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Narendra Modi felicitates Sachin
Narendra Modi felicitates Sachin
Sachin is a hero: Saif
Sachin is a hero: Saif
Sachin is God's special child: Katrina
Sachin is God's special child: Katrina
Sachin is one of the greatest: Sohail
Sachin is one of the greatest: Sohail
I don't like comparisons: Tendulkar
I don't like comparisons: Tendulkar
Abhinav, Dravid wish Sachin
Abhinav, Dravid wish Sachin
Everything stops when Sachin plays: Amitabh
Everything stops when Sachin plays: Amitabh
An honour to play with Sachin: Dhoni
An honour to play with Sachin: Dhoni
Simply Sachin
Simply Sachin
Sachin's teammates speak on his 20 years
Sachin's teammates speak on his 20 years
Sachin on his son Arjun
Sachin on his son Arjun
To Sachin on his 20th anniversary
To Sachin on his 20th anniversary
The 'bat' of God
The 'bat' of God
Sachin has been my favourite: Sania
Sachin has been my favourite: Sania
Sachin a very good friend: Lara
Sachin a very good friend: Lara
Walk The Talk with Sachin Tendulkar
Walk The Talk with Sachin Tendulkar
20 years of Sachin: Top 5 Advertisements
20 years of Sachin: Top 5 Advertisements
20 years of Sachin: All-time best Tests
20 years of Sachin: All-time best Tests
20 years of Sachin: Best ODI knocks
20 years of Sachin: Best ODI knocks
20 years of Sachin: Profile of Little Master
20 years of Sachin: Profile of Little Master
20 years of Sachin: Mimicing the Master Blaster
20 years of Sachin: Mimicing the Master Blaster
20 years of Sachin: Top 5 wickets
20 years of Sachin: Top 5 wickets
Sachin's first interview to NDTV
Sachin's first interview to NDTV
Making debut for India was memorable: Sachin
Making debut for India was memorable: Sachin
I thought my career was over: Tendulkar
I thought my career was over: Tendulkar
Legends come together
Legends come together
Flashback: When Tendulkar turned 19
Flashback: When Tendulkar turned 19
Sachin, a proud father
Sachin, a proud father
It would have been easy to get carried away: Tendulkar
It would have been easy to get carried away: Tendulkar
Happy birthday Sachin!
Happy birthday Sachin!
Sachin signs up with Canon
Sachin signs up with Canon
Sachin Tendulkar waxed!
Sachin Tendulkar waxed!
New Zealand series win was special: Sachin
New Zealand series win was special: Sachin
Tendulkar bats for tigers
Tendulkar bats for tigers
It's best batting line-up: Tendulkar
It's best batting line-up: Tendulkar
Sachin says no to T20 internationals
Sachin says no to T20 internationals
Dhoni a good captain backed by a good team: Sachin
Dhoni a good captain backed by a good team: Sachin
The victory is for Mumbai: Sachin
The victory is for Mumbai: Sachin
Not enough respect shown to seniors: Sachin
Not enough respect shown to seniors: Sachin
Sachin says no to Test captaincy
Sachin says no to Test captaincy
The poetic side of Master Blaster
The poetic side of Master Blaster
400 is just a number: Sachin
400 is just a number: Sachin
In the News
Sachin completes 30,000 international runs
After completing 30,000 runs in international cricket, Sachin Tendulkar added another leaf to his record book as he made 43rd Test hundred
Tendulkar felicitated by Narendra Modi
Sachin Tendulkar was felicitated for completing 20 years in international cricket by Gujarat CM and Narendra Modi before the start of the first Test.
Enough of celebrations, it's time to move on: Tendulkar
Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar on Monday said there has been enough celebration of his 20 years in international cricket.
Sachin to celebrate with family, friends
Sachin Tendulkar will celebrate his 20 years in international cricket later on Sunday with a small gathering of family, close friends and histeammates.
Quotes on Tendulkar
Here's is a compilation of quotes from current and former cricketers and other eminent personalities paying tribute to Sachin Tendulkar.
There will never be another Sachin: Murali
Sri Lankan spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan was all praise for Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar.
Dhoni wants Tendulkar to celebrate 20 years with ton
India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni wants Sachin Tendulkar to celebrate his 20 years in international cricket by scoring a hundred against Lanka.
Milestone man Sachin completes 20 years in cricket
Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday completed 20 years in international cricket.
Tendulkar: 20 years of undiminished aura
In an era where 15 minutes of fame is the order of the day and icons often have hidden feet of clay, Sachin Tendulkar remains a glorious exception.
Tendulkar a true ambassador of the game: Ex-Pak cricketers
Former Pakistan players have paid glowing tributes to Sachin Tendulkar, describing the champion batsman as a true ambassador of the game.
Cricket greats pay tribute to Tendulkar
Some of the world's greatest cricketers have heaped encomiums on Sachin Tendulkar.
Tendulkar greatest batsman of my generation: Ganguly
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Saturday described the Mumbai maestro as the greatest batsman of his generation.
Tendulkar 16th in all-time longest careers list
Sachin Tendulkar will become the 16th player in the history of the game to have an international career spanning more than 20 years on Sunday.
I didn't even know who Sachin was: Anjali
Sachin Tendulkar's wife Anjali says the batting maestro perhaps fell for her lack of cricket knowledge.
'Dark chapter' of match-fixing should remain closed: Sachin
Match-fixing saga that rocked cricket world in 1999 is one episode Sachin Tendulkar prefers not to talk about.
Others on Sachin
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Shane WarneI'll be going to bed having nightmares of Sachin just running down the wicket and belting me back over the head for six. He was unstoppable. I don't think anyone, apart from Don Bradman, is in the same class as Sachin Tendulkar. He is just an amazing player
Shane Warne
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Shane Warne He is a perfectly balanced batsman and knows perfectly well when to attack and when to play defensive cricket. He has developed the ability to treat bowlers all over the world with contempt and can destroy any attack with utmost ease
Greg Chappell
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Wish Sachin
As Sachin Tendulkar completes twenty years of cricket, NDTV.com pays tribute to the cricket prodigy, who’s been a perfect ambassador not only of the sport but also India, and takes you through his Test and ODI journey, his best moments, his achievements and milestones he’s yet to reach, his best played shots and much more…
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Q.Which is your favourite ODI innings by Sachin Tendulkar?

143 & 134 vs Australia in Sharjah in the Coca-Cola Cup (Operation Desert Storm)

117 not out & 91 vs Australia in Sydney & Adelaide in the 2008 CB Series finals

98 vs Pakistan at Centurion in the 2003 World Cup

175 vs Australia in Hyderabad in 2009

140 not out vs Kenya in the 1999 World Cup
Q.Which is your favourite Test innings by Sachin Tendulkar?

119 not out in the Old Trafford Test vs England in 1990

114 in the Perth Test vs Australia in 1992

155 not out vs Australia in 1998, 136 vs Pakistan in 1999 & 103 not out in 2008 vs England, all in Chennai

155 in the Bloemfontein Test vs South Africa in 2001

241 in the Sydney Test vs Australia in 2004
Sachin on Sachin
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You feel bad. I have done well. You want to win as a team. You may have done well as an individual and you want to celebrate but the team hasn't done well. ”
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2003 World Cup innings against Pakistan was one of the biggest matches of my life. Also, my first series. After my first Test match I asked myself, do I really belong here?”
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A salute to Sachin
A salute to Sachin
Preeti Hoon
As India’s cricketing idol completes 20 long momentous years in international cricket, I am filled with emotions and deluged by my unforgettable childhood memories.
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CM Rajan, Dubai, UAE :

Sir Sachin,,
You are our Hero and Cricket's Hero...
Congratulations and we all pray for you to be in the middle and minds of Cricket fans around the world for many many years to come...
With Best Wishes...
11/15/2009 8:08:04 PM

rajaram :

we wish sachin all the best and many many more years of good health and happiness--we pray to lord to make sure tht sachin plays world cup 2011 and win the trophy.
rajaram and family
11/15/2009 7:59:17 PM

umesh kumar shukla :

sachin is inspiration for all of us
and he showed that by self devotion towards any activity we can acheive any thing.........
11/15/2009 6:43:13 PM

BIJAYANANDA MOHAPATRA :

IF THERE IS 8TH WONDER OF WORLD THEN IT IS SURELY SACHIN RAMESH TENDULKAR
11/15/2009 6:26:54 PM

Nathiya Alakappan :

Hi Sachin,
Hearty congratulations to you sir, have nothing to say other than the wishes and prayers. I started watching cricket only after i saw you playing cricket and i can never imagine cricket without you in future.Just go ahead and give us more treats like the one in Hyderabad and we enjoyed watching that match despite India ending up in the losing side.You are just phenomenal.
11/15/2009 4:07:07 PM

Amit Bandekar :

Tendulkar.....u just rock.....Keep making INDIA and us INDIANS proud as you have been doing since last 20 years...GOD BLESS!!!
11/15/2009 4:06:39 PM

Samdani Syed :

Sachin is Sachin, writing about Sachin is like showing light to the SUN,, He is a Legend of Legends, A Master of Masters, You are the greatest Cricketers Ever, we are more than proud to have you in Indian Team.
11/15/2009 3:55:26 PM

Soney Thomas :

You are the best and we all want you to continue until you think it's time to retire. We are still expecting many centuries from your bat and the millions of Indians across the country wants the same...All the best for a true Indian a true legend and simply the best Sachin.
11/15/2009 3:54:35 PM

sandeep mahe :

Wishing Sachin for the next 10yrs of good cricket.....
11/15/2009 3:47:40 PM

Chaitanya Adharapurapu :

All the very best and Hearty Congratulations to Sachin

Now you are Sachin (TEN+TEN)dulkar, ie you are equavalent to TWO, i am sure you can get the world cup for team india this time.

Chaitanya.A
11/15/2009 3:09:03 PM
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