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    STUMP VISION                                                              MAY 02, 2025     |  The Indian Eye 42

                                                     SACHIN TENDULKAR

                         A trip down the memory lane with

             the legend as the ‘God of Cricket’ turns 52

                     Tendulkar holds the highest number of Player of the Match awards (76),

               the most runs in a career (34,357), the most fifties (264), the most nineties (28),

                                           and the most fours (4,076) across all formats

            OUR BUREAU                                                                                            mances was on display during the 2003
                                                                                                                  World Cup when India took on its bit-
            Mumbai
                                                                                                                  ter nemesis, Pakistan. In a pulsating
               ndia’s legendary batting maestro                                                                   affair during the group stage, Sachin
               Sachin Tendulkar turned 52 on                                                                      pulled out one of his best and left the
            IThursday. His illustrious career                                                                     Men in Green gobsmacked with a siz-
            has been marked by record-breaking                                                                    zling 98(75) at Centurion.
            success and some of the most memo-                                                                        While up against a fierce pace trio
            rable performances the world of crick-                                                                featuring Waqar Younis, ‘Sultan of
            et has ever witnessed.                                                                                Swing’ Wasim Akram and ‘Rawalpin-
                With a staggering 34,357 interna-                                                                 di Express’ Shoaib Akhtar, Sachin un-
            tional runs, Tendulkar is the most suc-                                                               leashed an early, relentless onslaught
            cessful batter in cricket history. During                                                             to take the game away from Pakistan.
            his illustrious run in the international                                                              He toyed with Pakistan’s famed pace
            circuit, Tendulkar rewrote history                                                                    attack, ensured India coasted to vic-
            numerous times, and many of these                                                                     tory with consummate ease and stood
            achievements remain  unchallenged.                                                                    triumphant with a six-wicket win.
                With technical supremacy and                                                                          During the same edition of
            a  natural  appetite  for  scoring  runs,                                                             the marquee event, Sachin brought
            Tendulkar was a class apart in the Test                                                               thunder down the ground at Pieter-
            format. With his unwavering patience                                                                  maritzburg against Namibia with his
            and resilience, the ‘Master Blaster’                                                                  scorching 152(151). With a belligerent
            has 200 Test appearances to his name,                                                                 display with the bat, Sachin stamped
            the most by any player in the format.                                                                 his authority by pulling off a wide ar-
                                                                                                                  ray  of shots from his arsenal.  With
                                               Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar during a practice session ahead of the International
            By implementing his pic-                         Masters League T20 2025 in Mumbai (ANI file photo)   his sheer class, Sachin lifted India to
                                                                                                                  a daunting 311/2, a score of 118 too
            ture-perfect strokes, Tendulkar                                                                       much for Namibia.
            garnered 15,921 runs, 51 cen-     mat, which goes far beyond the realm  ness also resonates in the fact that   When  runs  effortlessly  flowed
            turies, and 2,058 fours, the      of impressive, Tendulkar raised his bat  with 20 centuries against Australia, he   from Sachin’s bat, victory wasn’t al-
                                              to celebrate 145 half-centuries and  has the record for most tons against a
                                                                                                                  ways on the cards for India, and that’s
            highest  by any player in red-    found the fence for a four on 2,016 oc-  team across all formats.   what happened against South Africa
                                                                                    Throughout his record-shatter-
            ball cricket. The Indian ‘God of   casions, the highest by any player that   ing career, Sachin left an everlasting   during the 2011 World Cup. With his
                                              the world of cricket has ever seen.
                                                                                                                  swashbuckling 111(101), Sachin set
            Cricket’ is the fastest to 15,000     The undisputed icon was the fast-  impression with his exquisite skill set   the stage for India’s dominance and
            Test runs, having achieved the    est to 18,000 ODI runs, achieving the  with the bat across different tourna-  propelled the score to 296.
                                                                                                                      In a game that went right down to
            feat in 300 innings, and sits     feat in 440 innings. Just as he achieved  ments; however, in the ICC World   the wire, South Africa held on to their
                                              a similar milestone in Tests, Tendulkar  Cup, he was a class above the rest. “I
            alone in the exclusive club.      stands alone in the exclusive club for  have seen God, he bats at no. 4 for In-  nerves and managed to secure a nar-
                                              this achievement.                 dia,” the words of former Australian   row three-wicket win in the final over
                With a career that spanned over   While examining his era of dom-  opener Matthew Hayden substantiate   of the gripping affair.
            22 years and 91 days, the 52-year-old  inance, Tendulkar holds the high-  the impact Sachin made with the bat   A similar case unfolded during
            has the longest career in ODIs. With a  est number of Player of the Match  in his hands during his decorated ca-  the 1996 World Cup when India faced
            whopping 1,894 runs and nine centu-  awards (76), the most runs in a career  reer. The Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime   a  rampant  Sri  Lankan  team,  which
            ries in 1998, the Indian stalwart sits at  (34,357),  the  most  fifties  (264),  the  Achievement award winner mesmer-  went on to win the title. Despite the
            the top of the list for most runs and hun-  most nineties (28), and the most fours  ised the spectators with his enchanting   defeat,  Sachin’s  137*  was  an  instant
            dreds in a calendar year in the format.  (4,076) across all formats.  strokeplay and technical prowess.  classic, considering the quality bowl-
                During his run in the 50-over for-  Tendulkar’s unparalleled great-  One of his captivating perfor-  ing attack that the Lankans possessed.

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