GOD bats at No. 4 for India in Test for the Last Time and the OTHER SIDE of GOD

 

 GOD bats at No. 4 for India in Test for the Last Time AND THE other SIDE of GOD

 

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GOD bats at No. 4 for India in Test for the Last Time

4 Lessons Indian Husbands  or Everyone Must Learn from Sachin Tendulkar  Sachin Tendulkar, the Master Blaster, is an inspiration to the world. He made his international debut when he was merely 16 years old. Mathew Hayden, the Australian batsman once said,      “I have seen God, he bats at no. 4 for India in Test.”       He clearly meant Sachin Tendulkar.    Our 'Little Master' has made the world proud with his antics on the field and has been named among the greatest cricketers of all times. Professional achievements aside, there is another part to Sachin–      a shy boyfriend, a loyal husband and a committed life partner. As inspirational as he is in cricket, there are a lot of things that all Indian husbands can learn from this 'God of Cricket' too.  Dedication and commitment , two Qualities, have been the Hall Mark of this Genius For a person of Sachin’s stature, there is definitely no dearth of beautiful temptations. But Sachin is one of the few cricketers whose name has never been involved in a controversy with regard to his love life. While some of his contemporaries were chasing Bollywood divas, Sachin remain chaste and oblivious to abounding enticements surrounding him in all part of the world. His commitment and love towards his wife is really inspirational. Well it won't be wrong if we say that every woman should be blessed with a husband who is as dedicated as Sachin Tendulkar. Focus on qualitative time  Since Sachin travels all over the world almost all round the year, he hardly gets to spend a lot of time with his family. However, the Master Blaster balances his work and family by ensuring that he spends qualitative time with his wife and kids whenever he is at home. He takes them out on holidays, family dinners and bonds with his family lovingly whenever around. His wife Anjali says, “He hasn’t spent Diwali at home since we got married. But it really doesn’t matter that it’s Diwali… any time he spends at home is great!” Sachin epitomises the fact that quality of time is always more important than quantity.  Only love matters  Sachin’s wife Anjali is six years elder to him. She is at least one inch taller than him. She is from a different community and culture. But all these petty things just didn’t matter. For Sachin, the boyfriend, as well as for Sachin, the husband, love is all that matters. This is one quality that every husband can emulate. Nothing is bigger than love. Once in a BBC interview when asked about his dream women, Sachin answered ‘my wife’ without batting an eyelid. Recognises his wife’s sacrifices  Unlike a lot of husbands who never recognise the sacrifices that their wives make for the family, Sachin has gone on record time and again recognising Anjali’s contribution in his life. He concedes that he never has the time to teach his kids or spend much time with them, he always endorses that it is his wife who manages everything so beautifully at the personal front. He recognises and respects the fact that Anjali gave up her doctor’s career so that she could manage the family.      He says that Anjali has been his biggest support and even mentioned that when he is on the field batting, his wife fasts for him! Sachin Tendulkar is a true inspiration, not only in the field of cricket but also off the field. Be it love and dedication to his family or his humility, there is a lot that every man can emulate from him. So, all the husbands out there, look beyond the Master Blaster's cricketing shots and you are sure to score a century with your wife and LIFE.

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.                                                       " THE MAN WE ALL WANT TO BE "

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Fifty little-known Sachin Tendulkar facts

 

As one of the greatest Indian cricketer wraps up his 24-year career, here are some little-known, interesting nuggets about the master.

FAMILY

1. The first school Sachin attended as a child was Indian Education Society's New English School in Bandra East.

2. Sachin's elder brother Ajit Tendulkar had played cricket alongside former India wicketkeeper Chandrakant Pandit and former India opener Lalchand Rajput.

3. In 1990, while returning from the tour of England at the age of 17, Sachin met his wife Anjali for the first time at the Mumbai airport.

4. Sachin got married at the age of 22.

5. Sachin's father-in-law is a seven-time national bridge champion.

6. Sachin's daughter 'Sara' is named after the first tournament Sachin won as a captain - 'Sahara' Cup in 1997.

7. Sachin's father, Ramesh Tendulkar, named him after the famous music director Sachin Dev Burman.

EARLY DAYS

8. Sunil Gavaskar gifted the 14-year-old Sachin a pair of his own ultra-light pads. Those pads were later stolen while Sachin was at the under-15 national camp.

9. Dilip Vengsarkar gifted Sachin a GM bat after he was selected for the under-15 Bombay squad.

10. Dennis Lillie rejected Sachin when he went to the MRF Pace Foundation to become a fast bowler.

11. Sachin met Sourav Ganguly for the first time at the under-15 national camp in Indore.

12. Sachin scored his life's first century for Shradashram Vidyamandir against the Don Bosco School, Matunga, in the Harris Shield quarter-final at Shivaji Park.

13. Sachin's average in the 1988 Harris Shield was 102.5.

14. CCI amended its rules to allow 14-year-old Sachin to use its dressing room.

15. Sachin and Gavaskar were both named among the 36 Bombay Ranji Trophy probables in 1987.

16. Sachin was one of the ball boys during the 1987 World Cup held in India.

Becoming Tendulkar

17. Sachin, Waqar Younis, Salil Ankola and Shahid Saeed made their international debuts together in the 1989 Karachi Test.

18. Sachin's debut Test was Kapil Dev's 100th.

19. Sachin scored a duck in his ODI debut, which was against Pakistan.

20. Sachin scored his first Test century against England at Old Trafford, Manchester, in 1990.

21. Sachin's first bowling figures in both Tests and ODIs are identical: 1-0-10-0.

22. In the Kotla Test against Pakistan where Kumble took a perfect 10, whenever Tendulkar handed Kumble's sweater and cap to the umpire at the start of an over, Kumble took a wicket. So he continued doing that until Kumble took all ten.

23. Sachin made his home international debut against Sri Lanka in 1990.

24. Sachin was the first batsman to be given out by a third umpire in the 1992 Test series in South Africa. The umpire was Karl Liebenberg.

25. In 1992, Sachin became the first overseas cricketer to play for Yorkshire County Cricket Club.

26. Yorkshire Television contributed 30,000 pounds to felicitate Sachin's stint with Yorkshire.

27. A Magnum champagne bottle was gifted to Sachin when he scored his first Test hundred at Manchester in 1990. But he couldn't open it as British rules didn't allow those under 18 to do that. Sachin chose to wait for 8 years and popped it at his daughter Sara's first birthday in 1998.

28. Sachin scored his first century on Indian soil in 1993 against England at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

29. Andrew Symonds once autographed a T-shirt especially for Sachin. It read: "To Sachin, the man we all want to be."

30. In the second ODI on the tour of New Zealand in 1994, Sachin opened the batting for the first time.

31. Sachin has been involved in 20 century partnerships with Rahul Dravid totaling over 6000 runs.

32. It took Sachin 79 matches to score his first ODI century. After that, he scored 48 more.

33. Sachin holds the record for completing his hundred with a six the most number of times by doing it on six occasions.

34. The highest number of centuries hit by Sachin at a single ground have come at the Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, where he has scored 7 ODI tons.

35. Sachin has also opened batting in Test cricket, but only once - with Sadagopan Ramesh in the Ahmedabad Test against New Zealand in 1999. He made 15.

36. The only Test-playing nation where Sachin has never scored a Test century is Zimbabwe.

37. Sachin has never faced Anil Kumble in a Ranji Trophy game.

38. Sachin became the most-capped Test player after overtaking Steve Waugh's record of 168 Tests.

39. Sachin carries India's national flag in his cricket bag and also sports it on his helmet.

40. Shane Warne accompanied Sachin to Sir Don Bradman's house on the batting legend's 90th birthday.

41. Sachin visited London's Madame Tussauds for the first time in 1988. Twenty years later, the museum had his wax statue.

42. Sachin made guest appearance in a Bollywood movie titled 'Stumped' in 2003.

43. Sachin holds the record for scoring most Test centuries (5) before turning 20.

44. In 2007, Virgin Comics created a new superhero called 'Master Blaster' based on Sachin to launch a new series of comic books.

45. Sachin, Brian Lara and Steve Waugh all had MRF as their bat sponsors. Lara's bat was called 'Wizard', Waugh's 'Champion' and Sachin's 'Genius.'

46. The Future Group launched a toothpaste named after Sachin in 2010. It was called 'Sach'.

47. Sachin's photographer friend Atul Kasbekar convinced him to join Twitter in May 2010.

48. In 2008, Sachin appeared in an Australian reality television series called An Aussie Goes Bolly.

49. The first product endorsed by Tendulkar as teenager was 'Band-Aid'.

50. In 1995, a sports management deal with WorldTel saw Sachin becoming the richest cricketer in the world.

 

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