The pride
of Indian cricket Sachin Tendulkar, was the first batsman to score 10,000
runs in one-day cricket, in a five-day match series against Australia
on the 31st of March 2001. He has scored a world record, 28 hundreds and 50
half-centuries in his 10,000 runs. A perennial crowd-favorite, he is
the only Indian cricketer to receive the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India's
highest sporting honour for his performance in 1997-1998
Sachin
Ramesh Tendulkar was born on April 24, 1973, in Mumbai. Young Sachin wanted
to be a fast bowler. He even undertook trials at the MRF pace foundation,
Chennai, but his short stature proved to be a hindrance for bowling. Meeting
Mr. R. Achrekar, his Cricket Coach and changing his school to Shardashram
Vidya Mandir in Dadar marked a turning point in Sachin's cricket career.
Sachin at
the age of 16, made his International debut in ODI's India v Pakistan at Gujranwala
and Tests debut India v Pakistan at Karachi around 1989/90. He then went to
England as a part of the national team, and has not looked back ever since. He
knows every shot in the book and and makes his own improvisations. His shots
have tremendous power and he times the ball perfectly, making him one
of the best batsman in the world. He is also an effective bowler and also
one of the best fielders. 