Fanie de Villiers was stunningly run out of the first ball of the over while looking for a second. With the run out, Allan Donald walked into the middle and was on strike. Tendulkar bowled three consecutive dot balls to get India back in the game.
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The chant - one that a billion people once lived by; one that would originate from the Wankhede and echo across the city and the seas. It is a name that continues to inspire many, not only in India, but all over the world, to take up the sport. He was an emotion; a symbol of hope in a nation that revered him as nothing short of a God. Ironically, in the midst of the over-the-top veneration and in spite of the pedestal he has been placed on, it is his humility and the ability to cast it all out that has allowed him to put forth his best performances on the international stage for over two decades.
Having played across generations, Tendulkar started playing Test cricket in a white shirt that could just as easily have been used as a school uniform, and scored his last Test hundred in a niche Nike jersey that was impossible to buy over the counter, and would later be auctioned for millions. In a nutshell In the midst of all the constant adulation he has received over a significantly transitional period for cricket, commercially and otherwise, and in a sea of statistics that every Tendulkar-centric conversation attracts, it is sometimes easy to forget that he was perhaps the most complete batsman of his generation - one who combined natural talent with hard work and dedication; one who recognized the importance of shaping and polishing the diamond.
This uncommon blend of dedication and ability made him stand out in the crowd, and made him the legend that is Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar. Tendulkar has been the single biggest factor behind the explosion of popularity that cricket enjoys in India which led to the Indian board becoming the richest and most powerful in world cricket. In a country already predisposed to cricket, Tendulkar gave the people a hero they could look upto regardless of age, colour, creed or sect - and catapulted cricket from a sport to a religion in the subcontinent.
The summit of all things cricket In a game riddled with statistics, he owns almost every batting record worth owning, including that of the most runs in Test and ODI cricket, the most hundreds in the two formats, and the highest number of centuries in international cricket - a mind-numbing Despite a tough start to his ODI career, Tendulkar found his calling at the top of the order when he was sent to open against New Zealand in and struck a ball 82, and made the opening spot his own.
He went on to compile 49 ODI hundreds by the end of his career - eclipsing the second-best by nineteen hundreds. A World Cup veteran Moreover, this career spanned over six World Cup appearances, from to , in which he made two appearances in the final and , finally getting his hands on the coveted trophy on that enchanting night in Mumbai on the 2nd of April , getting the swan-song he deserved in front of his home crowd in Mumbai.
In his two World Cup final appearances, Tendulkar flattered to deceive with scores of 4 final vs. Australia and 18 final vs. Sri Lanka. Nevertheless, his overall performances and contributions over the course of the aforementioned tournaments played a huge part in getting India to the final in the first place.
In the edition of the tournament, Tendulkar scored an astonishing runs in the tournament, going past his own record of runs in a World Cup tournament World Cup - a record that still stands. The Initiation There are so many tales about how Tendulkar was introduced to cricket, we may never know the absolute truth.
He changed schools, trained hard, played truckloads of matches, and soon, the name Sachin Tendulkar was famous across Mumbai. There was a whisper, whenever he was slated to bat in a school match, as crowds gathered to watch him bat. It was only a matter of time before he was a part of the Mumbai team and made his domestic debut. Next in line was Abdul Qadir who came to Sachin and openly challenged him to hit him. Tendulkar hit four sixes off him over. So from there we started chasing.
That was a big over, we got some runs. Pakistan went on to win the match narrowly but Tendulkar had introduced his thunderous arrival to the world. No one had ever bashed the great Abdul Qadir how this year old did. Related Articles. Players with impeccable doubles in the same series and cheapest five wicket-hauls. In this series, our expert statistician answers all your cricket-related questions. Root to become the 69th player to appear in or more Test matches.
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