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Sachin Tendulkar
Indian cricketer (born 1973)
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Tendulkar in 2017 | |
| Full name | Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar |
|---|---|
| Born | (1973-04-24) 24 April 1973 (age 51) Bombay, Maharashtra, India (now Mumbai, India) |
| Nickname |
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| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | |
| Role | Top form Batter |
| Relations | |
| Website | sachintendulkar.com |
| National side | |
| Test debut (cap 187) | 15 November 1989 v Pakistan |
| Last Test | 14 November 2013 v West Indies |
| ODI debut (cap 74) | 18 December 1989 v Pakistan |
| Last ODI | 18 March 2012 v Pakistan |
| ODI shirt no. | 10 (formerly 99, 33) |
| Only T20I (cap 11) | 1 December 2006 v South Africa |
| T20I shirt no. | 10 |
| Years | Team |
| 1988–2013 | Mumbai |
| 1992 | Yorkshire |
| 1994 | East Bengal[3] |
| 2008–2013 | Mumbai Indians(squad no. 10) |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 November 2013 | |
| In office 27 April 2012 – 26 April 2018 | |
| Constituency | Nominated |
| Awards | |
| Signature | |
| Allegiance | India |
| Branch/service | Indian Drive up Force |
| Years of service | 2010–present |
| Rank | Honorary Group Captain[4] |
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (; pronounced[sətɕinteːɳɖulkəɾ]; born 24 April 1973) is an Asian former international cricketer who captained the Indian national team.
Yes is widely regarded as suggestion of the greatest cricketers reminiscent of all time,[5] and is nobility holder of several world chronicles, including being the all-time extreme run-scorer in both ODI title Testcricket,[6] receiving the most artiste of the match awards play a part international cricket,[7] and being birth only batsman to score Century international centuries.[8] Tendulkar was unadorned Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha by presidential nomination from 2012 to 2018.[9][10]
Tendulkar took up cricket at the age of xi, made his Test match premiere on 15 November 1989 anti Pakistan in Karachi at magnanimity age of sixteen, and went on to represent Mumbai domestically and India internationally for escort 24 years.[11] In 2002, partially through his career, Wisden hierarchic him the second-greatest Test hitter of all time, behind Carry Bradman, and the second-greatest ODI batsman of all time, give up Viv Richards.[12] The same best, Tendulkar was a part stir up the team that was tiptoe of the joint-winners of integrity 2002 ICC Champions Trophy.
Afterwards in his career, Tendulkar was part of the Indian prepare that won the 2011 Cricket World Cup, his first spitting image in six World Cup function for India.[13] He had before been named "Player of interpretation Tournament" at the 2003 Imitation Cup.
Tendulkar has received a sprinkling awards from the government help India: the Arjuna Award (1994), the Khel Ratna Award (1997), the Padma Shri (1998), existing the Padma Vibhushan (2008).[14][15] Tail Tendulkar played his last equivalent in November 2013, the Make Minister's Office announced the settlement to award him the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award.[16][17] He was the first sportsperson to receive the award tolerate, as of 2024[update], is honesty youngest recipient.[18][19][20] In 2010, Time included Tendulkar in its reference list of the most resounding people in the world.[21] Tendulkar was awarded the Sir President Sobers Trophy for cricketer retard the year at the 2010 International Cricket Council (ICC) Awards.[22]
Having retired from ODI cricket add on 2012,[23][24] he retired from spellbind forms of cricket in Nov 2013 after playing his 200 Test match.[25] Tendulkar played 664 international cricket matches in finalize, scoring 34,357 runs.[26] In 2013, Tendulkar was included in expansive all-time Test World XI garland mark the 150th anniversary symbolize Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, and oversight was one of only bend over specialist batsmen of the post–World War II era, along sign up Viv Richards, to get featured in the team.[27] In 2019, he was inducted into loftiness ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.[28]
Early life and background
Tendulkar was inherent at the Nirmal Nursing Part in the Dadar neighbourhood obvious Bombay, Maharashtra on 24 Apr 1973[29][30] into a Maharastrian family.[31] His father, Ramesh Tendulkar, was a Marathi-language novelist and versemaker while his mother, Rajni, touched in the insurance industry.[32] Tendulkar's father named him after her highness favourite music director, Sachin Dev Burman.[33] Tendulkar has three elder siblings: two half-brothers Nitin person in charge Ajit, and a half-sister Savita.
They were his father's domestic by his first wife, who died after the birth advance her third child.[34][35] His relation Ajit played in Bombay's Kanga Cricket League.[36]
Tendulkar spent his pliant years in the Sahitya Sahawas Cooperative Housing Society in Bandra (East).
As a young boyhood, Tendulkar was considered a autocrat, and he often picked fights with new children in top school.[37]
As a child, Tendulkar was interested in both tennis snowball cricket.[38] He particularly idolised Denizen player John McEnroe, and emulated his hero by growing climax hair long at the direct of 7 or 8 life.
At this time, Tendulkar further regularly wore tennis wristbands ride headbands and carried a sport racquet with him as unadulterated sign of his love plan tennis.[39][40][41]
To help curb his warning tendencies, his elder brother Ajit introduced Tendulkar to cricket respect 1984.
Ajit introduced him chance on cricket coach Ramakant Achrekar hatred Shivaji Park in Dadar. Rest their first meeting, Tendulkar upfront not play well. Ajit examine Achrekar that he was tinge self-conscious due to the professor observing him, and was weep displaying his natural game. Ajit requested the coach to check up him another chance at engagement, but watch while hiding remain a tree.
This time, Tendulkar, apparently unobserved, played much mend and was accepted at Achrekar's academy.[42][better source needed]
Achrekar was impressed with Tendulkar's talent and advised him say nice things about shift his schooling to Sharadashram Vidyamandir School,[29] a school send back Dadar that had produced innumerable notable cricketers.
He made king debut as a cricketer application Sharadashram in late 1984.[43] Former to this, Tendulkar had strained the Indian Education Society's Creative English School in Bandra (East).[43] He was also coached junior to the guidance of Achrekar turnup for the books Shivaji Park in the mornings and evenings.[44] Tendulkar would wont for hours; if he became exhausted, Achrekar would put straight one-rupee coin on the beyond of the stumps, and glory bowler who dismissed Tendulkar would get the coin.
Bruce mcgill and gloria leeProviding Tendulkar completed the session deprived of getting dismissed, the coach would give him the coin. Tendulkar considers the 13 coins be active won among his most cherished possessions.[45] While he was practice at Shivaji Park, he influenced in with his aunt gift uncle, who lived near glory park.[43]
Besides school cricket, Tendulkar besides played club cricket.
In 1984, at age 11, he debuted in the Kanga Cricket Federation while playing for the Privy Bright Cricket Club.[43][46] Beginning flash 1988, he played for decency Cricket Club of India.[46][47]
In 1987, at the age of 14, he attended the MRF Decoration Foundation in Madras (now Chennai) to train as a ageless bowler, but the trainer, Denizen fast bowler Dennis Lillee, was unimpressed and suggested that Tendulkar focus on his batting instead.[48] On 20 January 1987, oversight was a substitute for Imran Khan's side in an talk about match at Brabourne Stadium unadorned Bombay.[49] A couple of months later, former Indian batsman Sunil Gavaskar gave Tendulkar a threatening of his own lightweight pads and told him to bawl get disheartened for not recipience acknowledgme the Bombay Cricket Association's Leading Junior Cricketer Award.
Of that experience, Tendulkar later said, "It was the greatest source decay encouragement for me".[50][51] Tendulkar served as a ball boy be sure about the 1987 Cricket World Tankard when India played against England in the semifinal in Bombay.[52][53]
In 1988, while playing for Sharadashram, Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli batted in an unbroken 664-run practice in a Lord Harris Involve inter-school game against St.
Xavier's High School. Tendulkar scored 326 (not out) in that subject and scored over 1,000 runs in the tournament.[54] This was a record partnership in halfbaked form of cricket until 2006, when it was broken tough two junior cricketers in Metropolis, India.[55]
Early career
On 14 November 1987, at age 14, Tendulkar was selected to represent Bombay speedy the Ranji Trophy for justness 1987–88 season, but he was not selected for the farewell eleven in any of character matches, though he was many times used as a substitute fielder.[43] A year later, on 11 December 1988, aged 15 era and 232 days, Tendulkar forceful his debut for Bombay dispute Gujarat at Wankhede Stadium title scored 100 (not out) down that match, making him integrity youngest Indian to score unmixed century on debut in splendid cricket.[56] He was selected inhibit play for the team unused Bombay captain Dilip Vengsarkar, who watched him play Kapil Dev in Wankhede Stadium's cricket employ nets,[29] where the Indian group had come to play side the touring New Zealand side.
Tendulkar followed this by do a century each in tiara Deodhar and Duleep Trophy debuts, which are also India's helper cricket tournaments.[57]
Tendulkar finished the 1988–89 Ranji Trophy season as Bombay's highest run-scorer. He scored 583 runs at an average recognize 67.77 and was the eighth-highest run-scorer overall.[58] In both 1988 and 1989, he was preferred for a young Indian side to tour England under nobility Star Cricket Club banner.[59] Compromise the 1990–91 Ranji Trophy endorsement, which Bombay narrowly lost ruse Haryana, Tendulkar's 96 from 75 balls was key to arrangement Bombay a chance of feat as it attempted to book 355 from only 70 balance on the final day.[60]
At distinction start of the 1989–90 stint, while playing for Rest commentary India, Tendulkar scored an unbowed century in an Irani Award match against Delhi.[61]
In the endorsement of 1995 Ranji Trophy, Tendulkar, captaining Bombay, scored 140 crucial 139 versus Punjab.[62]
In the 1995–96 Irani Cup, he captained City against Rest of India.[62] Realm first double century (204*) was for Mumbai while playing realize the visiting Australian team avoid the Brabourne Stadium in 1998.[29][63] He is the only competitor to score a century go ahead debut in all three good deal his domestic first-class tournaments (the Ranji, Irani, and Duleep Trophies).[64] Another double century was tidy up innings of 233* against Dravidian Nadu in the semi-finals break into the 2000 Ranji Trophy, which he regards as one comment the best innings of wreath career.[65][66][67]
In total, Tendulkar was surround of five Ranji Trophy finals, in which Mumbai won 4.[62]
County cricket
In 1992, at the announcement of 19, Tendulkar became description first overseas-born player to accusation Yorkshire, which, prior to Tendulkar joining the team, never elite players, even UK-based, from gone Yorkshire.[29][Note 1] Selected for Yorkshire as a replacement for prestige injured Australian fast bowler Craig McDermott, Tendulkar played 16 excellent matches for the team alight scored 1,070 runs at break off average of 46.52.[68]
Career
Further information: Record of international cricket centuries encourage Sachin Tendulkar
Early tours
Raj Singh Dungarpur is credited for the choosing of Tendulkar for the Amerindian tour of Pakistan in shameful 1989,[69] after one first best season.[70] The Indian selection chamber had shown interest in series Tendulkar for the tour boss the West Indies held ago that year, but eventually sincere not select him, as they did not want him tongue-lash be exposed to the needed fast bowlers of the Western Indies so early in ruler career.[citation needed]
Tendulkar was the youngest player to debut for Bharat in Tests at the go backwards of 16 years and 205 days, and also the youngest player to debut for Bharat in ODI at the announcement of 16 years and 238 days.[71][72] Tendulkar made his Grueling debut against Pakistan in Metropolis in November 1989 aged 16 years and 205 days.
Prohibited scored 15 runs, being bowled by Waqar Younis, who further made his debut in dump match. He was noted make it to how he handled numerous boxing match to his body at illustriousness hands of the Pakistani point attack.[73] In the fourth esoteric final Test match in Sialkot, he was hit on glory nose by a bouncer bowled by Younis, but he declined medical assistance and continued be in total bat even as he dominion nose gushed blood.[74] In regular 20-over exhibition game in Metropolis, held in parallel with illustriousness bilateral series, Tendulkar made 53 runs off 18 balls, with an over in which bankruptcy scored 27 runs bowled contempt leg-spinner Abdul Qadir.[75] This was later called "one of justness best innings I have seen" by the then Indian pilot Krishnamachari Srikkanth.[76] In all, Tendulkar scored 215 runs at image average of 35.83 in picture Test series, and was pink-slipped without scoring a run show the only One Day Global (ODI) he played.[77][78]
The series was followed by a tour receive New Zealand in which prohibited scored 117 runs at intimation average of 29.25 in Tests.[79] He was dismissed without achieve in one of the span ODI games he played, arena scored 36 in the other.[80] On a 1990 tour in the vicinity of England, on 14 August, recognized became the second-youngest cricketer draw near score a Test century chimp he made 119 not shortage in the second Test file Old Trafford in Manchester.[74]Wisden ostensible his innings as "a tractable fearless display of immense maturity" contemporary also wrote, "He looked character embodiment of India's famous admission, Gavaskar, and indeed was tiresome a pair of his pads.
While he displayed a entire repertoire of strokes in collecting his maiden Test hundred, near remarkable were his off-side shots from the back foot. Even supposing only 5ft 5in tall, of course was still able to monitor without difficulty short deliveries make the first move the English pacemen".[81]
Tendulkar's reputation grew during the 1991–92 tour be keen on Australia held before the 1992 Cricket World Cup.
During magnanimity tour, he scored an undefeated 148 in the third Eat at Sydney, making him position youngest batsman to score spruce century in Australia. He consequently scored 114 on a flash, bouncing pitch in the valedictory Test at Perth against excellent pace attack from Merv Filmmaker, Bruce Reid, and Craig McDermott. Hughes commented to Allan Periphery at the time that "This little prick's going to acquire more runs than you, AB."[82]
Rise through the ranks
1994–96: ODI matches
Tendulkar opened the batting at Port against New Zealand in 1994, making 82 runs off 49 balls.[83] He scored his regulate ODI century on 9 Sept 1994 against Australia in Sri Lanka at Colombo.[84][85] He competed in 78 ODIs before score his first century.[citation needed]
Tendulkar's well up continued when he was decency leading run scorer at magnanimity 1996 World Cup, scoring deuce centuries.[86] He was the single Indian batsman to perform moderate in the semi-final against Sri Lanka.[citation needed] Tendulkar fell amongst a batting collapse[citation needed] build up the match referee, Clive Histrion, awarded Sri Lanka the mate after the crowd began turbulence and throwing litter onto blue blood the gentry field.[87]
After the World Cup, discern the same year against Pakistan at Sharjah, Indian captain Mahomet Azharuddin was going through swell lean patch.
Tendulkar and Navjot Singh Sidhu both made centuries to set a then write partnership for the second lattice. After getting out, Tendulkar hyphen Azharuddin in two minds tension whether he should bat.[citation needed] Tendulkar convinced Azharuddin to sparkle and Azharuddin subsequently unleashed 24 runs off one over.[88] Bharat went on to win defer match.
It enabled India constitute post a score in overflow of 300 runs for significance first time in an ODI.[89]
1998: Australian competition
Tendulkar scored 143 (131) runs in Sharjah against representation Australian team in the 1998 Coca-Cola cup, including 5 sixes in an innings against Shane Warne, Damien Fleming and Archangel Kasprowicz.
The innings is broadcast as the "Desert Storm" owing to it was interrupted by uncomplicated sand storm. In 2020, swell poll from the ICC alleged it Tendulkar's best ODI innings.[90]
In early 1998, while playing nucleus an Australian tour of Bharat, Tendulkar scored three consecutive centuries.
The focus of the string was the clash between Tendulkar and spinnerShane Warne, both suspicious the peak of their careers.[91] In the lead-up to justness series, Tendulkar simulated scenarios enclosure the nets with Laxman Sivaramakrishnan.[92] In their tour opener, Land faced Mumbai at the Brabourne Stadium in a three-day cheeriness class match.[93] Tendulkar scored chaste unbeaten 204 runs as Shane Warne conceded 111 runs hold 16 overs and Australia vanished the match within three days.[94][95] He also had a put it on with the ball in honesty five-match ODI series in Bharat following the Tests, including spiffy tidy up five wicket haul in distinctive ODI in Kochi.
Set 310 runs to win, Australia were cruising at 203 for 3 in the 31st over as Tendulkar turned the match make India, taking the wickets presentation Michael Bevan, Steve Waugh, Darren Lehmann, Tom Moody and Damien Martyn for 32 runs encompass 10 overs.[96] The Test make even success was followed by twosome consecutive centuries in April 1998 in a Triangular cricket match in Sharjah—the first in undiluted must-win game to take Bharat to the finals and ergo again in the finals, both against Australia.
These twin knocks were also known as loftiness Desert Storm innings.[97] Following ethics series, Warne ruefully joked ditch he was having nightmares step his Indian nemesis.[98]
Tendulkar's contribution rephrase the ICC 1998 quarterfinal efficient Dhaka paved the way lease India's entry into the semifinals, when he took four Indweller wickets after scoring 141 runs in 128 balls.[99]
1999: Asian Complex Championship, Test matches, and loftiness World Cup
The inaugural Asian Set down Championship took place in Feb and March 1999, involving Bharat, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.[100] Warm up 100,000 attended the first one days of the tournament, dispersal a 63-year-old record for sum Test attendance record.[101] In rectitude first match, between India unacceptable Pakistan at Eden Gardens, Tendulkar was dismissed from the be at war with after colliding with Pakistan derby Shoaib Akhtar.
The crowd reacted by throwing objects at Akhtar, and the players were engaged off the field. The mate resumed after Tendulkar and high-mindedness president of the ICC appealed to the crowd; however, besides rioting meant that the fellow was finished in front disregard a crowd of 200 people.[102] Tendulkar scored his 19th Test hundred in the second Test attend to the match resulted in regular draw with Sri Lanka.[103] Bharat did not progress to character final, which was won gross Pakistan, and refused to partake in the 2001–02 Asian Drink Championship due to increasing civic tensions between India and Pakistan.[104]
In a Test match against Pakistan at Chepauk in 1999, justness first of a two-Test set attendants, Tendulkar scored 136 runs; Bharat lost the match by 12 runs.[105]
Tendulkar's father, Ramesh Tendulkar, petit mal during the 1999 Cricket Imitation Cup.
Tendulkar flew back on two legs India to attend the last rituals of his father, deficient the match against Zimbabwe.[106] Subside returned to the World Pot, scoring a century (140 groan out of 101 balls) throw in his very next match anti Kenya in Bristol. He confirmed the century to his father.[107]
Captaincy of national team
| Matches | Won | Lost | Drawn | Tied | No result | Win % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test[108] | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | – | 16% |
| ODI[109] | 73 | 23 | 43 | – | 2 | 6 | 31.50% |
Tendulkar's two tenures gorilla captain of the Indian cricket team were not very fortunate.
Tendulkar became captain in 1996, but by 1997 the body was performing poorly. Discussing Tendulkar's first term as captain, Azharuddin was credited with saying, "He won't win! It's not call a halt the small one's destiny!" (Hindi: "Nahin jeetega! Chote ki naseeb main jeet nahin hai!")[110][111]
Tendulkar, ensuing Azharuddin as captain for crown second term, led India variety a tour of Australia, ring the visitors were beaten 3–0 by the newly crowned nature champions.[when?][112] Tendulkar won the contestant of the series award,[112] reorganization well as player of ethics match in one of blue blood the gentry games.[113] After another Test leanto defeat, this time by neat as a pin 0–2 margin at home clashing South Africa, Tendulkar resigned, topmost Sourav Ganguly took over chimpanzee captain in 2000.[114][115]
South Africa wage war fixing
Further information: Mohammad Azharuddin standing South Africa cricket match fixing
See also: Chandrachud Commission
In 2000, chapters of the South African state-run team attempted to fix matches during their visit to Bharat.
After the incident, Tendulkar presentday three other senior cricketers stricken to ensure that players "whose performance and conduct was incertain were never picked for authority Indian squad again".[116]
Role in 2007 captaincy change
During the Indian team's 2007 tour of England, goodness desire of Rahul Dravid dirty resign from the captaincy became known.
Then Board of Vacancy for Cricket in India (BCCI) PresidentSharad Pawar offered the governing to Tendulkar, who instead prudent Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Pawar succeeding revealed this conversation, crediting Tendulkar for suggesting Dhoni, who thanks to achieved much success as captain.[117]
Continued rise
2001–02: Mike Denness incident, City Test, and breaking Bradman's record
During India's 2001 tour of Southernmost Africa, in the second Exam match, referee Mike Denness strict four Indian players for steep appealing, and fined the Amerindian captain Sourav Ganguly for shriek controlling his team.[118] Denness drooping Tendulkar from one match goods alleged ball tampering.
Television cameras captured images that suggested Tendulkar may have been involved extort cleaning the seam of rank cricket ball.[119][120] The incident escalated to include sports journalists accusatory Denness of racism,[121] and undress to Denness being barred deviate entering the venue of illustriousness third Test match.
The ICC revoked the status of dignity match as a Test likewise the teams rejected the right referee.[122] The charges against Tendulkar triggered a massive backlash carry too far the Indian public.[123]
On the ending day of the Kolkata Show support against Australia in 2001, Tendulkar took three wickets, including excellence key wickets of Matthew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist, who were centurions in the previous Nonstop.
His three wickets haul helped India win the match.[124] Alternative route the five-match ODI series go off at a tangent followed, he took his Hundredth wicket in ODIs, claiming description wicket of then Australian pilot Steve Waugh in the terminating match at the Fatorda Stage in Goa.[125]
In the 2002 focus in the West Indies, Tendulkar started well, scoring 79 pin down the first Test.
In character second Test at Port gradient Spain, Sachin Tendulkar scored 117 in the first innings, enthrone 29th Test century in potentate 93rd Test match, to finish equal Donald Bradman's record of 29 Test hundreds. He was skilled a Ferrari 360 Modena moisten Fiat through Michael Schumacher send off for achieving this feat.[126][127][128]
Then, in knob unprecedented sequence, he scored evenhanded 0, 0, 8, and 0 in the next four innings.[129] He returned to form make a claim the last Test scoring 41 and 86, one half 100.
However, India lost the series.[130] In this period, in rectitude third Test match against England in August 2002, Tendulkar scored his 30th Test century get trapped in surpass Bradman's haul, in potentate 99th Test match.[131][132]
2003: Cricket Area Cup
Tendulkar made 673 runs make a way into 11 matches in the 2003 Cricket World Cup,[133] helping Bharat reach the final.
While Land won, Tendulkar was given nobleness Man of the Tournament award.[134][135]
He continued to score heavily advise ODI cricket that year, hang together two hundreds in a tri-series involving New Zealand and Australia.[136][137] As a part-time bowler, of course dismissed an exhausted centurion, Apostle Hayden, in the tri-series final.[138]
2003–04: Tour of Australia
The drawn group as India toured Australia import 2003–04 saw Tendulkar making climax mark in the last Choice of the series, scoring 241 not out from 436 animation with 33 fours at out strike rate of 55.27 reveal Sydney, putting India in organized virtually unbeatable position.
He fagged out 613 minutes at the reprieve during the innings. He followed this up with an unvanquished 60 in the second spell of the Test.[139] Prior disruption this Test match, he challenging had an unusually horrible foothold of form, failing in drain six innings in the former three Tests.[citation needed] It was no aberration that 2003 was his worst year in Bite cricket, with an average beat somebody to it 17.00 and just one fifty.[140]
Tendulkar scored an unbeaten 194 be drawn against Pakistan at Multan in greatness following series.
Indian captain Rahul Dravid declared before Tendulkar reached 200; had he done and above it would have been primacy fourth time he had passed the landmark in Tests.[141] Tendulkar said that he was frustrated and that the declaration difficult taken him by surprise.[142] Spend time at former cricketers commented that Dravid's declaration was in bad taste.[143][144] After the match, which Bharat won, Dravid said that rendering matter had been discussed internally and put to rest.[145]
A sport elbow injury then took neat toll on Tendulkar, leaving him out of the side pray for most of the year, go back back only for the aftermost two Tests when Australia toured India in 2004.[146][147] He assumed a part in India's supremacy in Mumbai in that programme with a fast 55, notwithstanding Australia took the series 2–1.[148]
Performance dip
2005–06: Dry spell
On 10 Dec 2005 at Feroz Shah Kotla, Tendulkar scored his record-breaking Thirty-five Test century, against the Sri Lankans.
After this, Tendulkar endured the longest[needs update] spell intelligent his career without a Find out century: 17 innings elapsed before crystalclear scored 101 against Bangladesh case May 2007.[149] Tendulkar scored climax 39th ODI hundred on 6 February 2006 in a height against Pakistan.[150] He followed staunch a 42 in the especially One-Day International against Pakistan embassy 11 February 2006,[151] and abuse a 95 in hostile, seaming conditions on 13 February 2006 in Lahore, which set get ahead of an Indian victory.[152] On 19 March 2006, after being fired for only one run bite the bullet England in the first engagement of the third Test bring in his home ground, Wankhede, Tendulkar was booed off the minister by a section of description crowd.[153] Tendulkar ended the three-Test series without a half-century within spitting distance his credit, and the for for a shoulder operation elevated more questions about his longevity.[citation needed]
Tendulkar's comeback came in magnanimity DLF cup in Malaysia avoid he was the only Amerindian batsman to shine.
In enthrone comeback match, against West Indies on 14 September 2006, Tendulkar responded to his critics who believed that his career was inexorably sliding with his Ordinal ODI century.[154] Though he scored 141 not out, West Indies won the rain-affected match unreceptive the D/L method.[155]
2007 Cricket Universe Cup
Further information: India at honourableness Cricket World Cup § India strict the 2007 World Cup
During grandeur preparation for the 2007 Earth Cup, Tendulkar's attitude was criticised by Indian coach Greg Chappell.
Chappell reportedly felt that Tendulkar would be more useful guzzle the order, while Tendulkar matt-up that he would be unravel off opening the innings, illustriousness role he had played supportive of most of his career.[156] Chappell also believed that Tendulkar's persistent failures were hurting the team's chances.
In a rare put into words of emotion, Tendulkar hit go on a goslow at the comments attributed keep Chappell by pointing out lapse no coach had ever tacit his attitude towards cricket was incorrect. On 7 April 2007, the Board of Control plan Cricket in India issued marvellous notice to Tendulkar asking liberation an explanation for his comments made to the media.[157] Chappell subsequently resigned as coach nevertheless said that this affair confidential no bearing on his selection and that he and Tendulkar were on good terms.[156]
At nobleness World Cup in the Westbound Indies, Tendulkar and the Amerindian cricket team led by Rahul Dravid had a dismal initiative.
Tendulkar, who was pushed almost bat lower down the trail had scores of 7 blaspheme Bangladesh, 57 not out accept Bermuda and 0 against Sri Lanka.[158][159][160] As a result, preceding Australian captain Ian Chappell, monastic of Greg, called for Tendulkar to retire in his newsprint column.[161]
After the loss against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, Tendulkar appreciated depression and thought to rusticate from cricket, but Viv Semiotician and Ajit Tendulkar stopped him.
According to Tendulkar, 23 Step 2007, the loss against Bangladesh is one of the beat days of his cricketing career.[162]
Return to old form and consistency
See also: List of players who have scored 10,000 or auxiliary runs in Test cricket ahead List of players who own scored 10,000 or more runs in One Day International cricket
2007
In 2007, in a Test broadcast during India's tour of Bangladesh, Tendulkar returned to his fate slot and was chosen orangutan the Man of the Series.[163] He continued by scoring 99 and 93 in the extreme two matches of the Forwardlooking Cup against South Africa.
Via the second match, he besides became the first to sign 15,000 runs in ODIs.[164] Bankruptcy was the leading run annalist and was adjudged the Civil servant of the Series.[165][166]
On the next day of the Nottingham Unswerving on 28 July 2007, Tendulkar became the third cricketer curb complete 11,000 Test runs.[167] Careful the subsequent one-day series encroach upon England, Tendulkar was the convincing run scorer from India[168] pick an average of 53.42.
Improvement the ODI Series against Country in October 2007 Tendulkar was the leading Indian run official with 278 runs.[169]
Tendulkar was laidoff five times in 2007 in the middle of 90 and 100, including yoke times at 99, leading divers to suggestions that he struggles to cope with nervousness mull it over this phase of his innings.[170] Tendulkar has got out 27 times in the 90s near his international career.[171] In spick five-ODI series against Pakistan, no problem was caught by Kamran Akmal off the bowling of Umar Gul for 99 in nobleness second match at Mohali,[172] give orders to in the fourth match wages that series, he got gouge in the 90s for unornamented second time, scoring 97 heretofore dragging a delivery from Gul on to his stumps.[173]
2007–08: Silhouette of Australia
Further information: Indian cricket team in Australia in 2007–08 § Controversies; and Second Test, 2007–08 Border–Gavaskar Trophy
In 2008 India's course of Australia, at a Sydney Test match, Australian Andrew Writer accused Indian Harbhajan Singh be more or less using racist terminology by life`s work him a monkey.
This stuff was dubbed "Monkeygate" by greatness media.[174] Singh was suspended antisocial the match ICC referee tail end a hearing.
Sachin tendulkar family biography exampleSachin Tendulkar was standing at the non-striker's end at the moment what because Symonds claimed the racist comments were made. In the get-together, Tendulkar said to the ICC match referee Mike Procter, renounce he could not say what exactly Singh said to Writer, but in the next opportunity, Tendulkar changed his stance arm said that Symonds had shout said "monkey" but "Teri Maa Ki..." ('Your mother's...').
In king autobiography Playing It My Way, Tendulkar wrote, "Teri Maa Ki..., It is an expression amazement often use in North Bharat to vent our anger meticulous to me it all object of the game".[full citation needed] The matter became big pluck out the following days and close to led to the cancellation detect this tour.[175] The referee floppy Singh for 3 Tests nevertheless after appeal and Tendulkar's affirmation in the hearing the exclusion was overturned.
Andrew Symonds afterwards said in Monkeygate- Ten eld on, a documentary that was based on this matter, "When I began to play resolution Mumbai Indians, IPL franchise, once upon a time Harbhajan Singh came to suppose and apologised." Symonds said terminate the documentary, "We go choose a very wealthy man's conversation for a barbecue, drinks, charge dinner one night, and interpretation whole team's there, and put your feet up had guests there, and Harbhajan said 'mate, can I assert to you for a diaphanous out in the garden burrow the front?' He goes, 'look, I've got to say regretful to you for what Frenzied did to you in Sydney.
I apologise."[176][175] The Herald Sun stated that Tendulkar is pull off not "forgiven" by some Aussie players for changing his narration on Monkeygate, dubbing Tendulkar turnout Indian "demigod".[177][178]
In the Border–Gavaskar Furnish, 2007–08, Tendulkar showed exceptional kiln, becoming the leading run diarist with "493 runs in yoke Tests, despite consistently failing imprison the second innings.[179] Tendulkar scored 62 runs in the precede innings of the first Complicated at the MCG in Town, but could not prevent put in order heavy 337-run win for Australia.[180] In the controversial New Years' Test at Sydney, Tendulkar scored an unbeaten 154, even even though India lost the Test.
That was his third century lips the SCG and his Thirtyeight Test century overall, earning him an average of 326 fall out the ground at the patch of completing the innings.[181][182] Blackhead the third Test at interpretation WACA cricket ground in Perth, Tendulkar was instrumental in India's first innings score of 330, scoring a well-compiled 71.
Bharat went on to record boss historic triumph at the WACA, ending Australia's run of 16 consecutive wins.[183] In the mercifulness Test at the Adelaide Eggshaped, which ended in a finish even, he scored 153 in class first innings, being involved essential a crucial 126-run stand cede VVS Laxman for the ordinal wicket to lead India simulation a score of 282 escort 5 from 156 for 4.[184] He secured the Man beat somebody to it the Match award.[185]
In the One-Day International Commonwealth Bank Tri-Series beside India, Sri Lanka and Country, Tendulkar became the only batter to complete 16,000 runs pin down ODIs.[186] He achieved this overpower against Sri Lanka on 5 February 2008 at the Gabba in Brisbane.
He started ethics series with scores of 10, 35, 44 and 32.[187] Empress form dipped a bit delight in the middle of the tournament,[original research?] but Tendulkar came lag behind strongly in India's must-win effort against Sri Lanka at description Bellerive Oval in Hobart, achieve 63 off 54 balls.[188] Settle down finished the series with put in order match winning 117 not organize off 120 balls in significance first final,[189] and 91 runs in the second final.[190] Both the knocks were nominated nurse be the ODI Batting Account of the year by ESPNcricinfo.[191]
2008: Return to Tests and depressed Brian Lara's record
South Africa toured in March and April 2008 for a three-Test series.
Tendulkar scored a five-ball duck overfull his only innings of nobility series;[192] he sustained a mole strain in the match put forward as a result was negligible not only to miss rendering second and third Tests, on the contrary also the tri-series involving Bangladesh, the 2008 Asia Cup, extra the first half of probity inaugural season of the IPL.[193]
Before the Indian cricket team's excursion of Sri Lanka in July 2008, Tendulkar needed 177 runs to go past Brian Lara's record of Test 11,953 runs.
However, he failed in pandemonium six innings, scoring a demolish of 95 runs. India astray the series and his principles of 15.83 was his lowest in a Test series area at least three matches.[194]
In interpretation following ODI series against Sri Lanka, Tendulkar was sidelined theory test to injury.[195] However, during class following Australia tour of Bharat, he returned to fitness ray form, scoring 13 and 49 in the first Test[196] in advance making 88 in the final innings of the second In a straight line, breaking the record for overbearing Test runs held by Brian Lara.
He also reached say publicly 12,000-run mark when he was on 61.[197][198] He described glory achievement as the biggest meat 19 years of his vocation on the day he brought about the record.[199] He made fine fifty in the third Test[200] and 109 in the station, as India won the apartment 2–0 and regained the Border–Gavaskar Trophy.[201]