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Revision as of 17:22, 23 February 2003 by 219.65.196.190 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, (born April 24, 1973), is an Indian cricket player. He is widely regarded as the best cricket batsman currently playing the game, and in the opinion of many, not least Don Bradman himself, possibly even the greatest batsman since the Don retired in 1948. In fact the Don is reported to have said, "He (Sachin) reminds me of myself (the Don)".
Born in Mumbai (previously called Bombay) into a middle-class family, he played his first international match at the young age of 16 against Pakistan and the fiery pace of Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis . In one day cricket, he holds several records including most runs and maximum number of centuries. He has scored more than 11 thousand runs in ODIs and more than eight thousand in Tests. He has 34 centuries in ODI's and 31 centuries in Test cricket, at an average of almost 58, well above the 50 average that distinguishes an international player as amongst the game's greats. He is also a reasonable bowler, and has a wide range of deliveries, ranging from seam up to offspin to leg spin. He has to his credit more than 100 wickets in ODIs in addition to his impressive batting record. He continues to perform well under the massive weight of expectation of hundreds of millions of Indian cricket followers.