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Sachin Tendulkar celebrates after reaching his world-record 35th Test century, India v Sri Lanka, Delhi, December 10, 2005 Sachin Tendulkar created history by becoming the highest century-getter as India laid the foundation for a mammoth f irst innings total in the second Test against Sri Lanka at the Feroze Shah Kotla ground in New Delhi on Saturday. Tendulkar cracked an unbeaten 100 for his record 35th hundred, the most in Test cricket, as India reached a strong 2 45 for three at stumps on the opening day. Tendulkar's seventh ton against the visitors saw him surpass former captain and compatriot Sunil Gavaskar's tally of 34 for most number of hundreds in the all-time centurions list. Sourav Ganguly was batting on 39 at the other end after playing the supporting role to Tendulkar to perfection. It was also Tendulkar's 125th Test appearance, again matching Gavaskar and the second highest for an Indian. Only Kapil Dev had played in more Tests, 131. Tendulkar's innings helped India seize the initiative after skipper R ahul Dravid, suffering from illness, made a bold decision to open the innings in the absence of Virendra Sehwag who was down with a throat infection. Tendulkar reached his century with a single off Chaminda Vaas delivery. His three figure mark came from 177 balls after 277 minutes at the crease, and contained 13 fours and a six. Tendulkar was somewhat circumspect in the initial phase of his innings and had to endure a testing spell of reverse swing bowling by Fernando. LiveIndia,com 10-12-2005.

10-12-2005 Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi.
Sachin Tendulkar celebrates after reaching his
world-record 35th Test century with Harbajan.

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar Statistics Born: 24 April 1973, Bombay Major Teams: Mumbai, Yorkshire, India. Known As: Sachin Tendulkar Batting Style: Right Hand Bat Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break, Leg Break, Right Arm Medium Profile: By popular vote, the greatest batsman in the world today, Sachin Tendulkar has the cricketing world at his feet. The adulation he commands world over is unsurpassed, perhaps since the days of Don Bradman, to whom of course he has been compared, by no less than the great man himself. While he may not end with a Test career average of 99.94, there is little doubt that based on his vigorous style of batsmanship and his insatiable appetite for runs and big scores, he is the most complete batsman since Vivian Richards. In many ways though he has surpassed even that outstanding West Indian batsman. When Tendulkar is on song, there is no more majestic sight in the cricketing world. The spectators at the stadium are on their feet cheering while all over the world, TV audiences are glued to the screen. He has scored heavily on all kinds of wickets the world over, in conditions which lesser mortals have not been able to master and against bowlers whom other batsmen have found it difficult to score off. Immensely gifted and blessed with an impeccable technique, Tendulkar's batting is a dream, combining timing, elegance and power. Mentally very strong, Tendulkar is best when confronted by a challenge - as he showed when mowing down Shane Warne in India in 1998. Captain during two short stints, Tendulkar has made it clear that he would prefer to concentrate on his batting and indeed, he seems to be getting better with every passing year. Scoring two double centuries in successive seasons and being the first to cross the 10,000 run barrier in ODIs is clear proof of this. The best thing from the fans' point of view - if not the bowler's - is that the entertainment, courtesy Tendulkar, is still at the intermission stage. Long may `The King' continue to regale his willing subjects! Runs Tests Innings Average 1000 19 28 41.46 2000 32 44 50.30 3000 45 67 50.85 4000 58 86 52.47 5000 67 103 53.19 6000 76 120 55.70 7000 85 136 57.98 8000 96 154 57.58 9000 111 179 56.82 10000 122 195 57.70 India's Sachin Tendulkar, second from right, and coach Greg Chappel, third from right, pose for a group picture with Pakistani former cricketers Zaheer Abbas, extreme right, and Hanif Mohammad, fourth from right, during a presentation ceremony at Country Club, near Karachi, Pakistan Friday Jan 27, 2006 Tendulkar disappointed at being deprived of double ton Multan, March 29 Rahul Dravid's decision to declare the Indian innings at 675-5 on Yuvraj Singh's fall has caused a huge controversy, here and probably all over India too. Sachin Tendulkar, of all people, was left six runs short of a well-deserved double hundred. On the face of it, it's a decision that defied logic. Most people watching wondered what difference an over or two would make at that stage. Even players on the Indian team balcony reportedly started yelling "wait, wait" as Dravid raised his hands to call the players back. "Only Dravid knows what he did," seemed to be the resigned feeling in the Indian camp after the declaration. Tendulkar himself was furious. In his own, understated way, he made it clear to avidly curious media that he had no idea that the declaration was happening just then. "Yes, I was terribly disappointed, anyone would be when a score like 200 is around the corner," said Tendulkar. He said he "didn't really know" what had happened. "At the tea-break we had decided that we wanted Pakistan to bat for about an hour and we knew we had to play positively but I did not know we would declare just when Yuvraj fell. I thought we had a few overs left when I saw Rahul waving to us to come in." He said he had not spoken to Dravid about it. "Once a team has declared, there is no point in going back and talking about anything. What's happened has happened." But Dravid, whatever anyone says, would in one way, be justified for what he did. Logically, he would have wanted Pakistan in for as many overs as possible before stumps. And if that meant stopping the game just then before any more wickets fell -- with the momentum going India's way and despite Tendulkar being on 194 --- so be it. In its own way, it's a very bold decision, one that would have required tremendous guts. Though Sourav Ganguly was present in the dressing room at the time --- he left soon after --- the buck stops with Dravid. And he would know that. Tendulkar becomes highest scorer in a single World Cup Johannesburg, Mar 10: 2003. Sachin Tendulkar may have missed his 35th one-day hundred by just three runs in India's Super Six match against Sri Lanka today, but the master blaster broke his own record of scoring the maximum runs in a single World Cup. When he moved from 46 to 50 with a boundary, Tendulkar aggregated 524 runs in this World Cup, going past the 523 he had scored in the 1996 edition at home. After today's innings, he has 571 runs from eight games and is certain to play at least two more knocks in this tournament. Tendulkar is also the highest scorer in all the World Cups with 1,630 runs to his credit after today's innings, miles ahead of Javed Miandad (1,083) and Aravinda De Silva (1,028). However, he missed an opportunity to score yet another ton when he top-edged a Aravinda De Silva delivery into the hands of wicket-keeper Kumara Sangakkara while trying to sweep. It was the second time in this tournament that Tendulkar has got out in the 90s. He was dismissed for 98 against Pakistan. Tendulkar crosses 13,000 runs March 16, 2004. Sachin Tendulkar crossed yet another milestone in his glittering career when he completed 13,000 runs in One-Day Internationals during the second one-dayer against Pakistan in Rawalpindi on Tuesday. The 30-year-old batting genius, the highest run-getter in the shorter version of the game, reached the landmark when he scored 51 runs during India's innings. Playing in his 330th match, Tendulkar flicked Mohammad Sami to the deep backward square region for a single in the day-night tie to reach the milestone. Tendulkar has scored his runs at an average of nearly 45 and leads the pack of highest ODI run-getters by a mile.Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul Haq is placed 3,422 runs behind Tendulkar on 9,607 from 309 matches.Former Indian captain Mohd Azharuddin is third with 9,378 runs from 334 matches at an average of 36.92. Sachin Tendulkar is Man of the Tournament at ICC Cricket World Cup 2003 ICC Media Release - 22 March 2003 Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar has secured the prestigious Man of the Tournament award at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2003. Tendulkar's two points from the semi final with Kenya, where he scored 83 and took two wickets, were enough to establish an unassailable lead of four points over Indian captain Sourav Ganguly. He has now scored 669 runs at an average of 66.90 during the tournament, a new record aggregate, with one century and six 50s. Tendulkar is now also the heaviest scoring batsman in World Cup history, having passed Javed Miandad's previous career record. Dr Ali Bacher, Executive Director of CWC 2003, said: "We wanted this to be the best World Cup ever, and Sachin's brilliant batting has helped the tournament captivate many millions of people around the cricketing world. He thoroughly deserves this accolade " Sourav Ganguly's century in the Kenya game won him the Man of the Match award, but leaves him currently with 10 points, compared to Tendulkar's 14. Legendary West Indies all rounder Sir Garfield Sobers will present Tendulkar with a gold trophy worth 500,000 Rand at the end of the World Cup final against Australia tomorrow. The trophy, together with the gold watches awarded to all Man of the Match winners, have been donated by the Gold Mining Industries of South Africa. Man of the Tournament standings at the completion of semi finals: Sachin Tendulkar, India: 14 points Sourav Ganguly, India: 10 Chaminda Vaas, Sri Lanka: 9 Marvan Atapattu, Sri Lanka: 8 Brett Lee, Australia: 7 Andrew Symonds, Australia: 6 Leading Australian contender Brett Lee could finish level on points with Ganguly if he takes the Man of the Match award in the final, while team mate Andrew Symonds could tie with Sri Lanka's Chaminda Vaas for third place, if he claims the final award. Graeme Pollock, South Africa's champion left handed batsman will make the Man of the Match award at the Wanderers final. Tendulkar has never played better - Ganguly 10 March 2003 India captain Sourav Ganguly said there was every reason for his opposite number to choose to bowl first, after India's 183-run victory over Sri Lanka at the Wanderers. "There was a lot of moisture in the pitch early on so I knew he was going to put us into bat, but we just batted very well." Ganguly said. "We're very happy with the way we played today, we've done a very good job here today. We're a good unit, we know our strengths and we play to our strengths and we have match-winners in every position - that is the key." Ganguly was particularly fulsome in his praise for Sachin Tendulkar, who hit a six and seven fours in a 120-ball innings of 97, taking his run tally for the tournament to 571 in just eight matches. "He's playing as well as I've ever seen him, I think," said Ganguly. "The key this time is his consistency because he's doing it in nearly every match. "We've won again and winning is a good habit to get into. I thought Sri Lanka would put up a bit more of a fight, but it must be said that we batted superbly as a team." Sri Lanka coach Dav Whatmore is backing his players to bounce back in their next game against Zimbabwe, despite two crushing defeats by Australia and India. "The players got themselves into this - they can get themselves out of it," Whatmore insisted. "We've had a talk about things in the dressing room and basically that's a fact. "Myself as coach and the physio and the backroom staff share a responsibility but what ultimately happens, whether we win or lose, is down to the players in the middle to put right."

Sachin's return would help India January 06, 2003 13:07 IST Indian coach John Wright on Monday come out in defence of captain Sourav Ganguly and said the return of Sachin Tendulkar could turn things in his team's favour for the remaining matches of the New Zealand tour. "It's a difficult time for a captain when things are not working for you. I think you'll find he'll be opening the batting in Wellington (venue for the fifth one-dayer), leading from the front," Wright said. Ganguly has failed to contribute much with the bat in New Zeland scoring just 29 runs from four innings in the two-match Test series and a sequence of low-scores -- 14, 0, 4, 2 -- in the four one-dayers played so far of the seven-match limited overs series. "Sourav will be fine. Being the captain of India is a tough job and we're all under pressure. We haven't had a run like this before. It's upto the coach and the captain to supply some leadership and the players have to go out there and fight. That's one of the things which has helped us in the past year. "The return of Tendulkar will clearly help. We can turn things around in the next few days," Wright said. Tendulkar, world's leading run scorer in the shorter version of the game with 11,544 runs, is likely to play in the fifth one-dayer after missing the first four matches due to a twisted right ankle. India are likely to revert back to Virender Sehwag and Ganguly opening the innings in the fifth game, with Dinesh Mongia coming in at number three. Harbhajan Singh is expected to join the eleven at the expense of one of the four medium-pacers who played at Queenstown. However, the off-spinner' s inclusion in the side would depend on the Westpac Trust pitch. Wright said no one was taking the team's recent failures as hard as he himself. "Coaching is a great job when things go well. But when it doesn't, it presents the greatest challenge. It is your home country and we all wanted to have a good tour, particularly myself. "But I'm not particularly worried what people think of me. I worry about the players, try to turn things around and do the best job. The guys are pretty low in confidence because they are touch players and they haven't come to terms with conditions they've been faced with," he said. Sachin's greatest hits ton-by-ton guide to Sachin Tendulkar's feat in surpassing Sir Don Bradman's 29 Test centuries. 1990 At the age of 17, Tendulkar reaches three figures for the first time in a Test as he makes 119 not out against England at Old Trafford. The innings includes 17 fours but the match is drawn. 1992 Tendulkar shows the Australian fans what he is capable of by batting almost five hours for an unbeaten 148 in the third Test at Sydney, but once again the game is drawn. The following match in Perth sees him make 114 off 161 balls, with 16 fours, but India are beaten by 300 runs. Tendulkar is a class apart as he makes 111 out of an Indian first innings total of 227 against South Africa in Johannesburg and at 19 years and 217 days becomes the youngest player to reach 1,000 Test runs. 1993 England are on the receiving end as Tendulkar scores his first century on home soil, hitting a six and 24 fours in his 165 as India win by an innings and 22 runs in Madras. Next up are Sri Lanka and Tendulkar's second innings 104 not out helps India to a 235-run victory in Colombo. 1994 Tendulkar returns home to face Sri Lanka again and it is a similar story as he collects 22 boundaries in a first innings score of 142 at Lucknow as India triumph by an innings and 119 runs. The year comes to an end with a home series against West Indies and Tendulkar defies Courtney Walsh and co for almost seven hours to make 179 in Nagpur. The game ends in a draw. 1996 Tendulkar is in brilliant form on his second tour to England, marking the start of a three-match series with 122 at Edgbaston, but he is unable to prevent the home side from winning by eight wickets. The third match at Nottingham sees Tendulkar score 177, including 26 fours, and he shares a stand of 255 with Sourav Ganguly. The match, however, ends in a draw. 1997 India are beaten 2-0 in South Africa at the start of the year, but Tendulkar marks the second Test in Cape Town with a score of 169, which features 26 boundaries. Tendulkar makes Sri Lanka suffer again by making 143 in an Indian total of 537 for eight declared in Colombo, but the game is drawn. The second Test follows a similar pattern with Tendulkar this time batting for six and a half hours to reach 139. There is no let-up for the Sri Lankans as they travel to India only to suffer another Tendulkar onslaught - 148 including three sixes and 20 fours in Bombay, but they escape with a draw. 1998 Australia visit India in early 1998 and Tendulkar greets Mark Taylor's men by hitting fours sixes and 14 fours in his 155 not out at Madras as India win by 179 runs. He does even better in the third Test at Bangalore with an innings of 177, but Australia prevent a clean sweep with an eight wicket win. Tendulkar makes his first Test hundred against New Zealand, but his 113 cannot save India from a four-wicket defeat. Arch-rivals Pakistan visit India and Tendulkar helps himself to 136 in Madras, only for India to lose an exciting match by 12 runs. 1999 Once again Tendulkar feasts on Sri Lanka's bowling, making 124 not out in the drawn Test in Colombo. India return home to play New Zealand and Tendulkar scores 126 not out in the drawn Test at Chandigarh. A landmark innings in the third Test sees Tendulkar make 217, his first Test double century, in a 344-ball innings which includes 29 boundaries. India are outplayed in Australia at the end of the year, but Tendulkar shows his class by scoring 116 in the second Test at Melbourne. The home side win the game, however, by 180 runs. 2000 Tendulkar plays the supporting role to Rahul Dravid with 122 as India beat Zimbabwe by seven wickets in Delhi. Dravid scores 200 not out. It is Tendulkar's turn to double up in Nagpur as his 201 not out off 281 balls leads India to 609 for six declared, but the match is drawn. 2001 India complete a magnificent 2-1 triumph over Australia by winning the final Test by two wickets in Madras, with Tendulkar contributing 126 in India's first innings. Partnered by protege Virender Sehwag, Tendulkar hammers 155 off 184 balls against South Africa in Bloemfontein, but the home side win by nine wickets. England try to keep Tendulkar in check, but it does not work at Ahmedabad, where he scores 103 in a drawn Test. 2002 Zimbabwe suffer in Nagpur as Tendulkar hits 23 fours in his 176 and India go on to win by an innings and 101 runs. Tendulkar hits his 29th century to equal Bradman, with West Indies the team to suffer. He reaches 113 not out at the end of the first day in the second Test. He then surpasses The Don's record with a sublime 193 in the third Test against England at Headingley. Tendulkar is now only four centuries short of Sunil Gavaskar's record. DREAM TEAM: A digitally-manipulat ed photo featuring Sir Donald Bradman's team (Standing from left): Lindwall, Barry Richards, Lillee, O'Reilly, Tallon. (Seated, from left): Grimmett, Bedser, Tendulkar, Bradman, Sobers, Morris and 12th man Hammond. Test Debut: India v Pakistan at Karachi, 1st Test, 1989/90 ODI Debut: India v Pakistan at Gujranwala, 2nd ODI, 1989/90 Sachin's ODI Tons S. No. Runs Balls 4's 6's Opponent Venue Date 1 110 132 8 2 Australia Colombo 09-09-1994 2 115 136 9 3 New Zealand Baroda 28-10-1994 3 105 134 10 0 West Indies Jaipur 11-11-1994 4 112* 105 15 1 Sri Lanka Sharjah 09-04-1995 5 127* 136 15 1 Kenya Cuttack 18-02-1996 6 137 198 8 5 Sri Lanka Delhi 02-03-1996 7 100 111 9 1 Pakistan Singapore 05-04-1996 8 118 140 8 2 Pakistan Sharjah 15-04-1996 9 110 138 5 1 Sri Lanka Colombo 28-08-1996 10 114 126 14 0 South Africa Mumbai 14-12-1996 11 104 97 8 1 Zimbabwe Benoni 09-02-1997 12 117 156 13 2 New Zealand Bangalore 14-05-1997 13 100 89 5 7 Australia Kanpur 07-04-1998 14 143 132 9 5 Australia Sharjah 22-04-1998 15 134 131 12 4 Australia Sharjah 23-04-1998 16 100* 102 13 0 Kenya Calcutta 31-05-1998 17 128 131 8 2 Sri Lanka Colombo 07-07-1998 18 127* 130 13 1 Zimbabwe Bulwayo 26-09-1998 19 141 127 13 3 Australia Dhaka 28-10-1998 20 118 112 14 2 Zimbabwe Sharjah 08-11-1998 21 124* 92 12 6 Zimbabwe Sharjah 12-11-1998 22 140* 101 16 0 Kenya Bristol (England) 23-05-1999 23 120 141 11 2 Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 29-08-1999 24 186* 151 20 3 New Zealand Hyderabad 08-11-1999 25 122 138 12 0 South Africa Vadodara 17-03-2000 26 101 140 3 1 Sri Lanka Sharjah 20-10-2000 27 146 153 15 2 Zimbabwe Jodhpur 08-12-2000 28 139 125 12 0 Australia Indore 31-03-2001 29 122* 131 12 1 West Indies Harare 04-07-2001 30 101 129 9 0 South Africa Johannesburg 05-10-2001 31 146 132 17 0 Kenya Paarl 24-10-2001 Sachin's Test Tons S. No. Runs Opponent Venue Date 1 68 & 119* England Manchester 9-14 Aug 1990 2 148 Australia Sydney 2-6 Jan 1992 3 114 & 5 Australia Perth 1-5 Feb 1992 4 111 & 1 South Africa Johannesburg 26-30 Nov 1992 5 165 England Chennai 11-15 Feb 1993 6 28 & 104* Sri Lanka Colombo 27 July - 1 Aug 1993 7 142 Sri Lanka Lucknow 18-22 Jan 1994 8 179 & 54 West Indies Nagpur 1-5 Dec 1994 9 24 & 122 England Birmingham 6-9 June 1996 10 177 & 74 England Nottingham 4-9 July 1996 11 169 & 9 South Africa Cape Town 2-6 Jan 1997 12 143 Sri Lanka Colombo 2-6 Aug 1997 13 139 & 8 Sri Lanka Colombo 9-13 Aug 1997 14 148 & 13 Sri Lanka Mumbai 3-7 Dec 1997 15 4 & 155* Australia Chennai 6-10 March 1998 16 177 & 31 Australia Bangalore 25-28 March 1998 17 47 & 113 New Zealand Wellington 26-30 Dec 1998 18 0 & 136 Pakistan Chennai 28-31 Jan 1999 19 53 & 124* Sri Lanka Colombo 24-28 Feb 1999 20 18 & 126* New Zealand Chandigarh 10-14 Oct 1999 21 217 & 15 New Zealand Ahmedabad 29 Oct - 2 Nov 1999 22 116 & 52 Australia Melbourne 26-30 Dec 1999 23 122 & 39 Zimbabwe Delhi 18-22 Nov 2000 24 201* Zimbabwe Nagpur 25-29 Nov 2000 25 126 & 17 Australia Chennai 18-22 March 2001 26 155 & 15 South Africa Bloemfontein 16-20 Nov 2001 27 103 & 26 England Ahmedabad 11-15 Dec 2001 28 176 Zimbabwe Nagpur 21-25 Feb 2002 Sachin's ODI Stats OPPONENTS M I RUNS Highest Score AVE 100's 50's AUSTRALIA 33 33 1626 143 at Sharjah on 22nd April, 1998 49.27 6 7 BANGLADESH 6 5 199 54 at Dhaka on 10th Janaury, 1998 39.80 0 1 ENGLAND 20 20 650 91 at Sharjah on 10th December, 1997 36.11 0 4 KENYA 8 7 559 146 at Paarl on 24th Oct, 2001 139.75 4 0 NEW ZEALAND 31 30 1279 186* at Hyderabad on 8th November, 1999 44.10 3 7 PAKISTAN 43 41 1335 118 at Sharjah on 15th April, 1996 36.08 2 9 SOUTH AFRICA 40 40 1310 122 at Vadodara on 17th March, 2000 32.75 3 5 SRI LANKA 45 43 1760 137 at Delhi on 2nd March, 1996 46.31 6 9 U A E 1 1 63 63 at Sharjah on 13th April, 1994 63.00 0 1 WEST INDIES 29 29 1046 122* at Harare on 4th July, 2001 45.47 2 8 ZIMBABWE 30 29 1242 146 at Jodhpur on 08 Dec 2000 51.75 5 4 TOTAL 286 278 11069 186* Vs New Zealand on 8th Nov, 1999 43.92 31 55

The first batsman to score 10,000 runs in one-day cricket, making the record in the third game of a five-match series against Australia on the 31st of March 2001. He reached the landmark when he scored 34 runs in his 266th match and 259th innings. Tendulkar, 27, in his amazing 12-year career, has scored a world record 28 hundreds and 50 half-centuries in his 10,000 runs. A genius without a doubt, this little master made his International debut in ODI's and Tests at the age of 16 against Pakistan against the fiery pace of Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis. He then went to England as a part of the national side, and has not looked back ever since. The name itself strikes terror in the hearts of bowlers all around the world. Hailed as the next master-blaster following the legacy of the great West Indian Vivian Richards, this man has every shot in the book, and can kill any attack in the world when in full swing. There is nothing this man cannot do. In batting, he has reached a stage that others can only dream of. He has destroyed practically every bowling attack in the world. Tendulkar's 'specialties' include the straight drive (seemingly nobody plays the shot better than him), the cover drive, the square cut, the pullshot over midwicket/square leg, the delicate leg glance, the late cut, the lofted shots over mid-on and mid-off and not to mention the improvisations he keeps coming up with, time and again. He has tremendous power in his forearms and can hit the ball out of almost every ground in the World. He plays each of his shots amazingly and has even employed the reverse sweep to good effect. Some of his shots are hit with so much power that the ball simply rockets to the fence as if he was trying to dismiss the ball from his presence. On the other hand, some of his shots are neatly timed and placed well. His timing can be quite exquisite and it is this blend of timing and raw power which makes him the world's best/greatest batsman. Mentally very strong, Tendulkar is best when confronted by a challenge

Family Dad's Name : Ramesh Tendulkar Sister's Name : Savitai Tendulkar Brother's Name : Nitin Tendulkar & Ajit Tendulkar Wife's Name : Anjali Tendulkar Daughter's Name : Sarah Tendulkar's Dream Young Sachin had aspired of being a fast bowler. It was this dream that made him undertake trials at Chennai based MRF pace academy, but his small stature proved to be a major hindrance to his aspiring career. ( THANK GOD !!! else the WORLD would have been deprived of such a genius batsman. ) First step towards cricket Tendulkar's sensational journey to cricket stardom sparked of when his brother Ajit made him meet Mr. R. Achrekar ( Cricket Coach ). Sachin failed to perform in the first go which made him very nervous but his brother's persuasion led Mr. Achrekar give him another chance. Turning point in his career It was his change of school to Shardashram Vidya Mandir in Dadar - close to Shivaji Park on his coach's advice which marked a turn around in Sachin's career. He says," I use to bat in four nets at one strech. Whenever, I use to get tired, Achrekar use to keep a one rupee coin on top of the stumps and say, "Anyone who gets him out will take this coin. If no-one gets him, Sachin takes it." Tendulkar till date contributes this technique in being instrumental for enhancing his concentration. He still treasures the 13 coins earned by him during the practice sessions. Naughty Duo Sachin and his best pal Vinod Kambli hold the World Record of 664 runs stand for Shardashram School in inter-school tournament in 1988. Tendulkar candidly admits that the total would have never assumed mammoth proportion had he and Kambli not ignored the man waving from the boundary with the coach's message to declare. Tendulkar's Idol Tendulkar's idol is the American Tennis superstar-John McEnore. During his young age, he argued and fought for McEnore with his colony friends who supported Swedish Bjorn Borg. Sachin sported a head-band, sweat-band and a tennis racquet showing his staunch loyalty towards his idol. Family Quirks Sachin's wife Anjali tends to become nervous while he bats, whereas his brother has become so superstitious that he allows the family members to only watch the match recording. His reactions to his dismissals On pre-mature and early exits, Sachin likes to take out his anger somewhere. He prefers to be left alone, till he cools down. God's Importance in his life Tendulkar is a God fearing person, a staunch devotee of Sai Baba, Ganpathi and frequently visits temples during night when it's calm and quiet. He visualizes God in his parents. Religion to him is what his parents have inculcated in him, his upbringing and his way of life. Sachin strongly believes in the concept of re-birth, existence of Hell and Heaven. He loves celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi at home with his family and believes that it firms his ties with his loved ones. Favourites of Tendulkar Ground : Sydney cricket ground Movie : Coming to America Music : Pop Hobby : Collecting CD's. Car : Maruti Actors : Amitabh Bacchan, Nana Patekar Actresses : Madhuri Dixit Cricket Heroes : Gavaskar, Viv Richards, Imran Khan and Sandeep Patil Other Fav. Stars : Maradona, Borris Becker Drink : Orange / Apple juice and water Food : Steak Pastime : Listening to peaceful music with friends Clothes : Official jacket and tie, else jeans and T-shirt Magazine : Sportstar Newspapers : Times of India, Mid-day, Afternoon Dispatch Restaurant : Bukhara, Maurya Sheraton Holiday Resort : Yorkshire, Headingley Hotel : Park Royal Darling Harbour, Sydney Other Sports : Tennis Funniest Moment Once I (Sachin) was batting with Vinod Kambli for a school match. Vinod dropped his bat in the middle of the game and started to fly a kite. It was so funny, I really can't forget that day in whole of my life. Other's Major Teams : India, Mumbai and Yorkshire Memorable Day : Beating Pakistan in the 1992 World Cup Worst Day : Losing the fist ODI in RSA in 1992 Greatest Influence : Family Ambition : To be number one in the world Dream Woman : My wife Current Players Admired : Vinod Kambli, Brian Lara and Jonty Rhodes Embarrasing Moment : People asking for my autograph and then asking me my name Hate : Rumors Any Changes you desire to have : None

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