Sachin's International Carrer
Sachin’s first Test match was against Pakistan in Karachi in 1989 when he was just 15. He still remembers that day : “That was Kapil Dev’s 100the Test match & it was so important & the standards were so high!, When I went to bat I had to face Wasim Akram, I Still remember the first ball I faced was a bouncer. So, I expected the next one to be a Yorker!, but no, I got one more bouncer, so I expected next delivery will be a bouncer because that was why wasim was famous for, but again I got one more bouncer & since the next delivery was the last delivery of the over so I thought this should be a bouncer!, but again it was a bouncer. Then I understood one thing Test Cricket is not as what we think, it is of uncertainties.”.
Cricindia says - “As I have read in a newspaper, there was a reason behind those bouncers. Imran Khan the captain of Pakistan said that! When Wasim Akram was throwing bouncers at Vengsarkar, Ravi Shastri, Kiran More, When Tendulkar stepped in Imran khan said to wasim “Hey look!, those people are gonna be retired in no time, & there will be no trouble for pak from these guys. If at all you wanna break someone’s bones it should be of this kids” & the next over was full of bouncers, & a bouncer struck tendulkar in the final test in Sialkot into bleeding from nose & mouth. Many thought of bring a stretcher & getting sachin for some medical assistance, but the little master just rubbed his jaw & stood strong, sending the next delivery for boundary!.”
In tests he score 215 runs at 35.83 average. In a 20 over exhibition game in Peshawar, Tendulkar made 53 runs of 18 balls, including an over in which he scored 28 runs off Abdul Quadir. This was later called "one of the best innings I have seen" by the then Indian captain Kris Srikkanth.
Cricindia says - “this was a contest were Pakistan batted first & scored 157 of 20 overs. India lost first 4 wickets early. Tendulkar came in for the fifth wicket & hit a superb sixer! To mushtaq Ahmed. Spin Veteran Abdul Quadir couldn’t tolerate this, he stepped in & said tendulkar “Mustaq is still a kid, if you have guts just try hitting me a boundary!. Quadir’s teasing statement had no reaction from sachin. He just smiled & the next ball was a SIX!!, second ball was no run, third was a boundary!, & would you imagine! The debutant hit spin veterans last 3 balls to continuous sixers!.
Next was New Zealand series where he scored 117 runs at an average of 29.25 runs including 88 run innings in second test. & only managed to score 36 in the two ODI’s.
England Tour 1990 he became the second youngest (then youngest) cricketer to score a Test century as he made 119* at Old Trafford. Wisden described his innings as "a disciplined display of immense maturity" and also wrote : "He looked the embodiment of India's famous opener, Gavaskar, and indeed was wearing a pair of his pads. While he displayed a full repertoire of strokes in compiling his maiden Test hundred, most remarkable were his off-side shots from the back foot. Though only 5ft 5in tall, he was still able to control without difficulty short deliveries from the English paceman." This was one of the best innings Sachin had ever played.
Cricindia says - “As I have read in a newspaper, there was a reason behind those bouncers. Imran Khan the captain of Pakistan said that! When Wasim Akram was throwing bouncers at Vengsarkar, Ravi Shastri, Kiran More, When Tendulkar stepped in Imran khan said to wasim “Hey look!, those people are gonna be retired in no time, & there will be no trouble for pak from these guys. If at all you wanna break someone’s bones it should be of this kids” & the next over was full of bouncers, & a bouncer struck tendulkar in the final test in Sialkot into bleeding from nose & mouth. Many thought of bring a stretcher & getting sachin for some medical assistance, but the little master just rubbed his jaw & stood strong, sending the next delivery for boundary!.”
In tests he score 215 runs at 35.83 average. In a 20 over exhibition game in Peshawar, Tendulkar made 53 runs of 18 balls, including an over in which he scored 28 runs off Abdul Quadir. This was later called "one of the best innings I have seen" by the then Indian captain Kris Srikkanth.
Cricindia says - “this was a contest were Pakistan batted first & scored 157 of 20 overs. India lost first 4 wickets early. Tendulkar came in for the fifth wicket & hit a superb sixer! To mushtaq Ahmed. Spin Veteran Abdul Quadir couldn’t tolerate this, he stepped in & said tendulkar “Mustaq is still a kid, if you have guts just try hitting me a boundary!. Quadir’s teasing statement had no reaction from sachin. He just smiled & the next ball was a SIX!!, second ball was no run, third was a boundary!, & would you imagine! The debutant hit spin veterans last 3 balls to continuous sixers!.
Next was New Zealand series where he scored 117 runs at an average of 29.25 runs including 88 run innings in second test. & only managed to score 36 in the two ODI’s.
England Tour 1990 he became the second youngest (then youngest) cricketer to score a Test century as he made 119* at Old Trafford. Wisden described his innings as "a disciplined display of immense maturity" and also wrote : "He looked the embodiment of India's famous opener, Gavaskar, and indeed was wearing a pair of his pads. While he displayed a full repertoire of strokes in compiling his maiden Test hundred, most remarkable were his off-side shots from the back foot. Though only 5ft 5in tall, he was still able to control without difficulty short deliveries from the English paceman." This was one of the best innings Sachin had ever played.
Next Australian series in 1991-1992 included unbeaten 148 in Sydney. He also scored a century in the bouncy, fast track at Perth under the devastating Aussie bowling. Mery Hughes commented to Allan Border at the time that "This little prick's going to get more runs than you, AB."
Way to the Top
In his early twenties Tendulkar’s proved himself as one of the best cricketers.
1994 :Holi festival, Tendulkar was asked to open the batting at Auckland against New Zealand. He score 82 runs off 49 balls. But it is quite a surprise that the guy who scored most number of centuries scored his first ODI century after almost 6 years from his debut!!. It took him 79 ODI’s to score a century.
1996 : Opponent Pakistan @ Sharjah. Azaruddin was going though a lean patch. Tendulkar along with Navjoth Singh Sidhu set a record partnership for second wicket by scoring centuries each. Boosted Azar’s moral, motivated his which led Azar unleashing 29 runs in 10 balls fom which India scored 300+ runs for the first time & they went on to win the match.
He was top run scorer in the 1996 Cricket World cup at Home, topping the batting averages with two centuries & his team mate Anil Kumble became the highest wicket taker in the world cup. But there was a disaster for India at semis as except for tendulkar the other batsman failed to perform. India were out of the semis as they conceded defeat after the crowd began angry demonstrations.
Tendulkar was appointed as Captain for the side after that loss. Though he was the best player, his tenure as a captain was not successful. It was huge hopes & expectations on him, however team was performing poorly & Azaruddin credit saying "He won't win! It's not in the small one's destiny". Later Captaincy was handed over back to Azhar in 1997.
1998 : Austalian tour of India showed everyone in the world how good sachin was. Tendulkar before the tour knew that Australian squad had the Spin Legend Shane Warne & Gavin Robertson. At the nets tendulkar asked the local spinners to bowl at him & practised very hard. As the saying “Practice makes man perfect”, Sachin scored three centuries & India went on to beat Australia in the tests. Then in the ODI Tri-series in Sharjah were he scored two consecutive centuries in the semis (143 runs) & finals (134 runs) where the Spin legend Shane Warne was treated with shots, as if he was just a club bowler. He was hit all corners of the park, charging down the pitch. This was to an extent that Shane Warne making the statement “I was hit by the world’s best batsman” & getting autograph on his T-shirt by Sachin. After the series Warne ruefully joked that he was having nightmares about his Indian nemesis. He also helped India by his bowling taking 5 wickets of Michael Bevan, Steve Waugh, Darren Lehmann, Tom Moody & Damien Martyn for just 32 in 10 Overs.
Way to the Top
In his early twenties Tendulkar’s proved himself as one of the best cricketers.
1994 :Holi festival, Tendulkar was asked to open the batting at Auckland against New Zealand. He score 82 runs off 49 balls. But it is quite a surprise that the guy who scored most number of centuries scored his first ODI century after almost 6 years from his debut!!. It took him 79 ODI’s to score a century.
1996 : Opponent Pakistan @ Sharjah. Azaruddin was going though a lean patch. Tendulkar along with Navjoth Singh Sidhu set a record partnership for second wicket by scoring centuries each. Boosted Azar’s moral, motivated his which led Azar unleashing 29 runs in 10 balls fom which India scored 300+ runs for the first time & they went on to win the match.
He was top run scorer in the 1996 Cricket World cup at Home, topping the batting averages with two centuries & his team mate Anil Kumble became the highest wicket taker in the world cup. But there was a disaster for India at semis as except for tendulkar the other batsman failed to perform. India were out of the semis as they conceded defeat after the crowd began angry demonstrations.
Tendulkar was appointed as Captain for the side after that loss. Though he was the best player, his tenure as a captain was not successful. It was huge hopes & expectations on him, however team was performing poorly & Azaruddin credit saying "He won't win! It's not in the small one's destiny". Later Captaincy was handed over back to Azhar in 1997.
1998 : Austalian tour of India showed everyone in the world how good sachin was. Tendulkar before the tour knew that Australian squad had the Spin Legend Shane Warne & Gavin Robertson. At the nets tendulkar asked the local spinners to bowl at him & practised very hard. As the saying “Practice makes man perfect”, Sachin scored three centuries & India went on to beat Australia in the tests. Then in the ODI Tri-series in Sharjah were he scored two consecutive centuries in the semis (143 runs) & finals (134 runs) where the Spin legend Shane Warne was treated with shots, as if he was just a club bowler. He was hit all corners of the park, charging down the pitch. This was to an extent that Shane Warne making the statement “I was hit by the world’s best batsman” & getting autograph on his T-shirt by Sachin. After the series Warne ruefully joked that he was having nightmares about his Indian nemesis. He also helped India by his bowling taking 5 wickets of Michael Bevan, Steve Waugh, Darren Lehmann, Tom Moody & Damien Martyn for just 32 in 10 Overs.
ICC champion’s trophy Quarter finals, Sachin scored 141 runs in just 128 balls & took 4 Australian wickets & India was through to semis.
1999: A chronic back problem flared up to sachin when Pakistan toured India in 1999, the first test match was a display of a superb! Extraordinary! Tendulkar innings. 136 runs vs. Pakistan at Chennai 1999. This was the innings against the strongest Pakistan bowling attack with Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Saqlain Mushtaq. India chasing 271 for victory against the Arch Rivals Pakistan, were 82-5 & were sinking. But it was Tendulkar who held india's hopes high, with Nayan Mongia playing the support role at the other End tendulkar saw Indian batsman march fasting towards the pavilion. This duo had a partnership of 136 Runs & Mongia was dismissed for 52,Tendulkar almost single-handedly did pull the victory to India, But it was Tragedy at it's best. India needed 17 to win! It was a big tragedy for Indian Cricket as the master knew he was completely running out of partners he struck a saqlain delivery to mid off for a catch! & it was an end of 405 minute marvellous innings in which he faced 273 balls with 18 boundaries. This loss was so heart-breaking as Sachin broke down with tears in the pavilion. This was not all, worst was yet to come for Sachin as Marathi Professor Ramesh Tendulkar, Tendulkar's father, died in the middle of the 1999 World Cup. Tendulkar flew back to India to attend the final rituals of his father, missing the match against Zimbabwe. However, he returned with a bang to the World cup scoring a century (unbeaten 140 off 101 balls) in his very next match against Kenya in Bristol. He dedicated this century to his father. After not succeeding the 2009 World cup & then captain Azarruddin with jadeja & others were banned with the match fixing enquiry on them. Sachin didn’t want captaincy this time but he was encouraged by BCCI & the fans as Sachin again took over as Captain, led India on a tour of Australia, where India was beaten 3-0 by the World Champions. Tendulkar, however, was at his usual best and won the player of the tournament award as well as player of the match in one of the games.
2000: Another test defeat against South Africa 2-0 made tendulkar to resign from the captaincy & Sourav Ganguly took over him.
2001-2002 had some good performances both with Bat & ball. Tendulkar not only played some good batting but also took crucial wickets of Mathew Hayden & Adam Gilchrist in the Test Match in Border Gavaskar trophy played in kolkatta
2003-2004: World Cup 2003: India had began to find a new form with aggression imposed into the squad by the then captain Sourav Ganguly.
1999: A chronic back problem flared up to sachin when Pakistan toured India in 1999, the first test match was a display of a superb! Extraordinary! Tendulkar innings. 136 runs vs. Pakistan at Chennai 1999. This was the innings against the strongest Pakistan bowling attack with Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Saqlain Mushtaq. India chasing 271 for victory against the Arch Rivals Pakistan, were 82-5 & were sinking. But it was Tendulkar who held india's hopes high, with Nayan Mongia playing the support role at the other End tendulkar saw Indian batsman march fasting towards the pavilion. This duo had a partnership of 136 Runs & Mongia was dismissed for 52,Tendulkar almost single-handedly did pull the victory to India, But it was Tragedy at it's best. India needed 17 to win! It was a big tragedy for Indian Cricket as the master knew he was completely running out of partners he struck a saqlain delivery to mid off for a catch! & it was an end of 405 minute marvellous innings in which he faced 273 balls with 18 boundaries. This loss was so heart-breaking as Sachin broke down with tears in the pavilion. This was not all, worst was yet to come for Sachin as Marathi Professor Ramesh Tendulkar, Tendulkar's father, died in the middle of the 1999 World Cup. Tendulkar flew back to India to attend the final rituals of his father, missing the match against Zimbabwe. However, he returned with a bang to the World cup scoring a century (unbeaten 140 off 101 balls) in his very next match against Kenya in Bristol. He dedicated this century to his father. After not succeeding the 2009 World cup & then captain Azarruddin with jadeja & others were banned with the match fixing enquiry on them. Sachin didn’t want captaincy this time but he was encouraged by BCCI & the fans as Sachin again took over as Captain, led India on a tour of Australia, where India was beaten 3-0 by the World Champions. Tendulkar, however, was at his usual best and won the player of the tournament award as well as player of the match in one of the games.
2000: Another test defeat against South Africa 2-0 made tendulkar to resign from the captaincy & Sourav Ganguly took over him.
2001-2002 had some good performances both with Bat & ball. Tendulkar not only played some good batting but also took crucial wickets of Mathew Hayden & Adam Gilchrist in the Test Match in Border Gavaskar trophy played in kolkatta
2003-2004: World Cup 2003: India had began to find a new form with aggression imposed into the squad by the then captain Sourav Ganguly.
Sachin scored 673 runs in 11 matches, but failed in the finals & so did other Indian Batsman as Australian Retained the world cup. Tendulkar won the Man of the Series award. India tour of Australia saw some brilliant innings from tendulkar. 241* in Sydney putting India on top & unbeaten 50 in the second innings. 194* against Pakistan at Multan in the following series. The Declaration was controversial as sachin was eying for 200, but then temporary Captain “The Wall” Rahul Dravid declared the innings with team point of view.
2005: He was down with Tennis Elbow injury for almost a year playing only two home tests against Australia & played a victory role at Mumbai. He also scored record breaking 35th Test Century against Sri Lanka. He also scored record 39th ODI century against Pakistan & fired with 95 in Lahore to set up Indian victory against Pakistan.
2006: March 19 2006 was one of the bad days in sachin’s career as he was dismissed for 1 from 21 balls & was booed out by the section of the crowd in his home town Mumbai. This was the first & last time ever he had to face such a scenario. He ended this series without even scoring half century & a news of shoulder injury raised question of his career in future. He was down for 3 months & came back strong again after 3 months. September 2006 he responded about his critics by scoring blistering 141* against WI, which WI won by D/L method.
2007 -2008 : World cup 2007 in West Indies was the worst world cup India ever played, Last time runners up India suffered a shocking exit under the hands of minnows Bangladesh. Tendulkar was pushed down the batting order by coach Greg Chappel who later criticized Tendulkar for not performing & asked him to retire as Tendulkar down the order managed to score 7(Bangladesh), 57*(minnows Bermuda), 0 (Sri Lanka) which also contributed for India’s shocking exit. Later the following series against Bangladesh Tendulkar returned to opening slot & was man of the series. He score consecutive 90+ runs in Future cup in South Africa missing his centuries. On 28 July 2007 Tendulkar was the third cricketer to score 11000+ runs in Tests. In ODI he was the leading run scorer for India with an average of 53.42. He continued to be leading run scorer in the Next Australian series. He also refused to play the T20 World cup along with the “BIG 3” Rahul Dravid & Sourav Ganguly. Greg Chappel was sacked. India under young captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni went on to win the Inaugural Edition of the T20 World Cup. 2007 was a year where he was dismissed several times with 90+ runs within scoring century, including 99 out for three times. He has been out in 90’s 23 times!.
Gavaskar – Border Trophy : Tendulkar became leading run scorer with 493 runs . India lost the 1st test & In the controversial Sydney test Tendulkar scored unbeaten 154 with an average at SCG being 221.33, but India lost the test due to bad umpiring decisions & false appeals by the opponent side, which led to the famous remark by then Indian Captain Anil Kumble stating “I think, only one team played in the spirit of the game & we all know which team that was”. He was right it was India. India lost that match but could’ve won if the right decisions were made. Next Match was a track were Australians were the very best at their own backyard where the batsman from any other continent would struggle, it was bouncy, fast track at Perth. Sachin was instrumental in India's first innings score of 330, scoring a well compiled 71, only to be dismissed by what was later confirmed to be a questionable LBW decision. India went on to record a historic triumph at the WACA. In the fourth Test at Adelaide, which ended in a draw, he scored 153 in the first innings, involving in a crucial 126 run stand with V.V.S. Laxman for the fifth wicket to lead India to a score of 282 for 5 from 156 for 4. He secured the Player of the Match award. In the next CB series involving Sri Lanka & Australia Tendulkar became first & only batsman to score 16000 runs, He scored 10, 35, 44 and 32 in the league matches, but scored 63 in a must win game & his scintillating consecutive innings in the two finals with 117* & 91 in the second finals, made India Vicotrious!.
2005: He was down with Tennis Elbow injury for almost a year playing only two home tests against Australia & played a victory role at Mumbai. He also scored record breaking 35th Test Century against Sri Lanka. He also scored record 39th ODI century against Pakistan & fired with 95 in Lahore to set up Indian victory against Pakistan.
2006: March 19 2006 was one of the bad days in sachin’s career as he was dismissed for 1 from 21 balls & was booed out by the section of the crowd in his home town Mumbai. This was the first & last time ever he had to face such a scenario. He ended this series without even scoring half century & a news of shoulder injury raised question of his career in future. He was down for 3 months & came back strong again after 3 months. September 2006 he responded about his critics by scoring blistering 141* against WI, which WI won by D/L method.
2007 -2008 : World cup 2007 in West Indies was the worst world cup India ever played, Last time runners up India suffered a shocking exit under the hands of minnows Bangladesh. Tendulkar was pushed down the batting order by coach Greg Chappel who later criticized Tendulkar for not performing & asked him to retire as Tendulkar down the order managed to score 7(Bangladesh), 57*(minnows Bermuda), 0 (Sri Lanka) which also contributed for India’s shocking exit. Later the following series against Bangladesh Tendulkar returned to opening slot & was man of the series. He score consecutive 90+ runs in Future cup in South Africa missing his centuries. On 28 July 2007 Tendulkar was the third cricketer to score 11000+ runs in Tests. In ODI he was the leading run scorer for India with an average of 53.42. He continued to be leading run scorer in the Next Australian series. He also refused to play the T20 World cup along with the “BIG 3” Rahul Dravid & Sourav Ganguly. Greg Chappel was sacked. India under young captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni went on to win the Inaugural Edition of the T20 World Cup. 2007 was a year where he was dismissed several times with 90+ runs within scoring century, including 99 out for three times. He has been out in 90’s 23 times!.
Gavaskar – Border Trophy : Tendulkar became leading run scorer with 493 runs . India lost the 1st test & In the controversial Sydney test Tendulkar scored unbeaten 154 with an average at SCG being 221.33, but India lost the test due to bad umpiring decisions & false appeals by the opponent side, which led to the famous remark by then Indian Captain Anil Kumble stating “I think, only one team played in the spirit of the game & we all know which team that was”. He was right it was India. India lost that match but could’ve won if the right decisions were made. Next Match was a track were Australians were the very best at their own backyard where the batsman from any other continent would struggle, it was bouncy, fast track at Perth. Sachin was instrumental in India's first innings score of 330, scoring a well compiled 71, only to be dismissed by what was later confirmed to be a questionable LBW decision. India went on to record a historic triumph at the WACA. In the fourth Test at Adelaide, which ended in a draw, he scored 153 in the first innings, involving in a crucial 126 run stand with V.V.S. Laxman for the fifth wicket to lead India to a score of 282 for 5 from 156 for 4. He secured the Player of the Match award. In the next CB series involving Sri Lanka & Australia Tendulkar became first & only batsman to score 16000 runs, He scored 10, 35, 44 and 32 in the league matches, but scored 63 in a must win game & his scintillating consecutive innings in the two finals with 117* & 91 in the second finals, made India Vicotrious!.
Next was the South African series were Tendulkar was duck in the first innings & missed rest of the series due to an injury. Tendulkar drastically failed in the next Srilanka series with scoring 95 runs & India lost 1-2. following ODI Series Tendulkar was out due to injury.
Australia toured India for ODI’s he broke Brian Lara’s record & also reached 12000+ run mark to be the first ever cricketer to do so. But quite not recovered from injuries was also not so brilliant as he would be in this series & again he was down for the injury in the Home England series were India beat England 5-0 in the seven match series which was abandoned due to Mumbai terror attacks. England returned for two match test series, chasing 387 for victory Tendulkar scored 103* & with 163 run unbroken partnership of 163 runs with Yuvraj Singh. India went on to win that match & series 1-0. Tendulkar dedicated this century to victims of the Mumbai terror attacks.
2009: Srilanka series sachin was not so good & was down with injury. Next was New Zealand series Tendulkar scored 20, 61 in first two matches. But then came the brilliant 163* Runs & had to retire hurt for stomach cramp. India scored 392 & won the match. India won the series 3-1. He scored 160 in the following test series couple of half centuries in the other two matches which India won 1-0. After resting 4 ODI’s against West Indies came back to the Tri Series with Sri Lanka & New Zealand in September 2009. He scored 46 & 27, but scored a blistering 138 runs in the finals which Tendulkar himself terms as one of his best innings he ever played. It was tendulkar’s 6th century in ODI finals & 3rd consecutive one. In ICC Champions Trophy, Tendulkar played just one innings in South Africa, scoring 8 vs. Pak as India lost(for the first time against pak in ICC events). The next match against Australia was washed out and he was out with food poisoning in the third match against the West Indies, as India were eliminated after beating the West Indies and finishing third in their group. Australia returned for a 7-match ODI series in India in October, and Tendulkar made 14, 4, 32 and 40 in the first four games. In the fifth match, with the series tied at 2-2, Australia amassed 350/4 in 50 overs. Tendulkar made his 45th ODI hundred, 175 runs off just 141 balls. With India cruised towards victory, he paddle-scooped debutant bowler Clint McKay straight to short fine leg, with India needing 19 from 18 balls with four wickets left. The Indian tail collapsed, and they lost by 3 runs, being all out for 347. During this match, Tendulkar also became the first player to reach 17000 ODI runs, and achieved his personal best against Australia, as well as the third highest score in a defeat. He described it as one of his best innings but said it could have been better had India won the match.
Later Sri Lanka toured India for 3 Tests & 5 ODI’s. With his team-mate & one who consider sachin as his role model Virender sehwag’s blistering knocks provided India victory in test series 2-0. In first test Sachin scored 53 in which India scored 726 & India won the match by Innings & 24 runs. Second match sachin scored 40 in the only innings but his team mates Gambhir, Sehwag & Dravid’s 130 runs+ & India won the match by an Innings & 144 Runs!. Third match was a draw.
Indian Premier League
Tendulkar captains the side being the Icon player for Mumbai team Mumbai Indians signed for a sum of US$1,121,250, 15% more than the 15% more than the second-highest paid player in the team, Sanath Jayasuriya.
Australia toured India for ODI’s he broke Brian Lara’s record & also reached 12000+ run mark to be the first ever cricketer to do so. But quite not recovered from injuries was also not so brilliant as he would be in this series & again he was down for the injury in the Home England series were India beat England 5-0 in the seven match series which was abandoned due to Mumbai terror attacks. England returned for two match test series, chasing 387 for victory Tendulkar scored 103* & with 163 run unbroken partnership of 163 runs with Yuvraj Singh. India went on to win that match & series 1-0. Tendulkar dedicated this century to victims of the Mumbai terror attacks.
2009: Srilanka series sachin was not so good & was down with injury. Next was New Zealand series Tendulkar scored 20, 61 in first two matches. But then came the brilliant 163* Runs & had to retire hurt for stomach cramp. India scored 392 & won the match. India won the series 3-1. He scored 160 in the following test series couple of half centuries in the other two matches which India won 1-0. After resting 4 ODI’s against West Indies came back to the Tri Series with Sri Lanka & New Zealand in September 2009. He scored 46 & 27, but scored a blistering 138 runs in the finals which Tendulkar himself terms as one of his best innings he ever played. It was tendulkar’s 6th century in ODI finals & 3rd consecutive one. In ICC Champions Trophy, Tendulkar played just one innings in South Africa, scoring 8 vs. Pak as India lost(for the first time against pak in ICC events). The next match against Australia was washed out and he was out with food poisoning in the third match against the West Indies, as India were eliminated after beating the West Indies and finishing third in their group. Australia returned for a 7-match ODI series in India in October, and Tendulkar made 14, 4, 32 and 40 in the first four games. In the fifth match, with the series tied at 2-2, Australia amassed 350/4 in 50 overs. Tendulkar made his 45th ODI hundred, 175 runs off just 141 balls. With India cruised towards victory, he paddle-scooped debutant bowler Clint McKay straight to short fine leg, with India needing 19 from 18 balls with four wickets left. The Indian tail collapsed, and they lost by 3 runs, being all out for 347. During this match, Tendulkar also became the first player to reach 17000 ODI runs, and achieved his personal best against Australia, as well as the third highest score in a defeat. He described it as one of his best innings but said it could have been better had India won the match.
Later Sri Lanka toured India for 3 Tests & 5 ODI’s. With his team-mate & one who consider sachin as his role model Virender sehwag’s blistering knocks provided India victory in test series 2-0. In first test Sachin scored 53 in which India scored 726 & India won the match by Innings & 24 runs. Second match sachin scored 40 in the only innings but his team mates Gambhir, Sehwag & Dravid’s 130 runs+ & India won the match by an Innings & 144 Runs!. Third match was a draw.
Indian Premier League
Tendulkar captains the side being the Icon player for Mumbai team Mumbai Indians signed for a sum of US$1,121,250, 15% more than the 15% more than the second-highest paid player in the team, Sanath Jayasuriya.
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