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Sachin Tendulkar and his critics: A saga of cognitive illusions

In spite of his incomparable records in both forms of the game, Sachin Tendulkar continues to face criticism in the media and fanspace. Most of the allegations against him can be shown to be wrong and unfair, but the perceptions remain. Arunabha Sengupta looks at some of the cognitive illusions and biases that trigger these curious misguided conclusions.

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‘Sachin Tendulkar was weeping… He didn’t leave the dressing room to even collect his man-of-the-match award’

My first memory of meeting a little Sachin Tendulkar was in 1988 when I was leading Baroda in the Ranji Trophy game. We were playing Bombay at Thane’s Dadoji Kondev Stadium. One of the Bombay players introduced me to him. Tendulkar asked me tips about batting. When I was telling him the nuances of batting, he was completely attentive. He wanted to learn the intricacies of batting.

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Sachin Tendulkar belted us all over the park at Sharjah: Adam Gilchrist

Two days ahead of Sachin Tendulkar's 40th birthday, the legendary Adam Gilchrist recalled the veteran Indian's match-winning innings that had knocked the stuffing out of the Australian bowlers way back in 1998 at Sharjah.

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Sachin Tendulkar is the quintessential nationalist who has sacrificed a lot for the country: Boney Kapoor

Renowned Bollywood producer Boney Kapoor described the joy of watching batting legend Sachin Tendulkar play while talking to Boria Mazumdar for a special edition of the Outlook magazine.

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Sachin Tendulkar is India’s biggest icon and a complete package as a cricketer: Arbaaz Khan

Bollywood actor and producer Arbaaz Khan spoke about what he thought of India’s favourite son Sachin Tendulkar for a special edition of the Outlook magazine.

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Sachin Tendulkar — the cricketer who all but defied time

In that time of the year when inevitable goodbyes were in the air, India lost two maestros from fields that a legion of Indians followed — music and cricket.

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