Sir Sachin Tendulkar - The Greatest Cricketer Ever

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Century at Perth in 1992 gave me confidence: Tendulkar
New Delhi (PTI): Batting genius Sachin Tendulkar felt his 114 against Australia on the fast and bouncy track of Perth in 1992 changed the course of life and gave him the necessary confidence to tackle any kind of bowling attack.

"That is when I felt that yes, now I am here to play cricket anywhere in the world, any bowling attack and I am confident enough to tackle them," said world cricket's highest run getter in both Tests and one-dayers.

Following that hundred, Tendulkar's stock soared higher. he not only scored massive centuries that helped India win, but also started picking up wickets with his spin bowling.

"Lot depended on my rhythm, on my bat swing and I felt everything was going well that particular day then I would sometimes choose the bowlers that these are the bowlers and I would go after them," the legend told CNN-IBN's Golden Generation programme.

Talking about his maiden hundred against England at the age of just 17, the 35-year-old Tendulkar said, "In the second Test match I decided that come what may I am going to spend minimum 45 minutes here and then see what happens... because the players around me told that the first 15-20 minutes are always tough but once you stay there for longer than 25-30 minutes then the things start changing gradually."

sachin tendulkar 186* vs new zealand 1999 part2

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Part 1 - http://www.yousportz.com/video/11219...pecial--Part-1
Part 2 - http://www.yousportz.com/video/11220...ulkar--Part-2-

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. Sachin Tendulkar padded up first for India, to face Ishant Sharma, Zaheer Khan, L Balaji and a few local net bowlers.

After facing two balls from Ishant, Tendulkar went up to the bowler and asked, "Are you trying to get it to move in?" The first two deliveries hadn't actually moved in. Ishant replied in the affirmative and Tendulkar went on to tell him he was making it too obvious. "It seems you are trying too hard to move it in," Tendulkar said, and went on to show him the release that was required - not a big jerk of the wrist, but a smooth push just before letting the ball go. "You might over-pitch for a while, but keep trying it. First get the release right, the rest will come automatically."

Ishant over-pitched for a while, slowly getting the inward movement going until he beat Tendulkar with one that nipped in sharply. "Ye achcha tha [This one was better]," came the acknowledgment. The exchange was as much as an acknowledgment of how well Tendulkar knows the game (he could see, while trying to focus on his batting, what was wrong with the bowler's wrist at the time of release) as also the fact that containment was not the key here. Ishant was ready to bowl loose deliveries just to get back his No. 1 delivery.

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. Sachin Tendulkar padded up first for India, to face Ishant Sharma, Zaheer Khan, L Balaji and a few local net bowlers.

After facing two balls from Ishant, Tendulkar went up to the bowler and asked, "Are you trying to get it to move in?" The first two deliveries hadn't actually moved in. Ishant replied in the affirmative and Tendulkar went on to tell him he was making it too obvious. "It seems you are trying too hard to move it in," Tendulkar said, and went on to show him the release that was required - not a big jerk of the wrist, but a smooth push just before letting the ball go. "You might over-pitch for a while, but keep trying it. First get the release right, the rest will come automatically."

Ishant over-pitched for a while, slowly getting the inward movement going until he beat Tendulkar with one that nipped in sharply. "Ye achcha tha [This one was better]," came the acknowledgment. The exchange was as much as an acknowledgment of how well Tendulkar knows the game (he could see, while trying to focus on his batting, what was wrong with the bowler's wrist at the time of release) as also the fact that containment was not the key here. Ishant was ready to bowl loose deliveries just to get back his No. 1 delivery.

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No wonder Aamir Khan was surprised :).

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http://content.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/current/story/395388.html

. Sachin Tendulkar padded up first for India, to face Ishant Sharma, Zaheer Khan, L Balaji and a few local net bowlers.

After facing two balls from Ishant, Tendulkar went up to the bowler and asked, "Are you trying to get it to move in?" The first two deliveries hadn't actually moved in. Ishant replied in the affirmative and Tendulkar went on to tell him he was making it too obvious. "It seems you are trying too hard to move it in," Tendulkar said, and went on to show him the release that was required - not a big jerk of the wrist, but a smooth push just before letting the ball go. "You might over-pitch for a while, but keep trying it. First get the release right, the rest will come automatically."

Ishant over-pitched for a while, slowly getting the inward movement going until he beat Tendulkar with one that nipped in sharply. "Ye achcha tha [This one was better]," came the acknowledgment. The exchange was as much as an acknowledgment of how well Tendulkar knows the game (he could see, while trying to focus on his batting, what was wrong with the bowler's wrist at the time of release) as also the fact that containment was not the key here. Ishant was ready to bowl loose deliveries just to get back his No. 1 delivery.

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adappAvi :bow:

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The exchange was as much as an acknowledgment of how well Tendulkar knows the game (he could see, while trying to focus on his batting, what was wrong with the bowler's wrist at the time of release) as also the fact that containment was not the key here. Ishant was ready to bowl loose deliveries just to get back his No. 1 delivery.

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He is certainly the God of Cricket :notworthy:

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By Mahesh Sethuraman


For all the talks of Sachin's waning powers, he's still one of the best in business. The fact that he was superior before shouldn't be held against him now and more so when he proves to be just as effective to the team’s cause. Admittedly he's playing only half of the repertoire of shots that he’s capable of. Surely we’ll never see another innings like his 155 against Shane Warne & co in Chepauk. But even with half his repertoire of shots, he’s better than most of the rest.


And we just saw an evidence of that at Christchurch a couple of days back. In his pomp he could have been more effective, belligerent, entertaining but he wasn't far-off the other day. He may not be dancing down the track and hitting over the top anymore but he’s become more inventive these days. Can you imagine a swept six of a fast bowler? Even I couldn't till I saw Sachin do it! And what about that late (should I say latest) glide to third man off a near perfect yorker, the many varieties of paddle sweeps (in fact some of them should be called reverse straight drives) and that slice over slips of a fast bowler.


As much as we regret missing the once instinctive pull and hook from that blade, let's also celebrate the new found inventiveness in his batting. His batting may not be as exciting as it used to be but it's just as skillful and artistic. A lot of media content has been spent on putting that Sachin's 163 in perspective by reasoning out the smallness of the ground and trueness of the pitch.


Well, when were the pitches not true in ODIs? I'll have to go back at least a decade and hope to recollect something. The small boundaries were a sorry sight but that's always been the case in New Zealand. At least it's better than IPL where even in big grounds, the boundaries were pulled up by more than 10 meters! It was not a great innings by Sachin's standards but still it was an innings worth celebrating and not be demeaned by factors that are just as common everywhere.


It's so ironic that in a country where he is literally worshipped by millions and millions of people, so many of us (sometimes including himself) are not sure of how many hundreds he has scored in ODI's. We all know its 40 odd but the exact number? That’s the problem when you score too many of them. We know it in test matches because Ricky Ponting is close on his heels but in ODI's there's no one in sight and presumably no one will ever be. And that's the measure of the man. He's his own benchmark – however unfair that is!!!


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