To the Indians, Sachin Tendulkar is the man for “all seasons”.
It has been 10 years since he bid farewell to worldwide cricket, leaving the nation full of moist eyes.
As India’s favorite son completes his 50th birthday, PTI chronicles his life and occasions in an alphabetical method. It may very well be folks, locations and occasions associated to the nice man, which have dominated our lives for a greater half of three-and-a-half many years.
West Indian gamers clap to pay their respect to Sachin Tendulkar as he arrives to bat for the final time in Test cricket on Day 1 of their 2nd Test match at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Novemebr 14, 2013.
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A (Anjali, Arjun, Ajit): As Sachin Tendulkar maintains, better-half Anjali is the “best partnership” of his life. Son Arjun is carrying ahead the Tendulkar legacy on the cricket pitch. And, had it not been for brother Ajit’s efforts, who is aware of we might been disadvantaged of the batting wizardry of the man from Bandra.
B (Bristol): The venue will at all times have an emotional join with Tendulkar. It was right here that he scored 140 in opposition to Kenya however, extra importantly, it got here lower than every week after the demise of his father, Professor Ramesh Tendulkar.
C (Centurion): The venue in South Africa the place Tendulkar maybe performed one of his best ODI knocks — 98 versus Pakistan throughout the 2003 World Cup. The six off tempo bowler Shoaib Akhtar over level will at all times be remembered by followers.
D (‘The Don’): Sir Don Bradman will eternally stay the ‘Greatest’ together with his common of 99.94. But when ‘The Don’ stated the “little fella’s” batting fashion resembled his, the debate on up to date cricket’s finest batter ended there.
E (Eden Gardens): Wankhede, the place Tendulkar performed his two hundredth Test, may be his soul however Eden Gardens, the place he performed his 199th sport, stays one of his favorite grounds. Tendulkar the bowler attained superstardom when he bowled the epic final over in the Hero Cup semi-final in opposition to South Africa in 1993. India managed to defend 195 by limiting the Proteas to 193/9, with Tendulkar conceding simply three runs in the 50th over.
F (Ferrari): Tendulkar’s favorite automotive and likewise his favorite Formula One workforce. He was the proud proprietor of a gleaming pink Ferrari again in the day when the firm determined to current him one in 2002 for equalling the report of 29 Test centuries by Sir Don.
G (Gujranwala): Tendulkar ended his ODI profession with 49 a whole bunch however the first of his 463 video games was performed on this Pakistani metropolis. How a lot did he rating on debut? Well, he did not bother the scorers.
H (Harris Shield): The well-known Mumbai Inter-school cricket event, the place the world first got here to learn about Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar after his 664-run stand with Vinod Kambli.
I (Inzamam ul Haq): The former Pakistan captain had an attention-grabbing story to inform. His son Ibtisam was an enormous fan of Tendulkar. During the 2004 historic tour of Pakistan, Inzamam truly introduced his school-going son throughout an Indian observe session to introduce him to Tendulkar.
J (John McEnroe):` Tendulkar is a tennis buff and through his teenage years, he used to be an enormous fan of American John McEnroe. Old-timers say that, like McEnroe in the early 80s, the curly-haired Indian genius may very well be seen shifting round his housing society sporting a pink headband.
Ok (Vinod Kambli): Tendulkar’s childhood buddy, Kambli was his companion in that world-record stand of 664 runs in Harris Shield. Kambli’s well-known touch upon Tendulkar remains to be one of the most quotable quotes: “Sachin went to the top riding a lift. I had to take the staircase”.
L (Brian Lara): The debate on who between the two was the greater cricketer won’t ever stop. But to get pleasure from Sachin Tendulkar’s class, one additionally wants to admire Brian Lara’s panache. The two lit up the 90s like by no means earlier than and the mutual respect was there for everybody to see. They introduced a lot grace into rivalry.
M (Glenn McGrath): Tendulkar versus McGrath was the contest that made Test cricket so energetic. The two grasp operators gave it their all once they have been competing in opposition to one another. Not even an inch of territory was conceded, and their duels in the Nineteen Nineties and 2000s stay one of the most fascinating rivalries of all time.
N (Narsingh Deonarine): Narsingh Deonarine’s worldwide profession is nothing to write dwelling about however the West Indian cricketer will eternally cherish being the last-ever bowler to dismiss Tendulkar in worldwide cricket — throughout the second Test at the Wankhede Stadium in 2013. Sachin was dismissed for 74 by the off-spinner in a match India gained by an innings and 126 runs.
O (Old Trafford): No cricket venue in the world is extra expensive to Tendulkar’s coronary heart than Old Trafford in Manchester. This is the floor the place he scored the first of his 100 worldwide a whole bunch. The unbeaten 119 enabled India to save the second Test of the 1990 collection in opposition to England.
P (Peshawar) It was the venue the place world cricket first took word of the teenage Indian prodigy who hit 53 off simply 18 balls. It was an exhibition match curtailed due to rain, however Sachin performed a T20-style innings to regale the spectators and make a long-lasting impression on them.
Q (Abdul Qadir): When we discuss that Peshawar sport, can Abdul Qadir be far behind? On a number of events, Tendulkar has recounted the occasion the place Qadir tried to sledge him after he had launched into Mushtaq Ahmed. “Bacche ko kya marte ho, humein maar ke dikhao? The rest is history as Tendulkar clobbered Qadir for 28 runs in an over.
R (Rahul Dravid): An excellent batter in his own right, Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar are the most successful Test-batting pair with 20 century-plus stands between them and 6,920 cumulative runs in partnerships.
S (Shivaji Park Gymkhana): This is where it all started. Under the watchful eyes of Ramakant Achrekar, Tendulkar learnt the ropes of the game at this very ground, considered to be the cradle of Mumbai cricket.
T (Toronto): The Skating and Curling Club ground at Toronto will always be special for Tendulkar. It was here that he got his first ‘Man of the Match’ award as captain after scoring an unbeaten 89 off 89 balls in a winning cause against Pakistan.
U (U2): Tendulkar is a Lata Mangeshkar devotee but when it comes to English songs, he is a big fan of world famous Irish rock band U2. His favourite U2 song is “Where Streets Have No Name”.
V (Virat Kohli): The day Tendulkar retired, Virat Kohli gifted his chain, which was his father’s memory, to Tendulkar and sang “Tujh Mein Rabh Dikhta Hai” inside the Wankhede dressing room.
W (Wimbledon): A event Tendulkar has hardly missed. The legend makes an annual pilgrimage to SW19 and could be seen sitting in a single of the VIP zones watching marquee Centre Court matches.
X (St Xavier’s School): It was this specific college in opposition to whom Tendulkar and Kambli, taking part in for Sharadashram Vidyamandir, scored 664 runs in Harris Shield.
Y (Yorkshire): English county aspect Yorkshire has been in the midst of a number of racism allegations however in 1990, they acquired Tendulkar with open arms. The Indian icon was the first abroad participant recruited by the membership.
Z (Zimbabwe): Zimbabwe bowler Henry Olonga had rattled Tendulkar with a bouncer that the Indian fended and was out caught by close-in fielders throughout a league sport of the 1998 Champions Trophy in Sharjah. However, in the last the icon scored 124 runs as India gained by 10 wickets with 120 balls to spare.
