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Sachin Tendulkar, famous as the “God of Cricket”, has turned 47 today.
The legendary Indian hitter was the definition of cricket for many around the world during his 24-year international career. Fans turned off their televisions as soon as the ‘little master’ was fired and at other times stayed on the edges of their seats when he was in the fold.
Sachin Tendulkar made his debut at the young age of 16 against Pakistan and became one of the world’s most iconic cricketers. His voracious appetite for scoring runs and breaking records also made comparisons to great Australian Don Bradman.
Tendulkar announced his retirement from the ODI in December 2012, from the T20 in October 2013, and finally, from all forms of cricket on November 13, 2013, after playing his 200th and final Test match against the West Indies in his homeland, Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. .
Tendulkar and the numbers game
Tendulkar ended his career as the leader in international cricket races, with 34,357 format races: 15,921 in 200 events, 18,426 in 463 ODI and 10 in 1 international T20.
Tendulkar was the first player to break a double of a hundred in ODI when he hit 200 not out of 147 balls against South Africa at Gwalior on February 24, 2010.
On March 16, 2012, Sachin Tendulkar became the first and only hitter in the history of the game to score 100 international centuries, a record that is likely to remain forever. Tendulkar finished a year and 34 innings waited as he managed to score 114 of 147 balls against Bangladesh in the Asian Cup at Shere Bangla Stadium in Mirpur.
He made a record of six World Cup appearances that ultimately ended on the triumphant side in his last, in 2011 at Wankhede Stadium when India defeated Sri Lanka in the final.
No birthday celebrations due to Covid-19 crisis
Tendulkar has decided not to celebrate his birthday this year as a sign of respect for front-line workers leading India’s fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.
“Sachin has decided that this is not the time for the celebrations. He feels that this is the best tribute he can pay to all the doctors, nurses, paramedics, police, defense personnel, who are on the front line,” said a close source. he told the player PTI on Wednesday.
Tendulkar has already contributed a total of Rs 50 lakh to the CM Relief fund. He is also involved with several other relief work initiatives.
“He has always felt very uncomfortable talking about this aspect,” said the source.
