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Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar over the years

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, the man who inspired 1.25 billion people in the country turns 42 today. The man was heartthrob of Indian cricket for 24 years. He has every possible award and record in his name of the game. The man played the ‘game of gentlemen

News Nation Bureau | Updated : 24 April 2015, 08:40:12 PM
Sachin over the years

Sachin over the years

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Sachin will be always in the heart of Indian fans and News Nation wishes him against a very Happy Birthday
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Sachin over the years

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Sachin Tendulkar made his Test debut on 15 November 1989 against arch rivals Pakistan in Karachi at the age of sixteen.
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Sachin over the years

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He scored his first Test century against England at Old Trafford.
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Sachin over the years

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In 1998, the man will always be remembered for his back to back tons to destroy Australia in Sharjah
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In 2003, World Cup the Little Master from India scored 673 runs to help India to reach the finals after 20 overs. He was also declared the Man of the Series.
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Sachin Tendulkar, surpassed Sunil Gavaskar's record of 34 Test centuries in 2005 in the second Test against Sri Lanka at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium.
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Sachin over the years

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The Superman from India became the first man in the planet to score double century in ODIs against South Africa.
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Sachin over the years

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Sachin, helped India to win World Cup 2011, the only feather which eluded his cap from years.
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On March 16, 2012, Sachin Tendulkar has scored his 100th international century, in India's Asia Cup ODI against Bangladesh in Mirpur.
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Sachin over the years

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On 14 November 2013, the batting maestro retires from all forms of cricket, leaving tears in billions of cricket lovers across the globe.
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Tendulkar received the Arjuna Award in 1994 for his outstanding sporting achievement, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 1997, India's highest sporting honour, and the Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan awards in 1999 and 2008. In 2013, he became the sports
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In April 2012, Tendulkar accepted the Rajya Sabha nomination proposed by the President of India and became the first active sportsperson and cricketer to have been nominated.

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