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During the 1st Test, Pakistan v India at Karachi in November 1989, a quiet 16 year-old named Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar made his Test debut for his beloved India.
Then, during the 2nd Test, England v India at Manchester in 1990, Sachin showed the cricket world what he was capable of, scoring his first ever Test century, he finished 119 not out after facing 189 balls.
On December 10th 2005, during the 2nd Test, India v Sri Lanka at Delhi, Sachin Tendulkar scored an amazing 109. This Test century, being the 35th of his career, saw Sachin surpass the World Test Record of 34, previously held by Indian great Sunil Gavaskar since his retirement in 1987. Facing 196 balls, Sachin displayed his true brilliance at the crease, hitting 14 fours and 1 six, until being trapped LBW by a spectacular delivery from Muralitharan.
This outstanding achievement is destined to stand for many years to come.
As a tribute to this outstanding feat, we are proud to release a limited edition of 1000 prints, titled "Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar 35". This collage style print contains the details of all of Sachin's 35 Test Centuries, various images taken during his career and also his Record Breaking innings. These prints have been elegantly framed in a quality timber and frame and Perspex glazed.
This strictly limited piece of Test Cricket history has been personally signed by Sachin and will be the only signed print released World wide to officially commemorate his World Test Record.
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"While every Cricketer dreams of being the best in his time, this boy dreamt a little more - of being the best there ever was. Even as a little boy playing in the park, he was introspective, quiet, critical of every century he scored, every shot he played. At 16, he debuted for India, and is today the only batsman ever to have been compared with Sir Donald Bradman universally, including by Bradman himself."


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ICC Cricket World Cup 2011

INDIA, SRI LANKA AND BANGLADESH - FEBRUARY 19TH TO APRIL 2ND 2011

Cricket World CupThe 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup will be the Tenth Cricket World Cup and will be hosted by three South Asian Test cricket playing countries: India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. The World Cup will use cricket's One Day International format, with fourteen national cricket teams scheduled to compete. The World Cup will take place between February and early April 2011, with the first match to be played on 19 February 2011 with co-hostsIndia and Bangladesh facing off at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka and the final at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on 2 April 2011.
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Sachin TendulkarSachin Ramesh Tendulkar (born April 24, 1973) is an Indian cricketer, widely considered to be one of the greatest batsmen of all time. He currently holds the records for the most cumulative runs in One-Day Internationals, and the most number of centuries scored in both One-day Internationals and Test cricket. He made his international debut against Pakistan in 1989 at the age of sixteen, becoming India's youngest Test player. Although primarily a top-order batsman, Tendulkar has often proved to be a useful and effective slow bowler. He received India's highest sporting honour, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in the year 1997-1998 and the civilian award Padma Shri in 1999. His cricketing and batting abilities are widely regarded as genius by many stalwarts of the game. For instance, Sir Donald Bradman, the Australian great said of Sachin, "He reminds me of myself". He is affectionately known as The Little Master by his adoring fans.

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Sachin Tendulkar breaks ODI world record, hits first ever 200

Sachin Tendulkar became the first man ever to score double hundred in one-dayers. The former India captain reached the landmark with a single off Charl Langeveldt in the final over. India won the match by 153 runs to take a winning 2-0 lead in the series after bowling out the tourists for 248.

The 36-year-old hit 25 fours (a world record) and three sixes in a stunning 200 off 147 balls.
It passed the previous best of 194, set by Pakistan's Saeed Anwar in 1997 and Zimbabwe's Charles Coventry last year. Anwar made 194 against India in May 1997 while Coventry hit the same total not out against Bangladesh. His previous best one-day knock was the 186 not out scored against New Zealand in 1999.

Sachin now holds the record for most runs in tests (13,447), most runs in one-day internationals (17,598), most centuries in Tests (47) and most centuries in ODIs (46). He has played 166 Test matches with a batting average of 55.56. He has appeared in 442 One-day internationals, with a batting average of 45.12.
"I'd like to dedicate this double hundred to the people of India who have stood by me no matter what for the last 20 years," man of the match Tendulkar said at the prize-giving ceremony.
"There have been ups and downs, but they have supported me."

HIGHEST ODI INDIVIDUAL SCORES

RunsBatsmanMatchVenueYear
200*Sachin TendulkarIndia v South AfricaGwalior2010
194*Charles CoventryZimbabwe v BangladeshBulawayo2009
194Saeed AnwarPakistan v IndiaChennai1997
189*Vivian RichardsWest Indies v EnglandManchester1984

Sachin Tendulkar Completes 30,000 International Runs

Sachin Tendulkar became the first cricketer in the world to complete 30,000 international runs during his second innings 100 not out against Sri Lanka at Ahmedabad. Sachin completed 17,000 runs in ODIs two weeks back, and in test matches, nearing the 13,000 mark - both World records.
He already holds the World records for most centuries in test matches (43) and most centuries in ODIs (45), and half centuries in both versions of the game (144 each). He has also scored 125 centuries and 208 half centuries in domestic matches.
Sachin also has nearly 200 international wickets, and another 275 domestic wickets. Which by the way, are not World Records!

Vengsarkar about Sachin Tendulkar @ 20

The former chief selector and master batsman Dileep Vengsarkar told PTI that he admires Sachin's humility, respect for elders and the passion for the game that he retained even after so many years and after achieving so much in cricket. The former Indian captain also added that he had his first look at Tendulkar's talent during the 1988-89 series against New Zealand when he invited the schoolboy to the Indian team's net session in Mumbai.

Lata Mangeshkar about Sachin Tendulkar @ 20

Melody queen Lata Mangeshkar, a self-confessed Tendulkar fan, wants the veteran right-hander to plays for another 10 years before even considering retirement and also win the 2011 World Cup for India. Mangeshkar told PTI-Bhasha that she gets upset every time there is speculation about Tendulkar's retirement. 

Amitabh Bachchan about Sachin Tendulkar @ 20

Talking to the Times of India, Amitabh Bachchan has called Sachin a "true genius" and a "consummate artist" who is "gifted in handling pressure under all circumstances." He believes that it is Sachin's ability to be patient and making "his bat to do the talking" that helps him stay away from controversies. He also added that everyone in his family is a huge Tendulkar fan. 

Australia Prime Minister Kevin Rudd about Sachin Tendulkar @ 20

Australia Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, currently on a visit to India, conveyed the respect Tendulkar commands in Australia and said, "From one cricket mad nation to another, we salute the 'Little Master'." He also added that "may I say on behalf of all Australian cricket fans that if Sachin does decide it is time to retire, we would support him wholeheartedly," in a lighter vein.

Sachin Tendulkar crosses 17000-run mark in ODIs

Tendulkar completed the magical 17,000-run mark in One-Day International cricket at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi against Australia, to reach another milestone in his glittering career. Sanath Jayasuriya is second on the list with 13,377 runs. Tendulkar's wait to reach the 17,000-run mark in One-dayers continued in Mohali as he missed the milestone by just seven runs after getting dismissed for 40 on a dubious decision in the fourth ODI against Australia.
Sachin went on to score his 45th ODI century off just 81 balls. He also has 91 ODI fifties under his belt.

One-day cricket's leading run-scorers:
Sachin Tendulkar (IND) 17,000Sanath Jayasuriya (SRI) 13,377
Ricky Ponting (AUS) 12,286Inzamam-ul Haq (PAK) 11,739
Sourav Ganguly (IND) 11,363Rahul Dravid (IND) 10,765
Brian Lara (WIN) 10,405Jacques Kallis (RSA) 10,328

Break-up of Sachin's run tally country-wise:
2995 runs in 66 matches vs Australia2749 runs in 74 matches vs Sri Lanka
2389 runs in 67 matches vs Pakistan1750 runs in 42 matches vs N' Zealand
1655 runs in 52 matches vs S' Africa1571 runs in 38 matches vs W' Indies
1377 runs in 34 matches vs Zimbabwe1335 runs in 36 matches vs England
647 runs in 10 matches vs Kenya354 runs in 10 matches vs Bangladesh
152 runs in 1 match vs Namibia81 runs in 2 matches vs UAE
57 runs in 1 match vs Bermuda52 runs in 1 match vs Netherlands
4 runs in 1 match vs Ireland 

Australia 350/4 (Marsh 112, Watson 93, White 57) beat India 347 (Tendulkar 175, Raina 59, Watson 3-47, McKay 3-59) by three runs

Tendulkar backs India to retain T20 WC

Tendulkar's money is on India, which has an explosive batting line up and a balanced team, to successfully defend the Twenty20 World Cup title they won two years back in South Africa. He added, "I know in cricket nothing is certain. The game is full of uncertainties. But going by our strengths and balance I think we have a good chance." 

Eden truly special for me

Recollecting his exploits at the theatre of some of his memorable innings, Sachin Tendulkar said on Tuesday that every one of his outings at the Eden Gardens had been special for him.
"I always have very fond memories of Eden Gardens right from the day I first played here (in 1991)," said Tendulkar.
Tendulkar was controversially run out in a Test against Pakistan at the Eden in 1999 that led to play being held up for about three hours due to crowd trouble, and he said he would always cherish the vibrant atmosphere inside the stadium whenever India played there. 

IPL inaugural edition more vibrant than IPL II

Sachin Tendulkar has said that the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League in India last year was far more vibrant than the IPL II which was held in South Africa in April-May.
The Mumbai Indians captain, who featured in both editions of the Twenty20 extravaganza, said, "The first year was definitely better. When you play in India, it's a different ball game altogether. (But) the reception we got each time (in South Africa) was terrific. 

Tussauds unveil Sachin's wax figure

Indian Batting master Sachin launched his wax figure at a Mumbai hotel on april 13th. It is the first instance, that a celebrity’s wax statue has been unveiled outside London. It took the efforts of 20 people, four months and a budget of 150,000 pounds to realise the model.
Sachin Tendulkar Family

Sachin Tendulkar, with his kids Arjun and Sara attended the unveiling of his wax statue, which is going to be kept at the Madame Tussauds in London. Thus, Sachin Tendulkar will become the first Indian sportsperson to grace the world-famous Madame Tussauds wax museum. He will be the third cricketer at the museum apart from Shane Warne and Brian Lara to feature at the London museum.

Sachin sets new Test runs record

Sachin TendulkarMaster Blaster Sachin Tendulkar has become the world record Test runs scorer, surpassing Brian Lara's previous best mark of 11,953.
Tendulkar, 35, needed 15 runs to overtake West Indies legend Lara in the standings on the first day of the second Test against Australia in Mohali. And despite being forced to go to tea on 13 not out, the 'Little Master' came out after the interval to hit Australian debutant Peter Siddle's first ball of the session for three runs to spark wild celebrations in the ground.
The crowd gave Tendulkar a standing ovation to celebrate his achievement, while a pre-prepared fireworks display was also set off outside. The entire Australian team also stood to applaud the batsman, who received warm handshakes from each member of the opposition lineup.
Tendulkar already held the record for Test centuries with 39 in 152 Test matches for India and he is regarded as a living legend in many parts of his homeland - particularly in his native city, Mumbai (formerly Bombay). The batsman's achievement - and brilliance on the big occasion - was almost underlined with a 40th Test century, but it was not to be as he was dismissed on 88 after a catch at slip by Matthew Hayden off the bowling of Sidde.
The innings takes Tendulkar's career total to 12,041 – making him the first batsman ever to surpass 12,000 Test runs.

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As a tribute to this outstanding feat, we are proud to release a magnificent, full colour print, titled "Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar 35". ". This collage style print contains the details of all of Sachin's 35 Test Centuries, various images taken during his career and also his Record Breaking innings. Unlimited in volume, this piece has been especially created to enable Sachin fans all around the World to be able to own a little piece of this historic achievement. Unsigned and unframed, this print is a very affordable piece of cricket memorabilia.
"While every Cricketer dreams of being the best in his time, this boy dreamt a little more - of being the best there ever was. Even as a little boy playing in the park, he was introspective, quiet, critical of every century he scored, every shot he played. At 16, he debuted for India, and is today the only batsman ever to have been compared with Sir Donald Bradman universally, including by Bradman himself."


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achin Tendulkar

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar pronunciation (help·info) (Marathi: सचिन रमेश तेंडुलकर [səʨin rÉ™meË‘É• t̪eˑɳɖulkÉ™r]; born 24 April 1973) is an Indian cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is the leading run-scorer and century maker in Test and One Day International cricket. He is the only male player to score a double century in an innings in the history of ODI cricket. In 2002, Wisden ranked him the second greatest Test batsman of all time, next to...

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Sachin Tendulkar bats during a training session in Mohali. (AP Photo)
MOHALI: India's World Cup squad was greeted by a crowd of about 150 fans as they arrived at their first training session at the PCA Stadium ahead of Wednesday's much-hyped semifinal againstPakistan.

The team was led off the bus by star batsmanSachin Tendulkar. Local hero Yuvraj Singh was the last to head into the stadium, but was the only player to stop to sign autographs.

While the rest of his teammates began a footballkickabout at the PCA Stadium, Tendulkar typically opted to practice a few of his famous strokes with a new bat before joining in.

Only Harbhajan Singh did not attend the session as he visited his home in nearby Jalandhar.

Virender Sehwag, still recovering from a knee problem, joined batting and fielding drills.

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 is still the most prized wicket for any team that plays India. His presence at the crease is reassuring for his own team, and worrying for the opposition, so it’s natural that he should be the first target of the psychological warfare started by Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi ahead o 
f the World Cup semi-final in Mohali.
Tendulkar will not respond to such verbal provocation. That has been his policy, always.
But it’s interesting to see how, in targeting Tendulkar, Afridi is targeting the entire Indian outfit.
He has figured out that Tendulkar is not out of action, and is a driver of purposeful cricketing pursuits, even when he is not batting, bowling, or fielding.
In the quarter-finals against Australia, when India were struggling at 187 for 5, Tendulkar gave Suresh Raina a high-five as the left-hander picked up his helment and walked out to bat. Raina later said that that was the motivating factor in his partnership with Yuvraj Singh.
Singh, for his part, said he was thinking of a special person in the tough situation, and his father Yograj indicated it could be Tendulkar as he has played a key role in restoring Yuvraj’s self-belief.
The battle between India and Pakistan is one of nerves, so Afridi has also taken note of the calming influence Tendulkar was for his team in the run-chase against Australia.
The way he went about organising his innings would, in fact, be instructive for any team playing in a high-pressure environment.
He went out to bat knowing that if India lost two wickets early, they’d be in trouble chasing 260 on a slow wicket.
He had seen how the wicket had behaved in the first 50 overs. The ball wasn’t coming on to the bat, wasn’t bouncing much, and was turning quite a bit – remarkably so when himself tried his leg-spin. So it was important to play late and to not try and hit too hard; in the early part of the innings, especially, it was important to guide the ball around and into the gaps.
In the first over, faced by Virender Sehwag, Tendulkar registered more details in his head. Sehwag played one ball too early and got a leading edge, and poked at another one, inducing what looked like an outside edge which could not be conclusively established in the absence of hotspot technology.
On the very first ball Tendulkar faced, he showed he had the measure of the wicket. As Shaun Tait bowled short of a length, he steered it past backward point for four.
He then attempted a cut over the slips – again, in order to try and use the pace of the ball – and top-edged for a one-bounce four. There was extra-intensity from Tait in this over, resulting in two wides and some verbal aggression. Tendulkar took a single off the last ball and retained strike.
A batsman who has got two boundaries off one over, is middling the ball and has the crowd chanting his name all the time, will be excited to face the first ball of the next over, especially if it’s from Brett Lee. Lee’s pace can be tempting for a batsman if the adrenaline is pumping.
Ponting has set the field accordingly, and point, cover, and mid-off are all ready for the drive.
So what does Tendulkar do? He plays the first ball with extra-soft hands, a little to the left of mid-off, and takes off quickly for a single, taking both cover and mid-off by surprise.
Tendulkar kept rotating the strike consistently, knowing that Tait was being erratic, so boundary balls would be regular, and that Lee would be replaced soon. When Shane Watson replaced Tait in the 7th over, he got a boundary through the slips immediately, and when Mitchell Johnson came on for Lee in over number eight, he pulled the third ball, pitched short, effortlessly for four. Brisk run-making, with a minimum of fuss.
Soon after Sehwag’s dismissal, he drove Watson through extra-cover for four, and then played five dot balls in a Johnson over. In the next Johnson over came Tendulkar’s shot of the day. Taking the ball from outside-off, he hit it through mid-wicket for four, and steered the next ball to the fence.
Then, just as it looked that he was getting better and better, he tried to send one Lee delivery over the keeper and missed, and was lucky the second time because the ball fell short of third-man.
The lapse was soon corrected, though, and he got to his fifty with a beautiful flick. If he had not poked at a Tait delivery, he’d have got at least 70, as he’d have relished playing the Australian spinners, if not his 100th international hundred.
His delightful fifty helped India go about its chase systematically – precisely the kind of serene approach Afridi would not like to see.

Mallender and Aleem Dar to join the elite




Neil Mallender and Aleem Dar are to join the elite panel of Test umpires in April following an annual performance review by the ICC.
Mallender, 42, played two Tests for England in 1992 and became a first-class umpire in 1999, while Dar, who played domestic cricket in Pakistan between 1986 and 1998, stood in his first Test during England's tour of Bangladesh last October.
"I'm very pleased to be given this opportunity. Making this panel was my aim and having made it to this level I will now be aiming to do my best," said Dar. Mallender, meanwhile, admitted the news was something of a surprise. He said, "I was quite shocked when I was told. To umpire at this level was my aim but it has come around sooner than I expected it would."
They will join the established quartet of David Shepherd, Steve Bucknor, Daryl Harper and Rudi Koertzen. Meanwhile, the three umpires who joined in April 2003 - Billy Bowden, Darrell Hair and Simon Taufel - all retained their places.
However, the unlucky three to be dropped by the ICC were Asoka de Silva, David Orchard and Russell Tiffin. When Venkat retires next month, the number of umpires to officiate in Tests will drop from 11 to nine.
Malcolm Speed, the ICC chief executive, said the changes to the panel reflected the strong depth in umpiring round the world. "Over the past two years we have seen a strong group of new umpires emerge," he said. "Aleem Dar and Neil Mallender have demonstrated that they are ready to take the next step in their careers."

Aleem Dar



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Aleem Dar
Personal information
Full nameAleem Sarwar Dar
Born6 June 1968 (age 42)
JhangPunjabPakistan
Batting styleRight-handed
Bowling styleRight-arm leg spin
RoleUmpire
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1997/98Gujranwala
1995/96Allied Bank Limited
1987 – 1995Lahore City
1986/87Pakistan Railways
First-class debut8 February 1987 Pakistan Railways v ADBP
Last First-class6 December 1997 Gujranwala v Bahawalpur
List A debut29 September 1986 Pakistan Railways v United Bank Limited
Last List A23 March 1998 Gujranwala v Malaysia
Umpiring information
Tests umpired60 (2003–present)
ODIs umpired127 (2000–present)
T20Is umpired17 (2009–present)
Career statistics
CompetitionFCLA
Matches1718
Runs scored270179
Batting average11.7319.88
100s/50s0/00/0
Top score3937
Balls bowled740634
Wickets1115
Bowling average34.3631.66
5 wickets in innings00
10 wickets in match0n/a
Best bowling3/193/27
Catches/stumpings5/–17/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 June 2010
Aleem Sarwar Dar (born June 6, 1968 in JhangPunjab) is a retired Pakistani first-class cricketer and a member of the ICC Elite umpire panel. He won two consecutiveICC Umpire of the Year awards 2009 and 2010, after being nominated twice in 2005 and 2006. Aleem Dar and Simon Taufel are the only umpires to have received the award since its inception. He has played for Allied BankGujranwala Cricket Association, Lahore, and Pakistan Railways as a right-handed batsman and a leg-break bowler. Since his retirement as a player, he has gained prominence as one of the leading umpires in international cricket. He was educated at Islamia College, Civil Lines, Lahore


Dar is best known as an international cricket umpire. He made his international umpiring debut in an ODI between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at Gujranwala on February 16, 2000. In 2002 he became a member of ICC's International Panel of umpires. He impressed the ICC with his accurate decision making, and was chosen to umpire at the ICC Cricket World Cup in early 2003, where he was one of the better performing umpires. His high standard was again rewarded when he was appointed to stand in his first Test match in October 2003; the match between Bangladesh and England atDhaka. Over the next six months he was appointed to stand in several more Test matches, and as a neutral umpire in ODI matches away from Pakistan.[edit]
Umpiring career

In April 2004, he became the first Pakistani to be part of the ICC Elite Umpire Panel.[1] Since then he has been regarded as one of the top umpires, being nominated for the ICC Umpire of the year Award in 2005 and 2006, although he was beaten on both occasions by the Australian Simon Taufel, who is also very highly regarded. On 17 October 2007 Dar umpired in his 100th ODI (between India and Australia at Mumbai), making him the tenth umpire in the history of cricket to reach that landmark. He reached the landmark in a record time, taking just seven years, and became the first Pakistani to officiate in a century of One Day Internationals.
Dar has stood in numerous high profile matches, including several India-Pakistan ODI matches and five Ashes Test matches. He was also one of the on-field umpires for the final of the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy, standing alongside Rudi Koertzen. However, the highlight of his career so far, has been his appointment to stand in the final of the 2007 Cricket World Cup between Australia and Sri Lanka, where he officiated with Steve Bucknor. Dar was also selected to stand in the final of the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 between Australia and England. He has, however, never stood in a Test match in Pakistan, because his appointment in the international panel came after the introduction of neutral umpires for Test matches.
In January 2005, Dar and his colleague Steve Bucknor, received death threats during a Test match between England and South Africa at Centurion.[2] He was also involved in a controversy during the 2007 Cricket World Cup final where he, along with fellow officials Bucknor,KoertzenBowden and Crowe were unaware of the playing conditions regarding the result of a match under the Duckworth-Lewissystem, and made Australia bowl three unnecessary overs in near darkness. Consequently the ICC decided to suspend him, along with the other four officials, from duty for the next ICC event, which was the 2007 World Twenty20 Championship.

[edit]Accolades

After being nominated twice in 2005 and 2006, Dar finally won the Umpire of the Year award in October 2009, at the annual ICC awardsceremony in JohannesburgSouth Africa.[3] By claiming the award, Dar ended Simon Taufel's run of five successive awards. It was the first time that any umpire other than Taufel had picked up the accolade in the six years that the ceremony has taken place. In October 2010, he won the award for a second straight year.[4