Sachin's Achievements
Sachin Tendulkar is the most prolific run scorer in one-day internationals with 17,178 runs. With a current aggregate of 12,877 Test runs, he surpassed Brian Lara's previous record tally of 11,953 runs as the highest run scorer in test matches in the second Test of Australia's 2008 tour of India in Mohali. Sachin described “It is definitely the biggest achievement in 19 years of my career” on the day he achieved the record. He also holds the record of highest number of centuries in both Test (43) and ODI cricket (45). Throughout his career, he has made a strong impact on Indian cricket and was, at one time, the foundation of most of the team's victories. In recognition with his impact on sport in a cricket-loving country like India, Tendulkar has been granted the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan by the Government of India. He was also elected Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1997 and is ranked by the objective scoring method of the Wisden 100 as the second best test batsman and best ODI batsman of all time.
Tendulkar has also consistently done well in Cricket World Cups. Tendulkar was the highest run scorer of the 2003 Cricket World Cup and 1996 Cricket World Cup. Tendulkar has scored over 1000 runs in a calendar year in ODIs 7 times, and in 1998 he scored 1894 runs, easily the record for the highest number of runs scored by any player in a single calendar year for one day internationals. Tendulkar is also one of the very few players who are still playing in international cricket from the 1980s.
He has been Man of the Match 11 times in Test matches and Man of the Series 4 times, out of them twice in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. The performances earned him respect from Australian cricket fans and players. Similarly he has been Man of the Match 60 times in One day International matches and Man of the Series 14 times.
Individual honours & appreciations
* Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award, 2008.
* ICC World ODI XI: 2004, 2007
* Rajiv Gandhi Awards - Sports: 2005
* Player of the tournament in 2003 Cricket World Cup
* Maharashtra Bhushan Award, Maharashtra State's highest Civilian Award in 2001
* Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award, 1999
* Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India’s highest honour given for achievement in sports, 1997-98.
* Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 1997
* Arjuna Award, by the Government of India in recognition of his outstanding achievement in Cricket, 1994.
In January 2008, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown suggested that Sachin should be conferred with an honorary knighthood for his contribution to international cricket. He was mentioned in the TIME magazine as the "The greatest living exponent of his craft."
Praise by other cricketers
In September 2007, former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne published his list of the 50 greatest cricketers who had played during his time, in which Tendulkar had secured the number 1 spot. Sunil Gavaskar, one of the greatest Indian Test batsmen, regarded as Tendulkar as being the "closest thing to batting perfection." Shane Warne had mentioned a decade back, "I'll be going to bed having nightmares of Sachin just running down the wicket and belting me back over the head for six. He was unstoppable. I don't think anyone, apart from Don Bradman, is in the same class as Sachin Tendulkar. He is just an amazing player." He has received such appreciations from various other cricketers, including Wasim Akram who said "Cricketers like Sachin come once in a lifetime and I am privileged he played in my time.", Viv Richards who said "He is 99.5 percent perfect. I'd pay to see him.", Brian Lara who said "You know genius when you see it. And let me tell you, Sachin is pure genius.", and Barry Richards who said "Sachin is cricket's God." Former New Zealand all-rounder Richard Hadlee believes Sachin Tendulkar is the greatest batsman ever to grace the game. Former Australian captain Steve Waugh has said in the past that Tendulkar will go down in history as the best ever batsman after Bradman. Former South African great Allan Donald considers Tendulkar to be the best batsman he has ever bowled to.[90] Current Australian captain Ricky Ponting too believes that Tendulkar is the best batsman he has seen or played against.. Sir Don Bradman also said that he saw himself in Sachin when he saw him bat.
(Achievements Source : Wikipedia)
Tendulkar has also consistently done well in Cricket World Cups. Tendulkar was the highest run scorer of the 2003 Cricket World Cup and 1996 Cricket World Cup. Tendulkar has scored over 1000 runs in a calendar year in ODIs 7 times, and in 1998 he scored 1894 runs, easily the record for the highest number of runs scored by any player in a single calendar year for one day internationals. Tendulkar is also one of the very few players who are still playing in international cricket from the 1980s.
He has been Man of the Match 11 times in Test matches and Man of the Series 4 times, out of them twice in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. The performances earned him respect from Australian cricket fans and players. Similarly he has been Man of the Match 60 times in One day International matches and Man of the Series 14 times.
Individual honours & appreciations
* Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award, 2008.
* ICC World ODI XI: 2004, 2007
* Rajiv Gandhi Awards - Sports: 2005
* Player of the tournament in 2003 Cricket World Cup
* Maharashtra Bhushan Award, Maharashtra State's highest Civilian Award in 2001
* Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award, 1999
* Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India’s highest honour given for achievement in sports, 1997-98.
* Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 1997
* Arjuna Award, by the Government of India in recognition of his outstanding achievement in Cricket, 1994.
In January 2008, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown suggested that Sachin should be conferred with an honorary knighthood for his contribution to international cricket. He was mentioned in the TIME magazine as the "The greatest living exponent of his craft."
Praise by other cricketers
In September 2007, former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne published his list of the 50 greatest cricketers who had played during his time, in which Tendulkar had secured the number 1 spot. Sunil Gavaskar, one of the greatest Indian Test batsmen, regarded as Tendulkar as being the "closest thing to batting perfection." Shane Warne had mentioned a decade back, "I'll be going to bed having nightmares of Sachin just running down the wicket and belting me back over the head for six. He was unstoppable. I don't think anyone, apart from Don Bradman, is in the same class as Sachin Tendulkar. He is just an amazing player." He has received such appreciations from various other cricketers, including Wasim Akram who said "Cricketers like Sachin come once in a lifetime and I am privileged he played in my time.", Viv Richards who said "He is 99.5 percent perfect. I'd pay to see him.", Brian Lara who said "You know genius when you see it. And let me tell you, Sachin is pure genius.", and Barry Richards who said "Sachin is cricket's God." Former New Zealand all-rounder Richard Hadlee believes Sachin Tendulkar is the greatest batsman ever to grace the game. Former Australian captain Steve Waugh has said in the past that Tendulkar will go down in history as the best ever batsman after Bradman. Former South African great Allan Donald considers Tendulkar to be the best batsman he has ever bowled to.[90] Current Australian captain Ricky Ponting too believes that Tendulkar is the best batsman he has seen or played against.. Sir Don Bradman also said that he saw himself in Sachin when he saw him bat.
(Achievements Source : Wikipedia)
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