The first time I met Sachin Tendulkar was during the 2002 Castrol Awards. Being a young player, it was quite unnerving when he came up to talk to me. I could see an aura around him, which made me conscious. However, what I noticed then, was that within no time he had the ability to make me comfortable in his presence. He would get down to converse at the most basic level. I’ve probably not followed his cricket as much, but his personality caught me in awe.
Sachin Tendulkar is an exemplary human and profession — a great ambassador to the sport of cricket right through his playing career. One of the striking aspects about him is that he has remained non-controversial right through his 24-year international career.
When Sachin Tendulkar plays his last and 200th Test match at the Wankhede Stadium next month, it will signal the end of an era in the history of the game. The retirement party would be something that the entire nation will participate in. I have been lucky enough to have shared some very special moments with the "God of cricket", which I am able to share them with you through this piece.
A group of 24-year-olds including bowler Varun Aaron, born in the year Sachin Tendulkar made his international debut, speak about not having seen Indian cricket without the maestro, and vacuum his retirement will leave behind.
When he retires after his 200th Test match in Mumbai next month, legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar will get a salute from a familiar but an unexpected and equally legendary tribe — the Mumbai dabbawalas. "Around 50-100 dabbawalas will take a few days off from the tiffin delivery service to be present at Wankhede Stadium and give a salute to the legend who...
Michael Clarke has called Sachin Tendulkar the "perfect ambassador" for the game while lavishing rich praise on the maestro.
When he retires after his 200th Test match in Mumbai next month, legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar will get a salute from a familiar but an unexpected and equally legendary tribe — the Mumbai dabbawalas.
He won't be there to watch Sachin Tendulkar to witness the hype and hoopla his farewell Test series but the man who claims to have repaired and crafted more than 20 bats for the senior batsman wants him to break Brian Lara's record of 400 runs in a Test before saying goodbye to the game.
India captain MS Dhoni feels that Sachin Tendulkar's last two Test matches of his career will be houseful. Dhoni said that Tendulkar's retirement will be a huige void in the Indian cricket. Tendulkar announced his retirement on October 10 in the afternoon that made the entire nation in a state of shock. In mid-November India...
Sri Lanka's 1996 World Cup-winning former captain Arjuna Ranatunga feels that Sachin Tendulkar could have continued playing Test cricket for some more time which would have only benefitted the traditional format of the game.