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{{Short description|Indian cricketer}}
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{{Infobox cricketer
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Sachin Tendulkar
| name = Sachin Tendulkar
| image = SachinTendulkar3.jpg
| honorific_suffix  = [[Bharat Ratna|BR]] [[Padma Vibhushan|PV]] [[Padma Shri|PS]]
| caption = Tendulkar sitting outside his house.
| image = The cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar at the Oval Maidan in Mumbai During the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Visit(26271019082).jpg
| caption = Tendulkar in 2016
| country = India
| country = India
| fullname = Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
| fullname = Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
| nickname = Little Master, Master Blaster<ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin Tendulkar: How the Boy Wonder became Master Blaster |url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/people/sachin-tendulkar-how-the-boy-wonder-became-master-blaster-430586 |publisher=[[NDTV]] |access-date=17 November 2013 |date=6 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131116230013/http://www.ndtv.com/article/people/sachin-tendulkar-how-the-boy-wonder-became-master-blaster-430586 |archive-date=16 November 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Gupta|first=Gaura|title=Top guns salute Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-13/top-stories/44028813_1_sachin-tendulkar-master-blaster-brian-lara|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131118023427/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-13/top-stories/44028813_1_sachin-tendulkar-master-blaster-brian-lara|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 November 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=17 November 2013|date=13 November 2013}}</ref>
| nickname = Little Master,<ref name="CricinfoProfile">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/35320.html |last=Bal |first=Sambit |title=Sachin Tendulkar—Cricinfo Profile |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=14 December 2007 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101114131426/http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/35320.html |archivedate=14 November 2010 }}</ref> Master Blaster<ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin Tendulkar: How the Boy Wonder became Master Blaster |url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/people/sachin-tendulkar-how-the-boy-wonder-became-master-blaster-430586 |publisher=[[NDTV]] |accessdate=17 November 2013 |date=6 November 2013 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131116230013/http://www.ndtv.com/article/people/sachin-tendulkar-how-the-boy-wonder-became-master-blaster-430586 |archivedate=16 November 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Gupta|first=Gaura|title=Top guns salute Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-13/top-stories/44028813_1_sachin-tendulkar-master-blaster-brian-lara|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131118023427/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-13/top-stories/44028813_1_sachin-tendulkar-master-blaster-brian-lara|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 November 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=17 November 2013|date=13 November 2013}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|4|24|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|04|24|df=yes}}<ref name="CricinfoProfile"/>
| birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]], India<!----Do not change without discussing on talk page---->
| birth_place = [[Mumbai|Bombay]] (now [[Mumbai]]), [[Maharashtra]], India<!----Do not change without discussing on talk page---->
| height = 165 cm
| height = {{cvt|5|ft|5|in|order=flip}}
| family = [[Arjun Tendulkar]] (son)<br />[[Ramesh Tendulkar]] (father)
| role = [[Batsman]]
| batting = Right-handed
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[leg break]]<br />Right-arm [[off break]]
| bowling = Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]], [[leg spin|leg break]], [[off spin|off break]]
| international = True
| international = True
| internationalspan = 1989–2013
| internationalspan = 1989–2013
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| T20Idebutagainst = South Africa
| T20Idebutagainst = South Africa
| T20Icap = 11
| T20Icap = 11
| club1 = [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]]
| club1 = [[Cricket Club of India]]
| year1 = {{nowrap|1988–2013}}
| year1 = 1988
| club2 = [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club|Yorkshire]]
| club2 = [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]]
| year2 = 1992
| year2 = {{nowrap|1988–2013}}
| club3 = [[East Bengal Club (cricket)|East Bengal]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.badgeb.com/throwback-when-sachin-tendulkar-captained-east-bengal-in-p-sen-trophy/|title=THROWBACK: When Sachin Tendulkar captained East Bengal in P. Sen Trophy!|work=BADGEB.com|access-date=25 April 2020|archive-date=25 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200425152307/http://www.badgeb.com/throwback-when-sachin-tendulkar-captained-east-bengal-in-p-sen-trophy/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| club3 = [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club|Yorkshire]]
| year3 = 1994
| year3 = 1992
| club4 = [[Mumbai Indians]]
| club4 = [[East Bengal Club (cricket)|East Bengal]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.badgeb.com/throwback-when-sachin-tendulkar-captained-east-bengal-in-p-sen-trophy/|title=THROWBACK: When Sachin Tendulkar captained East Bengal in P. Sen Trophy!|work=BADGEB.com|accessdate=25 April 2020|archive-date=25 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200425152307/http://www.badgeb.com/throwback-when-sachin-tendulkar-captained-east-bengal-in-p-sen-trophy/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| year4 = {{nowrap|2008–2013}}
| year4 = 1994
| clubnumber4 = 10
| club5 = [[Mumbai Indians]]
| year5 = {{nowrap|2008–2013}}
| clubnumber5 = 10
| columns = 4
| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
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| runs1 = 15,921
| runs1 = 15,921
| bat avg1 = 53.78
| bat avg1 = 53.78
| 100s/50s1 = 51/68
| 100s/50s1 = 52/68
| top score1 = 248[[not out|*]]
| top score1 = 248[[not out|*]]
| deliveries1 = 4,240
| deliveries1 = 4,240
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| catches/stumpings4 = 175/–
| catches/stumpings4 = 175/–
| date = 15 November 2013
| date = 15 November 2013
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/35320.html ESPNcricinfo
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/35320.html ESPNcricinfo
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| office = [[Member of parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
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| constituency = [[List of nominated members of Rajya Sabha|Nominated]]
| term_start = 27 April 2012
| term_end = 26 April 2018
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| website= {{URL|https://www.sachintendulkar.com|sachintendulkar.com}}|role=[[Batting order (cricket)#Top order|Top-order batsman]]}}
'''Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar ''' {{audio|Sachin_Tendulkar.ogg|pronunciation}} (born 24 April 1973 in [[Mumbai]]) is a former [[India]]n [[cricket]]er.<ref>{{cite book | title=Sachin Tendulkar Biography| url=http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/sachin-ramesh-tendulkar-2785.php| accessdate=2 May 2016}}</ref> He has the highest number of runs in both Test cricket and [[One Day Internationals]].<ref>
'''Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar''' {{small|[[Order of Australia|AO]]}} {{small|[[Bharat Ratna|BR]]}} ({{IPAc-en|audio=Sachin Tendulkar.ogg|ˌ|s|ʌ|tʃ|ᵻ|n|_|t|ɛ|n|ˈ|d|uː|l|k|ər}}; {{IPA-mr|sət͡ʃin t̪eːɳɖulkəɾ|pron}}; born 24 April 1973) is an Indian former international [[cricket]]er who [[List of India national cricket captains#Men's cricket|captained the Indian national team]]. He is regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the [[history of cricket]].<ref>*{{cite news |title=Sachin Tendulkar is greatest cricketer in history – Brian Lara |work=BBC Sport |date=12 November 2013 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/24921333 |access-date=19 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131116213147/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/24921333 |archive-date=16 November 2013 }}
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*{{cite web |title=Sachin Tendulkar greatest batsman to have played cricket: Dennis Lillee |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/2016-asia-cup/top-stories/Sachin-Tendulkar-greatest-batsman-to-have-played-cricket-Dennis-Lillee/articleshow/14409570.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=5 December 2017 }}
| url=http://content-www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/373748.html
*{{cite web |title='Why Sachin Tendulkar is the greatest' by Michael Vaughan |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/11217859/Why-Sachin-Tendulkar-is-the-greatest-by-Michael-Vaughan.html |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=5 December 2017 |archive-date=11 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111101045/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/11217859/Why-Sachin-Tendulkar-is-the-greatest-by-Michael-Vaughan.html |url-status=dead }}
| title= Tendulkar breaks Lara's record
*{{cite news |title=Is Sachin Tendulkar the greatest batsman of all time? |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/10369214/Is-Sachin-Tendulkar-the-greatest-batsman-of-all-time.html |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=10 October 2013 |access-date=19 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013051941/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/10369214/Is-Sachin-Tendulkar-the-greatest-batsman-of-all-time.html |archive-date=13 October 2013 |last1=Sport |first1=Telegraph }}
| date= 17 October 2008
*Alex Brown (11 October 2013). [http://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/crickets-greatest-batsmen-sachin-tendulkar-v-don-bradman/story-fndpt0dy-1226738004879 "Cricket's greatest batsmen: Sachin Tendulkar v Don Bradman."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131116053148/http://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/crickets-greatest-batsmen-sachin-tendulkar-v-don-bradman/story-fndpt0dy-1226738004879 |date=16 November 2013 }} [[News.com.au]]
| accessdate = 17 October 2008
*{{cite web |title=Revealed! What makes Sachin Tendulkar the greatest batsman... |url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/slide-show/slide-show-1-revealed-how-sachin-tendulkar-prepared-for-the-2003-world-cup-rahul-dravid/20140805.htm |work=rediff.com |access-date=5 August 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140805131847/http://www.rediff.com/cricket/slide-show/slide-show-1-revealed-how-sachin-tendulkar-prepared-for-the-2003-world-cup-rahul-dravid/20140805.htm |archive-date=5 August 2014 }}</ref>
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Tendulkar took up cricket at the age of eleven, made his [[Test cricket|Test match]] debut on 15 November 1989 against [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] in Karachi at the age of sixteen, and went on to represent [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]] domestically and [[Indian cricket team|India]] internationally for close to twenty-four years. In 2002, halfway through his career, ''Wisden'' ranked him the second-greatest Test batsman of all time, behind [[Don Bradman]], and the second-greatest ODI batsman of all time, behind [[Viv Richards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2002/dec/13wisden.htm |title=Tendulkar second-best ever: Wisden |work=Rediff.com |access-date=27 November 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090123042213/http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2002/dec/13wisden.htm |archive-date=23 January 2009 }}</ref> Later in his career, Tendulkar was part of the Indian team that won the [[2011 Cricket World Cup]], his first win in six [[Cricket World Cup|World Cup]] appearances for India.<ref>{{cite news |title=Reliving a dream |url=http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/nxg/article1604713.ece |access-date=6 April 2011 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=6 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120519052458/http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/nxg/article1604713.ece |archive-date=19 May 2012 }}</ref> He had previously been named "Player of the Tournament" at the [[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003 edition of the tournament]].
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Tendulkar received the [[Arjuna Award]] in 1994 for his outstanding sporting achievements, the [[Khel Ratna Award]], India's highest sporting honour, in 1997, and the [[Padma Shri]] and [[Padma Vibhushan]] awards in 1999 and 2008, respectively, two of India's highest civilian awards.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 October 2015 }}</ref><!----Citation needed for Arjuna Award----> A few hours after the end of his last match in November 2013, the [[Prime Minister's Office (India)|Prime Minister's Office]] announced the decision to award him the [[Bharat Ratna]], India's highest civilian award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sachinretirement/sachin-first-sportsperson-to-win-country-s-highest-civilian-honour-bharat-ratna/article1-1151983.aspx |title=Sachin first sportsperson to win country's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |place=New Delhi |date=16 November 2013 |access-date=16 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117200437/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sachinretirement/sachin-first-sportsperson-to-win-country-s-highest-civilian-honour-bharat-ratna/article1-1151983.aspx |archive-date=17 January 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pmindia.nic.in/press-details.php?nodeid=1748 |title=Bharat Ratna for Prof CNR Rao and Sachin Tendulkar |publisher=[[Prime Minister's Office (India)|Prime Minister's Office]] |date=16 November 2013 |access-date=16 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131119004210/http://pmindia.nic.in/press-details.php?nodeid=1748 |archive-date=19 November 2013 }}</ref> As of 2021, he is the youngest recipient to date and was the first sportsperson to receive the award.<ref name="BharatRatna1" /><ref name="BharatRatna2" /> In 2012, Tendulkar was nominated to the [[Rajya Sabha]], the upper house of the [[Parliament of India]].<ref name="RajyaSabhaNom2" /> In 2010, ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine included Tendulkar in its annual [[Time 100]] list as one of the most influential people in the world.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1984685,00.html |magazine=time | title= the time 2010 time 100 }}</ref>
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Tendulkar was awarded the [[Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy]] for cricketer of the year at the [[2010 ICC Awards]].<ref name="GarfieldSobersTrophy2010.1" />
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Having retired from ODI cricket in 2012,<ref name="ODIRetirement">{{cite web |url=http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/tendulkar-announces-limited-overs-retirement/41457 |title=Tendulkar announces limited-overs retirement |publisher=Wisden India |access-date=23 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121223161801/http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/tendulkar-announces-limited-overs-retirement/41457 |archive-date=23 December 2012 }}</ref><ref name="IPLRetirement">{{cite news |url=http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/tendulkar-calls-time-ipl-career/63929 |title=Tendulkar calls time on IPL career |publisher=Wisden India |date=26 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016130919/http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/tendulkar-calls-time-ipl-career/63929 |archive-date=16 October 2013 |access-date=26 May 2013 }}</ref> he retired from all forms of cricket in November 2013 after playing his [[West Indian cricket team in India in 2013–14#Second Test|200th Test match]].<ref name="FinalTestMatch" /> Tendulkar played 664 international cricket matches in total, scoring 34,357 runs.<ref name="AllInternationalCombinedRecords" />
</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sachin-tendulkar.cricket.deepthi.com/sachin-records-odis.html|title=Sachin Tendulkar's ODI Records|website=sachin-tendulkar.cricket.deepthi.com}}</ref> He also has the highest number of centuries in both formats of the game. His last Test match being played against the West Indies.He always honoured better players than him like Garfield Sobers or Don Bradman.
 
In 2013, Tendulkar was included in an all-time Test World XI compiled in 2013 to mark the 150th anniversary of ''[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack]]'' and he was only batsman of post war era along with [[Viv Richards]] to get featured in the team.<ref>{{cite news|title=Don Bradman, Shane Warne in Wisden's XI |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/cricket/don-bradman-shane-warne-in-wisdens-xi/story-e6frg7rx-1226745875416 |access-date=23 October 2013 |publisher=theaustralian.com |date=23 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024073854/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/cricket/don-bradman-shane-warne-in-wisdens-xi/story-e6frg7rx-1226745875416 |archive-date=24 October 2013 }}</ref>
 
In 2019 he was inducted into the [[ICC Cricket Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27218846|title=Sachin Tendulkar, Allan Donald, Cathryn Fitzpatrick inducted in ICC Hall of Fame
|author=Cricinfo|work=ESPNcricinfo |date=19 July 2019 |access-date=19 July 2019}}</ref>
 
== Early years ==
Tendulkar was born at Nirmal Nursing Home in [[Dadar]], [[Bombay]] on 24 April 1973
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsworld24.in/2020/04/15-interesting-facts-sachin-tendulkar-47th-birthday.html|title=15 interesting facts about Sachin Tendulkar on his 47th Birthday|date=24 April 2020|website=News World24|access-date=24 April 2020|archive-date=3 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703220114/https://www.newsworld24.in/2020/04/15-interesting-facts-sachin-tendulkar-47th-birthday.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="CricinfoProfile" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Abraham |first=Derek |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-sachin-tendulkar-the-multi-million-dollar-baby-1826338 |date=24 April 2013 |title=Sachin Tendulkar: The multi-million dollar baby |newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |access-date=11 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/story/sachin-tendulkar-birthday-turns-46-1508795-2019-04-24 |date=24 April 2019 |title=Happy Birthday Sachin Tendulkar: Master Blaster turns 46 |magazine=[[India Today]] |access-date=11 May 2019}}</ref> to a [[Rajapur Saraswat Brahmin]] [[Maharashtrian people|Maharastrian]] family<ref>{{cite web|date=13 November 2009|title=I am proud to be a Maharashtrian – Sachin Tendulkar|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/proud-34-maharashtrian-tendulkar-says-mumbai-belongs-to-india-574.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427154407/https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/proud-34-maharashtrian-tendulkar-says-mumbai-belongs-to-india-574.html|archive-date=27 April 2019|website=Indiatv}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|date=3 April 2012 |title=Sachin Tendulkar: Who is he?|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/story/sachin-tendulkar-who-is-he-97904-2012-04-03|access-date=30 August 2021|magazine=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Jan 5|first1=Avijit Ghosh {{!}} TNN {{!}}|last2=2008|last3=Ist|first3=22:59|title=Now, Oz-speak about Brahmin dominance! {{!}} New Zealand in India 2016 News – Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cb-series/top-stories/now-oz-speak-about-brahmin-dominance/articleshow/2677760.cms|access-date=30 August 2021|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> His father, [[Ramesh Tendulkar]], was a well-known [[Marathi language|Marathi]] novelist & poet and his mother, Rajni, worked in the insurance industry.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Thani |first1=L. |last2=Mishra |first2=R. |title=Sensational Sachin |publisher=Diamond Pocket Books |year=1999 |page=113 |quote=His mother Rajni Tendulkar worked in L.I.C.|isbn=81-288-2573-9}}</ref> Ramesh named Tendulkar after his favourite music director, [[Sachin Dev Burman]]. Tendulkar has three elder siblings: two half-brothers Nitin and Ajit, and a half-sister Savita. They were Ramesh's children by his first wife, who died after the birth of her third child.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thequint.com/sports/ajit-dotes-on-sachin-tendulkar-half-brothers-billion-dreams|title=Ajit Dotes on Sachin, Who Could've Guessed They're Half-Brothers!|work=The Quint|access-date=2 September 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/sports/this-man-sacrificed-his-cricket-career-for-sachin-tendulkar-and-he-is-not-his-own-brother|title=This man sacrificed his cricket, career for Sachin Tendulkar|website=Asianet Newsable}}</ref>
 
Tendulkar spent his formative years in the ''Sahitya Sahawas Cooperative Housing Society'' in [[Bandra|Bandra (East)]]. As a young boy, Tendulkar was considered a [[Bullying|bully]], and often picked up fights with new children in his school.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.in.msn.com/cricket/sachincorner/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5132762&page=3 |title=38 special facts about Sachin Tendulkar – 3 |publisher=MSN |date=16 March 2012 |access-date=18 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606052152/http://sports.in.msn.com/cricket/sachincorner/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5132762&page=3 |archive-date=6 June 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
He also showed interest in [[Tennis]], idolising [[John McEnroe]]. When he was 7 to 8 years, he was a fan of McEnroe and his love for Tennis was on equal level of Cricket, as per him it was time whether I play Tennis or play cricket. That time he had grown long hairs like McEnroe and use to wear wrist bands and head bands like his Tennis hero and use to carry [[Racket (sports equipment)|Tennis racket]] wherever go.<ref name="jansatta.com">{{cite web|title='कांबली बहुत गुस्सैल है,' सचिन ने KBC में अमिताभ को सुनाई थी दोस्त की कहानी; देखें Video|url=https://www.jansatta.com/khel/sachin-tendulkar-comments-about-vinod-kambli-on-kbc-that-surprised-amitabh-bachchan-throwback-story-watch-video/1825379/|access-date=24 December 2021|website=Jansatta|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.in.msn.com/cricket/sachincorner/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5132762&page=2 |title=38 special facts about Sachin Tendulkar – 2 |publisher=MSN |date=16 March 2012 |access-date=18 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606051853/http://sports.in.msn.com/cricket/sachincorner/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5132762&page=2 |archive-date=6 June 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Throwback to Sachin Tendulkar's Comments About Vinod Kambli on KBC That Surprised Amitabh Bachchan|url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/throwback-to-sachin-tendulkars-comments-about-vinod-kambli-on-kbc-that-surprised-amitabh-bachchan-4207604.html|access-date=24 December 2021|website=www.news18.com|language=en}}</ref>
 
To help curb his mischievous, bullying tendencies, Ajit Tendulkar, his elder brother introduced Sachin to cricket in 1984. He introduced him to [[Ramakant Achrekar]], a famous cricket coach and a club cricketer of repute, at [[Shivaji Park]], Dadar. In the first meeting, the Sachin did not able to play his best game. Ajit told Achrekar that he was feeling self-conscious due to the coach observing him, and was not displaying his natural game. Ajit requested the coach to give him another chance at playing, but watch while hiding behind a tree. This time, Sachin, apparently unobserved, played much better and was accepted at Achrekar's academy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.in.com/sports/cricket/reminiscing-old-days-sachin-tendulkar-on-late-coach-ramakant-achrekar-278431.htm|title=Reminiscing old days: Sachin Tendulkar on late coach Ramakant Achrekar|website=in.com}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>{{Better source needed example|reason=The source of the information in not notable.|date=November 2021}} Ajit Tendulkar also had experience of playing cricket in Bombay's [[Kanga Cricket League]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Pandey|first=Kirti Phadtare|date=25 May 2017|title=Ajit Dotes on Sachin, Who Could've Guessed They're Half-Brothers!|url=https://www.thequint.com/sports/ajit-dotes-on-sachin-tendulkar-half-brothers-billion-dreams|access-date=24 December 2021|website=TheQuint|language=en}}</ref>
 
Achrekar was impressed with Tendulkar's talent and advised him to shift his schooling to ''Sharadashram Vidyamandir'' (English) High School,<ref name="CricinfoProfile" /> a school at Dadar which had a dominant cricket team and had produced many notable cricketers. Prior to this, Tendulkar had attended the Indian Education Society's New English School in Bandra (East).<ref name="sachinyouth" /> He was also coached under the guidance of Achrekar at Shivaji Park in the mornings and evenings.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-02/mumbai/29374217_1_shivaji-park-ramakant-achrekar-sunil-gavaskar |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501025804/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-02/mumbai/29374217_1_shivaji-park-ramakant-achrekar-sunil-gavaskar |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 May 2013 |title=Shivaji Park prays for famous son |date=1 April 2011|newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |agency=[[Times News Network]] |first=Linah |last=Baliga}}</ref> Tendulkar would practice for hours on end in the nets. If he became exhausted, Achrekar would put a one-[[Indian rupee|rupee]] coin on the top of the [[stumps]], and the bowler who dismissed Tendulkar would get the coin. If Tendulkar passed the whole session without getting dismissed, the coach would give him the coin. Tendulkar now considers the 13 coins he won then as some of his most prized possessions.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Sachin Tendulkar: The last word in cricket|author=Somak Sen|work=Merinews|date=17 October 2008|url=http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=145044|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129012958/http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=145044|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 January 2013|access-date=3 June 2009}}</ref> He moved in with his aunt and uncle, who lived near Shivaji Park, during this period, due to his hectic schedule.<ref name="sachinyouth">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/specials/sachin/gulu1.htm |title=HTCricket.com: A special HTCricket section celebrating Sachin Tendulkar's 100th Test |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=18 December 2012|author=Gulu Ezekiel|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025205343/http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/specials/sachin/gulu1.htm |archive-date=25 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
[[File:Anjali-Sachin.jpg|thumb|Sachin Tendulkar and his wife Anjali]]
Meanwhile, at school, he developed a reputation as a [[child prodigy]]. He had become a common conversation point in local cricketing circles, where there were suggestions already that he would become one of the greats. Sachin consistently featured in the school team in the ''Matunga Gujarati Seva Mandal'' (MGSM) Shield.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2013/oct/251013-sachin-credible-master-in-a-school-cricket-team.htm |title=Sachin credible: Master in a school cricket team! |publisher=Mid-day.com |date=25 October 2013 |access-date=25 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131028004921/http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2013/oct/251013-sachin-credible-master-in-a-school-cricket-team.htm |archive-date=28 October 2013 }}</ref> Besides school cricket, he also played club cricket, initially representing John Bright Cricket Club in Bombay's premier club cricket tournament, the [[Kanga Cricket League]],<ref name="sachinyouth" /> and later went on to play for the [[Cricket Club of India]] (CCI).<ref name="ti99">{{cite news|title=Tendulkar's genius inspires awe |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket-tendulkars-genius-inspires-awe-1093765.html |access-date=17 February 2012 |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |date=15 May 1999 |first=Richard |last=Williams |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321055752/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket-tendulkars-genius-inspires-awe-1093765.html |archive-date=21 March 2012 }}</ref> In 1987, at the age of 14, he attended the [[MRF Pace Foundation]] in Madras (now [[Chennai]]) to train as a [[fast bowler]], but the Australian fast bowler [[Dennis Lillee]], who took a world record 355 Test wickets, was unimpressed, suggesting that Tendulkar focus on his batting instead.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19990811/isp01099.html |title=Tendulkar's interview with BBC |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090317190126/http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19990811/isp01099.html |archive-date=17 March 2009 }}</ref> On 20 January 1987, he also turned out as substitute for [[Imran Khan]]'s side in an exhibition game at Brabourne Stadium in Bombay, to mark the golden jubilee of [[Cricket Club of India]].<ref>{{cite news|title=When 13-year-old Sachin Tendulkar fielded for Pakistan team |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-when-13-year-old-sachin-tendulkar-fielded-for-pakistan-team-1910959 |access-date=30 October 2013 |newspaper=DNA |date=30 October 2013 |first=G |last=Krishnan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030190353/http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-when-13-year-old-sachin-tendulkar-fielded-for-pakistan-team-1910959 |archive-date=30 October 2013 }}</ref> A couple of months later, former Indian batsman [[Sunil Gavaskar]] gave him a pair of his own ultra light pads and consoled him to not get disheartened for not getting the [[Mumbai Cricket Association|Bombay Cricket Association]]'s "Best Junior Cricketer Award" (He was 14 years that time). "It was the greatest source of encouragement for me," Tendulkar said nearly 20 years later after surpassing Gavaskar's world record of 34 Test centuries.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/1904408/comment-sachin-tendulkar-and-sunil-gavaskar-two-masters-and-the-amazing-chemistry-between-the-two |title=Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar: Two masters and the amazing chemistry between the two |newspaper=DNA India |access-date=16 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017104300/http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/1904408/comment-sachin-tendulkar-and-sunil-gavaskar-two-masters-and-the-amazing-chemistry-between-the-two |archive-date=17 October 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/wisdencricketer/content/story/290027.html |title=Strange innovations |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=3 August 2009 |last=Booth |first=Lawrence |date=12 April 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091217180010/http://www.cricinfo.com/wisdencricketer/content/story/290027.html |archive-date=17 December 2009 }}</ref> Sachin served as a [[ball boy]] in the [[1987 Cricket World Cup]] when India played against England in the semifinal in Bombay.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sachin Tendulkar: From ball boy to champ |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/Sachin-Tendulkar-From-ball-boy-to-champ/articleshow/7839697.cms |access-date=17 February 2012 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=1 April 2011 |first=Nitin |last=Naik |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709232759/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/Sachin-Tendulkar-From-ball-boy-to-champ/articleshow/7839697.cms |archive-date=9 July 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Ballboy to badshah, Sachin's Cup story- Sachin Tendulkar in a one-on-one with Lokendra Pratap sahi |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110219/jsp/sports/story_13604904.jsp |access-date=17 February 2012 |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=15 May 1999 |first=Richard |last=Williams |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110224071802/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110219/jsp/sports/story_13604904.jsp |archive-date=24 February 2011 }}</ref> In his season{{clarify|date=December 2021}} in 1988, Tendulkar scored a century in every innings he played.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}} He was involved in an unbroken 664-run [[partnership (cricket)|partnership]] in a Lord Harris Shield inter-school game against St. Xavier's High School in 1988 with his friend and teammate [[Vinod Kambli]], who would also go on to represent India. Tendulkar scored 326 (not out) in this innings and scored over a thousand runs in the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/columns/content/story/135328.html |title=A tale of two terrors |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=1 June 2008 |date=21 August 2004 |first=Rahul |last=Bhatia |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223182616/http://www.espncricinfo.com/columns/content/story/135328.html |archive-date=23 February 2012 }}</ref> This was a record partnership in any form of cricket until 2006, when it was broken by two under-13 batsmen in a match held at [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] in India.<ref>{{cite web|title=Teenagers eclipse Tendulkar-Kambli record |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/268484.html |access-date=18 December 2013 |date=16 November 2006 |author=Cricinfo staff |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140312174419/http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/268484.html |archive-date=12 March 2014 }}</ref>
 
== Early domestic career ==
On 14 November 1987, the 14-year-old Tendulkar was selected to represent [[Mumbai cricket team|Bombay]] in the [[Ranji Trophy]], India's premier domestic [[First-class cricket]] tournament, for the 1987–88 season. However, he was not selected for the final eleven in any of the matches, though he was often used as a substitute fielder.<ref name="sachinyouth" /> He narrowly missed out on playing alongside his idol Gavaskar, who had retired from all forms of cricket after the [[1987 Cricket World Cup]].<ref name="sachinyouth" /> A year later, on 11 December 1988, aged 15 years and 232 days, Tendulkar made his debut for Bombay against [[Gujarat cricket team|Gujarat]] at [[Wankhede stadium]] and scored 100 not out in that match, making him the youngest Indian to score a century on debut in first-class cricket.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/field/855172/a-new-dawn-in-indian-cricket-remembering-sachin-tendulkars-iconic-ranji-trophy-debut|title='A new dawn in Indian cricket': Remembering Sachin Tendulkar's iconic Ranji Trophy debut|first=Rajdeep|last=Sardesai|website=Scroll.in|access-date=19 March 2020}}</ref> He was selected to play for the team by the then Bombay captain [[Dilip Vengsarkar]] after watching him easily playing India's best fast bowler at the time, [[Kapil Dev]], in the [[Wankhede Stadium|Wankhede Stadium's]] Cricket practice nets,<ref name="CricinfoProfile" /> where the [[India national cricket team|Indian team]] had come to play against the touring [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand team]]. He followed this by scoring a century in his first [[Deodhar Trophy|Deodhar]] and [[Duleep Trophy|Duleep Trophies]], which are also Indian domestic tournaments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnstar.com/cricket/international-cricket/news/detail/item136972/Sachin-Tendulkar-factfile/ |title=Sachin Tendulkar factfile |publisher=espnstar.com |access-date=3 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081020024933/http://www.espnstar.com/cricket/international-cricket/news/detail/item136972/Sachin-Tendulkar-factfile/ |archive-date=20 October 2008 }}</ref>
 
Tendulkar finished the [[1988–89 Ranji Trophy|1988–89 Ranji Trophy season]] as Bombay's highest run-scorer. He scored 583 runs at an average of 67.77, and was the eighth-highest run-scorer overall.<ref>{{cite web|title=Batting – Most Runs|url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1980S/1988-89/IND_LOCAL/RANJI/STATS/IND_LOCAL_RJI_AVS_BAT_MOST_RUNS.html|website=ESPN Cricinfo|access-date=9 April 2018}}</ref> In 1995–96 Irani trophy he captained Mumbai against Rest of India team.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title=Sachin Tendulkar's Bradmanesque achievements in Ranji Trophy.|work=TOI|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/sachin-tendulkars-bradmanesque-achievements-in-ranji-trophy/articleshow/18123426.cms}}</ref> He also made an unbeaten century in the [[Irani Trophy]] match against [[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]] at the start of the 1989–90 season, playing for the Rest of India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/52/52008.html |title=Rest of India v Delhi in 1989/90 |publisher=Cricketarchive |access-date=3 August 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100123142041/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/52/52008.html |archive-date=23 January 2010 }}</ref> Sachin was picked for a young Indian team to tour England twice, under the Star Cricket Club banner in 1988 and 1989.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2013/oct/181013-remembering-sachin-tendulkar-first-england-tours.htm |title=Remembering Sachin Tendulkar's first England tours |publisher=mid-day.com |access-date=3 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019103556/http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2013/oct/181013-remembering-sachin-tendulkar-first-england-tours.htm |archive-date=19 October 2013 }}</ref> In the famous 1990–91 Ranji Trophy final, in which [[Haryana cricket team|Haryana]] defeated Bombay by two runs after leading in the first innings, Tendulkar's 96 from 75 balls was a key to giving Bombay a chance of victory as it attempted to chase 355 from only 70 overs on the final day.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.piyushmishra.in/cricket/the-greatest-ranji-match-ever-played |access-date=2 February 2014 |date=8 February 2013 |publisher=Piyush Mishra |title=The Greatest Ranji Match ever played |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203102531/http://www.piyushmishra.in/cricket/the-greatest-ranji-match-ever-played |archive-date=3 February 2014 }}</ref>
 
In the final of 1995 Ranji trophy, Tendulkar scored 140 and 139 versus [[Punjab cricket team (India)|Punjab]] at Wankhede playing as a captain. Against Haydrabad 53, 128 in 2000, 105, 43 against [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]] in 2007 are the innings he played for Mumbai in the final of Ranji trophy at Wankhede stadium.<ref name=":0" />
 
His first double century (204*) was for Mumbai while playing against the visiting Australian team at the [[Brabourne Stadium]] in 1998.<ref name="CricinfoProfile" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1997-98/AUS_IN_IND/AUS_BOM_24-26FEB1998.html |title=Australia in India, 1997-98-Mumbai v Australians-Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai-24,25,26 February 1998 (3-day match) |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101115060248/http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1997-98/AUS_IN_IND/AUS_BOM_24-26FEB1998.html |archive-date=15 November 2010 }}</ref> He is the only player to score a century on debut in all three of his domestic first-class tournaments (the Ranji, Irani, and Duleep Trophies).<ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin Tendulkar |url=http://www.cricket365.com/player-stats/2666/Sachin-Tendulkar |publisher=Cricket365.com |access-date=25 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418043030/http://www.cricket365.com/player-stats/2666/Sachin-Tendulkar |archive-date=18 April 2012 }}</ref> Another double century was an innings of 233* against [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Tamil Nadu]] in the semi-finals of the 2000 [[Ranji Trophy]], which he regards as one of the best innings of his career.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/84325.html |title=Ranji Trophy – 2nd semi final-2000-Mumbai v Tamil Nadu |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113123917/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/84325.html |archive-date=13 January 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.rediff.com/sports/2000/apr/17ten.htm |title=Sachin puts knock of 233 'at the top' |work=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101021732/http://m.rediff.com/sports/2000/apr/17ten.htm |archive-date=1 November 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-22/ranji-trophy/36483997_1_ranji-trophy-irani-cup-vvs-laxman | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127032604/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-22/ranji-trophy/36483997_1_ranji-trophy-irani-cup-vvs-laxman | url-status=dead | archive-date=27 January 2013 |title=Sachin Tendulkar's Bradmanesque achievements in Ranji Trophy |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=1 June 2008}}</ref>
 
Tendulkar was part of 5 Ranji trophy finals in which Mumbai won 4.<ref name=":0" />
 
=== Yorkshire ===
In 1992, at the age of 19, Tendulkar became the first overseas-born player to represent [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club|Yorkshire]], which prior to Tendulkar joining the team, never selected players even from outside Yorkshire.<ref name="CricinfoProfile" />{{#tag:ref| [[Craig White]], although born in Yorkshire was the first player to be signed as an overseas player by Yorkshire. He had to be listed as an overseas player as he had already played for [[Victoria Bushrangers|Victoria]] in Australia.|group=Note}} Selected for Yorkshire as a replacement for the injured [[Australia national cricket team|Australian]] fast bowler [[Craig McDermott]], Tendulkar played 16 first-class matches for the county and scored 1070 runs at an average of 46.52.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Yorkshire/Players/1/1933/f_Batting_by_Team.html |title=Yorkshire players at Cricket Archive |publisher=Cricketarchive |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080310183459/http://cricketarchive.com/Yorkshire/Players/1/1933/f_Batting_by_Team.html |archive-date=10 March 2008 }}</ref>
 
== International career ==
 
=== Early career ===
[[Raj Singh Dungarpur]] is credited for the selection of Tendulkar for the [[Indian cricket team in Pakistan in 1989–90|Indian tour of Pakistan in late 1989]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_his-last-words-donald-george-bradman_1289714 |title=His last words: Donald George Bradman |access-date=11 March 2011 |date=13 September 2009 |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |location=India |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403050738/http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_his-last-words-donald-george-bradman_1289714 |archive-date=3 April 2012 }}</ref> after one first class season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1933/First-Class_Matches.html |title=First-Class Matches played by Sachin Tendulkar |publisher=Cricketarchive |access-date=3 August 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100123133144/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1933/First-Class_Matches.html |archive-date=23 January 2010 }}</ref> The Indian selection committee had shown interest in selecting Tendulkar for the [[Indian cricket team in West Indies in 1988–89|tour of the West Indies]] held earlier that year, but eventually did not select him, as they did not want him to be exposed to the dominant fast bowlers of the West Indies so early in his career. Tendulkar made his [[Test cricket|Test]] debut against Pakistan in [[Indian cricket team in Pakistan in 1989–90|Karachi in November 1989]] aged 16 years and 205 days. He made 15 runs, being bowled by [[Waqar Younis]], who also made his debut in that match, but was noted for how he handled numerous blows to his body at the hands of the Pakistani pace attack.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/columns/content/current/story/239768.html |date=11 December 2007 |access-date=12 December 2007 |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |first1=Andrew |last1=Miller |first2=Martin |last2=Williamson |title=Eleven quirky debuts |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140621133422/http://www.espncricinfo.com/columns/content/current/story/239768.html |archive-date=21 June 2014 }}</ref> In the fourth and final Test in [[Sialkot]], he was hit on the nose by a bouncer bowled by Younis, but he declined medical assistance and continued to bat even as he gushed blood from it.<ref name="timeline">{{cite news|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/player/35320.html?index=timeline |title=Sachin Tendulkar Timeline |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=4 August 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522105537/http://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/player/35320.html?index=timeline |archive-date=22 May 2010 }}</ref> In a 20-over exhibition game in [[Peshawar]], held in parallel with the bilateral series, Tendulkar made 53 runs off 18 balls, including an over in which he scored 27 runs (6, 4, 0, 6, 6, 6) off leg-spinner [[Abdul Qadir (cricketer)|Abdul Qadir]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://feedsuk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1980S/1989-90/IND_IN_PAK/IND_PAK_EXHIB_16DEC1989.html |title=Exhibition Match, Pakistan v India, 16 Dec 1989 |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=16 December 1989 |access-date=2 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927135227/http://feedsuk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1980S/1989-90/IND_IN_PAK/IND_PAK_EXHIB_16DEC1989.html |archive-date=27 September 2013 }}</ref> This was later called "one of the best innings I have seen" by the then Indian captain [[Krishnamachari Srikkanth]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/145713.html |title=A suitable beginning – Tendulkar takes Qadir on |date=March 2005 |access-date=5 August 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091104010903/http://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/145713.html |archive-date=4 November 2009 }}</ref> In all, he scored 215 runs at an average of 35.83 in the Test series, and was dismissed without scoring a run in the only [[One Day International]] (ODI) he played.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=301;type=series |title=Cricket Records – India in Pakistan Test Series, 1989/90 – Most runs |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=4 August 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819022021/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=301%3Btype%3Dseries |archive-date=19 August 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/PAK/Wills_Challenge_1989-90/India_Batting.html |title=Batting and Fielding for India in Wills Challenge 1989/90 |publisher=Cricketarchive |access-date=5 August 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100312105455/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/PAK/Wills_Challenge_1989-90/India_Batting.html |archive-date=12 March 2010 }}</ref> Thus Sachin Tendulkar became the youngest player to debut for India in [[Test cricket|Tests]] at the age of 16 years and 205 days and also the youngest player to debut for India in [[One Day International|ODIs]] at the age of 16 years and 238 days.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cricket.yahoo.com/photos/sachin-tendulkar-s-roll-of-honour-slideshow/sachin-tendulkar-of-india-photo-1381065544719.html;_ylt=Ahxw4ULuOeAHk7zpc4cVYHo3uWNH;_ylu=X3oDMTNrb3Y2ZjR2BHBrZwM1NWY0Zjc1ZC0xNTgwLTNjNWEtODJmZC1iMzI1MGQxOTczOTgEc2VjA01lZGlhQ2Fyb3VzZWxQaG90b0dhbGxlcnlDQVhIUgR2ZXIDZGZhNGU1ZDAtMmU4OS0xMWUzLTlkZmEtOGJjM2U5N2JjZDY0;_ylg=X3oDMTBhM285c21iBGxhbmcDZW4tSU4-;_ylv=3|title=Sachin the youngest ever to play for India|publisher=Yahoo Cricket|access-date=20 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915161618/http://cricket.yahoo.com/photos/sachin-tendulkar-s-roll-of-honour-slideshow/sachin-tendulkar-of-india-photo-1381065544719.html;_ylt=Ahxw4ULuOeAHk7zpc4cVYHo3uWNH;_ylu=X3oDMTNrb3Y2ZjR2BHBrZwM1NWY0Zjc1ZC0xNTgwLTNjNWEtODJmZC1iMzI1MGQxOTczOTgEc2VjA01lZGlhQ2Fyb3VzZWxQaG90b0dhbGxlcnlDQVhIUgR2ZXIDZGZhNGU1ZDAtMmU4OS0xMWUzLTlkZmEtOGJjM2U5N2JjZDY0;_ylg=X3oDMTBhM285c21iBGxhbmcDZW4tSU4-;_ylv=3|archive-date=15 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://cricket.yahoo.com/photos/sachin-tendulkar-s-roll-of-honour-slideshow/sachin-tendulkar-portrait-photo-1381065553054.html |title=Sachin the youngest ever to play for India in ODIs |publisher=Yahoo Cricket |access-date=20 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131123113301/http://cricket.yahoo.com/photos/sachin-tendulkar-s-roll-of-honour-slideshow/sachin-tendulkar-portrait-photo-1381065553054.html |archive-date=23 November 2013 }}</ref>
 
The series was followed by a tour of New Zealand in which he scored 117 runs at an average of 29.25 in Tests including an innings of 88 in the second Test.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/NZ/India_in_New_Zealand_1989-90/t_India_Batting.html |title=Test Batting and Fielding for India in India in New Zealand 1989/90 |publisher=Cricketarchive |access-date=5 August 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100306184906/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/NZ/India_in_New_Zealand_1989-90/t_India_Batting.html |archive-date=6 March 2010 }}</ref> He was dismissed without scoring in one of the two one-day games he played, and scored 36 in the other.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/NZ/Rothmans_Cup_Triangular_Series_1989-90/India_Batting.html |title=Batting and Fielding for India in Rothmans Cup Triangular Series 1989/90 |publisher=Cricketarchive |access-date=5 August 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100310195654/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/NZ/Rothmans_Cup_Triangular_Series_1989-90/India_Batting.html |archive-date=10 March 2010 }}</ref> On his next tour, a summer tour to England of 1990, on 14 August, he became the second youngest cricketer to score a Test century as he made 119 not out in the second Test at [[Old Trafford (cricket ground)|Old Trafford]] in Manchester, an innings which contributed to a draw and saved India from certain defeat in the match.<ref name="timeline" /> [[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|Wisden]] described his innings as "a disciplined display of immense maturity" and also wrote:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/152030.html |title=Wisden – England v India 1990 |publisher=[[Wisden Almanack]] |access-date=17 August 2009 |last=Otway |first=Graham |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091126053559/http://www.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/152030.html |archive-date=26 November 2009 }}</ref>
<blockquote>He looked the embodiment of India's famous opener, Gavaskar, and indeed was wearing a pair of his pads. While he displayed a full repertoire of strokes in compiling his maiden Test hundred, most remarkable were his off-side shots from the back foot. Though only 5ft 5in tall, he was still able to control without difficulty short deliveries from the English pacemen.</blockquote>
Tendulkar further enhanced his reputation as a future great during the 1991–92 tour of Australia held before the [[1992 Cricket World Cup]], that included an unbeaten 148 in the third Test at [[Sydney Cricket Ground|Sydney]], making him the youngest batsman to score a century in Australia. He then scored 114 on a fast, bouncing pitch in the final Test at [[WACA Ground|Perth]] against a pace attack comprising [[Merv Hughes]], [[Bruce Reid]] and [[Craig McDermott]]. Hughes commented to [[Allan Border]] at the time that "This little prick's going to get more runs than you, AB."<ref name="Tendertouch" />
 
=== Rise through the ranks ===
Tendulkar's performance through the years 1994–1999 coincided with his physical peak, in his early twenties. He opened the batting at [[Auckland]] against New Zealand in 1994, making 82 runs off 49 balls.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/149893.html |title=Sachin the opener |work=ESPN Cricinfo |date=26 March 2007 |access-date=26 October 2020}}</ref> He scored his first ODI century on 9 September 1994 against Australia in [[Sri Lanka]] at [[Colombo]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin's First ODI Century |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/sachin/features/201096-sachin-tendulkars-odi-timeline-23-unforgettable-years |access-date=18 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130415122309/http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/sachin/features/201096-sachin-tendulkars-odi-timeline-23-unforgettable-years |archive-date=15 April 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin's First ODI Ton |access-date=9 September 2016 |work=ESPN cricinfo |date=9 September 2005 |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/149343.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160909111214/http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/149343.html |archive-date=9 September 2016 }}</ref> It took him 78 ODIs to score his first century.
 
[[File:Sachin at the other end.jpg|thumb|left|Tendulkar waits at the bowler's end.]]
Tendulkar's rise continued when he was the leading run scorer at the [[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996 World Cup]], scoring two centuries.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=722;type=tournament|title=Cricket Records – Wills World Cup, 1995/96|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=26 October 2020}}</ref> He was the only Indian batsman to perform well in the semi-final against Sri Lanka. Tendulkar fell amid a batting collapse and the match referee, [[Clive Lloyd]], awarded Sri Lanka the match after the crowd began rioting and throwing litter onto the field.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mad Max destroys India |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wctimeline/content/story/281229.html |first=Sambit |last=Bal |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |date=21 February 2007 |access-date=27 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323054905/http://www.espncricinfo.com/wctimeline/content/story/281229.html |archive-date=23 March 2014 }}</ref>
 
After the World Cup, in the same year against Pakistan at [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]], Indian captain [[Mohammed Azharuddin]] was going through a lean patch. Tendulkar and [[Navjot Singh Sidhu]] both made centuries to set a then record partnership for the second wicket. After getting out, Tendulkar found Azharuddin in two minds about whether he should bat.{{citation needed|date=March 2014}} Tendulkar convinced Azharuddin to bat and Azharuddin subsequently unleashed 24 runs off one over.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/151296.html |title=Wisden – INDIA v PAKISTAN |access-date=27 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140621133236/http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/151296.html |archive-date=21 June 2014 }}</ref> India went on to win that match. It enabled India to post a score in excess of 300 runs for the first time in an ODI.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2;filter=advanced;orderby=start;runsmin1=300;runsval1=runs;team=6;template=results;type=team;view=innings |title=Team records &#124; One-Day Internationals &#124; Cricinfo Statsguru &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=27 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206162819/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Borderby%3Dstart%3Brunsmin1%3D300%3Brunsval1%3Druns%3Bteam%3D6%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dteam%3Bview%3Dinnings |archive-date=6 December 2014 }}</ref>
 
'''Desert storm'''
 
Sachin scored 143 (131) runs in Sharjah against mighty Australian team into the [[1998–99 Coca-Cola Cup|1998 Coca-Cola cup]], he smashed 5 sixes, In the inning against [[Shane Warne]], [[Damien Fleming]] and [[Michael Kasprowicz]]. Per [[International Cricket Council|ICC]]'s poll it is the bestest one day inning of him. This inning of Tendulkar's is famous as 'Desert storm', due to this match was interrupted by [[Dust storm|desert storm]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-s-desert-storm-voted-his-top-odi-innings-on-birthday/story-cTJtMlEjxy9uWP5SSvBtjM.html |title=Sachin Tendulkar's 'Desert Storm' voted his top ODI innings on birthday &#124; Cricket |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=24 April 2020 |accessdate=10 January 2022}}</ref>
 
This was the beginning of a period at the top of the batting world, culminating in the Australian tour of India in early 1998, with Tendulkar scoring three consecutive centuries. The focus was on the clash between Tendulkar, the world's most dominating batsman and [[Shane Warne]], the world's leading spinner, both at the peak of their careers, clashing in a Test series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://magazine.outlookindia.com/story/warne-ing-shane/205171|access-date=15 September 2020|website=Outlook|title=Warne-Ing Shane!Outlook India Magazine}}</ref> In the lead-up to the series, Tendulkar simulated scenarios in the nets with [[Laxman Sivaramakrishnan]], the former India leg spinner, donning the role of Warne.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Off-spinner with leg-breaks is like a multi-lingual: Sachin Tendulkar|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/off-spinner-with-leg-breaks-is-like-a-multi-lingual-sachin-tendulkar/articleshow/63893732.cms?from=mdr|access-date=30 August 2021}}</ref> In their tour opener, Australia faced the then Ranji Champions Mumbai at the [[Brabourne Stadium]] in a three-day first class match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1997-98/AUS_IN_IND/AUS_BOM_24-26FEB1998.html |title=Australia in India, 1997-98-Mumbai v Australians-Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai-24,25,26 February 1998 (3-day match) |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=17 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031153424/http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1997-98/AUS_IN_IND/AUS_BOM_24-26FEB1998.html |archive-date=31 October 2013 }}</ref> Tendulkar made an unbeaten 204 as Shane Warne conceded 111 runs in 16 overs and Australia lost the match within three days.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/cricket-articles/When-Sachin-Tendulkar-showed-Shane-Warne-who-is-the-boss/23456 |title=When Sachin Tendulkar showed Shane Warne who is the boss |publisher=CricketCountry.com |date=25 February 2013 |access-date=17 November 2013 |author=Nishad Pai Vaidya |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130228172317/http://www.cricketcountry.com/cricket-articles/When-Sachin-Tendulkar-showed-Shane-Warne-who-is-the-boss/23456 |archive-date=28 February 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/99611.html |title=Tendulkar's duel with Warne symbolised India's superiority |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |date=24 February 2001 |access-date=17 November 2013 |last=Ramchand |first=Partab |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131129173051/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/99611.html |archive-date=29 November 2013 }}</ref> He also had a role with the ball in the five-match ODI series in India following the Tests, including a five wicket haul in an ODI in [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi|Kochi]]. Set 310 runs to win, Australia were cruising at 203 for 3 in the 31st over when Tendulkar turned the match for India, taking the wickets of [[Michael Bevan]], [[Steve Waugh]], [[Darren Lehmann]], [[Tom Moody]] and [[Damien Martyn]] for 32 runs in 10 overs.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1997-98/OD_TOURNEYS/PTC/IND_AUS_PTC_ODI1_01APR1998.html |title=Cricinfo Match Report, IND-AUS 1&nbsp;April 1998 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080211163538/http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1997-98/OD_TOURNEYS/PTC/IND_AUS_PTC_ODI1_01APR1998.html |archive-date=11 February 2008 }}</ref> The Test match success was followed by two consecutive centuries in April 1998 in a Triangular cricket [[1998 Coca-Cola Cup|tournament]] in Sharjah—the first in a must-win game to take India to the finals and then again in the finals, both against Australia. These twin knocks were also known as the [[1997–98 Coca-Cola Cup|Desert Storm]] innings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/rewind-tendulkars-operation-desert-storm/355624-78.html |title=Sachin's operation Desert Storm |publisher=Ibnlive |access-date=17 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208214156/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/rewind-tendulkars-operation-desert-storm/355624-78.html |archive-date=8 December 2013 }}</ref> Following the series, Warne ruefully joked that he was having nightmares about his Indian nemesis.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketnetwork.co.uk/main/s119/st62164.htm |title=Down Memory Lane – Shane Warne's nightmare |publisher=Cricketnetwork |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106030217/http://www.cricketnetwork.co.uk/main/s119/st62164.htm |archive-date=6 January 2009 }}</ref>
 
Tendulkar's contribution in the ICC 1998 quarterfinal at [[Dhaka]] paved the way for India's entry into the semifinals, when he took four Australian wickets after scoring 141 runs in 128 balls.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tendulkar single handedly helped to win India |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/champions-trophy-flashback-when-sachin-tendulkar-downed-australia-in/394937-78.html |publisher=IBN Live.in |access-date=18 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227204843/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/champions-trophy-flashback-when-sachin-tendulkar-downed-australia-in/394937-78.html |archive-date=27 December 2013 }}</ref>
 
The inaugural [[Asian Test Championship]] took place in [[1998–99 Asian Test Championship|February and March 1999]], involving India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/74734.html |title=Asian Test Championship from Feb&nbsp;14 to March&nbsp;17 (24&nbsp;December 1998) |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=24 December 1998 |access-date=30 January 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111165424/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/74734.html |archive-date=11 November 2012 }}</ref> In the first match, between India and Pakistan in Eden Gardens, Tendulkar was run out for nine after colliding with Pakistan bowler [[Shoaib Akhtar]]. Around 100,000 people came to support India during the initial four days of the tournament, breaking a 63-year-old record for aggregate Test attendance record.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin Tendulkar collides with Shoaib Akhtar |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/483619.html |publisher=ESPN |access-date=18 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022194822/http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/483619.html |archive-date=22 October 2014 }}</ref> The crowd's reaction to Tendulkar's dismissal was to throw objects at Akhtar, and the players were taken off the field. The match resumed after Tendulkar and the [[List of International Cricket Council presidents|president of the ICC]] appealed to the crowd; however, further rioting meant that the match was finished in front of a crowd of 200&nbsp;people.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/current/story/498547.html |title=Riot police, fires and a sobbing Vinod Kambli |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=28 January 2011 |access-date=30 January 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110131142814/http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/current/story/498547.html |archive-date=31 January 2011 }}</ref> Tendulkar scored his 19th Test century in the second Test and the match resulted in a draw with Sri Lanka.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/153758.html |title=Sri Lanka v India 1998–99 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=30 January 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208042919/http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/153758.html |archive-date=8 February 2011 }}</ref> India did not progress to the final, which was won by Pakistan, and refused to participate the next time the championship was held due to increasing political tensions between India and Pakistan.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/483619.html |title=The run-out that sparked a riot |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=30 January 2011 |quote=the second Championship ... was rendered fairly meaningless by the withdrawal of India because of another escalation of political tensions with Pakistan. |first=Martin |last=Williamson |date=20 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022194822/http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/483619.html |archive-date=22 October 2014 }}</ref>
 
In the Test against Pakistan at [[Chepauk]] in 1999, the first of a two-Test series, Sachin scored 136 in the fourth innings with India chasing 271 for victory. However, he was out when India needed 17 more runs to win, triggering a batting collapse, and India lost the match by 12 runs.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/Storyold/76182/|title=India succumb on home stretch despite Tendulkar's heroics|first=Partab|last=Ramchand|date=1 February 1999|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=30 March 2014}}</ref> The worst was yet to come as Professor Ramesh Tendulkar, Sachin's father, died in the middle of the [[1999 Cricket World Cup]]. Tendulkar flew back to India to attend the final rituals of his father, missing the match against [[Zimbabwe]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/Storyold/98885/|title=Sachin loses father, team loses its wits|agency=Agencies/ENS|date=19 May 1999|location=Leicester/Mumbai|access-date=20 March 2014}}</ref> However, he returned to the World Cup scoring a century (140 not out of 101 balls) in his very next match against [[Kenya national cricket team|Kenya]] in Bristol. He dedicated this century to his father.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sachin's Ton in Father's Memory |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/990524/front_pa.htm#head3 |newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]] |first=Lokendra Pratap |last=Sahi |date=23 May 1999 |access-date=30 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330150634/http://www.telegraphindia.com/990524/front_pa.htm |archive-date=30 March 2014 }}</ref>
 
=== Captaincy ===
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|Test<ref>{{cite news|title=List of Captains |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/india/engine/records/individual/list_captains.html?class=1;id=6;type=team |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=25 April 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111116015850/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/india/engine/records/individual/list_captains.html?class=1%3Bid%3D6%3Btype%3Dteam |archive-date=16 November 2011 }}</ref> ||25||4||9||12||0||–||16%
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|ODI<ref>{{cite news|title=List of ODI Captains |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/india/engine/records/individual/list_captains.html?class=2;id=6;type=team |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=25 April 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117075310/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/india/engine/records/individual/list_captains.html?class=2%3Bid%3D6%3Btype%3Dteam |archive-date=17 November 2011 }}</ref> ||73||23||43||–||2||6||31.50%
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Tendulkar's two tenures as captain of the Indian cricket team were not very successful. When Tendulkar took over as captain in 1996, it was with huge hopes and expectations. However, by 1997 the team was performing poorly. [[Mohammad Azharuddin|Azharuddin]] was credited with saying ''"Nahin jeetega! Chote ki naseeb main jeet nahin hai!"'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2000/feb/05arm.htm |title=A tale of two captains |publisher=Rediff |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080430211632/http://www.rediff.com/sports/2000/feb/05arm.htm |archive-date=30 April 2008 }}</ref> which translates into: "He won't win! It's not in the small one's destiny!".<ref>{{Cite book |last=McGregor |first=R.S. |year=1993 |title=Oxford Hindi–English Dictionary |url=https://archive.org/details/oxfordhindiengli00mcgr_0 |url-access=registration |publisher=Oxford University Press, USA |isbn=978-0-19-864317-3 |edition= 2004 }}</ref>
 
Tendulkar, succeeding Azharuddin as captain for his second term, led India on a tour of Australia, where the visitors were beaten 3–0 by the newly crowned world champions.<ref name="AustraliaSeries1999">{{cite news|title=Flat-track bullies bounced out again|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/Storyold/138911/|author=Pradeep Magazine|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|location=Melbourne|date=20 December 1999|access-date=30 March 2014}}</ref> Tendulkar, however, won the player of the series award<ref name="AustraliaSeries1999" /> as well as player of the match in one of the games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63866.html |title=2nd Test: Australia v India at Melbourne, Dec 26–30, 1999 &#124; Cricket Scorecard &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119073926/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63866.html |archive-date=19 November 2010 }}</ref> After another Test series defeat, this time by a 0–2 margin at home against South Africa, Tendulkar resigned, and [[Sourav Ganguly]] took over as captain in 2000.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/Storyold/146809/|title=South Africa completes sweep with an innings and 71 runs|first=Vedam|last=Jaishankar|date=6 March 2000|access-date=30 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title='I've survived and will survive longer' |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/i-make-mistakes-no-captain-is-perfect-sourav-ganguly/1/218765.html |journal=India Today |first=Sharda |last=Ugra |date=9 December 2000 |access-date=18 December 2013 |quote=Ganguly took over in mid-2000 during a difficult period ... |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219031111/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/i-make-mistakes-no-captain-is-perfect-sourav-ganguly/1/218765.html |archive-date=19 December 2013 }}</ref>
 
During the Indian team's 2007 tour of England, the desire of [[Rahul Dravid]] to resign from the captaincy became known. Then [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) [[List of presidents of the Board of Control for Cricket in India|President]] [[Sharad Pawar]] offered the captaincy to Tendulkar, who instead recommended [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]] to take over the reins. Pawar later revealed this conversation, crediting Tendulkar for first forwarding the name of Dhoni, who since achieved much success as captain.<ref name="SuggestedDhoni">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Tendulkar-suggested-Dhoni-s-name-Pawar/Article1-283717.aspx|title=Tendulkar suggested Dhoni's name: Pawar|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |location=India|date=21 March 2008|access-date=18 July 2010|agency=[[Press Trust of India|PTI]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130912043435/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Chunk-HT-UI-Cricket-TopStories/Tendulkar-suggested-Dhoni-s-name-Pawar/Article1-283717.aspx |archive-date=12 September 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
==== 2000 fixing matter ====
{{Further|Mohammed Azharuddin|South Africa cricket match fixing}} {{See also|Chandrachud Commission}}
In the year of 2000 a huge match fixing scandal happened in Indian cricket. After the incident Sachin Tendulkar and other 3 senior cricketers played important role ensured that the players banned by BCCI and whose performance was dubious ware never picked for the Indian team again. Sachin and co. did this work quietly without doing public statements.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/opinion/krishna-kumar/story/sachin-tendulkar-match-fixing-centuries-bcci-indian-team-cbi-spot-fixing-scandal-163942-2013-05-22 |title=The feat Sachin never got praise for – Opinion News |publisher=Indiatoday.in |date=22 May 2013 |accessdate=10 January 2022}}</ref>
 
The continued calls for Tendulkar to be made captain, the offer of captaincy in 2007 and his rejection of the offer, there are numerous articles relating to where his faults were in captaincy.
 
=== Mike Denness incident ===
{{Main|Mike Denness and Indian cricket team incident}}
In India's 2001 tour of South Africa in the second [[Test Cricket|test match]] between [[Indian cricket team|India]] and [[South African cricket team|South Africa]] at [[Sahara Oval St George's|St George's Park]], [[Port Elizabeth]], match referee [[Mike Denness]] fined four Indian players for excessive appealing, as well as fined the Indian captain [[Sourav Ganguly]] for not controlling his team.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://content-www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/108120.html |title=ICC Match Referee confirms disciplinary action for Indian cricketers |date=20 November 2001 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=1 June 2008}}</ref> Tendulkar was given a suspended ban of one game by Denness in light of alleged [[ball tampering]]. Television cameras picked up images that suggested Tendulkar may have been involved in cleaning the seam of the cricket ball.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/108088.html |title=Tendulkar appears before match referee |date=19 November 2001 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625025110/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/108088.html |archive-date=25 June 2012 }}</ref> This can, under some conditions, amount to altering the condition of the ball. Denness found Sachin Tendulkar guilty of ball tampering charges and handed him a one Test match ban.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/108107.html |title=Tendulkar handed suspended ban |date=19 November 2001 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101126165955/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/108107.html |archive-date=26 November 2010 }}</ref> The incident escalated to include sports journalists accusing Denness of racism,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/in_depth/2001/india_in_south_africa/1668275.stm |title=Indian media fury over Tendulkar |work=BBC News |access-date=1 June 2008 |date=21 November 2001 |location=London |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219190102/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/in_depth/2001/india_in_south_africa/1668275.stm |archive-date=19 December 2008 }}</ref> and led to Denness being barred from entering the venue of the third Test match. The ICC revoked the status of the match as a Test as the teams rejected the appointed referee.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/108243.html |title=ICC sets out latest position regarding South Africa v India |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=23 November 2001 |access-date=31 January 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111165610/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/108243.html |archive-date=11 November 2012 }}</ref> The charges against Tendulkar and Sehwag's ban for excessive appealing triggered a massive backlash from the Indian public.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/in_depth/2001/india_in_south_africa/1666063.stm |title=Indians cry foul |work=BBC News |access-date=1 June 2008 |date=20 November 2001 |location=London |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080214221523/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/in_depth/2001/india_in_south_africa/1666063.stm |archive-date=14 February 2008 }}</ref>
 
=== Injuries and decline amid surpassing Bradman's haul ===
 
Sachin Tendulkar continued performing well in Test cricket in 2001 and 2002, with some pivotal performances with both bat and ball. Tendulkar took three wickets on the final day of the famous [[Second Test, 2000–01 Border–Gavaskar Trophy|Kolkata Test against Australia in 2001]], including the key wickets of [[Matthew Hayden]] and [[Adam Gilchrist]], who were centurions in the previous Test. His three wickets haul helped India win the match.<ref>{{cite web|title=2nd Test: India v Australia at Kolkata, Mar 11–15, 2001 &#124; Cricket Scorecard &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/63920.html |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=18 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204222853/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/63920.html |archive-date=4 December 2013 }}</ref> In the five-match ODI series that followed, he took his 100th wicket in ODIs, claiming the wicket of then Australian captain [[Steve Waugh]] in the final match at the [[Fatorda Stadium]] in [[Goa]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Of Tendulkar and his Goa milestone |first=Niraj |last=Prabhu |newspaper=[[The Goan]] |page=28 |date=16 November 2013 |access-date=27 March 2013 |url=http://epaper.thegoan.net/185353/The-Goan-on-Saturday/November-16-2013#page/27/2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131121011326/http://epaper.thegoan.net/185353/The-Goan-on-Saturday/November-16-2013#page/27/2 |archive-date=21 November 2013 }}</ref>
 
In the 2002 series in the West Indies, Tendulkar started well, scoring 79 in the first Test. In the second Test at Port of Spain, Sachin Tendulkar scored 117 in the first innings, his 29th Test century in his 93rd Test match, to equal Sir [[Donald Bradman]]'s record of 29 Test hundreds. He was gifted a Ferrari 360 Modena by Fiat through [[Michael Schumacher]] for achieving this feat.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/111261.html |title=Tendulkar equals Sir Donald Bradman's record at Port of Spain |date=19 April 2002 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=8 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113133421/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/111261.html |archive-date=13 November 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/specials/west_indies_v_india/1939723.stm |title=Sachin equals The Don |publisher=BBC |access-date=20 April 2002 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021020093730/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/specials/west_indies_v_india/1939723.stm |archive-date=20 October 2002 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.in.msn.com/gallery/twenty-of-tendulkar%E2%80%99s-best-test-hundreds?page=2 |title=Sachin equals Bradman's record – Twenty of Tendulkar's best Test hundreds |publisher=MSN |date=27 April 2012 |access-date=8 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021135317/http://sports.in.msn.com/gallery/twenty-of-tendulkar%E2%80%99s-best-test-hundreds?page=2 |archive-date=21 October 2013 }}</ref>
 
=== Decline phase of career ===
Then, in a hitherto unprecedented sequence, he scored 0, 0, 8 and 0 in the next four innings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1009335.html |title=Swinging 60 |date=7 May 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508114819/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1009335.html |archive-date=8 May 2016 }}</ref> He returned to form in the last Test scoring 41 and 86, one half century. However, India lost the series.<ref>{{cite web|title=5th Test: West Indies v India at Kingston, May 18–22, 2002 &#124; Cricket Scorecard &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63988.html |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140621133218/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63988.html |archive-date=21 June 2014 }}</ref> In this period, in the third Test match against England in August 2002, Sachin scored his 30th Test century to surpass Bradman's haul, in his 99th Test match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2002/sep/stats.htm |title=A special rediff section celebrating Sachin Tendulkar's 100th Test |work=Rediff.com |access-date=8 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101022236/http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2002/sep/stats.htm |archive-date=1 November 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|agency=Reuters |url=http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=14082 |title=Sachin outdoes Bradman with 30th Test hundred – Express India |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=23 August 2002 |access-date=8 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021104958/http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=14082 |archive-date=21 October 2013 }}</ref>
 
=== 2003 Cricket World Cup ===
{{Further| India at the Cricket World Cup#India at the 2003 World Cup}}
Tendulkar made 673 runs in 11 matches in the [[2003 Cricket World Cup]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Sachin Tendulkar produced 673 runs and 2 wicket in 2003 world cup without net practice, reveals Rahul Dravid |url=http://www.patrika.com/news/sachin-tendulkar-produced-673-runs-in-2003-world-cup-without-net-practice-revea/1021947 |access-date=5 August 2014 |work=Patrika Group |issue=5 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140808035351/http://www.patrika.com/news/sachin-tendulkar-produced-673-runs-in-2003-world-cup-without-net-practice-revea/1021947 |archive-date=8 August 2014 }}</ref> helping India reach the final. While Australia retained the trophy that they had won in 1999, Tendulkar was given the Man of the Tournament award.<ref name="WorldCup2003" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin received the Man of the Tournament award |url=http://www.rediff.com/wc2003/2003/mar/22ten1.htm |publisher=Rediff |access-date=18 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219042308/http://www.rediff.com/wc2003/2003/mar/22ten1.htm |archive-date=19 December 2013 }}</ref>
 
He continued to score heavily in ODI cricket that year, with two hundreds in a tri-series involving New Zealand and Australia.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2003/10/27/stories/2003102707302100.htm |title=India tames the Aussies |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |first=Vijay |last=Lokapally |access-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050930213842/http://www.hindu.com/2003/10/27/stories/2003102707302100.htm |archive-date=30 September 2005 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1031116/asp/sports/story_2577782.asp |title=Sachin, Sehwag demolish NZ |newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]] |first=Atreyo |last=Mukhopadhyay |date=15 November 2003 |location=Hyderabad |access-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329215836/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1031116/asp/sports/story_2577782.asp |archive-date=29 March 2014 }}</ref> As a part-time bowler, he dismissed an exhausted centurion, Matthew Hayden in the tri-series final.<ref><span dir="ltr">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0W7AkakdUQ From the Vault: Hayden too big, too strong] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904061939/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0W7AkakdUQ |date=4 September 2015 }}</span></ref>
 
=== 2003 tour of Australia ===
{{See also|Indian cricket team in Australia in 2003–04}}
The drawn series as India toured Australia in 2003–04 saw Tendulkar making his mark in the last Test of the series, scoring 241 not out from 436 balls with 33 fours at a strike rate of 55.27 in [[Sydney Cricket Ground|Sydney]], putting India in a virtually unbeatable position. He spent 613 minutes at the crease during the innings. He followed this up with an unbeaten 60 in the second innings of the Test.<ref>{{cite web|title=4th Test: Australia v India at Sydney, Jan 2–6, 2004 &#124; Cricket Scorecard &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/64062.html |publisher=ESPN |access-date=18 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205094319/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/64062.html |archive-date=5 December 2013 }}</ref> Prior to this Test match, he had had an unusually horrible run of form, failing in all six innings in the preceding three Tests.{{citation needed|date=March 2014}} It was no aberration that 2003 was his worst year in Test cricket, with an average of 17.00 and just one fifty.<ref>{{cite web|title=Batting records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Cricinfo Statsguru {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/35320.html?class=1;spanmax1=31+dec+2003;spanmin1=1+jan+2003;spanval1=span;template=results;type=batting|access-date=16 September 2020|website=Cricinfo}}</ref>
 
Tendulkar scored an unbeaten 194 against Pakistan at [[Multan]] in the following series. Indian captain Rahul Dravid declared before Tendulkar reached 200; had he done so it would have been the fourth time he had passed the landmark in Tests.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/140466.html |title=India high on Sehwag's 309 |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=29 March 2004 |access-date=30 January 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110214002448/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/140466.html |archive-date=14 February 2011 }}</ref> Tendulkar said that he was disappointed and that the declaration had taken him by surprise.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/140482.html |title='I was taken by surprise': Tendulkar |date=29 March 2004 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111115023036/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/140482.html |archive-date=15 November 2011 }}</ref> Many former cricketers commented that Dravid's declaration was in bad taste.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2004/mar/30miandad.htm |title='Don't worry, Sachin': Miandad |publisher=Rediff |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618012945/http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2004/mar/30miandad.htm |archive-date=18 June 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2004/mar/30alam.htm |title='Declaration in bad taste': Intikhab Alam |publisher=Rediff |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080229085501/http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2004/mar/30alam.htm |archive-date=29 February 2008 }}</ref> After the match, which India won, Dravid said that the matter had been discussed internally and put to rest.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/134068.html |title='The boys can be justifiably proud': Dravid |date=April 2004 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206005839/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/134068.html |archive-date=6 December 2010 }}</ref>
 
A [[tennis elbow]] injury then took its toll on Tendulkar, leaving him out of the side for most of the year, coming back only for the last two Tests when [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] toured India in 2004.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sachin's Tennis Elbow Injury |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/sachin/news/217090-sachin-tendulkar-reveals-his-tired-body-told-him-it-was-time-to-quit |publisher=NDTV |access-date=18 December 2013 |quote=In 2004, Tendulkar was diagnosed with tennis elbow, an injury that prevented him from lifting a cricket bat for almost 4 and half months. |author=NDTVCricket |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131123004842/http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/sachin/news/217090-sachin-tendulkar-reveals-his-tired-body-told-him-it-was-time-to-quit |archive-date=23 November 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/238049.html |title=Wisden – India v Australia |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |first=Paul |last=Weaver |date=20 February 2006 |quote=As Australia prepared ..., even the return of Tendulkar, who had been out of cricket for two months with tennis elbow, was overshadowed ... |access-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140621133212/http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/238049.html |archive-date=21 June 2014 }}</ref> He played a part in India's victory in Mumbai in that series with a fast 55, though Australia took the series 2–1.<ref>{{cite web|title=India clinch a thriller |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/141435.html |author=Cricinfo staff |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |date=5 November 2004 |access-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531090624/http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/141435.html |archive-date=31 May 2014 }}</ref>
 
On 10 December 2005 at [[Feroz Shah Kotla]], Tendulkar scored his record-breaking 35th Test century, against the [[Sri Lankan cricket team|Sri Lankans]]. After this, Tendulkar endured the longest{{outdated inline|date=March 2014}} spell of his career without a Test century: 17&nbsp;innings elapsed before he scored 101 against Bangladesh in May 2007.<ref name="Lynch2011">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/528767.html |title=Tendulkar's tribulations, and the nervous 290s |first=Steven |last=Lynch |date=23 April 2011 |access-date=10 September 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925152950/http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/528767.html |archive-date=25 September 2011 }}</ref> Tendulkar scored his 39th ODI hundred on 6 February 2006 in a match against Pakistan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/235955.html |title=Tendulkar the Strong |first=Dileep |last=Premachandran |location=Peshawar |date=6 February 2006 |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140621133214/http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/235955.html |archive-date=21 June 2014 }}</ref> He followed with a 42 in the second One-Day International against Pakistan on 11 February 2006,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakvind/content/story/236567.html |title=Yuvraj and Sehwag ease India to victory |first=Dileep |last=Premachandran |location=Rawalpindi |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |date=11 February 2006 |quote=The run-rate climbed ... when Tendulkar, who had eased to a run-a-ball 42, ... |access-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113125537/http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakvind/content/story/236567.html |archive-date=13 January 2014 }}</ref> and then a 95 in hostile, seaming conditions on 13 February 2006 in Lahore, which set up an Indian victory.<ref>{{cite web|title='Special' Tendulkar a treat to watch, says Dravid |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakvind/content/story/236960.html |author=Cricinfo staff |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |date=13 February 2006 |access-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140621133232/http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakvind/content/story/236960.html |archive-date=21 June 2014 }}</ref> On 19 March 2006, after being dismissed for only one run against [[English cricket team|England]] in the first innings of the third Test in his home ground, [[Wankhede Stadium|Wankhede]], Tendulkar was booed off the ground by a section of the crowd,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4834730.stm |title=Is Sachin mortal? |work=BBC News |access-date=10 September 2011 |date=23 March 2006 |first=Nick |last=Byrant |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100228061728/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4834730.stm |archive-date=28 February 2010 }}</ref> the first time that he had ever faced such flak. Tendulkar ended the three-Test series without a half-century to his credit, and the need for a shoulder operation raised more questions about his longevity.{{citation needed|date=March 2014}}
 
Tendulkar's comeback came in the DLF cup in [[Malaysia]] and he was the only Indian batsman to shine. In his comeback match, against West Indies on 14 September 2006, Tendulkar responded to his critics who believed that his career was inexorably sliding with his 40th ODI century.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Sensational Sachin returns|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/archive/2006/09/200849141945669414.html|access-date=15 September 2020|website=www.aljazeera.com}}</ref> Though he scored 141 not out, West Indies won the rain-affected match by the [[Duckworth-Lewis method|D/L method]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2nd Match: India v West Indies at Kuala Lumpur, Sep 14, 2006 &#124; Cricket Scorecard &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ausvseng/engine/match/256607.html |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=18 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104051511/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ausvseng/engine/match/256607.html |archive-date=4 November 2013 }}</ref>
 
=== 2007 Cricket World Cup failure ===
{{Further| India at the Cricket World Cup#India at the 2007 World Cup}}
During the preparation for the [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007 World Cup]], Tendulkar's attitude was criticized by Indian team coach [[Greg Chappell]]. Chappell reportedly felt that Tendulkar would be more useful down the order. In contrast, the latter felt that he would be better off opening the innings, the role he had played for most of his career.<ref name="chappell">{{cite news|title=Should have handled Sachin differently in 2007 World Cup: Chappell|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-02-04/news/28357282_1_greg-chappell-west-indies-middle-order|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501005450/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-02-04/news/28357282_1_greg-chappell-west-indies-middle-order|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 May 2013|access-date=25 April 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=4 February 2011}}</ref> Chappell also believed that Tendulkar's repeated failures were hurting the team's chances. In a rare show of emotion, Tendulkar hit out at the comments attributed to Chappell by pointing out that no coach had ever suggested his attitude towards cricket was incorrect. On 7 April 2007, the Board of Control for Cricket in India issued a notice to Tendulkar asking for an explanation for his comments made to the media.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070405/sports/sports13.html |title=Tendulkar hurt by comments |publisher=Jamaica Gleaner News |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080628150039/http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070405/sports/sports13.html |archive-date=28 June 2008 }}</ref> Chappell subsequently resigned as coach but said that this affair had no bearing on his decision and that he and Tendulkar were on good terms.<ref name="chappell" />
 
At the World Cup in the West Indies, Tendulkar and the Indian cricket team led by Rahul Dravid had a dismal campaign. Tendulkar, who was pushed to bat lower down the order had scores of 7 against [[Bangladesh cricket team|Bangladesh]], 57 not out against [[Bermuda cricket team|Bermuda]] and 0 against [[Sri Lanka cricket team|Sri Lanka]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Cricket scorecard – Bangladesh vs India, 8th Match, Group B, ICC World Cup, 2007|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket-scorecard/4089/ban-vs-ind-8th-match-group-b-icc-world-cup-2007|access-date=31 August 2021|website=Cricbuzz|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Cricket scorecard – Bermuda vs India, 12th Match, Group B, ICC World Cup, 2007|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket-scorecard/4093/ber-vs-ind-12th-match-group-b-icc-world-cup-2007|access-date=31 August 2021|website=Cricbuzz|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Cricket scorecard – India vs Sri Lanka, 20th Match, Group B, ICC World Cup, 2007|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket-scorecard/4101/ind-vs-sl-20th-match-group-b-icc-world-cup-2007|access-date=31 August 2021|website=Cricbuzz|language=en}}</ref> As a result, former Australian captain [[Ian Chappell]], brother of Greg, called for Tendulkar to retire in his newspaper column.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/6509767.stm |title=Tendulkar faces calls to retire |work=BBC News |access-date=1 June 2008 |date=30 March 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071004042516/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/6509767.stm |archive-date=4 October 2007 }}</ref>
 
After the loss against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, Tendulkar suffered depression and thought to retire from cricket, but Viv Richards and Ajit Tendulkar stopped him. According to Sachin, 23 March 2007, the loss against minnows Bangladesh is one of the worst days of his cricketing career.<ref>{{cite news |date=23 March 2017|title=Sachin Tendulkar: Thought of retirement after 2007 World Cup debacle but Viv Richards convinced me otherwise |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/sachin-tendulkar-thought-of-retirement-after-2007-world-cup-debacle-but-viv-richards-convinced-me-otherwise/articleshow/57787208.cms|access-date=18 November 2021|work=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
 
=== Return to old form and consistency ===
{{See also|List of batsmen who have scored over 10000 Test cricket runs|List of batsmen who have scored over 10000 One Day International cricket runs}}
 
In the subsequent Test series against Bangladesh, Tendulkar returned to his opening slot and was chosen as the Man of the Series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/bdeshvind/engine/match/282692.html |title=2nd Test: Bangladesh v India at Dhaka, May 25–27, 2007 &#124; Cricket Scorecard &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223141720/http://www.espncricinfo.com/bdeshvind/engine/match/282692.html |archive-date=23 February 2014 }}</ref> He continued by scoring 99 and 93 in the first two matches of the Future Cup against South Africa. During the second match, he also became the first to score 15,000 runs in ODIs.<ref>{{cite news|title=After Yuvraj breaks in, Sachin seals victory |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/after-yuvraj-breaks-in-sachin-seals-victory/203336/0 |agency=[[Press Trust of India|PTI]] |location=Belfast |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=29 June 2007 |access-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329220131/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/after-yuvraj-breaks-in-sachin-seals-victory/203336/0 |archive-date=29 March 2014 }}</ref> He was the leading run scorer and was adjudged the Man of the Series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/rsavind/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=3258;type=tournament |title=Cricket Records &#124; Future Cup, 2007 &#124; Records &#124; Most runs &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071228060245/http://stats.cricinfo.com/rsavind/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=3258%3Btype%3Dtournament |archive-date=28 December 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/rsavind/engine/match/293078.html |title=3rd ODI: India v South Africa at Belfast, Jul 1, 2007 &#124; Cricket Scorecard &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130102120108/http://www.espncricinfo.com/rsavind/engine/match/293078.html |archive-date=2 January 2013 }}</ref>
 
[[File:Tendulkar closup.jpg|thumb|right|Tendulkar, upon reaching his 38th Test century against Australia in the 2nd Test at the [[Sydney Cricket Ground|SCG]] in 2008, where he finished [[not out]] on 154]]
On the second day of the Nottingham Test on 28 July 2007, Tendulkar became the third cricketer to complete 11,000 Test runs.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/engvind/content/current/story/304149.html |title=Tendulkar gets to 11,000 Test runs |date=28 July 2007 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904061939/http://www.espncricinfo.com/engvind/content/current/story/304149.html |archive-date=4 September 2015 }}</ref>
In the subsequent one-day series against England, Tendulkar was the leading run scorer from India<ref>{{cite news|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/engvind/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=2873;type=series |title=Statistics, NatWest Series India in England, 2007 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080314022747/http://stats.cricinfo.com/engvind/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=2873%3Btype%3Dseries |archive-date=14 March 2008 }}</ref> with an average of 53.42. In the ODI Series against Australia in October 2007 Tendulkar was the leading Indian run scorer with 278 runs.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=3250;type=series |title=Statistics, Australia in India ODI Series, 2007/08 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080220164014/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=3250%3Btype%3Dseries |archive-date=20 February 2008 }}</ref>
 
Tendulkar was dismissed five times in 2007 between 90 and 100, including three times at 99, leading some to suggestions that he struggles to cope with nervousness in this phase of his innings.<ref>{{Cite news|date=8 November 2007|title=Tendulkar still nervous in 90s|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/tendulkar-still-nervous-in-90s/story-6IpLTZCw2nEigwvP0IyvhI.html|access-date=31 August 2021|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> Tendulkar has got out 27 times in the 90s during his international career.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/35320.html?class=11;filter=advanced;outs=1;runsmax1=99;runsmin1=90;runsval1=runs;template=results;type=batting;view=innings |title=Statistics / Statsguru / SR Tendulkar / Batting records / Combined Test, ODI and T20I records |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=31 May 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031122523/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/35320.html?class=11%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Bouts%3D1%3Brunsmax1%3D99%3Brunsmin1%3D90%3Brunsval1%3Druns%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dbatting%3Bview%3Dinnings |archive-date=31 October 2013 }}</ref> In a five-ODI series against Pakistan, he was caught by [[Kamran Akmal]] off the bowling of [[Umar Gul]] for 99 in the second match at [[Mohali]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/sachin-falls-short-of-his-own-genius/237608/0 |title=Sachin falls short of his own genius |first=G S |last=Vivek |location=Mohali |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=8 November 2007 |access-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329215902/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/sachin-falls-short-of-his-own-genius/237608/0 |archive-date=29 March 2014 }}</ref> and in the fourth match of that series, he got out in the 90s for a second time, scoring 97 before dragging a delivery from Gul on to his stumps.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/sachin-tendulkar-stars-as-india-clinches-series/article1949611.ece |title=Sachin Tendulkar stars as India clinches series |date=16 November 2007 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |first=Nandita |last=Sridhar |access-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329231559/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/sachin-tendulkar-stars-as-india-clinches-series/article1949611.ece |archive-date=29 March 2014 }}</ref>
 
=== 2007–08 tour of Australia ===
{{Further|Indian cricket team in Australia in 2007–08#Controversies|Second Test, 2007–08 Border–Gavaskar Trophy}}
In 2008 India's tour of Australia, at Sydney Test [[Andrew Symonds]] accused [[Harbhajan Singh]] for [[Racism|racist]] comments, Symonds accused Harbhajan Singh for calling him a monkey. This matter is dubbed as 'Monkeygate' by Australian media.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/cricket/news/forget-about-monkeygate-harbhajan-singh-to-aussies/amp_articleshow/67121856.cms |title=Forget about 'Monkeygate': Harbhajan Singh to Aussies &#124; Cricket News – Times of India |publisher=M.timesofindia.com |date=17 December 2018 |accessdate=10 January 2022}}</ref> Singh was suspended by the match ICC referee after hearing. Sachin Tendulkar was standing on non-striker's end, at that moment, when Symonds claimed racist comments happened. In the hearing of match referee, Sachin said to the ICC match referee [[Mike Procter]], he can not say exactly what "Bhajji" (Singh) said to Symonds but in next hearing Tendulkar changed his stance and said to match referee that Harbhajan did not said Symonds "Monkey" but said, "''Teri Maa Ki...''" in Hindi it means, 'Your mother's...' . On this matter In his autobiography 'Playing my way' Sachin Tendulkar wrote, "''Teri Maa Ki...'', It is an expression we often use in [[Hindi Belt|North India]] to vent our anger and to me it all part of the game". The matter became big in following days and nearly led to cancellation this tour.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=Sachin Tendulkar claims 'Monkeygate' hearing was unfair; slams Adam Gilchrist for lack of sportsmanship|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-sachin-tendulkar-claims-monkeygate-hearing-was-unfair-slams-adam-gilchrist-for-lack-of-sportsmanship-2032688|access-date=26 December 2021|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref> Referee suspended Singh for 3 Test but after appeal and Sachin's statement in hearing the suspension was overturned. Andrew Symonds later said in ''Monkeygate- Ten years on'', a documentary that was based on this matter, "When I began to play for Mumbai Indians, IPL franchise, once Harbhajan Singh came to me and apologised."  Symonds said in the documentary, "We go to a very wealthy man's place for a barbecue, drinks, and dinner one night, and the whole team's there, and he had guests there, and Harbhajan said 'mate, can I speak to you for a minute out in the garden out the front?' He goes, 'look, I've got to say sorry to you for what I did to you in Sydney. I apologise."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Morris|first=Tom|date=16 December 2018|title='Broke down, what for?' Harbhajan refutes new Monkeygate claims|work=Herald Sun|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/monkeygate-ten-years-on-harbhajan-sing-refutes-new-monkeygate-allegations/news-story/cca9a2c3e5fcf3cae698eb5d5e0ca3f1|access-date=26 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Singh|first=Ujwal|date=22 January 2018 |title=Mike Procter criticises Tendulkar's role in 2008 Monkeygate controversy|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/sachin-tendulkar-monkeygate-harbhajan-singh-andrew-symonds-mike-procter-cricket-1150958-2018-01-21|access-date=26 December 2021|magazine=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=7 January 2021|title=12 years of Monkeygate: The IND vs AUS Sydney Test that erupted into a courtroom battle|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/monkeygate-the-scg-test-that-erupted-into-a-courtroom-battle-7134953/|access-date=26 December 2021|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Monkeygate Was Lowest Point As Australia Captain, Says Ricky Ponting {{!}} Cricket News|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/monkeygate-was-lowest-point-as-australia-captain-says-ricky-ponting-2196626|access-date=26 December 2021|website=NDTVSports.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|others=PTI|date=6 November 2014|title=Tendulkar throws light on 'monkeygate' scandal|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/tendulkar-throws-light-on-monkeygate-scandal/article6568380.ece|access-date=26 December 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> [[Herald Sun|Herald sun]] quoted, Tendulkar is still not "forgiven" by some Aussie players for changing his account on Monkeygate, dubbed Sachin as Indian "[[demigod]]".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Conn |first1=Malcolm |title=Former Test captain Ricky Ponting in his new book questions the role of Indian great Sachin Tendulkar in 'monkey gate' scandal |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/cricket/former-test-captain-ricky-ponting-in-his-new-book-questions-the-role-of-indian-great-sachin-tendulkar-in-monkey-gate-scandal/news-story/3b375820bc4838f4c54b93d4b71dc3c7 |access-date=22 April 2022 |work=Herald Sun |date=17 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/australian-media-digs-out-monkeygate-ghost-88343-2012-01-03 |title=Australian media digs out Monkeygate ghost |magazine=India Today |date=3 January 2012 |accessdate=10 January 2022}}</ref>


In the [[Indian cricket team in Australia in 2007–08|Border-Gavaskar Trophy, 2007–08]], Tendulkar showed exceptional form, becoming the leading run scorer with "493 runs in four Tests, despite consistently failing in the second innings.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cricket Records &#124; Records &#124; Border-Gavaskar Trophy, 2007/08 &#124; Most runs |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=3163;type=series |work=[[ESPNcrcinfo]] |access-date=18 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302142604/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=3163%3Btype%3Dseries |archive-date=2 March 2014 }}</ref> Sachin scored 62 runs in the first innings of the first Test at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]] in [[Melbourne]], but could not prevent a heavy 337-run win for Australia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Australia wins the first match |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ausvind/engine/match/291351.html |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=18 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114172800/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ausvind/engine/match/291351.html |archive-date=14 November 2013 }}</ref> In the [[Second Test, 2007–08 Border-Gavaskar Trophy|controversial New Years' Test at Sydney]], Tendulkar scored an unbeaten 154, even though India lost the Test. This was his third century at the [[Sydney Cricket Ground|SCG]] and his 38th Test century overall, earning him an average of 326 at the ground at the time of completing the innings.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tendulkar lords over Sydney, cracks 38th century |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/tendulkar-lords-over-sydney-cracks-38th-century/257849/0 |first=G S |last=Vivek |location=Sydney |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=4 January 2008 |access-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329220104/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/tendulkar-lords-over-sydney-cracks-38th-century/257849/0 |archive-date=29 March 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ausvind/content/story/329054.html |title=Tendulkar's SCG success and Gilchrist bags No. 400 |first1=George |last1=Binoy |first2=HR |last2=Gopalakrishna |date=4 January 2008 |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213144653/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ausvind/content/story/329054.html |archive-date=13 December 2013 }}</ref> In the third Test at the [[WACA Ground|WACA cricket ground]] in [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]], Sachin was instrumental in India's first innings score of 330, scoring a well-compiled 71. India went on to record a historic triumph at the WACA, ending Australia's run of 16 consecutive wins.<ref>{{cite web|title=Inspired India end Australia's streak |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ausvind/content/story/332219.html |first=Dileep |last=Premachandran |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |date=19 January 2008 |access-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140115025818/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ausvind/content/story/332219.html |archive-date=15 January 2014 }}</ref> In the fourth Test at the [[Adelaide Oval]], which ended in a draw, he scored 153 in the first innings, being involved in a crucial 126-run stand with [[V.V.S. Laxman]] for the fifth wicket to lead India to a score of 282 for 5 from 156 for 4.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ausvind/content/story/333085.html |title=Tendulkar ton lights up keen contest |first=Dileep |last=Premachandran |date=24 January 2008 |access-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131127085641/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ausvind/content/story/333085.html |archive-date=27 November 2013 }}</ref> He secured the Man of the Match award.<ref>{{cite web|title=3rd ODI: India v South Africa at Belfast, Jul 1, 2007 &#124; Cricket Scorecard &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ausvind/content/story/333085.html |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=18 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131127085641/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ausvind/content/story/333085.html |archive-date=27 November 2013 }}</ref>
==100th international century==
Tendulkar scored his much awaited 100th international hundred on 16 March 2012 against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup. He became the first person in history to achieve this feat. Incidentally, it was Tendulkar's first ODI hundred against Bangladesh. He said "It's been a tough phase for me&nbsp;... I was not thinking about the milestone, the media started all this, wherever I went, the restaurant, room service, everyone was talking about the 100th hundred. Nobody talked about my 99 hundreds. It became mentally tough for me because nobody talked about my 99 hundreds."


In the One-Day International Commonwealth Bank Tri-Series involving India, Sri Lanka and Australia, Tendulkar became the only batsman to complete 16,000 runs in ODIs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin reaches to 16000 runs |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/sachin-tendulkar-timeline-1989-to-2013/427634-78.html |publisher=IBN Live |access-date=18 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227204834/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/sachin-tendulkar-timeline-1989-to-2013/427634-78.html |archive-date=27 December 2013 }}</ref> He achieved this feat against Sri Lanka on 5 February 2008 at the [[The Gabba|Gabba]] in [[Brisbane]]. He started the series wth scores of 10, 35, 44 and 32.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?agemin1=0;ageval1=age;batting_positionmax1=2;batting_positionmin1=2;batting_positionval1=batting_position;class=2;filter=advanced;orderby=start;series=3160;team=6;template=results;type=batting;view=innings |title=Batting records &#124; One-Day Internationals &#124; Cricinfo Statsguru &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609231132/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?agemin1=0%3Bageval1%3Dage%3Bbatting_positionmax1%3D2%3Bbatting_positionmin1%3D2%3Bbatting_positionval1%3Dbatting_position%3Bclass%3D2%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Borderby%3Dstart%3Bseries%3D3160%3Bteam%3D6%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dbatting%3Bview%3Dinnings |archive-date=9 June 2015 }}</ref> His form dipped a bit in the middle of the tournament,{{original research inline|date=March 2014}} but Tendulkar came back strongly in India's must-win game against Sri Lanka at the [[Bellerive Oval]] in [[Hobart]], scoring 63 off 54 balls.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/india-hammer-final-nail/277511/ |title=India hammer final nail |first=G.S. |last=Vivek |location=Hobart |date=26 February 2008 |access-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329215815/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/india-hammer-final-nail/277511/ |archive-date=29 March 2014 }}</ref> He finished the series with a match winning 117 not out off 120 balls in the first final,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://content-www.cricinfo.com/cbs/engine/match/291371.html |title=1st Final: Australia v India at Sydney, 2&nbsp;March 2008 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622153615/http://content-www.cricinfo.com/cbs/engine/match/291371.html |archive-date=22 June 2008 }}</ref> and 91 runs in the second final.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://content-www.cricinfo.com/cbs/engine/current/match/291372.html |title=2nd Final: Australia v India at Brisbane, 4&nbsp;March 2008 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516231841/http://content-www.cricinfo.com/cbs/engine/current/match/291372.html |archive-date=16 May 2008 }}</ref> Both the knocks were nominated to be the ODI Batting Performance of the year by ESPNCricinfo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/awards2008/content/story/383924.html|title=One-day international batting: the nominees|date=2 January 2009|website=Cricinfo|language=en|access-date=23 January 2020}}</ref>
== National honours of sachin ==
* 1994 - [[Arjuna Award]], by the Government of India in recognition of his outstanding achievement in sports.
* 1997-98 - Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India's highest honour given for achievement in sports.
* 1999 - Padma Shri, India's 'fourth' highest civilian award.
* 2001 - Maharashtra Bhushan Award, Maharashtra State's highest Civilian Award.
* 2008 - Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award.
* 2014 - [[Bharat Ratna]], India's highest civilian award.


=== Home series against South Africa ===
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South Africa toured in [[South African cricket team in India in 2007–08|March and April 2008]] for a three-Test series. Tendulkar scored a five-ball duck in his only innings of the series;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/158/158573.html |title=f50749 t1870 India v South Africa: South Africa in India 2007/08 (1st Test) |website=Cricket Archive |access-date=3 April 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719014537/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/158/158573.html |archive-date=19 July 2011 }}</ref> he sustained a groin strain in the match and as a result was forced not only to miss the second and third Tests, but also the tri-series involving Bangladesh, the [[2008 Asia Cup]], and the first half of the inaugural season of the [[Indian Premier League|IPL]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/kitplycup/content/story/352857.html |title=Tendulkar to miss Bangladesh tri-series and Asia Cup |date=29 May 2008 |access-date=3 April 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112011057/http://www.espncricinfo.com/kitplycup/content/story/352857.html |archive-date=12 November 2012 }}</ref>
 
=== Sri Lanka series ===
Before the [[Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2008|Indian cricket team's tour of Sri Lanka]] in July 2008, Tendulkar needed 177 runs to go past Brian Lara's record of Test 11,953 runs. However, he failed in all six innings, scoring a total of 95 runs. India lost the series and his average of 15.83 was his worst in a Test series with at least three matches.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/35320.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=batting_average;orderbyad=reverse;template=results;type=batting;view=series |title=Statistics / Statsguru / SR Tendulkar / Test matches: Series average |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=17 August 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005083659/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/35320.html?class=1%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Borderby%3Dbatting_average%3Borderbyad%3Dreverse%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dbatting%3Bview%3Dseries |archive-date=5 October 2012 }}</ref>
 
=== Return to form and breaking Brian Lara's record ===
In the following ODI series against Sri Lanka, Tendulkar was sidelined due to injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/365485.html |title=India need to fix opening problem |first=Jamie |last=Alter |location=Dambulla |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |date=19 August 2008 |access-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140207025529/http://www.espncricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/365485.html |archive-date=7 February 2014 }}</ref> However, during the following Australia tour of India, he returned to fitness and form, scoring 13 and 49 in the first Test<ref>{{cite web|title=1st Test: India v Australia at Bangalore, Oct 9–13, 2008 &#124; Cricket Scorecard &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indvaus2008/engine/match/345669.html |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=21 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313013915/http://www.espncricinfo.com/indvaus2008/engine/match/345669.html |archive-date=13 March 2014 }}</ref> before making 88 in the first innings of the second Test, breaking the record for most Test runs held by Brian Lara. He also reached the 12,000-run mark when he was on 61.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sachin reaches 12000 runs and breaks Lara's Record|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-10-17/top-stories/27943427_1_test-cricket-formidable-english-attack-sachin-tendulkar|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131221063631/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-10-17/top-stories/27943427_1_test-cricket-formidable-english-attack-sachin-tendulkar|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 December 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=17 October 2008|access-date=21 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=12,000 and counting, but he isn't just about numbers |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/12000-and-counting-but-he-isn-t-just-about-numbers/374784/0 |access-date=29 March 2014 |first=Kunal |last=Pradhan |date=18 October 2008 |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329215819/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/12000-and-counting-but-he-isn-t-just-about-numbers/374784/0 |archive-date=29 March 2014 }}</ref> He described the achievement as the biggest in 19 years of his career on the day he achieved the record.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/10/18/stories/2008101857830100.htm |title=Tendulkar scales another peak |date=18 October 2008 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |author=Special Correspondent |access-date=18 October 2008 |location=Chennai, India |quote="It is definitely the biggest achievement in 19 years of my career," the 35-year-old said ... |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081020224212/http://www.hindu.com/2008/10/18/stories/2008101857830100.htm |archive-date=20 October 2008 }}</ref> He made a fifty in the third Test<ref>{{cite web|title=Gambhir century sets India on course |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indvaus2008/content/story/375773.html |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=29 March 2014 |first=Brydon |last=Coverdale |date=29 October 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140122123827/http://www.espncricinfo.com/indvaus2008/content/story/375773.html |archive-date=22 January 2014 }}</ref> and 109 in the fourth, as India won the series 2–0 and regained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.<ref>{{cite web|title=India reclaim the Border-Gavaskar Trophy |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indvaus2008/content/story/377631.html |first=Jamie |last=Alter |date=10 November 2008 |access-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140621133420/http://www.espncricinfo.com/indvaus2008/content/story/377631.html |archive-date=21 June 2014 }}</ref>
 
=== ODI and Test series against England ===
Tendulkar was again out of the first three ODIs of a seven-match ODI series at home against England due to an injury, but he made 11 in the fourth ODI<ref>{{cite web|title=4th ODI: India v England at Bangalore, Nov 23, 2008 &#124; Cricket Scorecard &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indveng/engine/match/361046.html |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=21 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131115005202/http://www.espncricinfo.com/indveng/engine/match/361046.html |archive-date=15 November 2013 }}</ref> and 50 in the fifth,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/indian-juggernaut-rolls-on/article1384093.ece |title=Indian juggernaut rolls on |date=27 November 2008 |first=K.C. Vijaya |last=Kumar |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329221032/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/indian-juggernaut-rolls-on/article1384093.ece |archive-date=29 March 2014 }}</ref> before the series was called off due to the [[2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks]], the scoreline being 5–0 to India.<ref name="MumbaiAttacks2008.1">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/oneday-international-series-called-off/article1384767.ece |title=One-Day International series called off |date=28 November 2008 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |first=K.C. Vijaya |last=Kumar |access-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329231327/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/oneday-international-series-called-off/article1384767.ece |archive-date=29 March 2014 }}</ref><ref name="MumbaiAttacks2008.2">{{cite news|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/england-players-fly-back-home/392176/ |title=England players fly back home |agency=Agencies |location=Bangalore/London |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=29 November 2008 |access-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329220033/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/england-players-fly-back-home/392176/ |archive-date=29 March 2014 }}</ref>
 
England returned for a two-match Test series in December 2008, and the first Test, which was originally planned to be held in Mumbai, was shifted to Chennai following the terror attacks.<ref name="MumbaiAttacks2008.1" /><ref name="MumbaiAttacks2008.2" /> Chasing 387 for victory in that match, Tendulkar scored 103 not out and shared a 163-run unbroken fifth wicket partnership with [[Yuvraj Singh]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Tendulkar century sets up famous win |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/382035.html |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |first=Andrew |last=McGlashan |date=15 December 2008 |access-date=21 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313013700/http://www.espncricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/382035.html |archive-date=13 March 2014 }}</ref> This was his third century in the fourth innings of a Test match, and the first which resulted in a win.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/35320.html?class=1;filter=advanced;innings_number=4;orderby=start;runsmin1=100;runsval1=runs;template=results;type=batting;view=innings |title=Statistics / Statsguru / SR Tendulkar / Test matches |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=30 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206162853/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/35320.html?class=1%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Binnings_number%3D4%3Borderby%3Dstart%3Brunsmin1%3D100%3Brunsval1%3Druns%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dbatting%3Bview%3Dinnings |archive-date=6 December 2014 }}</ref> He dedicated this century to the victims of the Mumbai terror attacks.<ref>{{cite news|title=This century, this win is for victims of terror |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/-this-century-this-win-is-for-victims-of-terror-/398674/0 |first=Sandeep |last=Dwivedi |location=Chennai |date=15 December 2008 |access-date=30 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330141831/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/-this-century-this-win-is-for-victims-of-terror-/398674/0 |archive-date=30 March 2014 }}</ref> The knock was nominated to be one of the Test Batting Performance of the year by ESPNCricinfo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/awards2008/content/story/385010.html|title=Test batting: the nominees|date=2 January 2009|website=Cricinfo|language=en|access-date=23 January 2020}}</ref> Tendulkar scored poorly in the second Test at [[Mohali]], which ended in a draw. India won the series 1–0.<ref>{{cite web|title=India v England at Mohali, Dec 19–23, 2008 &#124; Cricket Scorecard &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indveng/engine/match/361051.html |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=30 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414223156/http://www.espncricinfo.com/indveng/engine/match/361051.html |archive-date=14 April 2014 }}</ref>
 
=== 2009–2010 ===
{{See also|List of highest individual scores in ODIs}}
 
In early 2009, India revisited Sri Lanka for five ODIs, as the Pakistan series had been cancelled due to the security situation in Pakistan and the attacks in Mumbai.{{citation needed|date=March 2014}} Tendulkar scored 5, 6 and 7 in the first three matches, being dismissed [[leg before wicket]] in all of them, and did not play in the remaining two matches.<ref>{{cite web|title=Statistics / Statsguru / SR Tendulkar / One-Day Internationals |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/35320.html?class=2;filter=advanced;orderby=start;series=4914;template=results;type=batting;view=innings |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=30 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613102718/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/35320.html?class=2%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Borderby%3Dstart%3Bseries%3D4914%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dbatting%3Bview%3Dinnings |archive-date=13 June 2015 }}</ref>
 
India's next assignment was an away series against New Zealand, consisting of three Tests and five ODIs. In the ODI series, Tendulkar made an unbeaten 163 in the third match before stomach cramps forced him to end his innings. India made 392, won the match<ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin makes 163 runs. |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/394146.html |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=10 April 2014 |date=8 March 2009 |first=Sriram |last=Veera |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140622171211/http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/394146.html |archive-date=22 June 2014 }}</ref> and eventually won the series 3–1.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Auckland ODI: New Zealand win by 8 wickets |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Auckland+ODI:+New+Zealand+win+by+8+wickets/1/32330.html |agency=[[Press Trust of India|PTI]] |journal=[[India Today]] |date=14 March 2009 |access-date=10 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421051156/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Auckland%2BODI%3A%2BNew%2BZealand%2Bwin%2Bby%2B8%2Bwickets/1/32330.html |archive-date=21 April 2014 }}</ref> Tendulkar made 160 in the first Test, his 42nd Test century, and India won.<ref>{{cite web|title=India end drought with thumping win |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/396119.html |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=10 April 2014 |first=Dileep |last=Premachandran |date=21 March 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140412183823/http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/396119.html |archive-date=12 April 2014 }}</ref> He made 49 and 64 in the second Test<ref>{{cite web|title=2nd Test: New Zealand v India at Napier, Mar 26–30, 2009 &#124; Cricket Scorecard &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvind2009/engine/match/386496.html |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=22 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211091142/http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvind2009/engine/match/386496.html |archive-date=11 December 2013 }}</ref> and 62 and 9 in the third, in which play was halted on the last day due to rain with India needing only two wickets to win. India won the series 1–0.<ref>{{cite web|title=3rd Test: New Zealand v India at Wellington, Apr 3–7, 2009 &#124; Cricket Scorecard &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvind2009/engine/match/366629.html |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=22 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140218182302/http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvind2009/engine/match/366629.html |archive-date=18 February 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Wellington Test ends in a draw, India win series |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Wellington+Test+ends+in+a+draw,+India+win+series/1/35658.html |agency=Agencies |location=Wellington |journal=[[India Today]] |date=14 March 2009 |access-date=10 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407194128/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Wellington%2BTest%2Bends%2Bin%2Ba%2Bdraw%2C%2BIndia%2Bwin%2Bseries/1/35658.html |archive-date=7 April 2014 }}</ref>
 
Tendulkar rested himself for the ODI tour of West Indies,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/tendulkar-zaheer-rested-nehra-in-for-carib/477837/ |title=Tendulkar, Zaheer rested; Nehra in for Caribbean tour |agency=Agencies |location=New Delhi |date=17 June 2009 |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=10 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421051421/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/tendulkar-zaheer-rested-nehra-in-for-carib/477837/ |archive-date=21 April 2014 }}</ref> but was back for the Compaq Cup Tri Series between India, Sri Lanka and New Zealand in early September 2009. He made 46<ref>{{cite web|title=2nd Match: India v New Zealand at Colombo (RPS), Sep 11, 2009 &#124; Cricket Scorecard &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/compaq/engine/match/403382.html |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=22 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313013949/http://www.espncricinfo.com/compaq/engine/match/403382.html |archive-date=13 March 2014 }}</ref> and 27<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/compaq/engine/match/403381.html |title=3rd Match: Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), Sep 12, 2009 &#124; Cricket Scorecard &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=10 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140412193403/http://www.espncricinfo.com/compaq/engine/match/403381.html |archive-date=12 April 2014 }}</ref> in the league matches before notching up 138 in the final, as India made 319 and won by 46 runs.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/India+beat+Sri+Lanka+in+Compaq+Cup+final;+Harbhajan+takes+5+after+Tendulkar%27s+138/1/61652.html |title=India beat Sri Lanka in Compaq Cup final; Harbhajan takes 5 after Tendulkar's 138 |journal=[[India Today]] |first=AR |last=Hemant |agency=ITGD |location=New Delhi |date=14 September 2009 |access-date=10 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421050800/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/India%2Bbeat%2BSri%2BLanka%2Bin%2BCompaq%2BCup%2Bfinal%3B%2BHarbhajan%2Btakes%2B5%2Bafter%2BTendulkar%27s%2B138/1/61652.html |archive-date=21 April 2014 }}</ref> This was Tendulkar's sixth century in a final of an ODI tournament and his third consecutive score of over 50 in such finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/compaq/content/story/425075.html |title=Tendulkar's final onslaught |first=S |last=Rajesh |date=14 September 2009 |access-date=10 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417002033/http://www.espncricinfo.com/compaq/content/story/425075.html |archive-date=17 April 2014 }}</ref>
 
Tendulkar played only one innings in the ICC Champions trophy in South Africa, scoring 8 against Pakistan as India lost.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/india-lose-champions-trophy-opener-against-p/521985/ |title=India lose Champions Trophy opener against Pak by 54 runs |agency=Agencies |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |location=Centurion |date=27 September 2009 |access-date=10 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421050652/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/india-lose-champions-trophy-opener-against-p/521985/ |archive-date=21 April 2014 }}</ref> The next match against Australia was abandoned due to rain<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/india-s-chances-watered-down/522637/ |title=India's chances watered down |first=Sandeep |last=Dwivedi |date=29 September 2009 |location=Centurion |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=10 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421051430/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/india-s-chances-watered-down/522637/ |archive-date=21 April 2014 }}</ref> and he was out with a stomach infection in the third match against the West Indies, as India were eliminated.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/india-beats-windies-but-bows-out-of-tournament/article27088.ece |title=India beats Windies, but bows out of tournament |first=S. |last=Dinakar |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=1 October 2009 |access-date=11 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421052109/http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/india-beats-windies-but-bows-out-of-tournament/article27088.ece |archive-date=21 April 2014 }}</ref>
 
Australia returned for a seven-match ODI series in India in October, and Tendulkar made 14, 4, 32 and 40 in the first four games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/35320.html?class=2;filter=advanced;orderby=start;series=5282;template=results;type=batting;view=innings |title=Statistics / Statsguru / SR Tendulkar / One-Day Internationals |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=11 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613102045/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/35320.html?class=2%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Borderby%3Dstart%3Bseries%3D5282%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dbatting%3Bview%3Dinnings |archive-date=13 June 2015 }}</ref> In the fifth match, with the series tied at 2–2, Australia amassed 350/4 in 50 overs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Australia scores 350/4 in the Fifth ODI |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indvaus2009/engine/match/416240.html |publisher=ESPN |access-date=22 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140312175035/http://www.espncricinfo.com/indvaus2009/engine/match/416240.html |archive-date=12 March 2014 }}</ref> Tendulkar made his 45th ODI hundred, a 175 off 141 balls. Just when it seemed that he would steer India to the large victory target, he tried to scoop a slower delivery from debutant bowler [[Clint McKay]] over short fine leg only to be caught by [[Nathan Hauritz]], with India needing 19 runs to win with 18 balls and four wickets left. The Indian tail collapsed, and Australia won the match by three runs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Australia survive terrific Tendulkar |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indvaus2009/content/story/433035.html |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=22 December 2013 |first=Sidharth |last=Monga |date=5 November 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313013621/http://www.espncricinfo.com/indvaus2009/content/story/433035.html |archive-date=13 March 2014 }}</ref><ref name="2009AustraliaSeries. ODI5">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/tendulkars-incandescent-innings-in-vain/article43622.ece |title=Tendulkar's incandescent innings in vain |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |first=K.C. Vijaya |last=Kumar |date=6 November 2009 |access-date=11 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318023837/http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/tendulkars-incandescent-innings-in-vain/article43622.ece |archive-date=18 March 2014 }}</ref> During this match, Tendulkar also became the first player to reach 17,000 ODI runs,<ref name="2009AustraliaSeries. ODI5" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin becomes the First Player to achieve the 17000 run mark|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-11-05/top-stories/28068712_1_sachin-tendulkar-17000-run-mark-jacques-kallis|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131222110705/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-11-05/top-stories/28068712_1_sachin-tendulkar-17000-run-mark-jacques-kallis|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 December 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=22 December 2013}}</ref> and achieved his personal best against Australia,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/35320.html?class=2;filter=advanced;opposition=2;orderby=batted_score;template=results;type=batting;view=innings |title=Statistics / Statsguru / SR Tendulkar / One-Day Internationals |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=11 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613110358/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/35320.html?class=2%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Bopposition%3D2%3Borderby%3Dbatted_score%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dbatting%3Bview%3Dinnings |archive-date=13 June 2015 }}</ref> as well as the third-highest score in a defeat.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2;filter=advanced;orderby=batted_score;result=2;template=results;type=batting;view=innings |title=Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Batting records |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=11 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613110732/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Borderby%3Dbatted_score%3Bresult%3D2%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dbatting%3Bview%3Dinnings |archive-date=13 June 2015 }}</ref> The knock was voted as the Best ODI Batting Performance of 2009 by ESPNCricinfo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/awards2009/content/story/448717.html|title=Hyderabad heartbreaker|date=19 February 2010|website=Cricinfo|language=en|access-date=23 January 2020}}</ref>
 
In the five-match ODI series against Sri Lanka in 2009–10, Tendulkar scored 69, 43, 96 not out and 8 in the first four matches,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/35320.html?class=2;filter=advanced;orderby=start;series=5563;template=results;type=batting;view=innings |title=Statistics / Statsguru / SR Tendulkar / One-Day Internationals |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=12 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150614215500/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/35320.html?class=2%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Borderby%3Dstart%3Bseries%3D5563%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dbatting%3Bview%3Dinnings |archive-date=14 June 2015 }}</ref> with the fifth match being abandoned as the pitch was deemed unfit and potentially dangerous.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/minefield-of-a-pitch-forces-abandonment/article71240.ece |title=Minefield of a pitch forces abandonment |first=Nandita |last=Sridhar |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=28 December 2009 |access-date=12 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421081742/http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/minefield-of-a-pitch-forces-abandonment/article71240.ece |archive-date=21 April 2014 }}</ref> India won the series 3–1.<ref>{{cite web|title=5th ODI: India v Sri Lanka at Delhi, Dec 27, 2009 &#124; Cricket Scorecard &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indvsl2009/engine/match/430890.html |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=12 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408051216/http://www.espncricinfo.com/indvsl2009/engine/match/430890.html |archive-date=8 April 2014 }}</ref> In the Test series that followed, he scored a 100 not out in the first Test, which was drawn, and 40 and 53 in the second and third Tests, respectively, as India clinched innings victories in both the Tests, to win the series 2–0.<ref>{{cite web|title=India vs SL Test Series 2009 |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/430870.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110804020521/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/430870.html |archive-date=4 August 2011 }}</ref>
 
Sachin rested himself for the ODI tri-series in Bangladesh in 2010, but played in the subsequent Test series.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/tendulkar-rested-for-bangladesh-triseries/559178/ |title=Tendulkar rested for Bangladesh Tri-series |agency=Agencies |location=New Delhi |date=25 December 2009 |access-date=12 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421051355/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/tendulkar-rested-for-bangladesh-triseries/559178/ |archive-date=21 April 2014 }}</ref> He made 105 not out and 16 in the first Test, and 143 in the second. India won both the Tests.<ref>{{cite web|title=1st Test: Bangladesh v India at Chittagong, Jan 17–21, 2010 &#124; Cricket Scorecard &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/434256.html |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=22 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207082403/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/434256.html |archive-date=7 December 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2nd Test: Bangladesh v India at Dhaka, Jan 24–27, 2010 &#124; Cricket Scorecard &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/434257.html |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=22 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207082345/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/434257.html |archive-date=7 December 2013 }}</ref>
 
In the [[South African cricket team in India in 2009–10|two-Test Series against South Africa]], Tendulkar made 7 and 100 in the first Test.<ref>{{cite web|title=1st Test: India v South Africa at Nagpur, Feb 6–9, 2010 &#124; Cricket Scorecard &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/engine/match/441825.html |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=22 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131218235726/http://www.espncricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/engine/match/441825.html |archive-date=18 December 2013 }}</ref> He then scored 106 in the first innings of the second Test, which was his 47th hundred in Test cricket. It was also his fourth hundred in successive Tests, and he was the fourth Indian to achieve this feat.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sachin Tendulkar slams 47th Test century|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-02-15/top-stories/28136568_1_sachin-tendulkar-virender-sehwag-south-africa|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131222110823/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-02-15/top-stories/28136568_1_sachin-tendulkar-virender-sehwag-south-africa|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 December 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|agency=[[Times News Network|TNN]]|date=15 February 2010|access-date=22 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/131058-highlights-kolkata-test-day-2 |title=Highlights: Kolkata Test, Day 2 |first=Rajesh |last=Kumar |work=[[NDTV]] |access-date=13 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610181432/http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/131058-highlights-kolkata-test-day-2 |archive-date=10 June 2014 }}</ref> In the second match of the subsequent ODI series, Tendulkar scored 200 not out, becoming the world's first batsman to score a double century in ODI cricket and breaking the previous highest score of 194 jointly held by Pakistan's [[Saeed Anwar]] and Zimbabwe's [[Charles Coventry (Zimbabwean cricketer)|Charles Coventry]].{{refn|group=Note|1=[[Belinda Clark]] of the [[Australian women's cricket team]] was the first cricketer (of any gender) to score 200 or more in an ODI match. She scored 229* in a [[1997 Women's Cricket World Cup]] match against Denmark.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/women-cricket/news/Before-Sachin-there-was-Belinda-Clark/articleshow/5655876.cms|title=Before Sachin, there was Belinda Clark|first=Nitin|last=Naik|agency=[[Times News Network|TNN]]|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=8 March 2010|access-date=19 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/Storyold/15697/|title=Aussie skipper scores double ton. News is it's not Steve Waugh|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|first=H|last=Nataranjan|date=17 December 1997|access-date=19 April 2014}}</ref><ref name="ODI200.1">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/8534309.stm |title=Sachin Tendulkar fires record 200 against South Africa |date=24 February 2010 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=24 February 2010 |location=London |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225030055/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/8534309.stm |archive-date=25 February 2010 }}</ref><ref name="ODI200.2">{{Cite news |url=http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2010/feb/24/updates-india-south-africa-2nd-odi-gwalior.htm |title=Tendulkar double ton leads India to series win |publisher=Rediff |access-date=24 February 2010 |location=Gwalior |date=24 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100227224526/http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2010/feb/24/updates-india-south-africa-2nd-odi-gwalior.htm |archive-date=27 February 2010 }}</ref><ref name="ODI200.3">{{cite web |url=http://www.downthewicket.com/2010/02/sachin-tendulkar-the-god-creates-history-again/ |date=24 February 2010 |title=Sachin Tendulkar "The God" creates History again |publisher=DownTheWicket |access-date=26 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605093803/http://www.downthewicket.com/2010/02/sachin-tendulkar-the-god-creates-history-again/ |archive-date=5 June 2013 }}</ref>}}
 
{{wideimage|Tendulkar goes to 14,000 Test runs.jpg|600px|Tendulkar's shot to reach 14,000 Test runs. He was batting against Australia in October 2010.}}
 
=== 2011 Cricket World Cup and after ===
{{See also|India at the Cricket World Cup#India at the 2011 World Cup}}
From February to April, Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka hosted the [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011 World Cup]]. Amassing 482&nbsp;runs at an average of 53.55 including two centuries, Tendulkar was India's leading run-scorer for the tournament; only [[Tillakaratne Dilshan]] of Sri Lanka scored more runs in the 2011 tournament,<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=4857;type=tournament |title=ICC Cricket World Cup, 2010/11 / Records / Most runs |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=3 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902073331/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=4857%3Btype%3Dtournament |archive-date=2 September 2011 }}</ref> and was named in the ICC 'Team of the Tournament'.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/world-cup-2011/sachin-zaheer-yuvi-in-iccs-world-cup-xi-1572998|title=Sachin, Zaheer, Yuvi in ICC's World Cup XI {{!}} Cricket News|last=NDTVSports.com|website=NDTVSports.com|language=en|access-date=23 January 2020}}</ref> India defeated Sri Lanka in the final.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/509121.html |title=Dhoni and Gambhir lead India to World Cup glory |first=Andrew |last=Miller |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=2 April 2011 |access-date=3 April 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110404002436/http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/509121.html |archive-date=4 April 2011 }}</ref> Shortly after the victory, Tendulkar commented that "Winning the World Cup is the proudest moment of my life.&nbsp;... I couldn't control my tears of joy."<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/current/story/509249.html |title='I couldn't control my tears of joy' |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=2 April 2011 |access-date=3 April 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110404145047/http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/current/story/509249.html |archive-date=4 April 2011 }}</ref>
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!colspan="7"|Tendulkar's results in international matches<ref name="Cricinfo">{{cite news|title=Statistics / Statsguru / SR Tendulkar /One-Day Internationals |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/35320.html?class=2;template=results;type=batting |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=25 April 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130213125736/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/35320.html?class=2%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dbatting |archive-date=13 February 2013 }}</ref>
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|Test<ref>{{cite news|title=List of Test victories |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=matches;result=1;template=results;type=batting |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=25 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140119022911/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Borderby%3Dmatches%3Bresult%3D1%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dbatting |archive-date=19 January 2014 }}</ref> ||200||72||56||72||0||–
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|ODI<ref>{{cite news|title=List of ODI victories |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2;filter=advanced;orderby=matches;result=1;template=results;type=batting |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=25 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031110547/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Borderby%3Dmatches%3Bresult%3D1%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dbatting |archive-date=31 October 2013 }}</ref> ||463||234||200||–||5||24
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|T20I<ref>{{cite news|title=List of T20I victories |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=3;filter=advanced;orderby=matches;result=1;template=results;type=batting |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=25 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031110603/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=3%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Borderby%3Dmatches%3Bresult%3D1%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dbatting |archive-date=31 October 2013 }}</ref> ||1||1||–||–||–||–
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India were due to tour the West Indies in June, although Tendulkar chose not to participate. He returned to the squad in July for India's [[Indian cricket team in England in 2011|tour of England]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-india-2011/content/story/522860.html |title=Tendulkar not thinking of 100th hundred |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=12 July 2011 |access-date=18 July 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718011356/http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-india-2011/content/story/522860.html |archive-date=18 July 2011 }}</ref> Throughout the tour there was much hype in the media about whether Tendulkar would reach his 100th century in international cricket (Test and ODIs combined). However, his highest score in the Tests was 91; Tendulkar averaged 34.12 in the series as England won 4–0 as they deposed India as the No.&nbsp;1 ranked Test side.<ref name="5 September 2011">{{Cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-india-2011/content/story/531285.html |title=Tendulkar ruled out of series |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=5 September 2011 |access-date=10 September 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015033150/http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-india-2011/content/story/531285.html |archive-date=15 October 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-india-2011/content/story/527763.html |title=Swann content with team success |first=Andrew |last=Miller |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=16 August 2011 |access-date=22 August 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113175900/http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-india-2011/content/story/527763.html |archive-date=13 November 2012 }}</ref> The injury Tendulkar sustained to his right foot in 2001 flared up and as a result he was ruled out of the ODI series that followed.<ref name="5 September 2011" /> Tendulkar created another record on 8 November 2011 when he became the first cricketer to score 15,000 runs in Test cricket, during the opening Test match against the West Indies at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in New Delhi.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/15638424.stm |title=Sachin Tendulkar passes 15,000 Test runs |access-date=8 November 2011 |work=BBC Sport |date=9 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sachin Tendulkar becomes the first batsman to score 15,000 Test runs |date=8 March 2017 |url=http://www.cricketwizard.com/highest-run-scorers-in-test-cricket-161 |publisher=Cricket Wizard |access-date=17 March 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317144422/http://www.cricketwizard.com/highest-run-scorers-in-test-cricket-161 |archive-date=17 March 2017 }}</ref> For his performances in 2011, he was named in the World Test XI by the ICC.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22420119/england-dominate-icc-test-team-year|title=England dominate ICC Test team of the year|date=26 August 2011|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|access-date=23 January 2020}}</ref>
 
[[Ian Chappell]] was not happy with Sachin's performance after India's tour of Australia. He says that Sachin's quest for his 100th hundred has proved to be a hurdle for the entire team and has hampered their performance on the Tour of Australia.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sachin Tendulkar needs to introspect: Ian Chappell |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/ind-aus-2011/news/186344-sachin-tendulkar-needs-to-introspect-ian-chappell |date=3 March 2015 |publisher=NDTV Sports |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904061939/http://sports.ndtv.com/ind-aus-2011/news/186344-sachin-tendulkar-needs-to-introspect-ian-chappell |archive-date=4 September 2015 |access-date=27 April 2015 }}</ref> Former India World Cup winning captain and all-rounder Kapil Dev has also voiced his opinion that Sachin should have retired from ODI's after the World Cup.<ref>{{cite web|title=Let Tendulkar decide when to retire: Former players {{!}} Cricket News|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/india-vs-pakistan-2012/let-sachin-tendulkar-decide-when-to-retire-former-players-1558124|access-date=31 August 2021|website=NDTVSports.com|language=en}}</ref> Former Australian fast bowler, Geoff Lawson, has said that Sachin has the right to decide when to quit although he adds that Tendulkar should not delay it for too long.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.internationalreporter.com/News-9541/why-is-sachin-tendulkar-still-playing.html |title=Why is Sachin Tendulkar still playing?&nbsp;... |publisher=International Reporter.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308222313/http://www.internationalreporter.com/News-9541/why-is-sachin-tendulkar-still-playing.html |archive-date=8 March 2012 }}</ref>
The selection committee of BCCI expectedly included Sachin in the national Test squad for the upcoming series against New Zealand commencing in August 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/report/sachin-returns-laxman-retained-in-squad-for-nz-tests/20120810.htm |title=Sachin returns, Laxman retained in squad for NZ Tests |date=10 August 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120813025053/http://www.rediff.com/cricket/report/sachin-returns-laxman-retained-in-squad-for-nz-tests/20120810.htm |archive-date=13 August 2012 }}</ref>
 
==== 100th international century ====
Tendulkar scored his 100th international hundred on 16 March 2012, at Mirpur against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sachin Tendulkar gets his ton of tons |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/item/187005-asia-cup-2012-sachin-tendulkar-gets-his-ton-of-tons |publisher=NDTV |access-date=16 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318154606/http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/item/187005-asia-cup-2012-sachin-tendulkar-gets-his-ton-of-tons |archive-date=18 March 2012 }}</ref> He became the first person in history to achieve this feat, which was also his first ODI hundred against Bangladesh. He said "It's been a tough phase for me&nbsp;... I was not thinking about the milestone, the media started all this, wherever I went, the restaurant, room service, everyone was talking about the 100th hundred. Nobody talked about my 99&nbsp;hundreds. It became mentally tough for me because nobody talked about my 99&nbsp;hundreds."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/current/story/557559.html |title='Been a tough phase for me'&nbsp;– Tendulkar |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=16 March 2012 |access-date=16 March 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319003826/http://www.espncricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/current/story/557559.html |archive-date=19 March 2012 }}</ref> Despite Tendulkar's century, India failed to win the match against Bangladesh, losing by 5 wickets.<ref name="Sachin's 100th">{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/bangladesh-beat-india-after-sachins-100th/363269-78.html |title=Bangladesh beat India after Sachin's 100th |work=[[IBNLive]] |date=16 March 2012 |access-date=17 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021113214/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/bangladesh-beat-india-after-sachins-100th/363269-78.html |archive-date=21 October 2013 }}</ref>
 
==== Return to Ranji Trophy ====
After being bowled out in three similar instances against New Zealand and hitting a slump in form, Tendulkar returned to the Ranji Trophy to get back some form ahead of the England Series at home,{{citation needed|date=September 2017}} in a match for Mumbai against Railways on 2 November 2012. This was his first Ranji Trophy match since 2009. He scored 137 off 136 balls, with 21 fours and 3 sixes, to take his team to 344 for 4 at stumps on day one.<ref name="cricketnext">{{cite web |url=http://cricketnext.in.com/live/news/ranji-trophy-sehwag-gambhir-fail-sachin-umesh-shine/68838-13.html |title=Ranji Trophy: Sachin roars back to form; Sehwag, Gambhir miss out |publisher=Cricketnext.com |author=Cricketnext Staff |date=2 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105043140/http://cricketnext.in.com/live/news/ranji-trophy-sehwag-gambhir-fail-sachin-umesh-shine/68838-13.html |archive-date=5 November 2012 |access-date=2 November 2012 }}</ref>
 
However, because of a poor form in the first two Tests in the series against England, and India being humiliated in the second match of that series by 10 wickets on 26 November 2012,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2012/content/story/593212.html |title=England spinners humiliate India |author=David Hopps |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |date=26 November 2012 |access-date=30 November 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121129113250/http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2012/content/story/593212.html |archive-date=29 November 2012 }}</ref> some people have started to question his place in the Indian team. A report by ''[[The Hindustan Times]]'' said that Tendulkar had a discussion with the national chief selector [[Sandeep Patil]], in which he said that he would leave it to the selectors to decide on his future as he is not getting any runs.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Chunk-HT-UI-IndiaVSEngland2012-TopStories/My-future-is-your-call-Sachin-Tendulkar-tells-selectors/Article1-965244.aspx |title=I'm not getting runs, now it's your call: Sachin to selectors |author=Sanjjeev K Samyal |author2=Firoz Mirza |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=27 November 2012 |access-date=30 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130022147/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Chunk-HT-UI-IndiaVSEngland2012-TopStories/My-future-is-your-call-Sachin-Tendulkar-tells-selectors/Article1-965244.aspx |archive-date=30 November 2012 }}</ref> This speculation, however, was later considered to be false.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-29/top-stories/35434269_1_sachin-tendulkar-tendulkar-residence-mumbai |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126085350/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-29/top-stories/35434269_1_sachin-tendulkar-tendulkar-residence-mumbai |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 January 2013 |title=Sachin Tendulkar's mind is only on cricket |author=Vinay Nayudu |agency=[[Times News Network]] |date=28 December 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=30 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://cricket.yahoo.com/news/speculation-over-tendulkars-retirement-downplayed-140618041.html |title=Speculation over Tendulkar's retirement downplayed |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]] |date=28 November 2012 |access-date=30 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121202182831/http://cricket.yahoo.com/news/speculation-over-tendulkars-retirement-downplayed-140618041.html |archive-date=2 December 2012 }}</ref>
 
Then he decided to play in the knockout stage of the [[2012–13 Ranji Trophy]]. He scored 108 in the quarter final against [[Baroda cricket team|Baroda]] before being bowled by [[Murtuja Vahora]], where Sachin was involved in a 234-run partnership with opener [[Wasim Jaffer]] (150) for the 3rd wicket at [[Wankhede Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cricket.yahoo.com/news/tendulkar--jaffer-hit-hundreds-in-ranji-quarterfinal-151804189.html |title=Tendulkar, Jaffer hit hundreds in Ranji quarterfinal |publisher=[[Yahoo! Cricket]] |date=6 January 2013 |access-date=14 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130109012309/http://cricket.yahoo.com/news/tendulkar--jaffer-hit-hundreds-in-ranji-quarterfinal-151804189.html |archive-date=9 January 2013 }}</ref> [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]] eventually piled on 645/9 and won on 1st innings lead.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-domestic-2012/engine/current/match/574132.html |title=3rd Quarter-final: Mumbai v Baroda at Mumbai, Jan 6–10, 2013 &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=14 February 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130108232517/http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-domestic-2012/engine/current/match/574132.html |archive-date=8 January 2013 }}</ref> In the semi final against [[Services cricket team|Services]] at Palam A Ground, with [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]] reeling at 23/3, Sachin scored 56 from 75 balls and had an 81-run 4th wicket partnership with [[Abhishek Nayar]] (70),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cricket.yahoo.com/news/spunky-services-stretch-mumbai-124625480.html |title=Spunky Services stretch Mumbai |publisher=[[Yahoo! Cricket]] |first=Kunal |last=Diwan |date=16 January 2013 |access-date=14 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119013723/http://cricket.yahoo.com/news/spunky-services-stretch-mumbai-124625480.html |archive-date=19 January 2013 }}</ref> and Mumbai eventually won on 1st innings lead after the match went into the sixth day due to rain delays.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ranji-trophy-2012/content/story/601604.html |title=Mumbai demolish Services to enter 44th Ranji final |first=Sharda |last=Ugra |location=Delhi |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |date=21 January 2013 |access-date=14 February 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123232814/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ranji-trophy-2012/content/story/601604.html |archive-date=23 January 2013 }}</ref> In the final against [[Saurashtra cricket team|Saurashtra]], he was run out for 22 following a misunderstanding with [[Wasim Jaffer]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cricket.yahoo.com/news/unfortunate-that-sachin-got-run-out--jaffer-132739148.html |title=Unfortunate that Sachin got run out: Jaffer |first=Skandan |last=Sampath |publisher=[[Yahoo! Cricket]] |date=27 January 2013 |access-date=14 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130130010612/http://cricket.yahoo.com/news/unfortunate-that-sachin-got-run-out--jaffer-132739148.html |archive-date=30 January 2013 }}</ref> Mumbai eventually won the Ranji Trophy 2012–13.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ranji-trophy-2012/content/story/602488.html |title=Mumbai boss their way to No. 40 |first=Siddarth |last=Ravindran |location=Mumbai |date=28 January 2013 |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=14 February 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130129230044/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ranji-trophy-2012/content/story/602488.html |archive-date=29 January 2013 }}</ref>
 
He also played in the [[Irani Trophy]] for Mumbai, where he scored 140* against Rest of India and helped [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]] to score 409 in reply to Rest of India's 526. This was also his 81st hundred in first-class cricket, equalling [[Sunil Gavaskar]]'s Indian record for most first-class hundreds.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/203221-sachin-tendulkar-equals-sunil-gavaskars-first-class-record |title=Sachin Tendulkar equals Sunil Gavaskar's first-class record |work=[[NDTV]] |first=K Shriniwas |last=Rao |date=8 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904061939/http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/203221-sachin-tendulkar-equals-sunil-gavaskars-first-class-record |archive-date=4 September 2015 |access-date=30 October 2013 }}</ref>
 
=== Retirement ===
[[File:199Sachin.jpg|thumb|Sachin fielding at 199th Test match in [[Eden Gardens]] (he is seen wearing a hat)]]
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Following poor performance in the 2012 series against England, Tendulkar announced his retirement from [[One Day International]]s on 23 December 2012, while noting that he will be available for Test cricket.<ref name="hindustantimes">{{cite news|title=Hindustan Times Article |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Cricket/CricketNews/Sachin-Tendulkar-announces-retirment-from-ODI-format/Article1-979692.aspx |agency=Press Trust of India |location=Mumbai |date=23 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121223191830/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Cricket/CricketNews/Sachin-Tendulkar-announces-retirment-from-ODI-format/Article1-979692.aspx |archive-date=23 December 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Sachin Tendulkar announces retirement from ODIs |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sachin-tendulkar-retires-from-odis/1/239109.html |agency=[[Press Trust of India|PTI]] |location=Mumbai |date=23 December 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121223131452/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sachin-tendulkar-retires-from-odis/1/239109.html |archive-date=23 December 2012 }}</ref> In response to the news, former India captain [[Sourav Ganguly]] noted that Tendulkar could have played the up-coming series against [[Pakistan cricket team|Pakistan]], while [[Anil Kumble]] said it would be "tough to see an Indian (ODI) team list without Tendulkar's name in it", and Javagal Srinath mentioned that Tendulkar "changed the way ODIs were played right from the time he opened in New Zealand in 1994".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/sachin-changed-odis-played-srinath/41541 |title=Tributes to Tendulkar |publisher=Wisden India |author=Wisden India staff and Agencies |date=23 December 2012 |access-date=23 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121223161810/http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/sachin-changed-odis-played-srinath/41541 |archive-date=23 December 2012 }}</ref>
 
After playing a [[Twenty20 International]] in 2006 against South Africa, he said that he would not play the format again.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin is right in not playing international T20: Rajput |url=http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2010/mar/240310-Sachin-Tendulkar-International-T20-Lalchand-Rajput.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125154014/http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2010/mar/240310-Sachin-Tendulkar-International-T20-Lalchand-Rajput.htm |archive-date=25 January 2013 }}</ref> He announced his retirement from the IPL after his team, [[Mumbai Indians]], beat [[Chennai Super Kings]] by 23 runs at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on 26 May to win the [[Indian Premier League 2013]].<ref name="IPLRetirement" /> He retired from Twenty20 cricket and limited-overs cricket, after playing the [[2013 Champions League Twenty20]] in September–October 2013 in India for Mumbai Indians.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/champions-league-twenty20-2013/news/215238-sachin-tendulkar-rahul-dravid-bid-goodbye-twitter-overflows-with-emotion |title=Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid bid goodbye, Twitter overflows with emotion |publisher=[[NDTV]] |access-date=8 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007090528/http://sports.ndtv.com/champions-league-twenty20-2013/news/215238-sachin-tendulkar-rahul-dravid-bid-goodbye-twitter-overflows-with-emotion |archive-date=7 October 2013 }}</ref>
 
On 10 October 2013 Tendulkar announced that he would retire from all cricket after the [[West Indian cricket team in India in 2013–14|two-Test series against West Indies in November]].<ref name="TestRetirement1">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/series-tournament/sachin-tendulkar-40-not-out--/top-stories/Sachin-Tendulkar-announces-retirement-from-Test-cricket/articleshow/23901410.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131011233341/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/series-tournament/sachin-tendulkar-40-not-out--/top-stories/Sachin-Tendulkar-announces-retirement-from-Test-cricket/articleshow/23901410.cms |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 October 2013 |title=Sachin Tendulkar announces retirement from Test cricket |work=The Times of India |date=10 October 2013 }}</ref><ref name="TestRetirement2">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/24476273 |title=Sachin Tendulkar: India batting legend to retire from all cricket |date=10 October 2013 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=11 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010171830/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/24476273 |archive-date=10 October 2013 }}</ref> At his request, the BCCI arranged that the two matches be played at Kolkata and Mumbai so that the farewell would happen at his home ground.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tendulkar to bid farewell in Mumbai |url=http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/tendulkar-bid-farewell-mumbai/81270 |publisher=Wisden India |date=15 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017060531/http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/tendulkar-bid-farewell-mumbai/81270 |archive-date=17 October 2013 |access-date=15 October 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Will consider Sachin Tendulkar's request to play 200th Test in Mumbai, says BCCI |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/sachin/news/215462-sachin-tendulkars-200th-test-will-be-in-mumbai-says-bcci |access-date=8 November 2013 |publisher=NDTV |date=11 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014003813/http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/sachin/news/215462-sachin-tendulkars-200th-test-will-be-in-mumbai-says-bcci |archive-date=14 October 2013 }}</ref> He scored 74 runs in his last Test innings against West Indies, thus failing short by 79 runs to complete 16,000 runs in Test cricket, the next man to bat after him was the future captain [[Virat Kohli]].<ref name="FinalTestMatch">{{cite news|title=Tendulkar exits for 74, India build lead |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-west-indies-2013-14/content/story/688749.html |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=15 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131115145106/http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-west-indies-2013-14/content/story/688749.html |archive-date=15 November 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=Cricbuzz|title=Episode 1: The Little Master Bids Goodbye (English version)|date=26 November 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BHZhu0v0UA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/4BHZhu0v0UA| archive-date=11 December 2021 |url-status=live|access-date=17 January 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The [[Cricket Association of Bengal]] and the [[Mumbai Cricket Association]] organised events to mark his retirement from the sport.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/mca-honours-sachin-tendulkar/article5339510.ece |title=MCA honours Sachin Tendulkar |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=12 November 2013 |access-date=15 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114160554/http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/mca-honours-sachin-tendulkar/article5339510.ece |archive-date=14 November 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/9jXoOzDipPRZTHRRa8YEmL/Fans-get-shortchanged-in-build-up-to-Sachin-Tendulkars-las.html |title=Fans get shortchanged in build-up to Sachin Tendulkar's last Test |newspaper=[[Live Mint]] |date=13 November 2013 |access-date=15 November 2013 |author=Narula, Chetan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131115021237/http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/9jXoOzDipPRZTHRRa8YEmL/Fans-get-shortchanged-in-build-up-to-Sachin-Tendulkars-las.html |archive-date=15 November 2013 }}</ref> Various national and international figures from cricket, politics, Bollywood and other fields spoke about him in a day-long ''Salaam Sachin Conclave'' organised by ''[[India Today]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.watoday.com.au/sport/cricket/12-billion-say-goodbye-to-little-master-20131113-2xh7k.html |title=1.2 billion say goodbye to Little Master |date=14 November 2013 |author=Chadband, Ian |place=Mumbai |newspaper=[[WAtoday]] |access-date=14 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201164743/http://www.watoday.com.au/sport/cricket/12-billion-say-goodbye-to-little-master-20131113-2xh7k.html |archive-date=1 February 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afaqs.com/media/media_newslets/?id=56969_Salaam+Sachin+India+Today+Conclave+kick-starts+with+Ajit+Tendulkar | title=Salaam Sachin India Today Conclave kick-starts with Ajit Tendulkar | publisher=AFAQS | date=12 November 2013 | access-date=14 November 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201143212/http://www.afaqs.com/media/media_newslets/?id=56969_Salaam+Sachin+India+Today+Conclave+kick-starts+with+Ajit+Tendulkar | archive-date=1 February 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
=== Post-Retirement ===
In July 2014, he captained the MCC side in the [[Bicentenary Celebration match]] at [[Lord's]].<ref>{{cite web|title=MCC v Rest of the World – 5 July |url=http://www.lords.org/fixtures/fixtures-and-tickets/mcc-v-rest-of-the-world-5-july/ |work=Lord's |date=5 July 2014 |access-date=5 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707031308/http://www.lords.org/fixtures/fixtures-and-tickets/mcc-v-rest-of-the-world-5-july/ |archive-date=7 July 2014 }}</ref>
In December 2014, he was announced ambassador of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 event.<ref>[http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/media-releases/83789/tendulkar-announced-as-icc-cricket-world-cup-2015-ambassador "Tendulkar announced as ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Ambassador"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627055609/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/media-releases/83789/tendulkar-announced-as-icc-cricket-world-cup-2015-ambassador |date=27 June 2015 }},"International Cricket Council", 22 December 2014.</ref><ref>[http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/sachin-tendulkar-announced-as-icc-world-cup-2015-ambassador/519288-78.html "Sachin Tendulkar announced as ICC World Cup 2015 ambassador"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226130437/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/sachin-tendulkar-announced-as-icc-world-cup-2015-ambassador/519288-78.html |date=26 February 2015 }},"IbnLive", 22 December 2014.</ref> It is his second term as he has already held the ambassador of the previous ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.<ref>[http://sports.ndtv.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/news/234871-sachin-tendulkar-named-cricket-world-cup-2015-ambassador-for-2nd-time-in-a-row "Sachin Tendulkar Named Cricket World Cup 2015 Ambassador"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402102228/http://sports.ndtv.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/news/234871-sachin-tendulkar-named-cricket-world-cup-2015-ambassador-for-2nd-time-in-a-row |date=2 April 2015 }},"NDTV Sports", 23 December 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.affairscloud.com/sachin-tendulkar-named-as-2015-cricket-world-cup-ambassador/ "Sachin Tendulkar Named As 2015 Cricket World Cup Ambassador"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222122047/http://www.affairscloud.com/sachin-tendulkar-named-as-2015-cricket-world-cup-ambassador/ |date=22 December 2014 }},"AffairsCloud", 22 December 2014.</ref> He got the ambassador position of the ICC Cricket world cup in consecutive terms of the cricket world cup (2011 and 2015).
 
==== Exhibition matches ====
Tendulkar organised exhibition cricket matches in partnership with former Aussie cricketer [[Shane Warne]]. [[Cricket All-Stars]] held in USA in [[baseball]] stadiums and had retired players, some of them was Sourav Ganguly, [[Shoaib Akhtar]], [[Wasim Akram]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=France-Presse |first=Agence |date=8 November 2015 |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/all%2Dstar%2Dseries%2Dnew%2Dyork%2Dcrowd%2Dgives%2Dthumbs%2Dup%2Dto%2Dmatch%2D1491201?amp%3D1%26akamai%2Drum%3Doff |title=Archived copy |access-date=24 April 2021 |archive-date=24 April 2021 |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20210424152534/https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/all%2Dstar%2Dseries%2Dnew%2Dyork%2Dcrowd%2Dgives%2Dthumbs%2Dup%2Dto%2Dmatch%2D1491201?amp%3D1%26akamai%2Drum%3Doff |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
He captained the India legends team to victory in the [[2020–21 Road Safety World Series]] and was the leading run scorer for the Indian team in the tournament.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Saha |first1=Shivam |title=Road Safety World Series: Sachin Tendulkar-led India Legends clinch title after heroic show from Yuvraj Singh, Yusuf Pathan |url=https://zeenews.india.com/cricket/road-safety-world-series-sachin-tendulkar-led-india-legends-clinch-title-after-heroic-show-from-yuvraj-singh-yusuf-pathan-2349437.html |access-date=29 March 2021 |work=Zee News |date=21 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Road Safety World Series, 2019/20-2020/21 Cricket Team Records & Stats {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=13613;type=tournament |website=Cricinfo |access-date=29 March 2021}}</ref>
 
He acted as a coach for the Ponting XI during [[The Big Appeal]]. During the innings break, he batted an over against [[Ellyse Perry]] and [[Annabel Sutherland]] at Perry's request.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/sachin-tendulkar-comes-out-of-retirement-faces-ellyse-perry-bushfire-bash-1644681-2020-02-09|title=Sachin Tendulkar bats for an over against Ellyse Perry in Bushfire charity match|date=9 February 2020|work=India Today|language=en|access-date=9 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Khanna |first1=Akash |title=Bushfire Bash: Sachin Tendulkar 'Comes Out Of Retirement' To Face Ellyse Perry In Charity Match. Watch Video {{!}} Cricket News |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/bushfire-bash-sachin-tendulkar-comes-out-of-retirement-to-face-ellyse-perry-in-charity-match-watch-v-2177371 |access-date=9 February 2021 |work=NDTV |date=9 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
 
== Indian Premier League ==
Tendulkar was made the Icon player and captain for his home side, the [[Mumbai Indians]] in the inaugural [[Indian Premier League]] [[Twenty20]] competition in 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://content-www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/341569.html |title=Tendulkar to lead 'Mumbai Indians' |date=8 March 2008 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080312171035/http://content-www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/341569.html |archive-date=12 March 2008 }}</ref> As an icon player, he was signed for a sum of US$1,121,250, 15% more than the second-highest paid player in the team, [[Sanath Jayasuriya]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/feb/20/cricket.indianpremierleague1 |title=Testosterone sparks Indian Premier League bidding frenzy |work=The Guardian |location=UK |access-date=1 June 2008 |date=20 February 2008 |first=Paul |last=Kelso |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216093411/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/feb/20/cricket.indianpremierleague1 |archive-date=16 December 2013 }}</ref>
 
In 2010 edition of Indian Premier League, Mumbai Indians reached the final of the tournament. Tendulkar made 618 runs in 14 innings during the tournament, breaking [[Shaun Marsh]]'s record of most runs in an IPL season. He was declared player of the tournament for his performance during the season. He also won Best Batsman and Best Captain awards at [[2010 Indian Premier League#IPL Awards 2010|2010 IPL Awards]] ceremony.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin breaks Shaun Marsh's IPL record for Most Runs scored in a single season and he also Received the Best Batsman and Best Captain Award |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/timeline-sachin-tendulkars-twenty20-journey/426812-78.html |publisher=IBN |access-date=22 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131229231002/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/timeline-sachin-tendulkars-twenty20-journey/426812-78.html |archive-date=29 December 2013 }}</ref> Sachin has scored more than 500 runs in IPL in two different seasons as a captain.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/ipl/news/IPL-Virat-Kohli-breaks-Sachin-Tendulkars-record/articleshow/52166866.cms |title=IPL: Virat Kohli breaks Sachin Tendulkar's record |website=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508214002/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/ipl/news/IPL-Virat-Kohli-breaks-Sachin-Tendulkars-record/articleshow/52166866.cms |archive-date=8 May 2016 }}</ref>
 
Sachin Tendulkar captained Mumbai Indians in 4 league matches of second edition of the league. He scored 68 in the first match and 48 against Guyana. But Mumbai Indians failed to qualify for semifinals after losing the initial two matches. Tendulkar scored 135 runs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iplcricketlive.org/ipl/champions-league-t20-cricket/champions-league-teams/clt20-mumbai-indians/ |title=CLT20 Mumbai Indians &#124; IPL Cricket Live, Season 5 IPL Cricket 2012, CLT20, IPL 2012 Schedule, IPL Fixtures, IPL Online, IPL Live, Champions League T20 Live Cricket |publisher=Iplcricketlive.org |access-date=17 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324001219/http://www.iplcricketlive.org/ipl/champions-league-t20-cricket/champions-league-teams/clt20-mumbai-indians/ |archive-date=24 March 2012 }}</ref>
 
In the 2011 IPL, against [[Kochi Tuskers Kerala]], Tendulkar scored his maiden Twenty20&nbsp;hundred. He scored 100 not out off 66 balls. In 2013, Sachin retired from [[Indian Premier League]] and in 2014 he was appointed as the Mumbai Indian's 'Team Icon'.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin appointed as Mumbai Indian Team Icon |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/mumbai-indians-slump-hurting-sachin-tendulkar/467687-78.html |publisher=IBN |access-date=28 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429063815/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/mumbai-indians-slump-hurting-sachin-tendulkar/467687-78.html |archive-date=29 April 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iplt20.com/teams/mumbai-indians/squad/97/Sachin-Tendulkar/|title=IPLT20.com – Indian Premier League Official Website|website=www.iplt20.com|access-date=8 September 2018|archive-date=9 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909035515/https://www.iplt20.com/teams/mumbai-indians/squad/97/Sachin-Tendulkar/|url-status=dead}}</ref> His last match for the team was the
final of the [[2013 Champions League Twenty20|2013 Champions League]], where he scored 14 runs in an Indians victory. In his 78&nbsp;matches in the IPL, Tendulkar scored a total of 2,334 runs; at the time of his retirement he was the fifth-highest run-scorer in the competition's history.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=117;type=trophy |title=Records / Indian Premier League / Most runs |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=31 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031113932/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=117;type=trophy |archive-date=31 October 2013 }}</ref> Mumbai Indians retired his number 10 jersey as a tribute to Tendulkar.<ref>{{cite news |last1=PTI |title=Sachin Tendulkar's No.10 jersey retired because players refused to wear it |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/sachin-tendulkar-team-india-jersey-no-10-cricket-bcci-1096683-2017-11-29 |access-date=17 September 2020 |work=India Today |date=29 November 2017 |language=en}}</ref>
 
== Playing style ==
[[File:Tendulkar shot.JPG|thumb|Tendulkar plays a wristy leg-side flick]]
Tendulkar is [[Cross-dominance|cross-dominant]]: he bats, bowls and throws with his right hand, but writes with his left hand.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sekhar |first=Senjam Raj |title=Fundamentals |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloid/sunday-chronicle/leisure/fundamentals-772 |access-date=25 April 2012 |newspaper=Deccan Chronicle |date=12 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124105132/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloid/sunday-chronicle/leisure/fundamentals-772 |archive-date=24 January 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Nostalgic Sachin recalls writing letters to wife Anjali |date=27 February 2014 |newspaper=[[O Heraldo]] |page=16 |agency=[[Press Trust of India|PTI]] |quote=Tendulkar is a righthanded batsman but uses his left for writing. |url=http://www.epaperoheraldo.in/Details.aspx?id=14238&boxid=1511156&uid=&dat=02/27/2014 |access-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329214947/http://www.epaperoheraldo.in/Details.aspx?id=14238&boxid=1511156&uid=&dat=02%2F27%2F2014 |archive-date=29 March 2014 }}</ref> He also practices left-handed throws at the nets on a regular basis. [[Cricinfo]] columnist [[Sambit Bal]] has described him as the "most wholesome batsman of his time".<ref name="CricinfoProfile">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/35320.html |last=Bal |first=Sambit |title=Sachin Tendulkar—Cricinfo Profile |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=14 December 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101114131426/http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/35320.html |archive-date=14 November 2010 }}</ref> His batting is based on complete balance and poise while limiting unnecessary movements and flourishes. He appears to show little preference for the slow and low wickets which are typical in India, and has scored many centuries on the hard, bouncy pitches in South Africa and Australia.<ref name="CricinfoProfile" /> He is known for his unique punch style of hitting the ball over square. He is also renowned for his picture-perfect straight drive, often completed with no follow-through. The straight drive is often said to be his favourite shot.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-18/top-stories/30171553_1_sachin-tendulkar-straight-drive-india-england-test-series | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707082756/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-18/top-stories/30171553_1_sachin-tendulkar-straight-drive-india-england-test-series | url-status=dead | archive-date=7 July 2012 | title=Straight drive is my favourite shot, says Tendulkar | access-date=23 September 2011 | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=18 September 2011}}</ref> In 2008, [[Sunil Gavaskar]], in an article he wrote in the AFP, remarked that "it is hard to imagine any player in the history of the game who combines classical technique with raw aggression like the little champion does".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5g1GRbImnh5S88rDMiES1YDRgx9yw |title=AFP: Tendulkar a special talent, says Gavaskar |date=18 October 2008 |access-date=27 November 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081021164512/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5g1GRbImnh5S88rDMiES1YDRgx9yw |archive-date=21 October 2008 }}</ref> Equipment-wise, his bats tend to be heavier than the average batman.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/five-players-who-used-heavy-bats/5|title=Five players who used heavy bats|date=22 September 2016|access-date=1 February 2018}}</ref>
 
[[Sir Donald Bradman]], considered by many as the greatest batsman of all time, considered Tendulkar to have a batting style similar to his. In his biography, it is stated that "Bradman was most taken by Tendulkar's technique, compactness and shot production, and had asked his wife to have a look at Tendulkar, having felt that Tendulkar played like him. Bradman's wife, Jessie, agreed that they did appear similar."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/96323.html |title=Bradman never missed a Tendulkar innings in last five years |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |date=16 August 2001 |access-date=14 December 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100128160441/http://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/96323.html |archive-date=28 January 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=I dream of genius&nbsp;... |url=http://observer.guardian.co.uk/osm/story/0,,766851,00.html |access-date=26 April 2012 |newspaper=Observer Sport Monthly |date=4 August 2002 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928054453/http://observer.guardian.co.uk/osm/story/0%2C%2C766851%2C00.html |archive-date=28 September 2012 }}</ref>
[[File:Master Blaster at work.jpg|thumb|left|Tendulkar at the crease, getting ready to face a delivery]]
Former Australian cricket team coach [[John Buchanan (cricketer, born 1953)|John Buchanan]] voiced his opinion that Tendulkar had become susceptible to the short ball early in his innings because of a lack of footwork.<ref name="Sachinweakness">{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Nov292007/sports2007112938408.asp|title=Buchanan spots Sachin's weakness!|work=[[Deccan Herald]] |location=India|access-date=14 December 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071202033513/http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Nov292007/sports2007112938408.asp <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2 December 2007}}</ref> Buchanan also believes Tendulkar has a weakness while playing left-arm pace.<ref name="Sachinweakness" /> He was affected by a series of injuries since 2004. Since then Tendulkar's batting has tended to be less attacking. Explaining this change in his batting style, he has acknowledged that he is batting differently because, firstly, no batsman can bat the same way for the entire length of a long career and, secondly, he is a senior member of the team now and thus has more responsibility. During the early part of his career, he was a more attacking batsman and frequently scored centuries at close to a run a ball. [[Ian Chappell]], former Australian player, remarked in 2007 that "Tendulkar now, is nothing like the player he was when he was a young bloke".<ref name="Futuresuperstars" />
 
Tendulkar has incorporated several modern and unorthodox strokes into his repertoire, including the paddle sweep, the scoop over short fine leg and the slash to third man over the slips' heads, especially in his later years. He is often praised for his ability to adapt to the needs of his body and yet keep scoring consistently.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin incorporates several Unorthodox shots |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sachinretirement/my-heart-feels-it-s-time-sachin-tendulkar-on-his-retirement/article1-1133449.aspx |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=22 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217231841/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sachinretirement/my-heart-feels-it-s-time-sachin-tendulkar-on-his-retirement/article1-1133449.aspx |archive-date=17 December 2013 }}</ref>
[[File:Sachin Tendulkar bowling right-arm leg-spin 26 January 2008.JPG|thumb|Tendulkar has taken 201 wickets across all three formats of the international game.]]
 
While Tendulkar was not a regular bowler, he could bowl [[medium pace]], [[leg spin]], and [[off spin]]. He often bowled when two batsmen of the opposite team had been batting together for a long period, as he could often be a useful partnership breaker.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin can bowl Medium Pace, Off Spin and Leg Spin |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/he-could-do-anything-with-the-ball/1049474/ |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=22 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131108051454/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/he-could-do-anything-with-the-ball/1049474/ |archive-date=8 November 2013 }}</ref> With his bowling, he helped secure an Indian victory on more than one occasion.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2004-05/PAK_IN_IND/SCORECARDS/PAK_IND_ODI1_02APR2005.html |title=1st ODI: India v Pakistan at Kochi, 2&nbsp;April 2005 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071208124451/http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2004-05/PAK_IN_IND/SCORECARDS/PAK_IND_ODI1_02APR2005.html |archive-date=8 December 2007 }}</ref> He took 201 international wickets—46 in Tests, 154 in ODIs where he is India's twelfth-highest wicket taker, and one wicket in [[Twenty20 International]]s.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=11;team=6;template=results;type=bowling |title=Cricinfo Statsguru –All-Test- One-Day Internationals-Twenty20Internationals – Bowling records |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=21 July 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031122454/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=11%3Bteam%3D6%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dbowling |archive-date=31 October 2013 }}</ref>
 
== Reception ==
[[File:A Cricket fan at the Chepauk stadium, Chennai.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Sudhir Kumar Chaudhary]], a fan of Tendulkar who earned the privilege of tickets to all of India's home games]]
Tendulkar's consistent performances earned him a fan following across the globe, including amongst Australian crowds, where Tendulkar has consistently scored centuries.<ref name="Tendertouch">{{Cite news|first=Chloe |last=Saltau |title=Tender touch |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/cricket/tender-touch/2007/12/08/1196813091099.html?page=fullpage |date=9 December 2007 |access-date=12 December 2007 |publisher=[[The Age]] Newspaper |location=Melbourne |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212154932/http://www.theage.com.au/news/cricket/tender-touch/2007/12/08/1196813091099.html?page=fullpage |archive-date=12 December 2007 }}</ref> One of the most popular sayings by his fans is "Cricket is my religion and Sachin is my God".<ref name=gordon>{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Opinion/Editorials/Brown_moots_honour_for_Tendulkar/rssarticleshow/2722571.cms |title=Brown moots honour for Tendulkar |work=The Economic Times |location=India |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080228224123/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Opinion/Editorials/Brown_moots_honour_for_Tendulkar/rssarticleshow/2722571.cms |archive-date=28 February 2008 }}</ref> ''[[Cricinfo]]'' mentions in his profile that "...&nbsp;Tendulkar remains, by a distance, the most worshipped{{Clarify|date=November 2021}} cricketer in the world."<ref name="CricinfoProfile" />{{Additional citations needed|date=November 2021}}
 
During the Australian tour of India in 1998 [[Matthew Hayden]] said "I have seen God. He bats at no. 4 in India in Tests."<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-03-29/edit-page/28149752_1_sachin-tendulkar-gwalior-odi-god | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811054327/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-03-29/edit-page/28149752_1_sachin-tendulkar-gwalior-odi-god | url-status=dead | archive-date=11 August 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] | first1=CP | last1=Surendran | title=Why English fails Tendulkar | date=29 March 2010}}</ref> However, on God, Tendulkar himself is reported to have said "I am not God of cricket. I make mistakes, God doesn't."<ref>{{cite news|agency=Press Trust of India |url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/i-am-not-god-of-cricket-tendulkar/article4580645.ece?homepage=true |title=I am not god of cricket: Tendulkar |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=4 April 2013 |access-date=2 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021155708/http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/i-am-not-god-of-cricket-tendulkar/article4580645.ece?homepage=true |archive-date=21 October 2013 }}</ref> Tendulkar made a special appearance in the [[Bollywood]] film [[Stumped (film)|''Stumped'']] in 2003, appearing as himself.<ref>{{cite web|author=Abhishek Boyanpalli |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-retires-100-facts-763750 |title=Sachin Tendulkar retires: 100 facts about the Little Master bowing out after 24 years |work=[[Daily Mirror]] |date=10 October 2013 |access-date=10 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010222832/http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-retires-100-facts-763750 |archive-date=10 October 2013 }}</ref>{{Unreliable fringe source|reason=No major newspaper, website or Book published that Tendulkar acted, did cameo in 'Stumped' film.|date=November 2021}}
 
On 24 February 2010, ''[[Cricinfo]]'' site could not handle the heavy traffic experienced after Tendulkar broke the record for the highest individual male score in a [[One Day International]] match against South Africa, also becoming the first player to score 200* in the history of ODIs as more than 5 million fans visited the website at a time.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bal |first=Sambit |title=Tendulkar breaks Cricinfo records |url=http://blogs.cricinfo.com/fromeditor/archives/2010/02/tendulkar_breaks_cricinfo_reco.php |work='From the Editor' blog |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=22 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/india/7308573/Sachin-Tendulkars-200-breaks-ODI-world-record-as-India-crush-South-Africa.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/india/7308573/Sachin-Tendulkars-200-breaks-ODI-world-record-as-India-crush-South-Africa.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |location=London |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |first=Nick |last=Hoult |title=Sachin Tendulkar's 200 breaks ODI world record as India crush South Africa |date=24 February 2010}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
 
There have been many instances when Tendulkar's fans have undertaken extreme activities over his dismissal in the game. As reported by many Indian newspapers, a person [[Suicide|hanged himself]] due to distress over Tendulkar's failure to reach his 100th century.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-04/bangalore/29380003_1_sachin-fan-sachin-tendulkar-sujay |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501005200/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-04/bangalore/29380003_1_sachin-fan-sachin-tendulkar-sujay |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 May 2013 |title=Sachin fan hangs himself |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |agency=[[Times News Network|TNN]] |date=3 April 2011|access-date=30 May 2012}}</ref>
 
At home in [[Mumbai]], Tendulkar's fan following has caused him to lead a different lifestyle. [[Ian Chappell]] has said that he would be unable to cope with the lifestyle Tendulkar was forced to lead, having to "wear a wig and go out and watch a movie only at night".<ref name="Futuresuperstars">{{cite web |url=http://content-www.cricinfo.com/talk/content/multimedia/304373.html?view=transcript |title=Next change: the superstars of the future |work=[[Cricinfo]] |access-date=31 December 2007 |date=30 July 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081022103850/http://content-www.cricinfo.com/talk/content/multimedia/304373.html?view=transcript |archive-date=22 October 2008 }}</ref> In an interview with Tim Sheridan, Tendulkar admitted that he sometimes went for quiet drives in the streets of Mumbai late at night when he would be able to enjoy some peace and silence.<ref>{{cite news|last=Murzello |first=Clayton |title=Figures, But Only of Speech |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/printarticle.aspx?270517 |access-date=26 April 2012 |newspaper=Outlook India |date=1 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130430084837/http://www.outlookindia.com/printarticle.aspx?270517 |archive-date=30 April 2013 }}</ref> Tendulkar has a presence in the popular social networking site Twitter with the user name {{key press|sachin_rt}}, since May 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/news/sports/sachin-tendulkar-joins-twitter-23227.php |title=Sachin Tendulkar joins Twitter |work=[[NDTV]] |access-date=17 March 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220032750/http://www.ndtv.com/news/sports/sachin-tendulkar-joins-twitter-23227.php |archive-date=20 February 2012 }}</ref>
 
== Post playing career ==
=== Cricket Advisory Committee ===
In 2015 he was appointed by BCCI into the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC).<ref>{{Cite news|title=Not getting 'any compensation' from Mumbai Indians – Sachin Tendulkar|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/not-getting-any-compensation-from-mumbai-indians-sachin-tendulkar-1182487%3fplatform=amp}}</ref> He was one of three in the committee along VVS Laxman and Sourav Ganguly. He resigned from this job after allegations of conflict of interest on him.{{Date missing|date=February 2022}} {{When|date=February 2022}}CAC was formed by BCCI to appoint a head coach for Indian cricket team.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman likely to return to BCCI's Cricket Advisory Committee.|work=[[India Today]]|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/sports/cricket/story/sachin-tendulkar-vvs-laxman-set-to-return-to-bcci-cricket-advisory-committee-1623819-2019-11-29}}</ref> On 23 June 2016, CAC appointed Anil Kumble as national team's head coach.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Anil Kumble appointed India's new coach at BCCI's inaugural conclave.|work=[[India Today]]|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/sports/cricket/story/anil-kumble-india-new-coach-cricket-advisory-committee-ravi-shastri-bcci-15796-2016-06-23}}</ref>
 
In 2019, Tendulkar made his debut as a Cricket commentator during [[2019 Cricket World Cup|2019 ICC Cricket World Cup]].<ref>{{cite news|date=31 May 2019|title=Sachin Opens Again: Tendulkar makes debut in commentary box in World Cup opener|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket-world-cup/sachin-tendulkar-opens-again-commentary-box-world-cup-2019-opener-5757078/|access-date=16 November 2021|work=The Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Lalotra |first1=Gautam |title='Sachin Opens Again' marks debut of Tendulkar in commentary box at World Cup opener |url=https://news.abplive.com/sports/cricket/sachin-opens-again-marks-debut-of-tendulkar-in-commentary-box-at-world-cup-opener-1222425 |access-date=13 May 2022 |work=news.abplive.com |date=31 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
 
=== Indian Premier League ===
In [[2021 Indian Premier League|2021 IPL]] season he worked for Mumbai Indians team as a mentor.<ref>{{Cite news|title=IPL 2021: Mumbai Indians mentor Sachin Tendulkar joins team for training session|work=TOI|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-2021-mumbai-indians-mentor-sachin-tendulkar-joins-team-for-training-session/amp_articleshow/86322842.cms}}</ref>
 
== Legacy ==
{{Main|List of career achievements by Sachin Tendulkar|List of international cricket centuries by Sachin Tendulkar}}
{{See also|List of cricketers by number of international centuries scored|Player of the Match awards (cricket)}}
 
[[File:Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar Wax Statue in Madame Tussauds London.jpg|thumb|Tendulkar's Wax Statue in [[Madame Tussauds]], London]]
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Tendulkar is the leading run scorer in Tests, with 15,921 runs, as well as in One-Day Internationals, with 18,426 runs.<ref name="CricinfoProfile" /> He is the only player to score more than 30,000 runs in all forms of international cricket (Tests, ODIs and Twenty20 Internationals).<ref name="AllInternationalCombinedRecords">{{cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284269.html |title=Records / Combined Test, ODI and T20I records / Batting records ; Most runs in career |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=17 November 2013 |access-date=17 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131121051835/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284269.html |archive-date=21 November 2013 }}</ref> He is the 16th player and the first Indian to score 50,000 runs in all forms of domestic and international recognised cricket ([[First-class cricket|First-class]], [[List A cricket|List A]] and [[Twenty20 cricket|Twenty20]]). He achieved this feat on 5 October 2013, during a [[2013 Champions League Twenty20|Champions League Twenty20]] match for his [[Indian Premier League|IPL]] team [[Mumbai Indians]] against [[Trinidad and Tobago cricket team|Trinidad and Tobago]].<ref name="AllCombinedRecords">{{cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284266.html |title=Records / Combined First-class, List A and Twenty20 / Batting records ; Most runs in career |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=27 September 2013 |access-date=27 September 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131008161414/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284266.html |archive-date=8 October 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/champions-league-twenty20-2013/news/215167-clt20-sachin-tendulkar-first-indian-to-reach-50000-runs-in-all-formats |title=CLT20: Sachin Tendulkar first Indian to reach 50,000 runs in all formats |date=5 October 2013 |access-date=27 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005181418/http://sports.ndtv.com/champions-league-twenty20-2013/news/215167-clt20-sachin-tendulkar-first-indian-to-reach-50000-runs-in-all-formats |archive-date=5 October 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2013/content/story/676959.html |author=Andrew Fidel Fernando |title=Smith puts Mumbai in all-IPL final |work=The Times of India |date=5 October 2013 |access-date=27 March 2013 |quote=Tendulkar crossed the 50,000-run aggregate for recognised cricket across all formats in ... |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007135645/http://www.espncricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2013/content/story/676959.html |archive-date=7 October 2013 }}</ref>
 
In 2012, Tendulkar was ranked number 8 in [[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook India's]] poll of [[the Greatest Indian]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/a-measure-of-the-man/281949|title=A Measure Of The Man {{!}} Outlook India Magazine|website=Outlook|access-date=23 January 2020}}</ref>
 
He also holds the record of the highest number of centuries in both Tests (51) and ODIs (49) as well as in Tests and ODIs combined (100). On 16 March 2012, Tendulkar scored his 100th international hundred. It came against [[Bangladesh cricket team|Bangladesh]] in the league matches of [[2012 Asia Cup|Asia Cup 2012]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Tendulkar scores his 100th international century |date=16 March 2012 |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/557526.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319004810/http://www.espncricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/557526.html |archive-date=19 March 2012 }}</ref> He is also the only player to score fifty centuries in Test cricket,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/india/8212658/Indias-Sachin-Tendulkar-hits-50th-Test-century-in-first-Test-against-South-Africa.html |date=19 December 2010 |title=India's Sachin Tendulkar hits 50th Test century in first Test against South Africa |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=UK |access-date=27 December 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101222012201/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/india/8212658/Indias-Sachin-Tendulkar-hits-50th-Test-century-in-first-Test-against-South-Africa.html |archive-date=22 December 2010 }}</ref> and the first to score fifty centuries in all international cricket combined.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rudra |first=Tanya |url=https://cricket.yahoo.net/news/fastest-batsmen-score-50-international-012945641 |date=24 November 2017 |title=Fastest batsmen to score 50 international centuries |publisher=[[Yahoo! Cricket]] |access-date=11 May 2019}}</ref> He also holds the world record for playing the highest number of Test matches (200)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283683.html |title=Records &#124; Test matches &#124; Individual records (captains, players, umpires) &#124; Most matches in career &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=26 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226160134/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283683.html |archive-date=26 December 2016 }}</ref> and ODI matches (463).<ref name="BCCI.SachinTendulkarInNumbers" /> Tendulkar has been part of most wins by an Indian in both [[Test cricket]] with 72 wins and [[One Day International|ODIs]] with 234 wins and is third in the world in ODI victories after [[Ricky Ponting]] (262 wins), [[Mahela Jayawardene]] (241 wins).<ref name="espncricinfo">{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=matches;result=1;template=results;type=allround |title=All-round records &#124; Test matches &#124; Cricinfo Statsguru &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=stats.espncricinfo.com |access-date=9 November 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919114241/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Borderby%3Dmatches%3Bresult%3D1%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dallround |archive-date=19 September 2015 }}</ref><ref name="espncricinfo2">{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2;filter=advanced;orderby=matches;result=1;template=results;type=allround |title=All-round records &#124; One-Day Internationals &#124; Cricinfo Statsguru &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=stats.espncricinfo.com |access-date=9 November 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919132814/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Borderby%3Dmatches%3Bresult%3D1%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dallround |archive-date=19 September 2015 }}</ref>
 
Tendulkar has scored over 1,000 runs in a calendar year in ODIs 7 times, and in 1998 he scored 1,894 runs, the record for the highest number of runs scored by any player in a single calendar year for One-Day Internationals.<ref name="BCCI.SachinTendulkarInNumbers">{{cite web|title=Sachin Tendulkar in Numbers |url=http://www.bcci.tv/news/2013/news/1350/sachin-tendulkar-in-numbers |publisher=BCCI |access-date=26 March 2014 |date=10 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326163940/http://www.bcci.tv/news/2013/news/1350/sachin-tendulkar-in-numbers |archive-date=26 March 2014 }}</ref> He is the first male cricketer to score a double-century in one-day cricket.<ref name="ODI200.1" />
 
He has been [[Man of the Match]] 13 times in Test matches and [[Man of the Series]] four times, out of them twice in the [[Border-Gavaskar Trophy]] against [[Australian cricket team|Australia]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/guru?sdb=player;playerid=1934;class=testplayer;filter=basic;team=0;opposition=0;notopposition=0;season=0;homeaway=0;continent=0;country=0;notcountry=0;groundid=0;startdefault=1989-11-15;start=1989-11-15;enddefault=2008-01-28;end=2008-01-28;tourneyid=0;finals=0;daynight=0;toss=0;scheduledovers=0;scheduleddays=0;innings=0;result=0;followon=0;seriesresult=0;captain=0;keeper=0;dnp=0;recent=;viewtype=aro_awards;runslow=;runshigh=;batposition=0;dismissal=0;bowposition=0;ballslow=;ballshigh=;bpof=0;overslow=;overshigh=;conclow=;conchigh=;wicketslow=;wicketshigh=;dismissalslow=;dismissalshigh=;caughtlow=;caughthigh=;caughttype=0;stumpedlow=;stumpedhigh=;csearch=;submit=1;.cgifields=viewtype |title=Statistics, Sachin Tendulkar in Tests |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=1 June 2008}}</ref> The performances earned him respect from Australian cricket fans and players.<ref name="Tendertouch" /> Similarly he has been [[Man of the Match]] 62 times in One day International matches and [[Man of the Series]] 15 times.<ref name="BCCI.SachinTendulkarInNumbers" /> He became the first batsman to score 12,000, 13,000, 14,000 and 15,000 runs in Test cricket,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Tendulkar passes 15,000 Test runs|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/15638424|access-date=16 September 2020}}</ref> having also been the third batsman and the first Indian to pass 11,000 runs in that form of the game.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/6920850.stm |title=''2nd Test England v India'' |work=BBC News |access-date=1 June 2008 | date=28 July 2007 | location=London | first=Paresh | last=Soni}}</ref> He was also the first player to score 10,000 runs in one-day internationals,<ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin Tendulkar Timeline: 1989 to 2013 |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/sachin-tendulkar-timeline-1989-to-2013/427634-78.html |publisher=IBN |access-date=22 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227204834/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/sachin-tendulkar-timeline-1989-to-2013/427634-78.html |archive-date=27 December 2013 }}</ref> and also the first player to cross every subsequent 1,000-run mark that has been crossed in ODI cricket history.{{citation needed|date=March 2014}} In the fourth Test of the [[Australian cricket team in India in 2008–09|2008–09 Border-Gavaskar Trophy]] against Australia at Nagpur on 6 November 2008, Tendulkar surpassed Australia's [[Allan Border]] to become the player to cross the 50-run mark the most times in Test cricket history,<ref>{{Cite news| url=http://cricketcrowd.com/displayvideo.html?ccvideo=1296&ccdesc=Sachin+breaks+Border+record:+he+is+a+genius+(Nagpur)|title=Sachin breaks Border record: he is a genius (Nagpur)|publisher=Cricket Crowd|access-date=19 April 2014|year=2008}}</ref> and also the second ever player to score 11 Test centuries against Australia, tying with [[Sir Jack Hobbs]] of England more than 70 years previously.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/statsguru/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;opposition=2;orderby=hundreds;template=results;type=batting |title=Cricinfo Statsguru – Test matches – Batting records |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=27 November 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090505052349/http://stats.cricinfo.com/statsguru/engine/stats/index.html?class=1%3Bopposition%3D2%3Borderby%3Dhundreds%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dbatting |archive-date=5 May 2009 }}</ref> On 8 November 2011, Tendulkar became the first batsman to score 15,000 runs in Test Cricket.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/cricket/15638424 |title=Sachin Tendulkar passes 15,000 Test runs |publisher=[[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] |date=9 November 2011 |access-date=26 March 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106021241/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/cricket/15638424 |archive-date=6 January 2014 }}</ref>
 
Tendulkar has consistently done well in [[Cricket World Cup]]s. He was the highest run scorer of the [[1996 Cricket World Cup]] with a total of 523 runs and also of the [[2003 Cricket World Cup]] with 673 runs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin scores the highest runs in the 1996 and 2003 World Cup |url=http://www1.skysports.com/cricket/news/12040/8966108/a-look-back-at-the-highlights-of-sachin-tendulkars-incredible-career-in-cricket |publisher=Sky Sports |access-date=22 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224111222/http://www1.skysports.com/cricket/news/12040/8966108/a-look-back-at-the-highlights-of-sachin-tendulkars-incredible-career-in-cricket |archive-date=24 December 2013 }}</ref> After his century against England during group stages of [[2011 Cricket World Cup]], he became the player to hit most centuries in Cricket World Cups with six centuries and the first player to score 2000 runs in World Cup cricket.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/world-cup-2011/news/item/170379-ballboy-in-1987-now-highest-run-getter-in-world-cups |title=Ballboy in 1987, now highest run-getter in World Cups |access-date=10 March 2011 |date=10 March 2011 |publisher=NDTV |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110313012316/http://sports.ndtv.com/world-cup-2011/news/item/170379-ballboy-in-1987-now-highest-run-getter-in-world-cups |archive-date=13 March 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_hundreds_career.html?id=12;type=trophy |title=Cricket Records &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=17 March 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001164516/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_hundreds_career.html?id=12%3Btype%3Dtrophy |archive-date=1 October 2012 }}</ref>
 
Tendulkar was also one half of the most prolific Test cricket partnership to date, alongside [[Rahul Dravid]]. Batting together, they scored 6920 runs for India at a partnership average of over fifty runs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Partnership records {{!}} Highest overall partnership runs by a pair {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283514.html|access-date=4 February 2021|website=Cricinfo}}</ref>
 
{{wide image|1=Sachin Tendulkar graph.svg|2=900px|3=An innings-by-innings breakdown of Tendulkar's Test match batting career showing runs scored (red and green bars) and the average of the last ten innings (blue line)|alt=An innings-by-innings breakdown of Tendulkar's Test match batting career showing runs scored (red and green bars) and the average of the last ten innings (blue line)}}
 
=== National honours ===
==== India ====
* [[List of Arjuna Award recipients (1990–1999)|1994]] – [[Arjuna Award]], by the Government of India in recognition of his outstanding achievement in sports.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://yas.nic.in/yasroot/awards/arjuna.htm |title=List of Arjuna Awardees |publisher=Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India |access-date=1 June 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071225221945/http://yas.nic.in/yasroot/awards/arjuna.htm |archive-date = 25 December 2007}}</ref>
* 1997–98 – [[Khel Ratna Award]], India's highest honour given for achievement in sports.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://yas.nic.in/yasroot/awards/rg_khelratna.htm |title=List of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award Winners|publisher=Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India |access-date=1 June 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071225221953/http://yas.nic.in/yasroot/awards/rg_khelratna.htm |archive-date = 25 December 2007}}</ref>
* [[List of Padma Shri award recipients (1990–1999)|1999]] – [[File:IND Padma Shri BAR.png|50px]] [[Padma Shri]], India's fourth-highest civilian award.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://mha.nic.in/pdfs/PadmaAwards1954-2007.pdf |title=Padma Awards Directory, 1954–2007 |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |access-date=1 June 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021095912/http://mha.nic.in/pdfs/PadmaAwards1954-2007.pdf |archive-date=21 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 2001 – [[Maharashtra Bhushan Award]], Maharashtra state's highest civilian award.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/image/173304.html|title=Sachin got Maharashtra Bhushan award |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2 December 2009}}</ref>
* [[List of Padma Vibhushan award recipients|2008]] – [[File:IND Padma Vibhushan BAR.png|50px]] [[Padma Vibhushan]], India's second-highest civilian award.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/05/06/stories/2008050660611400.htm |title=Tendulkar receives Padma Vibhushan |access-date=1 June 2008 |location=Chennai, India |date=6 May 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509071134/http://www.hindu.com/2008/05/06/stories/2008050660611400.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=9 May 2008 }}</ref>
* 2014 – [[File:IND Bharat Ratna BAR.png|50px]] [[Bharat Ratna]], India's highest civilian award.<ref name="BharatRatna1">{{cite news|title=Sachin Tendulkar and CNR Rao conferred Bharat Ratna |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/series-tournament/sachin-tendulkar-hangs-his-boots/top-stories/Sachin-Tendulkar-and-CNR-Rao-conferred-Bharat-Ratna/articleshow/29849599.cms |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=4 February 2014 |date=4 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204191430/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/series-tournament/sachin-tendulkar-hangs-his-boots/top-stories/Sachin-Tendulkar-and-CNR-Rao-conferred-Bharat-Ratna/articleshow/29849599.cms |archive-date=4 February 2014 }}</ref><ref name="BharatRatna2">{{cite news|title=CNR Rao, Sachin receive Bharat Ratna |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/cnr-rao-sachin-receive-bharat-ratna/article5652196.ece |access-date=4 February 2014 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=4 February 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222015940/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/cnr-rao-sachin-receive-bharat-ratna/article5652196.ece |archive-date=22 February 2014 }}</ref>
 
==== Australia ====
* 2012 – [[File:AUS Order of Australia (civil) BAR.svg|50px]] Honorary Member of the [[Order of Australia]], given by the Australian government.<ref name="OrderOfAustralia1">{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/cricket/australia-toughened-up-sachin/story-e6frg7rx-1226512605438 |title=Australia toughened up Sachin |work=The Australian |date=8 November 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108091830/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/cricket/australia-toughened-up-sachin/story-e6frg7rx-1226512605438 |archive-date=8 November 2012 }}</ref><ref name="OrderOfAustralia2">{{cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/sports/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-receives-order-of-australia_751375.html |title=Sachin Tendulkar receives Order of Australia |publisher=Zee News |date=7 November 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108012928/http://zeenews.india.com/sports/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-receives-order-of-australia_751375.html |archive-date=8 November 2012 }}</ref>
 
=== Other honours ===
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* 1997 – [[Wisden Cricketer of the Year]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Sachin becomes the Wisden Crciketer of the Year |newspaper=Cricinfo |date=16 May 2005 |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/209422.html |publisher=ESPN |access-date=22 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323121917/http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/209422.html |archive-date=23 March 2015 }}</ref>
*1998, 2010 – [[Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wisden.com/default.aspx?id=2|title=WISDEN'S LEADING CRICKETER IN THE WORLD|work=2010|publisher=Wisden|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722011452/http://www.wisden.com/default.aspx?id=2|archive-date=22 July 2012|access-date=6 July 2012}}</ref>
*2001 – [[Mumbai Cricket Association]] renamed one of [[Wankhede Stadium]]'s stand after Sachin Tendulkar.<ref>{{cite web|title=MCA renames stand at Wankhede stadium after Tendulkar|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/mca-renames-stand-at-wankhede-stadium-after-tendulkar-106703|access-date=16 November 2021|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
*2002 – In commemorating Tendulkar's feat of equalling [[Don Bradman]]'s 29 centuries in Test Cricket, automotive company [[Ferrari]] invited him to its paddock in [[Silverstone Circuit|Silverstone]] on the eve of the [[2002 British Grand Prix|British Grand Prix]] on 23 July, to receive a [[Ferrari 360 Modena]] from the F1 world champion [[Michael Schumacher]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2002/jul/23slide.htm |title=When Sachin met Schumacher |publisher=[[Rediff]] |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080627035625/http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2002/jul/23slide.htm |archive-date=27 June 2008 }}</ref>
* 2003 – Player of the tournament in [[2003 Cricket World Cup]].<ref name="WorldCup2003">{{cite web|title=Sachin Tendulkar Timeline: 1989 to 2013 |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/sachin-tendulkar-timeline-1989-to-2013/427634-78.html |publisher=IBN |access-date=22 December 2013 |quote=Makes 673 runs in 11 matches in the ICC World Cup – ... wins him the player of the tournament award |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227204834/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/sachin-tendulkar-timeline-1989-to-2013/427634-78.html |archive-date=27 December 2013 }}</ref>
* 2004, 2007, 2010 – [[ICC ODI Team of the Year|ICC World ODI XI]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sachin included in ICC World ODI 11 |url=http://sports.in.msn.com/gallery/tendulkar-receives-order-of-australia-pics?page=17 |publisher=MSN |access-date=22 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224105401/http://sports.in.msn.com/gallery/tendulkar-receives-order-of-australia-pics?page=17 |archive-date=24 December 2013 }}</ref>
*2006–07, 2009–10 – [[Polly Umrigar Award]] for International cricketer of the year<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rediff.com/cricket/report/awards/20071216.htm|title=Seniors honoured at BCCI awards|author=Staff|date=16 December 2007|work=Rediff.com|access-date=22 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/517352.html|title=Tendulkar, Durani honoured at BCCI awards|date=31 May 2011|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=18 July 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810030938/http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/517352.html|archive-date=10 August 2011}}</ref>
* 2009, 2010, 2011 – [[ICC Test Team of the Year|ICC World Test XI]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}
* 2010 – Outstanding Achievement in Sport and the People's Choice Award at [[The Asian Awards]] in London.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/et-cetera/Sunil-Mittal-bags-Philanthropist-of-the-Year-Asian-Awards/articleshow/6821939.cms |title=Sachin Awarded in London |newspaper=The Economic Times |date=27 October 2010 |access-date=2 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016094604/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/et-cetera/Sunil-Mittal-bags-Philanthropist-of-the-Year-Asian-Awards/articleshow/6821939.cms |archive-date=16 October 2015 }}</ref>
* 2010 – [[Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy]] for cricketer of the year.<ref name="GarfieldSobersTrophy2010.1">{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/sachin-tendulkar-named-cricketer-of-the-year/story-e6frf9if-1225935202839 |title=Sachin Tendulkar named cricketer of the year |date=6 October 2010 |access-date=24 November 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101012022433/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/sachin-tendulkar-named-cricketer-of-the-year/story-e6frf9if-1225935202839 |archive-date=12 October 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin wins Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy |date=6 October 2010 |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/480072.html |publisher=ESPN |access-date=22 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222014522/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/480072.html |archive-date=22 December 2013 }}</ref>
* 2010 – [[ICC Awards|LG People's Choice Award]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin wins the People's Choice Award|url=http://www.thefica.com/2010/10/06/events/sachin-tendulkar-wins-the-peoples-choice-award-at-the-icc-awards|publisher=The FICA|access-date=22 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224122818/http://www.thefica.com/2010/10/06/events/sachin-tendulkar-wins-the-peoples-choice-award-at-the-icc-awards |date=6 October 2010|archive-date=24 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 2010 – Made an Honorary [[Group captain (India)|Group Captain]] by the [[Indian Air Force]].<ref name="IAFGroupCaptain">{{cite news|title=Sachin becomes IAF's honorary Group Captain |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/top-stories/Sachin-becomes-IAFs-honorary-Group-Captain/articleshow/6486385.cms |access-date=18 December 2013 |date=3 September 2010 |agency=[[Press Trust of India|PTI]] |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016094604/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/top-stories/Sachin-becomes-IAFs-honorary-Group-Captain/articleshow/6486385.cms |archive-date=16 October 2015 }}</ref>
* 2011 – Castrol Indian Cricketer of the Year award.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.castrol.com/castrol/genericarticle.do?categoryId=8278043&contentId=7067062 |title=Sachin, Mohinder Bag Top Honors at Castrol Awards for Cricketing Excellence |access-date=29 January 2011 |date=28 January 2010 |website=Castrol India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110201124542/http://www.castrol.com/castrol/genericarticle.do?categoryId=8278043&contentId=7067062 |archive-date=1 February 2011 }}</ref>
* 2012 – Wisden India Outstanding Achievement award.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-article/wisden-india-award-for-tendulkar/7989 |title=Wisden India Outstanding Achievement award for Tendulkar |publisher=Wisden India |date=11 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021102325/http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-article/wisden-india-award-for-tendulkar/7989 |archive-date=21 October 2013 |access-date=6 November 2012 }}</ref>
* 2013 – [[India Post]] released a stamp of Tendulkar and he became the second Indian after [[Mother Teresa]] to have such stamp released in their lifetime.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/sports/sachins-stamp-released-mca-removes-kohlis-hoardings-from-wankhede/article5350181.ece |title=Sachin's stamp released; MCA removes Kohli's hoardings from Wankhede |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=16 November 2013 |access-date=14 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131116005103/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/sports/sachins-stamp-released-mca-removes-kohlis-hoardings-from-wankhede/article5350181.ece |archive-date=16 November 2013 }}</ref>
* 2014 – [[ESPNCricinfo]] Cricketer of the Generation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/awards2013/content/current/story/725867.html|title= The 20-year dream |work= [[ESPNCricinfo]] |date= 14 March 2014 |access-date= 31 July 2019}}</ref>
* 2017 – [[The Asian Awards]] Fellowship Award at the 7th Asian Awards.<ref>{{cite web|date=9 May 2017|title=Sachin Tendulkar awarded Asian Awards Fellowship|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-awarded-asian-awards-fellowship-4643537/|access-date=23 October 2021|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>
*2019 – Inducted into the [[ICC Cricket Hall of Fame]]<ref>{{Cite news|others=PTI|date=19 July 2019|title=Sachin Tendulkar, Allan Donald inducted into ICC's Hall of Fame|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-allan-donald-inducted-into-iccs-hall-of-fame/article28569759.ece|access-date=23 October 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
*2020 – [[Laureus World Sports Award]] for Best Sporting Moment (2000–2020)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/laureus-world-sports-awards-2020-sachin-tendulkar-wins-sporting-moment-of-the-year-award-1582083831-1|title=Laureus World Sports Awards 2020: Sachin Tendulkar Wins Sporting Moment of the Year Award|date=19 February 2020|website=Jagranjosh.com|access-date=19 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/tendulkar-receives-laureus-best-sporting-moment-award-hamilton-messi-share-world-sportsman-of-the-year-honour/articleshow/74186270.cms|title=Sachin Tendulkar receives Laureus best sporting moment award; Hamilton, Messi share World Sportsman of the year honour|date=18 February 2020|access-date=19 March 2020|newspaper=The Economic Times}}</ref>
 
== Personal life ==
 
=== Family ===
On 24 May 1995, Tendulkar married Anjali Mehta (b. 1967), a [[paediatrician]] of [[Gujarati people|Gujarati]] origin, whom he had first met in 1990;<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bharat-ratna-sachin-tendulkar/top-stories/The-God-and-his-Gujarat-connections/articleshow/26273682.cms|title=The God and his Gujarat connections|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=23 November 2013|first=Ajit|last=Bezbaruah}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Chadband |first1=Ian |title=How family helps Indian great Sachin Tendulkar hold the world at bay |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/india/10442544/How-family-helps-Indian-great-Sachin-Tendulkar-hold-the-world-at-bay.html |access-date=12 May 2017 |work=The Telegraph |date=11 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160501102157/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/india/10442544/How-family-helps-Indian-great-Sachin-Tendulkar-hold-the-world-at-bay.html |archive-date=1 May 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=I didn't even know who Sachin was when we first met: Anjali|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/i-didn-t-even-know-who-sachin-was-when-we-first-met-anjali/story-kZvBiWRTgCRdXZtYTqJf3J.html|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=12 May 2017|date=14 November 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin Tendulkar To Celebrate A Quiet Marriage Anniversary |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-to-celebrate-a-quiet-marriage-anniversary-1536129 |work=Press Trust of India |publisher=ndtv.com |access-date=12 May 2017 |date=25 May 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170512053031/https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-to-celebrate-a-quiet-marriage-anniversary-1536129 |archive-date=12 May 2017 }}</ref> his wife became a full time housewife following their marriage.<ref name="theguardian.com">{{cite web|date=26 May 2017|title=Sachin: A Billion Dreams review – love letter to cricket's sultan of swing|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/may/26/sachin-a-billion-dreams-review|access-date=23 November 2021|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> They have a daughter Sara and a son [[Arjun Tendulkar|Arjun]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sachin-tendulkars-son-arjun-selected-for-the-under-14-mumbai-team/1/241580.html |title=Sachin Tendulkar's son Arjun selected for the under-14 Mumbai team |date=10 January 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130305181222/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sachin-tendulkars-son-arjun-selected-for-the-under-14-mumbai-team/1/241580.html |archive-date=5 March 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Arjun Tendulkar bowls in England nets |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/899185.html |access-date=7 September 2015 |website=ESPN Cricinfo |date=15 July 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912020001/http://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/899185.html |archive-date=12 September 2015 }}</ref> Tendulkar lives in a bungalow in the Mumbai suburb of [[Bandra]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.zeenews.india.com/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-s-house-check-price-and-unseen-pics-of-master-blaster-s-lavish-bungalow-in-mumbai-2368756.html/amp |title=Archived copy |access-date=16 November 2021 |archive-date=6 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210706200114/https://zeenews.india.com/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-s-house-check-price-and-unseen-pics-of-master-blaster-s-lavish-bungalow-in-mumbai-2368756.html/amp |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
=== Beliefs ===
Tendulkar is a [[Hindu]].<ref>{{cite web|last=टीम|first=एबीपी माझा वेब|date=28 March 2017|title=VIDEO: मास्टर ब्लास्टर सचिन तेंडुलकरकडून पाडव्याच्या खास शुभेच्छा|url=https://marathi.abplive.com/sports/sachin-tendulkar-gudhipadva-wishes-latest-updates-385224|access-date=24 December 2021|website=marathi.abplive.com|language=mr}}</ref> He is a devotee of the deity [[Ganesha]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/sachin-tendulkar-celebrates-ganesh-chaturthi-on-a-zoom-call-taimur-builds-himself-a-lego-ganesha/articleshow/77692770.cms |title=Sachin Tendulkar celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi on a Zoom call; Taimur builds himself a Lego Ganesha |newspaper=The Economic Times |date=22 August 2020 |accessdate=10 January 2022}}</ref> and of the guru [[Sathya Sai Baba]] of [[Puttaparthi]], whom he visited for the first time in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/156040/tendulkar-cancels-birthday-celebrations-prays.html |title=Deccan Herald – Tendulkar cancels birthday celebrations, prays for Sai Baba |work=Deccan Herald |date=24 April 2011 |access-date=2 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811154618/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/156040/tendulkar-cancels-birthday-celebrations-prays.html |archive-date=11 August 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/sai-devotee-sachin-wont-play-in-todays-mat/780600/ |title=Indian Express – Sai Devotee Sachin|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=24 April 2011|access-date=2 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://expressbuzz.com/cities/hyderabad/sai-bhakt-sachin-calls-off-birthday-celebrations/268529.html |title=Sai bhakt Sachin calls off birthday celebrations |work=The New Indian Express |access-date=2 August 2013 }}{{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The death of Sai Baba on Tendulkar's 38th birthday caused him to cancel his celebrations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/156423/sachin-tears-while-paying-last.html |title=Sachin in tears while paying last respects to Sathya Sai Baba |work=Deccan Herald |date=25 April 2011 |access-date=2 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811135053/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/156423/sachin-tears-while-paying-last.html |archive-date=11 August 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/AndhraPradesh/The-master-mourns-his-guru/Article1-689677.aspx |title=The master mourns his guru |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=26 April 2011 |access-date=2 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811184446/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/AndhraPradesh/The-master-mourns-his-guru/Article1-689677.aspx |archive-date=11 August 2013 }}</ref>
 
=== Business interests ===
Tendulkar's popularity has led him to be a pioneer in India on cricket business dealings when he signed a record sports management deal with [[WorldTel]] in 1995, the value of the deal being {{INRConvert|300|m}} over five years.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin signs the Sports Management Deal with World Tel |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/photos/sachin-tendulkar-the-brand-4325-2-slideshow |publisher=NDTV |access-date=22 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140129000419/http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/photos/sachin-tendulkar-the-brand-4325-2-slideshow |archive-date=29 January 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=A Brand Name called Sachin Tendulkar |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cricket/a-brand-name-called-sachin-tendulkar/articleshow/18366428.cms |date=7 August 2002 |work=[[The Times of India]] |location=India |access-date=21 March 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020213402/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cricket/A-brand-name-called-Sachin-Tendulkar/articleshow/18366428.cms |archive-date=20 October 2012 }}</ref> His next contract with WorldTel in 2001 was valued at {{INRConvert|800|m}} over five years.<ref>{{cite web|title=$17 mn deal for Sachin |url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2001/may/16ten.htm |date=16 May 2001 |publisher=[[Rediff]] |access-date=21 March 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071023074209/http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2001/may/16ten.htm |archive-date=23 October 2007 }}</ref> In 2006, he signed a contract with [[Saatchi and Saatchi]]'s ICONIX valued at {{INRConvert|1.8|b}} over three years.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tendulkar signs $40-million contract |url=http://mg.co.za/article/2006-05-04-tendulkar-signs-40million-contract |access-date=26 April 2012 |newspaper=[[Mail & Guardian Online]] |date=4 May 2006 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811110115/http://mg.co.za/article/2006-05-04-tendulkar-signs-40million-contract |archive-date=11 August 2013 }}</ref>
 
Tendulkar has opened two restaurants: ''Tendulkar's''<ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin opens restaurant, plans chains |url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2002/jul/19ten.htm |date=19 July 2002 |publisher=[[Rediff]] |access-date=21 March 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071023074214/http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2002/jul/19ten.htm |archive-date=23 October 2007 }}</ref> ([[Colaba]], [[Mumbai]]) and ''Sachin's''<ref>{{cite news|title=Tendulkar expanding restaurant business |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tendulkar-expanding-restaurant-business/articleshow/888322.cms |access-date=26 April 2012 |newspaper=[[The Economic Times]] |date=17 October 2004 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928080951/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tendulkar-expanding-restaurant-business/articleshow/888322.cms |archive-date=28 September 2012 }}</ref> ([[Mulund]], [[Mumbai]]) and [[Bangalore]]. Tendulkar owns these restaurants in partnership with Sanjay Narang of Mars Restaurants.<ref name="Business Insider">{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.in/sports/god-of-good-life-how-sachin-is-minting-his-millionsand-spending-them/slidelist/25687459.cms| title=God Of Good Life: How Sachin Is Minting His Millions And Spending Them | publisher=Business Insider|access-date=29 June 2021}}</ref>
 
Tendulkar co-owned the [[Kerala Blasters FC]] in the [[Indian Super League]] [[Association football|Football]] in association with [[PVP Ventures]] owned by [[Prasad V. Potluri]] till 2017. The team has been named as [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]] after his nickname "Master Blaster".<ref name="Kochi ISL 1">{{cite news|last=Basu |first=Saumyajit |title=Stars embrace soccer through Indian Super League |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/Stars-embrace-soccer-through-Indian-Super-League/articleshow/33712666.cms? |access-date=27 May 2014 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=14 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140609215152/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/Stars-embrace-soccer-through-Indian-Super-League/articleshow/33712666.cms |archive-date=9 June 2014 }}</ref><ref name="Kochi ISL 2">{{cite news|title=Sachin Tendulkar names his football team 'Kerala Blasters' |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/Sachin-Tendulkar-names-his-football-team-Kerala-Blasters/articleshow/35629118.cms?intenttarget=no |access-date=27 May 2014 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=27 May 2014 |agency=PTI |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206100306/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/Sachin-Tendulkar-names-his-football-team-Kerala-Blasters/articleshow/35629118.cms?intenttarget=no |archive-date=6 February 2016 }}</ref><ref name="Kochi ISL 3">{{cite web |last=PTI |title=Sachin Tendulkar's Indian Super League Team Named 'Kerala Blasters' |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/224757-sachin-tendulkars-indian-super-league-team-named-kerala-blasters |publisher=NDTV |access-date=27 May 2014 |date=27 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140603090109/http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/224757-sachin-tendulkars-indian-super-league-team-named-kerala-blasters |archive-date=3 June 2014 }}</ref> He also jointly owns the badminton team [[Bengaluru Blasters]] which participates in the [[Premier Badminton League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/sachin-tendulkar-picks-up-stake-in-pbl-franchise-bengaluru-blasters/17816158|title=Sachin Tendulkar picks up stake in PBL franchise Bengaluru Blasters|date=8 December 2016|website=mid-day|language=en|access-date=18 January 2019}}</ref>
 
In 2013, Tendulkar was listed at 51st position in [[Forbes' list of world's highest-paid athletes]], with his total earnings estimated to be US$22&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/mli45mmlg/51-sachin-tendulkar-4/ |title=#51 Sachin Tendulkar – In Photos: The World's 100 Highest-Paid Athletes |work=Forbes |access-date=2 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615214303/http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mli45mmlg/51-sachin-tendulkar-4/ |archive-date=15 June 2013 }}</ref> In October 2013, the net worth of Tendulkar was estimated at US$160&nbsp;million by Wealth-X, making him India's wealthiest cricket player.<ref>{{cite web |author=ET Bureau |url=http://www.wealthx.com/articles/2013/retiring-tendullkar-is-indias-wealthiest-cricket-player/ |title=Retiring Tendullkar is India's Wealthiest Cricket Player |publisher=wealthx.com |date=7 June 2013 |access-date=2 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102175218/http://www.wealthx.com/articles/2013/retiring-tendullkar-is-indias-wealthiest-cricket-player/ |archive-date=2 November 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=ET Bureau |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/series-tournament/sachin-tendulkar-to-hang-his-boots/countdown-to-200th-test/Richest-Sachin-Tendulkar-now-worth-160m-Wealth-X/articleshow/24954482.cms |title=Richest Sachin Tendulkar now worth $160m: Wealth X |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=7 June 2013 |access-date=2 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031092820/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/series-tournament/sachin-tendulkar-to-hang-his-boots/countdown-to-200th-test/Richest-Sachin-Tendulkar-now-worth-160m-Wealth-X/articleshow/24954482.cms |archive-date=31 October 2013 }}</ref>
 
He started Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar Sports Management Pvt Ltd', sports management organisation. It manages all social and commercial work of Tendulkar.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sachintendulkar.com/ |title=Home |publisher=Sachintendulkar.com |date= |accessdate=10 January 2022}}</ref>
 
=== Rajya Sabha nomination ===
In April 2012, Tendulkar accepted the [[Rajya Sabha]] nomination proposed by the [[President of India]] and became the first active sportsperson and cricketer to have been nominated as Member of Parliament (MP).<ref name="RajyaSabhaNom2">{{cite news|title=Rajya Sabha stint |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Sachin-starts-Rajya-Sabha-stint-seeks-help-to-bring-changes/Article1-865571.aspx |access-date=4 June 2012 |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=4 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604140724/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Sachin-starts-Rajya-Sabha-stint-seeks-help-to-bring-changes/Article1-865571.aspx |archive-date=4 June 2012 }}</ref><ref name="RajyaSabhaNom1">{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sachin-tendulkar-says-yes-to-rs-nomination/252413-37-64.html |title=Sachin Tendulkar accepts Congress's Rajya Sabha nomination offer: reports |location=India |access-date=26 April 2012 |publisher=[[CNN-IBN]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428110644/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sachin-tendulkar-says-yes-to-rs-nomination/252413-37-64.html |archive-date=28 April 2012 }}</ref>  He took the oath of office on 4 June.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-04/top-stories/32030472_1_cricket-oath-sachin-ramesh-tendulkar | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126040825/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-04/top-stories/32030472_1_cricket-oath-sachin-ramesh-tendulkar | url-status=dead | archive-date=26 January 2013 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Sachin Tendulkar sworn in as Rajya Sabha MP | date=4 June 2012 }}</ref> He refused to take the bungalow allotted to him in New Delhi calling it "waste of taxpayers' money" as he resides in Mumbai.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_sachin-tendulkar-turns-down-government-quarter_1700417 |title=Sachin Tendulkar turns down government quarter |date=10 June 2012 |access-date=10 June 2012 |publisher=DNA Media, Mumbai |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120613175042/http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_sachin-tendulkar-turns-down-government-quarter_1700417 |archive-date=13 June 2012 }}</ref> He met with controversy over his absence in Rajya Sabha proceedings.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Sachin-Tendulkar-yet-to-attend-Parliament-this-year/articleshow/39804053.cms |title=Sachin Tendulkar yet to attend parliament this year |date=7 August 2014 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808110415/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Sachin-Tendulkar-yet-to-attend-Parliament-this-year/articleshow/39804053.cms |archive-date=8 August 2014 }}</ref> In 2019, Tendulkar contributed Rs. 22 lakh from his Members of Parliament Local Area Development (MPLAD) funds allotted to him during his stint as Rajya Sabha MP for the renovation of a Children's Park in East Bandra.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/mumbai-sachin-gifts-childhood-park-a-makeover/articleshow/68312146.cms|title=Mumbai: Sachin gifts childhood park a makeover|date=8 March 2019|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|language=en|access-date=17 July 2019}}</ref> In the past six years as a Rajya Sabha MP, Sachin had drawn nearly Rs 90 lakh in salaries and other monthly allowances. He donated this entire salary and allowances to the Prime Minister Relief Fund. The PMO has also issued a letter of acknowledgement which states: "Prime Minister acknowledges this thoughtful gesture and conveys his gratitude. These contributions will be of immense help in providing assistance to the persons in distress.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/mp-tendulkar-donates-his-salary-to-pms-relief-fund/articleshow/63566139.cms|title=MP Tendulkar donates his salary to PM's Relief Fund|date=2 April 2018|work=The Economic Times|access-date=23 January 2020}}</ref>
In 2016, when Tendulkar was a [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Rajya Sabha MP]], on the request letter for fund from  a school, ''Swarnamoyee Sasmal Shiksha Niketan'' of West Midnapore, West Bengal, Tendulkar released 70-76 lakh rupees from his [[Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme]] fund to the school.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Sachin Tendulkar donates Rs 76 lakh to Bengal school|work=Deccan Chronicle|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/amp/sports/cricket/130616/sachin-tendulkar-donates-rs-76-lakh-to-wb-school-for-new-facilities.html}}</ref>
 
As a member of parliament in Rajya Sabha, Tendulkar was one of the worst performers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin Tendulkar Says Medical Emergency in Family Kept Him Away From Parliament|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sachin-tendulkar-says-medical-emergency-in-family-kept-him-away-from-parliament-647078|access-date=18 November 2021|website=NDTV.com}}</ref> he remained absent from the parliament's discussions sessions most of the times and was one of the least present MP among nominated MPs. He faced criticism for absence from house.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-attends-rajya-sabha-after-criticism-about-his-absence/story-IgfnbH5qDlszQzqq9nB1dI_amp.html|title = Why 'worst performer' Sachin Tendulkar had to attend Rajya Sabha|date = 3 August 2017}}</ref> Fellow MPs from various parties as well as nominated MPs criticized Tendulkar for absence and asked question, 'why the nominated MPs Tendulkar and [[Rekha]] not coming to the parliament?'.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tendulkar attends Rajya Sabha, after being questioned |url=https://news.abplive.com/news/india/tendulkar-attends-rajya-sabha-after-being-questioned-560609 |access-date=22 April 2022 |work=ABP |date=3 August 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=PTI|date=8 August 2014|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/amp/140808/nation-current-affairs/article/mps-question-absence-sachin-tendulkar-rekha-rajya-sabha|title=MPs question absence of Sachin Tendulkar, Rekha from Rajya Sabha|access-date=18 November 2021|work=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> According to the [[Hindustan Times|Hindustan Times's]] report dated 24 July 2014, he didn't spend a penny of his 15 crore MP Local Area Development Scheme fund for public welfare. In defence Tendulkar said that he was absent because of personal issues.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Uttam |first1=Kumar |title=Rajya Sabha MPs question absence of Sachin, Rekha |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/rajya-sabha-mps-question-absence-of-sachin-rekha/story-InTgK3CaMTOdfrHcXaNB3M_amp.html |access-date=22 April 2022 |work=Hindustan Times |date=8 August 2014 |language=en}}</ref> Tendulkar was nominated in April 2013, in first year he did not attended a single day of budget or winter session, attendance on monsoon session was 5%. In his career as MP he asked 22 questions and did not participated in any debates. He was part of the Standing Committee on Information Technology. Overall his attendance in his six years term was merely 8%.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kaushik |first1=Pragya |title=Mary Kom is a much better MP than Sachin Tendulkar |url=https://www.theprint.in/politics/mary-kom-is-a-much-better-mp-than-sachin-tendulkar/95353/%3famp |access-date=22 April 2022 |work=The Print |date=9 August 2018}}</ref>
 
=== Role in public awareness and philanthropy ===
{{Further|Polio eradication}}
Tendulkar has been associated with [[UNICEF]]. He lent his support to spread [[AIDS]] awareness [[World AIDS Day]]. In 2003, he worked for UNICEF's initiative to spread awareness about [[Polio|Polio disease]] and promote Polio prevention in India. Since 2008 he is involved in UNICEF's initiative to create and  promote [[hygiene]] and [[sanitation]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Sachin Tendulkar|work=UNICEF|url=https://www.unicef.org/india/our-partners/celebrities/sachin-tendulkar}}</ref>
 
He was one of the first nine celebrities appointed by the Indian Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] to spread awareness regarding cleanliness and make [[Swachh Bharat Mission]] (Clean India Mission) a people's movement.<ref>{{cite news|date=2 October 2014|title=Swachh Bharat: PM Modi ropes in celebrities for his 'Swachh Bharat' challenge|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/PM-Modi-ropes-in-celebrities-for-his-Swachh-Bharat-challenge/articleshow/44121679.cms|access-date=31 July 2020|work=[[The Times of India]]|language=en}}</ref> The cricketer accepted the nomination and posted a video of [[Street sweeper|sweeping a street]] with his friends in Mumbai.<ref>{{cite web|date=6 October 2014|title=With broom in hand, Sachin Tendulkar joins 'Swachh Bharat' campaign|url=https://www.oneindia.com/india/with-broom-in-hand-sachin-tendulkar-joins-swachh-bharat-campaign-1535365.html|access-date=31 July 2020|website=One India|language=en}}</ref> In 2017, he helped [[sanitation worker]]s to clean the [[Bandra Fort]] to contribute in ''Swachhata Hi Seva'' (cleanliness is service) campaign of clean India movement and to spread awareness and encourage people for this Clean India movement.<ref>{{cite web|date=26 September 2017|title=Sachin Tendulkar along with son Arjun, participate in Swachh Bharat week|url=https://indianexpress.com/photos/sports-gallery/sachin-tendulkar-along-with-his-son-arjun-participate-in-swachh-bharat-week-4861766/|access-date=23 December 2021|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> In 2019, he was awarded the most effective ''Swachhta'' ({{Translation|Cleanliness}}) Ambassador by [[India Today Group|India Today Group's]] fifth edition of ''Safaigiri''  ({{Literal translation|Spread awareness about hygiene movement}}) awards for using his popularity and fame to promote cleanliness and ensure the country achieves its goal of a ''Swachh Bharat''.<ref>{{cite web|last=India Today Web Desk|date=2 October 2019|title=Sachin Tendulkar gets Most Effective Swachhata Ambassador award at Safaigiri 2019|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/safaigiri-awards-2019/story/sachin-tendulkar-most-effective-swachhata-ambassador-award-safaigiri-2019-1605623-2019-10-02|access-date=31 July 2020|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> {{Copy edit inline|date=March 2022}}On the occasion of the World Nature Conservation Day 2020, the cricketer took to twitter to spread message about the preservation of [[biodiversity]].<ref>{{cite web|title=World Nature Conservation Day: Sachin Tendulkar bats for sustainability|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/cricket/world-nature-conservation-day-sachin-tendulkar-bats-for-sustainability20200728195329/|access-date=31 July 2020|website=ANI News|language=en}}</ref>
 
Tendulkar sponsors 200 underprivileged children every year through [[Apnalaya]], a Mumbai-based NGO associated with his mother-in-law, Annabel Mehta.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sachin sponsors 200 children |url=http://www.thatscricket.com/news/2009/06/04/tendulkar-to-double-educational-charity.html |publisher=thatscricket.com |access-date=19 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021095656/http://www.thatscricket.com/news/2009/06/04/tendulkar-to-double-educational-charity.html |archive-date=21 October 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin sponsors 200 children of apnalaya |url=http://frrole.com/o/sachin-tendulkar-sponsors-200-underprivi-etnowlive-mumbai |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130819170049/http://frrole.com/o/sachin-tendulkar-sponsors-200-underprivi-etnowlive-mumbai |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 August 2013 |access-date=19 August 2013 }}</ref> A request by him on Twitter raised {{INRConvert|10.2|m}} through Sachin's crusade against cancer for the Crusade Against Cancer Foundation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.breakingnewsonline.net/newswatch/2237-sachin-tendulkar-raises-rs-10-million-for-cancer-charity.html |title=Sachin Tendulkar raises Rs 10 Million for Cancer Charity |publisher=Breakingnewsonline.net |date=29 May 2010 |access-date=17 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811143024/http://www.breakingnewsonline.net/newswatch/2237-sachin-tendulkar-raises-rs-10-million-for-cancer-charity.html |archive-date=11 August 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindindia.com/india-news-stories/june-09-01/sachin-tendulkar-04-06-09.html |title=Sachin's social responsibility – Behindindia.com – General News – Sachin Tendulkar Apnalaya |publisher=behindindia.com |access-date=3 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090809154822/http://www.behindindia.com/india-news-stories/june-09-01/sachin-tendulkar-04-06-09.html |archive-date=9 August 2009 }}</ref> Sachin Tendulkar spent nine hours on the 12-hour 'Coca-Cola-NDTV Support My School telethon' on 18 September 2011 that helped raise {{INRConvert|70|m}} to {{INRConvert|20|m}} more than the target—for the creation of basic facilities, particularly toilets for girl students, in 140 government schools across the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_humble-sachin-tendulkar-helps-telethon-raise-rs7-crore-for-schools_1589076 |title=Humble Sachin Tendulkar helps telethon raise Rs 7 crore for schools – Sport – DNA |work=Daily News and Analysis |date=19 September 2011 |access-date=17 March 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403051847/http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_humble-sachin-tendulkar-helps-telethon-raise-rs7-crore-for-schools_1589076 |archive-date=3 April 2012 }}</ref>
 
8 February 2020, he played in a charity match organised in Australia to raise fund for [[2020 Australian bushfires|Australian bushfire]] victims. The match named as '[[Bushfire Cricket Bash]]'.<ref>{{Cite news|title=After Sachin Tendulkar and Courtney Walsh, Brian Lara to feature in bushfire relief match|work=India Today|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/sports/cricket/story/brian-lara-bush-fire-relief-match-sachin-tendulkar-courtney-walsh-ricky-ponting-shane-warne-devastating-bishfires-1642020-2020-01-31}}</ref>
 
{{See also|COVID-19 pandemic in India}}
 
In March 2020, he donated 25 lakh rupees in Prime Minister Relief Fund and 25 lakh rupees for Chief Minister Relief Fund of Maharashtra in the initial months of COVID-19 spread. He was one of the  first few sportspersons of India, who came forward to donate money to relief COVID-19 disease in India.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gupta|first=Rishabh|date=27 March 2020|title=Sachin Tendulkar donates Rs 50 lakh in fight against coronavirus {{!}} Cricket News – India TV|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket-sachin-tendulkar-donates-rs-50-lakh-fight-coronavirus-601958|access-date=16 November 2021|website=www.indiatvnews.com}}</ref>
 
On 15 June 2021, on the occasion of [[World Blood Donor Day]], he donated blood in a hospital and appealed peoples to donate blood by using social media.<ref>{{cite news |date=15 June 2021 |first=Gaurav |last=Gupta |title=Sachin Tendulkar donates blood, urges others to do so too |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/off-the-field/sachin-tendulkar-donates-blood-urges-others-to-do-so-too/articleshow/83532127.cms|access-date=16 November 2021|work=The Times of India}}</ref> he urges everyone who can to donate blood and tried to spread awareness for [[blood donation]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Sachin Tendulkar Urges Everyone Who Can to Donate Blood |url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/sachin-tendulkar-urges-everyone-who-can-to-donate-blood-3849197.html |access-date=22 April 2022 |work=News 18 |date=15 June 2021|language=en}}</ref>
 
On 29 April 2021 during second wave of [[COVID-19 pandemic]] in India, he donated 1 crore rupees to buy [[oxygen concentrator]] devices. He donated to a Mission Oxygen group, who have set up a fund raising initiative to import Oxygen concentrator devices and donate it to the hospitals all over the India.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/sachin-tendulkar-rs-1-crore-donation-covid-19-oxygen-concentrators-import-india-hospitals-1796451-2021-04-29|title=Sachin Tendulkar donates Rs 1 crore to procure oxygen concentrators for Covid-19 patients in India|date=29 April 2021|magazine=India Today|access-date=13 May 2022}}</ref>
 
In November 2021, he donated retinal cameras to a hospital in [[Assam]] of Northeast India. This device can be used to diagnose [[Retinopathy of prematurity]].<ref>{{cite web|date=3 November 2021|title=Sachin Tendulkar donates retinal cameras to district hospital in Assam|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-donates-retinal-cameras-to-district-hospital-in-assam-101635945340814.html|access-date=16 November 2021|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>
 
Amid COVID-19 outbreak he provided undisclosed amount to 4000 underprivileged peoples including children's of [[Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation]] schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/sports/cricket/story/sachin-tendulkar-donates-undisclosed-amount-4000-daily-wage-earners-families-coronavirus-outbreak-1676092-2020-05-09 |title=Sachin Tendulkar comes forward to support 4,000 underprivileged people amid coronavirus pandemic – Sports News |publisher=Indiatoday.in |date=9 May 2020 |accessdate=10 January 2022}}</ref>
 
* Sachin Tendulkar Foundation – Established for bringing, work together with the people, institutions and resources for social change. The foundation claim it work for underprivileged children's.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sachintendulkar.com/foundation/ |title=Foundation |publisher=Sachintendulkar.com |date= |accessdate=10 January 2022}}</ref>
 
=== Autobiography ===
Sachin Tendulkar's autobiography, ''[[Playing It My Way]]'', was released on 6 November 2014. It was listed in the 2016 [[Limca Book of Records]] for breaking the record for adult hardback pre-publication orders, with 1,50,289 copies confirmed.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bestselling adult hardback on release (orders on first day of publication) |url=http://www.limcabookofrecords.in/record-detail.aspx?rid=1023 |publisher=Limca Book of Records |access-date=30 June 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818072725/http://www.limcabookofrecords.in/record-detail.aspx?rid=1023 |archive-date=18 August 2016 }}</ref> It was written by a [[ghostwriter]] [[Boria Majumdar]].<ref>{{cite web|last=mohan|first=r|date=10 November 2014|title=Another record for Sachin?|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/141110/lifestyle-booksart/article/another-record-sachin|access-date=24 December 2021|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref>
 
=== Pandora Papers ===
In October 2021, Sachin Tendulkar was named in the [[Pandora Papers]] leak. His representatives, however, stated that Tendulkar's investments have been legitimate and fully-taxed.<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 October 2021 |title=Sachin Tendulkar named in Pandora Papers exposing offshore tax havens |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/sachin-tendulkar-name-pandora-papers-1860510-2021-10-04 |access-date=20 March 2022 |work=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
 
==Bibliography==
 
=== Books ===
Sachin Tendulkar has been the subject of various books. The following is the listing of books focused on Tendulkar's career:
 
* ''[[Playing It My Way]]'' {{ISBN|978-14-736-0520-6}} an autobiography book in English.<ref>{{cite web|date=10 November 2014|title=Book review: Sachin Tendulkar's autobiography is an engaging portrait of the Little Master|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/books/telling-it-his-way/|access-date=18 November 2021|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>{{Year needed|date=March 2022}}
* ''Sachin: The Story of the World's Greatest Batsman'' by [[Gulu Ezekiel]]. Publisher: [[Penguin Books|Penguin Global]]. {{ISBN|978-0-14-302854-3}}<ref>{{cite book | title=Book: Sachin: The Story of the World's Greatest Batsman|isbn=0-14-302854-5 |last1=Ezekiel |first1=Gulu |year=2002 }}</ref>{{Year needed|date=March 2022}}
* ''Sachin Tendulkar Opus''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/one-sachin-tendulkar-opus-to-cost-$-350000/1/162845.html |title=One Sachin Tendulkar Opus to cost $350,000 : Cricket, News |work=India Today |date=5 December 2011 |access-date=2 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021100916/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/one-sachin-tendulkar-opus-to-cost-%24-350000/1/162845.html |archive-date=21 October 2013 }}</ref>{{Year needed|date=March 2022}}{{Clarify|reason=Who wrote this book? give the publication's name, published year and content of the book.|date=March 2022}}
* ''The A to Z of Sachin Tendulkar'' by [[Gulu Ezekiel]]. Publisher: [[Penguin Books|Penguin Global]]. {{ISBN|978-81-7476-530-7}}<ref>{{cite news| url=http://content-www.cricinfo.com/reviews/content/story/248843.html |title=Man of letters |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=1 June 2008}}</ref>
* ''Sachin Tendulkar: A Definitive Biography'' by Vaibhav Purandare. Publisher: [[Roli Books]]. {{ISBN|81-7436-360-2}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050312/asp/weekend/story_4464466.asp |title=Willow talk |work=The Telegraph |location=Kolkota, India |access-date=1 June 2008 |date=12 March 2005 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081029013614/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050312/asp/weekend/story_4464466.asp |archive-date=29 October 2008 }}</ref>
* ''Sachin Tendulkar – Masterful'' by Peter Murray, [[Ashish Shukla]]. Publisher: [[Rupa Publications]]. {{ISBN|81-7167-806-8}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://content-www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/119954.html |title=Sachin Tendulkar – Masterful |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516004048/http://content-www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/119954.html |archive-date=16 May 2008 }}</ref>
* ''If Cricket is a Religion, Sachin is God'' {{Year needed|date=March 2022}}by Vijay Santhanam, Shyam Balasubramanian. Publisher: [[HarperCollins India]] {{ISBN|978-81-7223-821-6}}<ref>{{cite book| title=Book: If Cricket is a Religion, Sachin is God|isbn=978-8172238216 |last1=Vijay |first1=Santhanam |last2=Shyam |first2=Balasubramanian |date=28 February 2009 }}</ref>
* ''Master Stroke: 100 Centuries of Sachin Tendulkar'' {{Year needed|date=March 2022}}by Neelima Athalye. Publisher: Sakal Publications. {{ISBN|978-93-80571-84-3}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://esakal.in/sachin/ |title=Book: Master Stroke: 100 Centuries of Sachin Tendulkar |access-date=28 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328050110/http://esakal.in/sachin/ |archive-date=28 March 2012 }}</ref>
* ''Dhruvtara'' ({{Translation|[[Pole star]]}}), a book on cricket of Tendulkar, was launched as an audio book on Monday, 15 October 2012 to mark ''White Cane Day''{{Clarify|reason=What is White cane daya ? Please clarify.|date=March 2022}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/sachin-audio-book-marks-white-cane-day/1017375|title=Sachin audio book marks White Cane Day – Indian Express|website=archive.indianexpress.com|access-date=19 March 2020}}</ref>
* ''Sachin Ke Sau Shatak'' by Dharmedra Pant, a book on Tendulkar's 100 centuries written in Hindi. {{ISBN|9788123765242}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Sachin ke sau shatak |url=http://www.nbtindia.gov.in/books_detail__6__general-titles__497__sachin-ke-sau-shatak-hindi-.nbt |access-date=12 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806114635/http://www.nbtindia.gov.in/books_detail__6__general-titles__497__sachin-ke-sau-shatak-hindi-.nbt |archive-date=6 August 2013 }}</ref>{{Year needed|date=March 2022}}
* ''[[Sachin: A Hundred Hundreds Now]]'' by V. Krishnaswamy<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/books/sachin-a-hundred-hundreds-now-is-a-potpourri-482222.html |title='Sachin: A Hundred Hundreds Now' is a potpourri |last=Srivastava |first=Prateek |date=13 June 2012 |publisher=IBN Live |access-date=18 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102065401/http://www.ibnlive.com/news/books/sachin-a-hundred-hundreds-now-is-a-potpourri-482222.html |archive-date=2 January 2016 }}</ref>{{Year needed|date=March 2022}}
 
== In media ==
A [[docudrama]] film  was released in 2017 about Tendulkar, featuring interviews of number of former Cricket players and sports commentators. The film received mixed reviews.<ref name="theguardian.com" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin: A Billion Dreams Movie Review: This Brings Back All Our Sachin Tendulkar Memories|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sachin-a-billion-dreams-movie-review-this-brings-back-all-our-sachin-tendulkar-memories-1704142|access-date=23 November 2021|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>
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|[[Sachin: A Billion Dreams]]
|[[James Erskine (filmmaker)|James Erskine]]
|2017
|Docudrama film<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/sachin-a-billion-dreams/movie-review/58851847.cms|title=Sachin a Billion Dreams Review &#123;3/5&#125;: Tendulkar fanatics can feel the adrenaline rush because the film revisits his introduction to the world|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
<ref>https://www.sonyliv.com/movies/sachin-a-billion-dreams-1000007706{{dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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=== Television appearance ===
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|[[Kaun Banega Crorepati]]
|[[Star Plus]]
|2001
| With [[Vinod Kambli]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tv/kbc-when-sachin-tendulkar-made-a-comment-about-vinod-kambli-s-temper-and-amitabh-bachchan-was-surprised-101631693928107-amp.html |title=KBC: When Sachin Tendulkar made a comment about Vinod Kambli's temper and Amitabh Bachchan was surprised |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=15 September 2021 |accessdate=10 January 2022}}</ref><ref name="jansatta.com" />
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Sachin Tendulkar
BR PV PS
Personal information
Full nameSachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Born (1973-04-24) 24 April 1973 (age 53)[1]
Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India
NicknameLittle Master,[1] Master Blaster[2][3]
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium, leg break, off break
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 187)15 November 1989 v Pakistan
Last Test14 November 2013 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 74)18 December 1989 v Pakistan
Last ODI18 March 2012 v Pakistan
ODI shirt no.10
Only T20I (cap 11)1 December 2006 v South Africa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1988Cricket Club of India
1988–2013Mumbai
1992Yorkshire
1994East Bengal[4]
2008–2013Mumbai Indians (squad no. 10)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 200 463 310 551
Runs scored 15,921 18,426 25,396 21,999
Batting average 53.78 44.83 57.84 45.54
100s/50s 52/68 49/96 81/116 60/114
Top score 248* 200* 248* 200*
Balls bowled 4,240 8,054 7,605 10,230
Wickets 46 154 71 201
Bowling average 54.17 44.48 61.74 42.17
5 wickets in innings 0 2 0 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/10 5/32 3/10 5/32
Catches/stumpings 115/– 140/– 186/– 175/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 November 2013

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar About this soundpronunciation (help·info) (born 24 April 1973 in Mumbai) is a former Indian cricketer.[5] He has the highest number of runs in both Test cricket and One Day Internationals.[6][7][8] He also has the highest number of centuries in both formats of the game. His last Test match being played against the West Indies.He always honoured better players than him like Garfield Sobers or Don Bradman.

100th international century

Tendulkar scored his much awaited 100th international hundred on 16 March 2012 against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup. He became the first person in history to achieve this feat. Incidentally, it was Tendulkar's first ODI hundred against Bangladesh. He said "It's been a tough phase for me ... I was not thinking about the milestone, the media started all this, wherever I went, the restaurant, room service, everyone was talking about the 100th hundred. Nobody talked about my 99 hundreds. It became mentally tough for me because nobody talked about my 99 hundreds."

National honours of sachin

  • 1994 - Arjuna Award, by the Government of India in recognition of his outstanding achievement in sports.
  • 1997-98 - Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India's highest honour given for achievement in sports.
  • 1999 - Padma Shri, India's 'fourth' highest civilian award.
  • 2001 - Maharashtra Bhushan Award, Maharashtra State's highest Civilian Award.
  • 2008 - Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award.
  • 2014 - Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award.

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bal, Sambit. "Sachin Tendulkar—Cricinfo Profile". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2007.
  2. ↑ "Sachin Tendulkar: How the Boy Wonder became Master Blaster". NDTV. 6 November 2013. Archived from the original on 16 November 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  3. ↑ Gupta, Gaura (13 November 2013). "Top guns salute Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 November 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ "THROWBACK: When Sachin Tendulkar captained East Bengal in P. Sen Trophy!". BADGEB.com. Archived from the original on 25 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  5. ↑ Sachin Tendulkar Biography. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Tendulkar breaks Lara's record". www.cricinfo.com. 17 October 2008. Retrieved 17 October 2008.
  7. ↑ "Sachin Tendulkar's profile". Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  8. ↑ "Sachin Tendulkar's ODI Records". sachin-tendulkar.cricket.deepthi.com.

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