Tendulkar

Important Points you should know about Sachin Tendulkar

India's iconic cricketer and universally regarded as one the best batsmen of all time, Sachin Tendulkar

announced his retirement after playing his 200th and final Test match, against the West Indies in Mumbai's

Wankhede Stadium on 16th November 2013. As this incident catched many people’s eyes, you may get a

question about him. So, here are some important points you should know about him.

·         Full Name : Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar

·         DOB : 24 April 1973

·         Batting style : Right-handed

·         Bowling style : Rig Important Awards

 Important Facts

o He made his Test debut against Pakistan at the age of sixteen

o He is the only player to have scored one hundred international centuries

o He is the first batsman to score a double century in a One Day International

o He is the only player to complete more than 30,000 runs in international cricket

o In October 2013, he became the 16th player and first Indian to aggregate 50,000 runs in all

recognized cricket (first-class, List A and Twenty20 combined).

o In 2002, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack ranked him

o the second greatest Test batsman of all time, behind Don Bradman, and

o the second greatest ODI batsman of all time, behind Viv Richards.

o He has played Six World cups and was a part of the Indian team that won the 2011 World Cup

o In December 2012, Tendulkar announced his retirement from ODIs.

o He played 664 international cricket matches in total, scoring 34,357 runs.

o He scored 74 runs in his last test innings against West Indies

 Important Awards

o 1994: Arjuna Award Recipient for achievements in cricket

o 1997: Tendulkar was one of the five cricketers selected as Wisden Cricketer of the Year

o 1997/98: India's highest sporting honour – Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna

o 1999: Padma Shri – India's fourth highest civilian award

o 2008: Padma Vibhushan – India's second highest civilian award

o 2010: ICC Cricketer of the year – Highest award in the ICC listings

o 2010: LG People's Choice Award

o 2014: Bharat Ratna - India's highest civilian honour.