BatAv 100 50 W BB BowlAv 5w Ct St
unfiltered 402 15703 186* 44.23 41 85 152 5/32 44.21 2 120 0
filtered 198 9433 186* 57.16 29 50 95 5/32 32.98 2 60 0
1)Newzealand Vs India 1989/90
Sachin scored 36(39) he came at 4 down
india won this match by 1 run
india scored 221
2)England Vs India july 1990
Sachin scored 19 runs...(he came 2 down)
india won this match by 6 wickets
3)England Vs India 2nd odi after the above odi...july 1990
Sachin scored 31 off 26 balls which india scored 282...by chasing...
india won this match by 5 wickets
4)India Vs Sri Lanka
Sachin scored 36 off 22 balls....at the death which india won this match by 19 runs
5)India Vs Sri Lanka 2nd odi
Sachin scored mind blowing 53 off 41 balls with one six..(he came at 3 down)
which india chased 230 with ease
6)India Vs Bangladesh
Sachin didn't bat...india won this match comfortably..
7)India Vs Srilanka Asia Cup in 1991
sachin scored 53(70) which india won the match comfortably...
8)India Vs Pakistan In 1991
Sachin scored 52(40)..eventhough he scored that quickly we managed to score
only 238 but we won by 60 runs anyways
9)India Vs West Indies
Sachin scored 22(27) he unfortunately was run out
india won this match by 19 runs
10)India VS West Indies
Sachin scored 11* west indies were all out for 145
Sachin took 4 wickets in this match
11)India Vs South Africa
Sachin scored 62(73) which india won by 3 wickets
We were 20/3 at one stage of the game...and sachin saved us the match!!
12)India Vs South africa
Sachin scored 4 runs...
india won by 38 runs
13)India Vs Aus in 1991
Sachin scored 36 runs...india were all out for 208
and aus scored 101
sachin 4 overs 8 runs 0 wickets
14)India Vs West Indies in 1991
Sachin scored 48 runs...India scored 262
india won this match by 10 runs
15)India Vs west indies 1992(january)
Sachin scored 57* which india won this match comfortably
and sachin bowled really well with 10 overs 38 runs!!
16)India Vs Pakistan in 1992
sachin scored 54(62) not out!! but india managed only 216 due to the
pathetic strike rates of other indian players!!
india won by 43 runs!!
17)India Vs Zimbabwe in 1992
Sachin scored 81 runs which india won comfortably again!!
18)India Vs Zimbabwe in 1992
Sachin scored 39 runs
India won by 30 runs
19)India Vs south africa in december 1992
Sachin scored 22 runs india won this match by 4 wickets!!
20)India Vs south africa
sachin scored 21
india won this match by 5 wickets chasing a target of 205!!
21)India Vs England in 1993
Sachin scored 1 run!!
india won by 5 wickets
22)India Vs England 1993
Sachin scored 5 runs
India won by 3 wickets
It is interesting to note that after 22 matches only 4 matches only he didn't perform
well when india won the matches!!
23)India Vs England 1993
Sachin scored 34(30) balls
All the above matches Sachin came at 2 down or 3 down!!
24)India Vs Zim
Sachin scored only 3 runs india won by 67 runs!!
25)India Vs Zimbabawe in 1993
Sachin scored 8* came at 3 down..
india won the match by 7 wickets!!
26)India Vs Zimbabwe 1993
Sachin didn't bat at all
India won the match comfortably..
27)Sri Lanka Vs india 1993
Sachin scored 21 runs
india won by 1 run!!phewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!
28)India Vs Sri Lanka in 1993
Sachin scored 26(30)*
which india won comfortably...by 7 wickets
29)India Vs South Africa in 1993
Sachin scored 3 runs
i want to add one more thing here
Jadeja 5 overs 16 runs 2 wickets
30)India Vs South Africa in 1993
Sachin scored 15 runs!!
India won the match by 2 runs
31)India Vs West Indies in 1993(hero cup final)
Sachin scored 28*
india won this match by 102 runs
32)India Vs Sri Lanka in 1994
Sachin scored 1 run!!
India won this match by 8 runs!!
33)India Vs Sri Lanka in 1994
Sachin scored 11* runs which india won the match by 7 wickets!!
All The Above Matches Sachin either played 2 down or 3 down...
From here on...he played as opening!!
34)Newzealand Vs India in 1994
Sachin scored 82(69) chasing 142 runs
india won the match by 7 wickets
35)India Vs New Zealand
Sachin scored 63(75)
india won the match by 12 runs!!
36)India Vs Aus in 1994
Sachin scored 4 runs
india won the match by 7 wickets!!
37)India Vs Australia in 1994
The first century By god which india won!!
Sachin scored 110
india won the match by 31 runs!!
38)India Vs Sri Lanka
Sachin scored 0
india won by 6 wickets!!
39)India Vs West Indies in 1994
Sachin scored yet another 0
india won this match by 8 runs
40)India Vs West Indies
Sachin scored 8 runs
india won by 4 wickets!!
41)India Vs New Zealand in 1994
Sachin scored 115(run out) at vadodara
42)India Vs New Zealand
Sachin scored 62(54)
India won by 107 runs
43)India Vs West Indies
Sachin scored 66(68)
and he bowled 8 overs 36 runs 1 wicket
india won the match by 72 runs!!
44)India Vs West Indies
Sachin scored 54(64)
And also got a wicket
india won the match by 4 runs
45)India Vs West Indies in Nov.1994
Sachin scored 88 runs which india won by 8 wickets
46)India Vs West Indies
Sachin scored 105 runs
india won the match by 5 runs
47)India Vs Australia in 1995
Sachin scored 47(40)
India won the match by 5 wickets sachin took 1 wicket!!
48)India Vs Bangladesh
Sachin scored 48(30)
india won comfortably
49)India Vs Sri Lanka
Sachin scored 112(107) which india won the match
very comfortably at 33.1 overs chasing 205
50)India Vs Sri Lanka in 1995
Sachin scored 41(41)
india won the final by 8 wickets!!
51)India Vs New Zealand in 1995
Sachin scored 39 runs india won the match by 6 wickets
chasing 145
52)India Vs New Zealand
Sachin scored 7 runs only
but he rocked in bowling by taking 2 important wickets
fleming and chris cairns
india won the match by 5 wickets
53)India Vs New Zealand
Sachin scored 1 run only
didn't bowl...
India won the match by 6 wickets
The World Cup 1996 Begins here!!
From this world cup only..i liked sachin alot!!(i was just 6 yrs during that time)
54)India Vs Kenya in 1996
Sachin scored 127*
india won the match by 7 wickets
55)India Vs West Indies
God scored 70 runs!!(run out)
India won the match by 5 wickets chasing 174
56)India Vs Zim
Sachin scored only 3 runs
India won by 40 runs
57)India Vs Pakistan (q/f)
Sachin scored 31 runs...
India won this match by 39 runs
World cup is over!!
58)India Vs Sri Lanka
Sachin scored 28 runs
India won the match by 12 runs
59)India Vs Pakistan
Sachin scored 118 with 2 important wickets!![80]
India scored 305..india won this match by 28 runs
60)India Vs Zimbabwe
Sachin scored 40 runs
India won the match by 7 wickets
61)India Vs Pakistan in 1996
Sachin scored 89* which we won comfortably by 8 wickets
chasing 171 ..we won it at the 30th over
62)India Vs Pakistan
Sachin scored only 2 runs
God took 2 great catches!!
India won the match by 55 runs!!
63)India Vs Aus in 1996
Sachin scored 88 runs...chasing 216 runs
We won the match by 3 wickets..
no other score above 30 runs!!by any indian batsmen!!
64)India Vs Aus in 1996/97
Sachin scored 62(60)
india won by 4 runs!!
65)India Vs South Africa in 1996/97(final of the titan cup aus rsa and india)
Sachin scored 67 runs...no other score above 45 runs
india won this match by 37 runs
and they say sachin doesn't perform in the finals!
66)India Vs Rsa in 1996/97
Sachin scored 114 runs
India won this match by 74 runs
67)India Vs Zim in 1997
Sachin scored 104 runs..
india won the match by 6 wickets
68)India Vs West Indies same yr 1997
India won this match by 10 wickets
Sachin and Sourav great partnership
chasing 113 sachin scored 65 runs in that
Sourav scored with a strike rate of 50
sachin in 90's
69)India Vs NZL
Sachin scored a scorching 117 runs which we won by 8 wickets
70)India Vs Bangladesh Tigers!!
Sachin scored 28 runs...India won by 9 wickets
71)India Vs Pakistan
Sachin scored 31 runs....
India won this match by 20 runs
72)India Vs Pakistan
Sachin scored 25* came at 2 down!!
India won by 8 wickets
73)India Vs Pakistan
Sachin scored 0
Ganguly took 5 wickets in this match[;)
74)India Vs Pakistan
Sachin scored 6 runs(during his tenure as captain)
India won by 7 wickets
75)India Vs Pakistan
Sachin scored 21 runs...
India won by 4 wickets
76)India Vs Sri Lanka
Sachin scored 82(86)* came at 2 down
India won by 7 wickets
77)India Vs Bangladesh
Sachin scored 55 runs..
We won by 4 wickets with 7 balls to spare...(azhar 84 runs)
only sachin and azhar scored more than 10 runs
78)India Vs Pakistan
Sachin scored 67(44)
India won this match by 18 runs
79)India Vs Pakistan 1st final(1998)
Sachin scored 94(73)
and got 3 wickets.. he single hadedly won the match for india
India won by 7 wickets
Guess the Mom??
80)India Vs Pakistan 3rd final
Sachin scored 41(26) chasing 316..
what a start....india won the match by 3 wickets with 1 ball to spare
and sachin also took 1 wicket...
MOS??
81)India Vs Aus in 1998(kochi)
I think most people remember this match
Sachin got a 5 wicket haul here 5/32 in 10 overs...
all the 5 were...batsmen..but scored only 8 runs
82)India Vs Zim in 1998
Sachin scored 5 runs
but got 1 wicket...
India won by 13 runs
83)India Vs Aus in 1998
Sachin scored 100(89) chasing 223...
we got there only at 45 th over
we won by6 wickets
jadeja 6*(31)
84)India Vs Zim
He scored only 1 run
India won by 32 runs
85)India Vs Nzl in 1998(SHARJAH)
Sachin scored 40(41)
India won this match by 15 runs
The Sandstorm..match!!
86)India Vs Aus in 1998(sharjah final)
Sachin scored 134(131)
India won by 6 wickets(can anyone tell me what was special during this day??)
Mom:???
Mos:????
87)India Vs Bangladesh in 1998
Sachin scored 33(29)
India won by 5 wickets
88)India Vs Kenya
Sachin scored 100 runs
India won by 9 wickets
89)India Vs Sri Lanka
Sachin scored 65(50)
India were chasing 246...
India won this match by 8 wickets
90)India Vs Sri Lanka
Sachin scored a majestic 128 runs..
India scored 307 runs...
but we managed to win by 6 runs only
91)India Vs Zim
Sachin scored 127* runs with 97 strike rate
Dravid 64(102)
Ganguly 11(32)
we got to 216 runs at 43 rd over...
thanks to the brilliant efforts of dravid and ganguly
India won by 8 wickets
92)India Vs Zim
Sachin scored 29(21)
India won by 8 wickets
93)India Vs Aus(Wills intl cup)in 1998
Sachin scored 141(128)
Ganguly 1(6)
dravid 48(80) with 3 fours
we scored 307 runs
we won the match by 44 runs
NOTE:i am not criticizing ganguly or dravid...i just want to give my views...
during that time...only there was one man..who played well..and that is god[8)
I am also a big fan of dravid and ganguly
94)India Vs Sri Lanka 1998/99(tri series ind zim and srl)
Sachin scored 3 runs only
India won the match by 3 wickets
95)India Vs Zim in 1998
Sachin scored 118(112)
India won the match by 7 wickets
96)India Vs Sri Lanka
Sachin scored 18 runs
we managed to score only 179
Sri Lanka were all out for 98
97)India Vs Zim(Final)
Sachin scored 124(92) with 6 sixes
olanga...6 overs 50 runs
we won by 10 wickets
98)India Vs Nzl in 1999
Sachin scored 23(19)
we won the match by 2 wickets with 1 ball to spare
Sachin took 3 wickets in this match
99)India Vs Nzl
Sachin scored 5 runs only..
but he took 1 wicket..india won by 5 wickets
100)1999 World cup Begins
India Vs Kenya
Sachin scored 140(101)*
whereas dravid scored 104(109)*
dravid came at 1 down and sachin came at 2 down
we won by 94 runs
showing 11-20 of 253
111)India Vs Sri Lanka Wc!!
Sachin scored 2 runs(remember he played 2 down)
india won by 157 due to the great efforts by sourav and dravid..
they really rocked in this match
112)India Vs England WC!!
Sachin 22 runs this time...
india won by 63 runs
113)India Vs Pakistan WC!!
Sachin scored 45 runs..(opening this time)
we won the match by 47 runs!!
114)India Vs Sri Lanka in 1999
Sachin scored 120 runs..
we won the match by 23 runs!!
115)India Vs Zim in 1999
Sachin scored 85 from 72 balls
we won the match by 115 runs
The majestic 186* is next!!!
116)India Vs Nzl in 1999
Sachin scored a brilliant 186*(150)
We won the match comfortably...by 174 runs
sachin rocked in this match...
117)India Vs Nzl
Sachin scored 1 run
Ganguly..scored 153 runs!!(We scored 261 runs)
India won by 14 runs though
118)India Vs Nzl
Sachin scored 0 runs...(came at 2 down )
India won by 7 runs
119)India vs pak in aus
Sachin scored 41 runs
ganguly scored 141 runs..
No doubt about that...ganguly was at his peak during that time
india won by 48 runs
120)India Vs Rsa in 2000
Sachin scored 26 off 25 balls
india chased 302 in style
we won the match by 3 wickets
121)India Vs South africa
Sachin scored 21 runs
again ganguly was at his best 105 runs...
We won the match by 6 wickets
122)India Vs Rsa 4th odi(vadodara)
Sachin scored 122 runs
with a record opening stand with ganguly off 153!!(truly they rock)
ganguly scored 87(they were chasing 282)
India won by 4 wickets with 1 ball to spare
123)India Vs Pakistan in 2000
Sachin scored 11 runs chasing 147..
india won by 5 wickets
124)India Vs Bangladesh(icc champions trophy begins here)
Sachin scored 36 runs
ganguly century..
india won by 8 wickets
125)India Vs Kenya
Sachin scored 25 runs
india won by 8 wickets
126)India Vs Aus
Sachin scored 38(37)
And took an important wicket of ponting
We won the match by 20 runs
127)India Vs Rsa(s/f)
Sachin scored 39 runs..
Ganguly again with another great knock off 141*
dravid with a sensible 50...
India won by 95 runs
128)India Vs Zim
Sachin scored 8 runs
Dravid opened this match scored a beautiful 81 runs
We won the match by 13 runs
129)India Vs Zim
Sachin scored 4 runs
India won by 3 wickets
Note: Itz interesting to see that...there was not many runs scored by sachin during
that period but thatz not true becoz during this time only...most of the matches which
he scored were going in vain for example..the final against New zealand
130)India Vs Zim
Sachin scored 44 runs and took 1 wicket
India won by 3 wickets with 10 balls to spare
131)India Vs Zim
Sachin scored 8 runs with 1 wicket
Ganguly scored 144 runs..
India won this match by 61 runs
132)India Vs Zim
Sachin scored 62 runs..which india won the match comfortably..
by 9 wickets
133)India Vs Zim
Sachin scored 27 runs
India won by 39 runs
134)India Vs Aus
Sachin scored 35(26) with 1 six..
we scored 315 runs..aus managed to score only 255
135)India Vs Aus
Sachin scored 139(125)
We won the match by 118 runs(dravid opened)
136)India VS Zim
Sachin scored 72* which we won by 9 wickets
137)India Vs Zim in 2001
Sachin scored 9 runs
dravid and ganguly great partnership...
India won by 4 wickets
138)India Vs West Indies
Sachin scored 81 runs[80]
India won by 6 wickets
139)India Vs West Indies in 2001
Sachin scored 122
India won by 6 wickets
140)India Vs South Africa
Sachin scored 38 runs
India won by 41 runs
141)India Vs Kenya
Did not bat
India won by 10 wickets
142)India Vs Kenya
Sachin scored 146 runs
kenya managed only 165 runs
India won by 186 runs
143)India Vs England in 2001/02
Sachin scored 36 runs
we won by 22 runs
145)India Vs England in chennai
Sachin scored 60 runs
we won by 4 wickets chasing 221...
when sachin was out the score was 130/2
146)India Vs England
Sachin scored 87*(67)
We won the match by 8 wickets
147)India Vs West Indies in 2002
Sachin scored 34*(came at 2 down)
India won by 7 wickets
148)India Vs West Indies
Sachin scored 65 runs and took the wicket of lara
iNDIA WON BY 56 RUNS
149)India Vs England(Natwest)in 2002
Sachin scored 1 run(he came at 2 down in both WI and ENG series)
We won by 6 wickets
149)India Vs Sri Lanka
Sachin scored 49 runs(top score)
we chased 203 in style
150)India Vs Sri Lanka
Sachin scored 19 runs
India won by 4 wickets
151)India Vs Sri Lanka
Sachin scored 113(102)
We won the match by 63 runs..
no other score above 50
152)India Vs England (final)
Sachin scored 14 runs
thanks to kaif and yuvraj we won the final[80]
153)India Vs Zim in 2002(champions trophy)
Sachin scored 7 runs
India won by 14 runs
154)India Vs england
Sachin scored 9* with 1 wicket
all the above matches he came at 2 down
155)India Vs South Africa
Sachin scored 16 runs(Again 2 down)
India won by 10 runs
156)India Vs Nzl in 2003
Sachin scored 0 runs
we won the match by 2 wickets
157)India Vs Nzl
Sachin scored 1 run(2 down again)
We won the match by 1 wicket and 1 ball to spare
World Cup 2003 Begins here!!
158)India Vs Netherlands
Sachin scored 52 runs
India won the match by 68 runs
159)India Vs Zim
Sachin scored 81 runs
We won the match by 83 runs!!
160)India Vs Namibia
Sachin scored 152 runs
India won the match by 181 runs
161)India Vs England
Sachin scored 50 runs
We won the match by 82 runs
162)India Vs Pakistan
Sachin scored a blazing 98(75) which we won
comfortably by 6 wickets
163)India Vs Kenya
Sachin scored 5 runs only
well anyways we won the match thanks to sourav's great 100
154)India Vs Sri Lanka
Sachin scored 97 runs
We won the match by 183 runs
156)India Vs Nzl
Sachin scored 15 runs
India won by 7 wickets
157)India Vs Kenya
Sachin scored 83 runs
We won the match only by 91 runs
World cup 2003 match ends here!!
158)India Vs Aus(TVS cup)
Sachin scored a brilliant 100..and took 1 wicket
India won by 37 runs..
159)India Vs Nzl(TVS cup)
Sachin scored 102(91)
India won the match by 145 runs
160)India Vs Zim(Vb Series)
Sachin scored 44 runs
India won by 7 wickets
161)India Vs Aus(Vb Series)
Sachin scored 86(95)
India won by 19 runs
162)India Vs Zim
Sachin scored 3 runs
we won the match by 2 wickets
163)India Vs Pakistan in 2004
Sachin scored 28 runs
india scored 349 yet they won by only 5 runs
164)India Vs Pakistan
Sachin scored 7 runs and took a wicket of adul razzaq
India won the match by 5 wickets
165)India Vs Pakistan
Sachin scored 37
India won by 40 runs
166)India Vs UAE(Asia Cup)
Sachin scored 18 runs
India won the match 116 runs...
167)India Vs Bangladesh
Sachin scored 82*
India won by 8 wickets
168)India Vs Sri Lanka
Sachin scored 18 runs with a wicket of jayawardane
India won by 4 runs
160)India Vs Bangladesh in 2004 new series
Sachin scored 19 runs
India won by 11 runs
161)India Vs Bangladesh
Sachin scored 47 and took 4 wickets
India won by 91 runs
162)India Vs Pakistan
Sachin scored 4 runs and took another 5 wicket haul..
Mom was sehwag..for his great hundred...
dravid scored another hundred here...india won by 87 runs
163)India Vs Pakistan
Sachin scored 2 runs
India won this match by 58 runs
164)India Vs Sri Lanka in 2005
Sachin scored a scorching 93(96) runs[80]
dravid scored 85(63)*
India won the match by 152 runs
165)India Vs Sri Lanka
Sachin scored 67*
and india won the match by 8 wickets
166)India Vs Sri Lanka
Sachin scored 2 runs
Dhoni scored 183 here!!
India won the match by 6 wickets chasing 303..
167)India Vs Sri Lanka
Sachin scored 11 runs
India won by 4 wickets
168)India Vs Sri Lanka
Sachin scored 19 runs
India won by 7 wickets
169)India Vs Sri Lanka
Sachin scored 39 runs
India won by 5 wickets
170)India Vs South Africa in 2005/06
Sachin scored 2 runs india won by 6 wickets
171)India Vs South Africa
Sachin scored 30 runs
India won by 5 wickets
172)India Vs Pakistan
Sachin scored 42(43)
India won by 7 wickets chasing 262
173)India Vs Pakistan
Sachin scored 95 runs and took one wicket
great batting by dhoni at the end
India won the match by 5 wickets chasing 290
174)India Vs Pakistan
0 at multan ...
but bowling 9 overs 27 runs 1 wicket
India won by 5 wickets
175)India Vs West Indies (DLF Cup)
Sachin scored 65 runs...we were all out for 162 runs
we won the match by 16 runs!!phewwwww
176)India Vs England in 2006
Sachin scored 35 runs(highest score)
India won by 4 wickets chasing 124
177)India Vs West Indies
Sachin scored 31..
India won by 14 runs
great knock by chanderpaul gone in vain
west indies were chasing 338
178)India Vs West Indies
Sachin scored 0 runs
India won by 20 runs
sachin took 2 wickets
179)India Vs West Indies
Sachin scored 100 runs*
India won by 160 runs!!
180)India Vs Sri Lanka
Sachin scored 1 run
India won by 5 wickets
World cup 2007
181)India Vs Bermuda
Sachin scored 57(29)
India won by 257 runs!!
182)India Vs Ireland
Sachin scored 4 runs
India won by 9 wickets
183)India Vs Rsa
Sachin scored 93(what a knock??)
India won by 6 wickets
184)India Vs Rsa
Sachin scored 8 runs only
but took 2 wickets!!
185)India Vs England 2007
Sachin scored 99 runs
it was not out..but the umpire gave it as out..
anwyays india won by 9 runs
dravid scored amazing 92(63)
186)India Vs England
Sachin scored 71(59)
and took india home
india won by 38 runs by (d/l)
187)India Vs England
Sachin scored 94(81)
India won by 2 wickets chasing 317
188)India Vs Aus
Sachin scored 77
India won the match by 8 runs
189)India Vs Aus
Sachin scored 21 runs
Great bowling by murali karthik
India won by 2 wickets
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Some Of The Memorable Knocks Of Sachin!!
12/12/2007
Some Of The Memorable Knocks Of Sachin!!
• India Vs South Africa held at Eden Gardens,Calcutta,November 10th 1991
India who won the toss elected to bowl first
South Africa scored 177 runs..in 47 overs
India on the other hand 178 runs in the 41st over itself…India won by 3 wickets India were 3/2 at one stage when Sachin came on to the crease Sachin scored a scorching 62 off 73 which added 8 fours and 1 six With the top order failing to score not even a double digit…sachin held up the Innings pretty nicely and won the match for India…And the Man Of the Match is of course the great man Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
• India Vs Australia…held at Colombo(Neutral Venue)(Singer World Series) in 1994
India won the toss and elected to bat first India scored 246 runs in 50 overs.. Don’t be surprised..Because..the majority of runs were scored by none other Sachin The Lone Warrior…He scored another Blazing Innings of 110 runs Which included 8 fours and 2 sixes…..And…Nobody Else scored.. Only Vinod Kambli had good looking figure …43 runs..They rest of the team.. Were really pathetic…Australia Scored 215 runs…(all out)in 47.4 runs
And the Man Of the Match is none other than Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar!!
• India Vs Australia Held at Baroda In October 1994(Wills World Series)
New Zealand won the toss and they elected to bat first New Zealand scored 269 runs in their 50 overs!! India Were given a very tough task of chasing 270..and The Greatest Odi
Batsmen proved once again….that he can play in any type of pressure situation Sachin scored a wonderful 115 runs and took India Home….Sachin was unfortunately…was run out in that match…
India won the match at the 49th over!!
• India Vs West Indies Held at Jaiput in Feb 1996(World Cup 1996)
West Indies won the toss elected to bat first.. West Indies scored 173 runs….The target was very easy to chase…but most of our Indian batsmen failed except For one man and that is none other than Sachin!!He scored an amazing 70 runs and won the match for India…The rest of the batsmen were really struggling. There was no other score above 35!!India However won this match by 5 wickets thanks to the brilliant Knock from the Greatest Batsmen!!And the Man of the Match Was None Other Than Sir Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar!!
• India Vs Australia World Cup 1996
Australia who won the toss elected to bat first India were deep trouble right away as Mark Waugh Played a Wonderful Knock of 126
Runs And India Needed 259 to win…And there must have been a large amount of Pressure in the Indian Dressing room…and The Same Man stood up (Sachin who Some Losers call don’t perform Under Pressure)Sachin scored 90 runs off 84 balls But unfortunately We couldn’t pull this match off..thanks to the pathetic performance Of the rest of the batsmens!!Majerakar Scored 63 runs…but with a strike rate of under 70 the rest of the batsmen were a total failure…
• India Vs Australia held at Bangalore in October 1996(day night)
Australia won the toss elected to bat first…Mathew taylor scored a blistering 105 runs..and Australia had put a total of 215 runs India needed 216 runs to win…and The Man!!(Sachin)Rocked once again..
And won the match single handedly…He scored a brilliant 88 runs…
The rest of the players were pathetic as usual…..the second highest scorer was Javagal srinath 30 runs not out and not to mention Sachin took the price wicket of Mattew.Taylor….And from this…you would understand who is the Man of the Match!!
• India Vs Australia Held at Kochi in 1998
India won the toss and elected to bat first…Sachin unfortunately didn’t perform Well with the bat…but performed well in bowling..and took all the main Australian batsmen out…he took 5/32 runs which include Bevan,Steeve Waugh,Lehaman
Tom Moody and Martyn!!and all the 5 people are batsmen!!
And Man Of The Match Is Of course Sachin!!
• India Vs Australia Held At Sharjah in 1998!!!
Australia who won the toss elected to bat first….and the Australians.. Were off to a flyer as the Australian players did the damage…India had to chase 285 runs...and they needed some good net run rate…If they wanted to qualify for the finals!!India had to chase..237 runs in 46 overs..It was a difficult task…and of course the same man!!
Sir Sachin Tendulkar…Stood Up!!Sachin scored 143 runs…with 5 huge sixes India scored 250 runs in 46 overs!!And from that…we understand that…More than half of the runs were scored by this great player….and the Rest of the team members not only..struggled…but were eating up all the balls..
Sachin scored 143 runs at a strike rate of 109…I would like to add one more special Thing that happened during this match…the sandstorm was brewed…and the play Was completely stopped for 30-40 mins…This match is one of the best innings Of Sachin…that I have ever seen in my life!!
• India Vs Australia Sharjah(Finals)April 24th!!
This time…India won the toss and fielded first…Australia scored another Big total of 272 runs!!...India had to chase of 273 runs…in 50 overs Sachin on his Birthday totally rocked..in this match…he scored a scorching 134 runs And took India home…The Australian Bowlers were totally demolished by this Great player…and no other Indian batsmen…played well in this series.. And of course the Man of the Match and the Man Of The Series is none other than
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar!!!!!!
• India Vs Australia Icc Champions trophy or Wills International Cup…in Dhaka Australia won the toss and chose to field first..
India were in deep trouble at the start…after some quick wickets….but Sachin stood up in this pressure situation and scored a wonderful 141 runs.. And also took 4 wickets..and won the match for India…Now this is what I call A perfect finish!!He performed in both batting and bowling and Sachin alone Won the match against Australia …
• India Vs New Zealand Held In Hyderabad..In 1999
India won the toss elected to bat first..Sachin was awesome right from the start he scored a massive 186* with just 150 balls If he had got some 6 or 7 balls he might have scored 200…unfortunately it didn’t happen Well..Anyways India won this match comfortably by 174 runs!!
• India Vs Sri Lanka Sharjah in October 2000
India won the toss and decided to bat first!!And the Indian Batsmen were pathetic As usual..and one man!!saved the….dignity for India…but unfortunately..his Century went on the losing cause..yeah thatz right..itz Sachin…He scored 101..runs…and India managed to score only 224 runs….no other score above 35!!
224 was never a good target!!and Sri Lanka won the match by 5 wickets!! Sachin Is Practically A Lone Warrior!!
• India Vs Pakistan in 2003 World Cup
Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first..and made a massive target of 273 runs…India were given a very tough task..and the same man(Sachin) Emerged and played a wonderful knock in pressure..he scored an amazing 98 off Just 75 balls and took India home comfortably…by 6 wickets!!
• India Vs Pakistan Held At Rawalpindi in 2004
Pakistan won the toss and they elected to bat first… All the top order batsmen performed well for them and they scored 329 runs..
Pakistan Virtually bowled to only one man and that is Sachin…
He scored an amazing 141 off 135 balls..but still we managed to score only 317 runs The second highest scorer was Dravid…with 36 runs…Itz Really Disappointing..to see such great innings…going off to a waste
• India Vs South Africa Held At Belfast in 2007
South Africa Batted first and they scored 226 226 was never a bad target in this pitch....Sachin Batted beautifully In the pitch which didn't favour batsmen…..He Scored 93..with a strike rate of 88…
(which was actually totally hypothetical..in this pitch) He Won this Match for India…very comfortably..
Test Matches:
119 not out, Manchester, 1990: Just 17, he played an innings of immense maturity to deny England a victory. His unfinished partnership with Manoj Prabhakar was worth 160 runs but more than anything it was the quality of his batting that made the contest memorable. India was not equipped to make an assault at the target of 408 in 88 overs. Even a draw looked a difficult task as India slid to 183 for six.
Tendulkar made a resolve that he would not hesitate to play his shots. His partner, Manoj Prabakhar, was stunned by the young man's strokeplay under pressure. The positive path Tendulkar chose helped him play his natural game. His ability to keep playing his shots allowed the young batsman to upset the attack. The English were left frustrated as Tendulkar returned to a standing ovation from the audience. A star was born that day and the home of cricket was quick to hail the arrival of Tendulkar in the big league. Among those who watched from the Indian dressing room included batsmen like Navjot Sidhu, Ravi Shastri, Sanjay Manjrekar, Dilip Vengsarkar, Mohammad Azharuddin and Kapil Dev.
• 114, Perth, 1992:
His personal best for many reasons. First, the bounce. Second, the pace of the wicket.Third, and not the least, the attack — Craig McDermott, Merv Hughes, Paul Reiffel and Mike Whitney. No place for a spinner. The sensational strokeplay came in the first innings
and left the cricket world in a trance. Batting on that track was a test of skills and courage, but Tendulkar was out to prove a point. His backfoot play took the wind out of the Aussie fast bowlers. Bouncers were smashed around and his shots square of the wicket were savage as he showed utter disdain for the attack. He met fire with fire and produced an innings that was applauded the world over for sheer quality. Shots exploded from his willow and the innings established him as a batsman with a great future.
• 111, Johannesburg, 1992:
India's historic tour to South Africa was made memorable by Pravin Amre's century on debut at Durban on a lively track. Tendulkar left his mark on the series with a grand century at The Wanderers. South Africa boasted of an attack that included Allan Donald, Brian
McMillan, Craig Matthews. To Tendulkar's credit, he unveiled a flawless display of aggressive batting. The faster they bowled the harder Tendulkar hit. He was not going to be rattled by the short ball at all. He arrived at the wicket with India struggling at 27 for two. It became 77 for four and Tendulkar was left with the lower order to salvage the situation. He shielded his partners and compiled his runs without any discomfort to come up with a
sterling century. The South African fans mobbed him at the end of the match and in the melee someone snatched his cap. It was a sight as Tendulkar chased the man and retrieved his cap.
• 165, Madras, 1993:
After the disastrous tour to South Africa, the Indians were under pressure to deliver when they took on England at home. Mohammad Azharuddin had produced an electrifying 182 in the first Test at Calcutta and the second at Madras was expected to extract the best out of Graham Gooch and his men. There was a lot of juice in the pitch, but Navjot Sidhu showed the way for Tendulkar to consolidate with a brilliant knock. Once again, he displayed
amazing maturity to piece together an innings that put the issue beyond the Englishmen. It was a superbly paced innings that left Devon Malcolm, Chris Lewis, Paul Jarvis, Ian Salisbury and Phil Tufnell frustrated. On a bowler-friendly pitch, he had carved a century that is still remembered for some exhilarating strokeplay.
• 169, Cape Town, 1996:
A regal show all the way. A breathtaking performance that came after the team was reduced to 58 for five. In a jugalbandi with Azharuddin, he destroyed the South African attack with a flurry of aggressive shots. The partnership was worth 222 runs and it took an incredible catch in the deep by Adam Bacher to stop the rampaging Tendulkar in his tracks. The innings was as good as a highlights package as he tore into the attack of Allan Donald,
Brian McMillan, Shaun Pollock and Lance Klusener. "One of the greatest knocks that I have seen in my life," said Madan Lal, coach of the team on that tour. He played every stroke in the book and earned a standing ovation from the audience at Newlands for an unforgettable knock.
• 155 not out, Chennai, 1998:
This innings would always remain special even for Tendulkar because he showed the way to dominate leg-spin wizard Shane Warne. "He made it so easy for the rest. Every time Warne came around the stumps I would ask Sachin to take over. And what a show he produced. Sachin attacked Warne by hitting him against the turn. It was a sight for the gods really," said Navjot Sidhu. The calculated manner in which Tendulkar tamed Warne with some astonishing strokeplay was a treat for the spectators. It was a very professionally planned innings with vintage shots that gave the connoisseurs their money's worth. The assault made an impact on Warne, who was sporting enough to concede that he had been
mastered by a truly great batsman. It indeed was a privilege to have watched one of the finest attacking innings in Test cricket.
• 193, Leeds, 2002:
For Yorkshire natives, it was a grand treat. Centuries from Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly and Nasser Hussain made it an unforgettable batting feast in conditions that were favourable for the bowlers. The English attack of Matthew Hoggard, Andrew Caddick, Alex Tudor, Andrew Flintoff and Ashley Giles was handled with élan by Tendulkar. He enjoyed an outstanding tour and did not let down his supporters with an innings that evoked appreciation from Hussain. The Englishman described Tendulkar's majestic essay as an "education" in batting. Tendulkar was involved in two partnerships — with Dravid and Ganguly — that sealed England's fate despite some negative bowling by the home bowlers. Tendulkar played the dominating role and carried the innings on his shoulders. His knock was the motivation for the bowlers to fashion a comprehensive innings victory.
• 241 not out, Sydney, 2004:
It was the last Test of a highly competitive series, and also the farewell match for Steve Waugh, one of the greatest cricketers the game has seen. Tendulkar, having struggled in the preceding matches, chose the appropriate stage to sign off the series in style. This was certainly not the best of his centuries but it was his most determined in a long time. His first double century outside India was his way of paying tribute to Waugh, who was known for
similar tenacity. "Happy to score runs against a team like Australia," was a simple comment from Tendulkar but his innings was a big lesson in building an innings and playing within one's limitations. Tendulkar fought indifferent form with an amazingly disciplined knock that saw him avoid off-side shots. As a result, he came up with some great on-side play and worked the ball relentlessly to defy the Australian game plan. One could not recall a single cover-driven four since he had cut out that shot to avoid getting into trouble. The `Man of the Match' award was a fitting honour to his dedication in the middle.
• 194 not out, Multan, 2004:
This innings is a part of history. India's first ever Test win on Pakistan soil, the first ever triple century in Tests by an Indian (309 by Virender Sehwag) and the controversy over Rahul Dravid's declaration, leaving Tendulkar stranded six runs short of a double century on the trot, added to the excitement of the contest. With Sehwag on the rampage, Tendulkar did not mind playing the second fiddle and ensured the team did not lose focus. He was
instrumental in setting up a huge total that put Pakistan under tremendous pressure. Apart from playing his customary role of giving the innings direction, Tendulkar also guided Sehwag, who acknowledged his partner's priceless contribution. Tendulkar's was a solid effort and his monumental association with Sehwag was one of the highlight
• 136, Chennai, 1999:
An innings that came in for praise even from the opposition. He almost created victory from a hopeless situation in the company of Nayan Mongia. If he failed to finish his job it was due to a painful back that hampered his movements during the latter, and most
crucial, stages of his stay at the crease. Wasim Akram rated Tendulkar's effort as one of the all-time great knocks. "A flawless innings under great stress," was Akram's description of that heroic performance. The fourth innings target of 271 grew tougher because of the state of the pitch. The ball was turning and off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq had tasted blood. India stood staring at defeat at 82 for five when Tendulkar took over the stage in his inimitable way. He battled back spasms and an inspired attack that made run-making an extremely tough task. Akram, Saqlain, Waqar Younis, Nadeem Khan and Shahid Afridi tried every trick to unsettle the maestro but met with staunch resistance. "It was an innings that only Sachin could have played," recalled Mongia. Having scripted a remarkable recovery, Tendulkar succumbed to the guiles of Saqlain, who induced an unwise swipe, just the shot
that Sunil Gavaskar had cautioned him against at the start of the day's play. The Pakistanis won by 12 runs and received a standing ovation from the sporting Madras crowd. Tendulkar
lost the match but won the `Man of the Match' award. But he is still haunted by the heartbreaking defeat.
FINALLY I SAVED THIS ONE AT THE LAST COZ THIS IS MY FAV INNINGS BY THE
GREATEST PLAYER EVER UNFORTUNATELY THE FINAL 4 TAIL ENDERS CAN'T
EVEN SCORE 16 RUNS
FROM THIS WE CLEARLY UNDERSTAND THAT SACHIN IS THE LONE WARRIOR
AND WITHOUT HIM INDIAN TEAM IS JUST NOTHING!!!
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I make up stories: Sachin Tendulkar
On Children's Day, Sachin Tendulkar reveals he likes spinning stories for his kids when he is not spinning the ball.
Sachin Tendulkar's quite a kid among kid. And though being a kid doesn't quite include being a storyteller, merrymaker and teacher, Sachin's all that too when he's with the li'l ones.
Barely a bundle of nerves on the field, it was quite a different thing observing Sachin watch his son Arjun and daughter Sarah, students at Nita Ambani's school, perform at their annual day. "I suppose it's different for me because I know what to expect, but when it comes to them, I was a bit nervous," said Sachin, adding proudly, "But my kids were so excited, not nervous at all." Like dad, like children!
Sachin loves families getting together, "I think these kind of social outings and gatherings where parents encourage and cheer their kids to learn and compete are essential for children. It's what allows families to bond and learn from each other."
And yet, he is wary of praising his kids too much, "When we were kids, our parents never went home and popped bottles of champagne when we scored 100. At the most we drank buttermilk and started thinking about the next game." This, he says, is essential for parents to understand. "It helps children to keep a balanced perspective in the face of victory and defeat."
Sachin believes children learn most by watching their parents, "Whatever I know I learned from watching my father. Someone earlier asked me if I get angry... I don't, and the reason is simply because I never saw my father lose his cool."
Whatever Sachin can't explain by reason and logic, he makes up for by way of stories. "I love to tell my children stories, and when I run out of classics and fairy tales, I make them up. I compose stories and slip in moral elements that the kids subconsciously pick up. I think it's the best way to teach kids."
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Little Willow....and its moment of glory
Now with Indian cricket at all time high, I thought of posting this piece which I written a couple of months ago........
Little Willow had grown beautifully & its purpose of its life would soon be realized. For years & years, willow trees from this part of the forest were shaped into bats for generations of cricketers. Legend had it that the best bats were made from these special willow trees.Little Willow kept imagining the batsman who'd choose to use its bat - Graham Gooch or perhaps David Gower. It hoped to be a member of the English Test squad. Afterall legend had it that its ancestors had been WG Grace's ally. Little Willow too wanted its moment of glory.
Days went by. Little Willow had been cut, shaped, polished into a bat. It looked solid and was ready for the warrior to chose it.
Summer of 1990 - Little Willow waited patiently for its warrior. It would never forget the day when a small, shy lad walked in to examine the bats displayed. He looked like an Indian. Wooosh - Little Willow was picked up. Goodness, the lad's grip was so strong. Little W felt nice, at ease, felt the burning ambition of the lad. Little Willow was sure this lad would be a great warrior....but it wasnt going to be the lad's weapon. Afterall it had to be part of the English squad.Little W hated it when it was being packed - the Indian lad had chosen it.
Weeks went by, the Indian kept practising with Little W. Little W too loved the way it was being used - the lad had talent, he was solid.....but why oh why wasn't he an Englishman. Little W always hid its dissapointment and gave its best when the lad practised. Little W had heard that the lad was going to use him during India's tour to England.Little W also heard murmurings in the practice session how his master was a "boy genius", but had still not got a Test 100, inspite of playing 18 matches. Little W wanted to help its master. It had felt the burning desire its master possesed.The first Test came & went - Litle W wasn't used. In the 2nd Test at Old Trafford, Master came & spoke to Little W.....it was going to debut as an Indian bat against its beloved England.England had made 519 in the 1st innings and Master picked Little W up to help chase those runs.On & on master played...the desire to excel was swelling. Little W forgot everything & attcked the bowlers....the English bowlers were its enemy, and they had to be vanquished. 40 runs, half century, 60 runs...LIttle W kept urging its master to go on. But alas at 68 Master edged the ball to the fielder and there it ended. Little W did all it could to stop from crying...when Master walked back to the pavilion with the upright bat, it could feel Master's disspaointment.The match went on...India's target in the 2nd innings was 408.Things were not going well, India were 138/6...Master got up to go into the field. Things were precarious, India might lose the match, unless Master stood up to it & defended the total.Master started cautiously...Little W could feel the ambition, the desire. The grip was strong, intent stronger. Slow & steady Master plodded...the fours were rock solid, the strokes awesome. On & on Master went, the crowd cheered, the Indian squad started to smile, but Master saw nothing - just the ball everytime. Master was quick, his eye hand coordination super fast. Little W was slowly swelling with pride...Master was inching towards the elusive 100. C'mon. C'mon urged Little W and Master went on.60, 70, 80, ohh 90....Master became cautious again...at 95 there was a little quiver, was it nervousness that Master felt? Little W was sweating, but it kept on...Master's grip was always rock steady...97, 98, 99...............AND 100.The roar of the crowd was defeaning..Little W was being held aloft by Master....his Master, the Boy genius had got his first Test 100. Master went on to make 119 not out...and India drew the match.Back in the dressing room, celebrations were at its zenith...but Master was calm. Later in the night Master whispered to Little W that "this was just the beginning...we will together make history". Little W trembled when Master kiseed it goodnight.Next day's papers screamed "Sachin Tendulkar the boy genius has arrived"
But that wasn't Little W's "Best moment of glory". It was when, years later, at the Indian dresssing room, one new bat was bragging to the other bats stacked up "You know what? I come from the same forest clump from where Sachin Tendulkar's bat came....his first Test 100 was weilded by Little W - a senior cousin of mine ".
http://nonssens.blogspot.com/2008/03...-of-glory.html
91st (??) ODI Fifty :clap:
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Sachin Tendulkar/212 off 424 winning matches/9977 runs/adengappa enna oru number sequence / lol / kavidhai / notworthy
Sachin is 23 runs short of making 10000 winning runs in ODI Matches for India.
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Sachin's Standing Same as Don.
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Your memories of Tendulkar...
Gavin Larsen: He probably has the same standing as Don Bradman has in his era. To be able tell my children and my grand children that I actually bowled to the man and had some tough battles with him is quite surreal. My memories of him are mostly on the flat tracks of India where it really didn’t matter what you bowled to him. The evolution of his game has been a mixture of circumstance, tactics and experience.
One-Day Internationals: Most fours in career
http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content...ds/284022.html
Top Ten list
Player Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 0 4s 6s
SR Tendulkar (India) 1989-2009 424 414 38 16521 186* 43.93 19344 85.40 42 91 20 1802 168
ST Jayasuriya (Asia/SL) 1989-2009 432 420 18 13151 189 32.71 14430 91.13 28 67 33 1459 270
AC Gilchrist (Aus/ICC) 1996-2008 287 279 11 9619 172 35.89 9922 96.94 16 55 19 1162 149
SC Ganguly (Asia/India) 1992-2007 311 300 23 11363 183 41.02 15416 73.70 22 72 16 1122 190
BC Lara (ICC/WI) 1990-2007 299 289 32 10405 169 40.48 13086 79.51 19 63 16 1035 133
RT Ponting (Aus/ICC) 1995-2009 310 301 35 11365 164 42.72 14125 80.46 26 66 17 1001 136
PS: Sanath holds the highest number of sixes in ODI's.
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Century No: 43 :victory: :victory: :victory: :victory: :victory: :victory: :victory: :victory:
Century+half century! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by littlemaster1982
When he slog swept Kyle Mills for a four, I thought it's going to be Sachin's day. And what an innings it was :notworthy:
And the first six was :shock: :omg:
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Originally Posted by littlemaster1982
7 more to go :boo:
And if that muscle pull didn't happen, certainly he would have crossed his own best and even 200! He was in such a top class touch. 8-)Quote:
Originally Posted by littlemaster1982
Yeah :( 100 in 101 balls and scored the next 63 runs in 32 balls. He could have easily crossed 200 :cry:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sanguine Sridhar
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Originally Posted by littlemaster1982
One of the best centuries in his career. Of course one of the best centuries of recent times. :bow:
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Yes, 7 more to go. He will... :thumbusp:
This year he's gonna cross 17000 runs... He is now 16684, i think. :shock: :redjump: :bluejump:
Bad luck. He was is such a great hitting mood. Anwar - great escape :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by littlemaster1982