Latest News

  • Home
  • Sports
  • Happy Birthday, Sachin Tendulkar! Here's looking at the master blaster's milestones
Happy Birthday, Sachin Tendulkar! Here's looking at the master blaster's milestones
Tuesday, April 24, 2018 IST
Happy Birthday, Sachin Tendulkar! Here

Over a career spanning 24 years, 200 test matches, 100 centuries, Sachin Tendulkar went from a being a 16-year-old debutant on the international pitch to the God of cricket. 

 
 

While he came on the pitch with a reputation of having once hit 326 not out as a schoolboy, little did the world know what was in store from the little master. 
 
After giving us some of the best cricket moments of our lives, Tendulkar announced his retirement from all forms of the game in 2012. 
 
On his 45th birthday, here's looking at some of his top cricketing moments: 
 
November 1989: The Test debut against Pakistan 
 
After being picked to play in Bombay's Ranji Trophy squad at the age of 14, Tendulkar batted his way to his maiden century - becoming the youngest Indian batsman to score 100 runs on his debut in first-class cricket. His smashing record brought him in the limelight, hence leading to his recruitment in the Indian team in 1989. 
 
On November 15 that year, a 16-year-old Tendulkar made his Test debut in Karachi, again becoming the youngest Indian to do so. He scored 15 runs off 24 balls before he was cleaned bowled by Pakistan's 17-year-old Waqar Younis, also a debutant in the match. 
 
But cricket as we then knew it, was about to change. He went on to hit his maiden fifty, scoring 59 runs off 172 balls in the first innings of the second Test. And came close to another half-century (41 runs) in the next match. 
 
 
August 1990: Maiden Test century at Old Trafford 
 
This was just the beginning of creating and breaking numerous records. Tendulkar went on to score his maiden Test century, a match-saving one, the next year against England at Old Trafford. 
 
The master blaster had a penchant for Test cricket, and had 16 Test 100s before he turned 25. By 2000 he had become the first batsman to have scored 50 international centuries. 
 

 
 

October 1996: Captaincy
 
Tendulkar succeeded Mohammed Azharuddin to become captain. His captaincy took off to a great start with India winning three of the first four Tests in which he was captain, one against Australia and two against South Africa. 
 
However, as Tendulkar often went on to say after that, captaincy was not for him. His following 14 Tests in charge didn't have the same sparkle. With the team drawing 10, losing three and winning only one. 
 
His later stood down in favour of Azharuddin but resumed the captaincy in October 1999 for eight Tests after Azharuddin was sacked over match-fixing. His second stint as captain saw the team win one match, draw two and lose five, before he gave up the post for good. 
 
 
2012-2013: The final milestones 
 
Tendulkar announced his retirement in December 2012. The legend walked away the pitch after playing his final, 200thmatch against West Indies on home ground at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium in November 2013. 
 
Before leaving, Tendulkar had given one final gift to India, becoming the first batsman to score his 100th 100 in 2012. The cricketer scored a 114 off 147 balls in the Asia Cup match against Bangladesh in Mirpur on March 16, 2012. 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Related Topics

 
 
 
 

Trending News & Articles

 Article
Forgotten Hero's Series: Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav Indian Olympic medalist who never got a Padma Award

Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav (Marathi: श्री. खाशाबा दादासाहेब जाधव, January 15, 1926 – August 14, 1984) was an Indian athlete. He is best known as a wrestler who...

Recently posted . 6K views . 60 min read
 

 Article
Remembering VP Sathyan, India's forgotten 'Captain'

There's a scene in the movie 'Captain', a freshly-minted Malayalam biopic on former India defender VP Sathyan, which tries to capture the conflict rag...

Recently posted . 2K views . 1 min read
 

 Article
Virat Kohli Has A Special Message For India U-17 Football Team Ahead Of The World Cup

These are exciting times for Indian football. India is set to host a FIFA World Cup and participate in it for the first time. The under-17 World Cup begins ...

Recently posted . 2K views . 2 min read
 

 Article
Not Virat Kohli, THIS player is the fittest cricketer in the Indian cricket team

Virat Kohli is one of the fittest players in Indian cricket team but he is not the fittest of all.

Recently posted . 2K views . 0 min read
 

 
 

More in Sports

 Article
VINOD KAMBLI VOLUNTEERS TO COACH PAKISTAN CRICKET TEAM INSTEAD GOT TROLLED

Poor Vinod Kambli! No matter what he does, he gets trolled. And while he was recently trolled for taking a not so subtle dig at his 'friend' Sachin Tendulka...

Recently posted. 810 views . 16 min read
 

 Article
India Tour Of UK: Team India Shares Departure Pictures Ahead Of The Gruelling Tour

Team India players took to social media to share fun-loving moments along with selfies captured at the airport and in-flight.

Recently posted. 577 views . 0 min read
 

 Article
China Women's Team Records Lowest-Ever Total In T20Is

Chasing 204 against the UAE, China women's team was bundled out for 14 in 10 overs.

Recently posted. 747 views . 0 min read
 

 Video
How PV Sindhu Put India On The Map



Recently posted . 815 views
 

 Article
Here's How Cannabis Has Helped Athletes Focus Only On The Task At Hand

If anybody ever told you smoking weed was good for you as an athlete, how would you react? Yeah, don't answer, my reaction would have been the same - you have...

Recently posted. 603 views . 1 min read
 

 Article
ISSF World Cup: India's Elavenil Valarivan wins 10m Air Rifle gold in Rio de Janeiro

HIGHLIGHTS   • Elavenil, who has learnt the art of shooting from legend Gagan...

Recently posted. 747 views . 3 min read
 

 
 
 

   Prashnavali

  Thought of the Day

Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.
Maria Robinson

Be the first one to comment on this story

Close
Post Comment
Shibu Chandran
2 hours ago

Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST
Shibu Chandran
2 hours ago

Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST
Shibu Chandran
2 hours ago

Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST
Shibu Chandran
2 hours ago

Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST


ads
Back To Top