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India tour of Pakistan 1989
Sun, November 24 2013
Sachin Tendulkar battles inner demons to score first Test half-century on debut tour to Pakistan
On November 24, 1989 Sachin Tendulkar, at the age of 16 became the youngest to score a Test fifty during the Faisalabad Test against Pakistan. Nishad Pai Vaidya recounts the first of many remarkable innings of the Little Master in international cricket.
Sun, September 14 2014
Sachin Tendulkar: Peerless in crisis situations
From the day he walked out to bat for the first time in Karachi with the score reading 41 for four, Sachin Tendulkar’s batsmanship has been a constant war against crisis situations. Arunabha Sengupta lists the great man’s sublime knocks played under pressure while trying to find the reason behind the weird myth that he fails under pressure.
Sun, September 14 2014
Sachin Tendulkar: 24 years at the top
When Sachin Tendulkar walks out to bat on Friday morning, he will complete 24 years of Test cricket. Arunabha Sengupta looks at this yet another amazing feature of the man’s career.
Mon, November 11 2013
Sachin Tendulkar was nicknamed ‘Diego’
During the 1988-89 season, Delhi played Mumbai in a Ranji Trophy match at the Wankhede Stadium and that was the first time I came across Sachin Tendulkar. He was 15-years-old then and scored 70-odd against us. On a turning track, where the ball was tweaking square, he played Maninder Singh as if it was a placid wicket.
Wed, August 06 2014
14 of Sachin Tendulkar’s teammates from his debut series and what they did in subsequent years
What did Tendulkar's teammates from that tour achieve?
Sat, November 09 2013
‘Sachin Tendulkar held cricket together during challenging times along with a few good men like Rahul Dravid’
I first saw Sachin Tendulkar bat when I was sitting with my late uncle and former India captain, Nawab Mansur Ali Khan of Pataudi. This was during Sachin’s first tour, which was to Pakistan in 1989. In the fourth Test at Sialkot, Waqar Younis hit him on the nose by a bouncer. My first reaction was, "Christ! That’s the end of him." The Nawab turned around and quipped, "Nope. Don’t compare them to cricketers of our times.
Sat, November 09 2013
Sachin Tendulkar retirement: Little Master is symbol of our pride, says Aamir Khan
Bollywood star Aamir Khan in an interview praised Sachin Tendulkar for his humility and modesty with which he has carried himself during his long and successful cricket career. He also reminisced about good old days on how he was impressed by Tendulkar's batsmanship when he first saw him bat during a net practice session in...
Tue, October 29 2013
‘There is an energy moving around Sachin Tendulkar which can’t be explained in words’
Recently the Sports Journalists Association of Mumbai (SJAM) felicitated sportspersons from Mumbai and I was invited as Chief Guest to honour Sachin Tendulkar.
Mon, October 28 2013
‘It was difficult to take 16-year-old Sachin Tendulkar out of the cricket ground’
I was the Indian team’s manager on the tour to Pakistan in 1989 and a 16-and-a-half-year-old Sachin Tendulkar was making his international debut. Even then, it was difficult to take Sachin out of the ground after net practice. So the groundstaff used to come and say, "We have to get the wickets ready for the Test match. Please ask your boy to come in."
Sun, October 27 2013
Sachin Tendulkar’s commitment for team cause as 16-year-old was commendable: Vivek Razdan
Delhi-born former Indian quickie Vivek Razdan reminisced about Sachin Tendulkar’s first Test against Pakistan in the 1989-1990 season. Incidentally, Razdan too made his debut in the same match as Tendulkar at the tender age of 19.