May 11, 2001 02:09 PM
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Tendulkar, 27, in his amazing 12-year career, has scored a world record 28 hundreds and 50 half-centuries in his 10,000 runs. He made his debut for the Indian one-day and Test team at the age of 16, he is the only player to score five Test centuries before the age of 20
When he goes out to bat, people switch on their television sets and switch off their lives.Although he enjoys the cut and thrust of the one-day game, he recognises that the five-day distance is more challenging and provides the real test for the batsman or the fast bowler. Tendulkar considers himself to be a product of the one-day game.
In batting, he has reached a stage that others can only dream of. He has destroyed every bowling attack in the world. Tendulkar's 'specialties' include the straight drive, the cover drive, the square cut, the pullshot over midwicket, the delicate leg glance, the late cut, and the shots over mid-on and mid-off
Tendulkar considers his greatest innings to have been his 141 against Australia in the Wills International Cup quarter-final in Dhaka in 1998 His total came from 128 balls with 13 fours and three sixes. It also gained him his 30th man-of-the-match award at international level, and he followed this up with bowling figures of four for 38
Sachin has made and broken a number of records
Sachin Tendulkar is the first batsman to reach 10,000 run mark in One Day Internationals.
Sachin Tendulkar is the *the World Record holder for Highest 100s in One Day Internationals.
When he hit 20th century, Sachin beat world record for most number of International centuries.
Sachin is one of the best Indian cricketers India has ever produced
