Sachin In world Cup 2011

Master Blaster’s dream of holding the World Cup trophy was finally achieved in his 6th World Cup Tournament. Sachin played really very hard to make his dream come true and also made many new records in CWC 2011. Sachin scored 482 runs in CWC 2011 second highest run and is only after the Sri-Lanka’s T Dilshan who scored 500 runs. Sachin made two centuries and two half centuries. Sachin reached to the mark of 48 hundred’s in ODI and 99 in international cricket including 51 of test matches. The Master also reached to the landmark of 18,000 runs in ODI and become the only cricketer to do so.

Innings of Sachin in WC-2011 in which he had done great job:

120 Against England: In the second league match of India, Dhoni after winning the toss decided to bat first. Sachin made crucial partnerships with Sehwag, Gambhir and Yuvraj and made 120 runs in just 115 balls before he got out. His innings of 120 runs include 10 fours and 5 sixes. India didn’t win this match but his innings help India to safely play for a tie in a very tight match.

111 Against South Africa: India in its 5th league match, after winning the toss elected to bat first. Sehwag and Sachin put an opening partnership of 142 runs, before du Plessis took the wicket of Sehwag. Sachin continued the show with Gambhir and made 111 runs by just facing 101 balls before JP Dumminy caught him on Morkel’s ball. India set a target of 297 for Africans. Despite of Sachin’s fabulous innings India was unable to save the game and lost the match by 3 wickets.

53 Against Australia: In the Quarter Final match Aussies skipper after winning the toss elected to bat first. Australia set a target of 261 runs for India. India comfortably reached the target in just 47.4 overs and won the match by 5 wickets. Sachin contributed valuable 53 runs in 68 balls.

85 Against Pakistan: In a semi final match against the art rivals Pakistan, Sachin played a valuable innings of 85 runs in115 balls. Sachin’s innings helped India to set the fighting total of 260 runs batting first. In reply to India’s 260 runs Pakistan team got all out at just 231 runs. India won the match by 29 runs. Sachin was the top scorer of the match and was awarded Man of the Match award for such a match winning innings

Mumbai blame broadcasters for Sachin's dismissal

MUMBAI: Mumbai Indians have pointed a finger at the functioning of the broadcasters which, they claim, led to confusion over the dismissal of captain Sachin Tendulkar in the match against Deccan Chargers on April 24. TA Sekar, Director Cricket at Indiawin Sports Pvt Ltd – which owns Mumbai Indians — filed an official complaint with tournament CEO Sundar Raman asking him to look into certain discrepancies that took place soon after Tendulkar was ruled caught off Amit Mishra's bowling.

The dismissal was referred to the third umpire to confirm whether the delivery was a no-ball. "Three different replays were shown on the big screen and in the clean feed and I'm sure the same would have been watched by millions of television viewers," Sekar wrote. In the first replay, says Sekar, "First stump cam view showed Amit Mishra's foot placed on the popping crease".

"Second side angle camera view showed Amit Mishra's foot on the line with Rayudu as non-striker. Third, another side angle camera view, showed completely different picture of Sachin as non-striker."

Sekar says: "In the first two replays, Mishra's foot was on the line. It is well accepted that the line belongs to the umpire, and technically should have been called a no-ball. Hence Sachin should not have been ruled out. But in the third replay Amit Mishra's foot was half inside the crease. Based on this video clip only, the third umpire must have ruled Sachin out. But in this video clipping Sachin was at the non striker's end.

"We would like to bring to your notice the discrepancy on the part of the broadcaster. Was Sachin given out caught Steyn bowled Amit Mishra?"

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38 special facts about Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin celebrate his 38th bday on this 24 April 2011, In a series of special features celebrating the Little Masters birthday, MSN India presents thirty-eight special facts about Tendulkar. Some of them are well-known and a few of these priceless gems are in the knowledge of only die-hard Sachin fans. Take a look and if you are versed with something we have missed out; go ahead and sign into the feedback section below and pour it out.

1. Sachin Tendulkar wanted to become a fast bowler, but when he was rejected by Dennis Lillee’s MRF Pace Foundation in 1987. Lillee told the young Tendulkar to focus on his batting. The other youngster turned away by Lillee along with Tendulkar was Sourav Ganguly.

2. Sachin Tendulkar fielded for Pakistan as a substitute during a one-day practice match against India at the Brabourne Stadium in 1988.

3. Sachin Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli set a world record partnership of 664 runs in the Harris Shield, an inter-school tournament in Mumbai. Tendulkar scored an unbeaten 326 runs and reportedly the mammoth stand literally drove the opposition to tears.

4. Sachin Tendulkar at the age of 19 became the youngest Indian to play in county cricket.

5. Sachin Tendulkar had to wait for 79 matches for his first ODI century and by that time he had scored seven Test hundreds.

6. Sachin Tendulkar was the first batsman to be given out by the Third-umpire. In 1992, on the second day of the Durban Test, a Jonty Rhodes throw caught Tendulkar short of the crease. After watching TV replays he was adjudged out.

7. Sachin Tendulkar made his Test debut in 1989 against Pakistan in Karachi. In the same match, Pakistani pacer Waqar Younis also played his first Test match ever.

8. Sachin Tendulkar went to Sharadashram Vidyamandir School only after coach Ramakant Achrekar saw his batting potential. Achrekar was the cricket coach of Sharadashram Vidyamandir School. Before enrolling at Shardashram, Tendulkar went to New England School of Indian Education Society in East Bandra

9. The first brand which Sachin Tendulkar endorsed was the health drink ‘Boost.’ He was seen alongside Kapil Dev in many of their ad films, the start of which happened in 1990.

10. English fast bowler Allan Mulally playing in his debut Test against India complained that Sachin Tendulkar was batting with a bat broader than the normal willow. That’s how much Tendulkar had psyched the bowler with his brilliant batting.

11. Sachin Tendulkar started off with centuries in his debut matches in the Ranji, Duleep and Irani Trophy. No other domestic cricketer has been able to break this record till now.

12. Sachin Tendulkar was done in by a sharp bouncer from Zimbabwe’s Henry Olonga in a league match at Sharjah in 1998. In the final match against the same opposition, Tendulkar had his revenge as he smashed the bowler all around the ground and belted an unbeaten 118 runs.

13. Sachin Tendulkar is a big fan of tennis legend John McEnroe. In his formative years, McEnroe was Tendulkar’s idol. The young Sachin pleaded his parents to get a similar headband and wristbands like McEnroe. Also take one look at his childhood snaps and the McEnroe styled shock of hair on his head tells everything.

14. Sachin Tendulkar was named after the great musician SD Burman. Sachin’s father’s, Ramesh Tendulkar was a big fan of SD’s music.

15. Sachin Tendulkar was led onto the field on his Ranji debut by his then captain, Ravi Shastri.

16. Sachin Tendulkar was gifted a Ferrari 360 Modena by F1 champion Michael Schumacher in 2002. Ferrari presented the car to Sachin in honour of him equalling Don Bradman’s record of 29 Test centuries.

17. Sachin Tendulkar spoke to his favourite music star, Mark Knopfler, the lead guitarist of the rock band, Dire Straits for the very first time during a programme he was doing for the ESPN network. It was Sachin’s birthday and it turned out to be a happy surprise for him.

18. Sachin Tendulkar went to watch the movie Roja in 1995 with a beard and disguise. And it all went wrong when his glasses fell off and the crowd in the cinema hall recognised him.

19. Sachin Tendulkar returned from a four-month tour of Australia after the 1992 World Cup and immediately turned up to represent Kirti College in April 1992. That’s some commitment from a cricketer who was already a superstar by then.

20. Sachin Tendulkar uses a very heavy bat at the crease, weighing 3.2lbs. Only South Africa's Lance Klusener used a heavier bat in world cricket.

21. Sachin Tendulkar was without a bat contract until the start of the 1996 Cricket World Cup. At the end of the tournament a famous tyre manufacturer sponsored his willow.

22. Sachin Tendulkar was a big bully in the school. Whenever his friend introduced him to a new kid in the school, Tendulkar would invariably ask, “Will I be able to beat him?’ He was famous for picking up a fight.

23. Sachin Tendulkar asked his friend to dip the tennis ball in a bucket of water and hurl at him so that he could find out whether he was hitting ball from the middle of his bat.

24. Sachin Tendulkar has been granted the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award and Padma Shri by Indian government. He is the only Indian cricketer to get all of them.

25. Sachin Tendulkar played for Yorkshire what was so special about it? Well, he was the county side’s first overseas professional ever. He averaged 46.52 with the bat in his stint with the county team.

26. Sachin Tendulkar's wife Anjali does not eat or drink whenever the Master is at the crease.

27. Sachin Tendulkar was most fascinated by band-aids. A hint of a wound and he would plaster it all over the injury.

28. Sachin Tendulkar loves collecting perfumes and watches.

29. Sachin Tendulkar batted in his debut Test against Pakistan wearing the pads gifted to him by Sunil Gavaskar

30. In 1992 Sachin became the youngest cricketer to reach a 1000 runs in Test cricket

31. Ashley Giles was the first bowler to get him stumped out in Test cricket in 2002

32. Sachin’s record of five test centuries before he turned 20 is a current world record.

33. Tendulkar is the only player who has 40 wkts and more than 11000 runs in Tests

34. Sachin Tendulkar has the most number of Stadium Appearances: 90 different Grounds

35. Sachin Tendulkar with Sourav Ganguly hold the world record for the maximum number of runs scored by the opening partnership. They have put together 6,271 runs in 128 matches.

36. He has 20 century partnerships for opening pair with Sourav Ganguly is a world record.

37. Tendulkar has scored most Centuries in a calendar year: 9 ODI centuries in 1998.

38. In 1998 he made 1,894 ODI runs, a record for ODI runs by any batsman in a calendar year.

Source: India Syndicate

Tendulkar's record will stand the test of time: Lara

New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Batting legend Brian Lara Tuesday said Sachin Tendulkar's deluge of international records will remain unsurpassed.

Tendulkar, 37, has 51 Test centuries and 46 ODI centuries, highest by any cricketer, and will be a vital cog of the Indian batting at the the World Cup, which is going to be his sixth and last.

'Tendulkar was a child prodigy, playing the game at 16 years of age. At 37, he is still setting records, which I do not think will be surpassed by any cricketer with more Twenty20 matches and less of ODI and Test cricket likely to be played. There are no superlatives to describe Tendulkar. He is a genius and an outstanding player in all parts of world,' said Lara, who was here for a cricket clinic at Feroze Shah Kotla Stadium.

'It has been great to rub shoulders with him and to be put in the same bracket as Tendulkar,' said the West Indian.

Lara maintained that Tendulkar is the best batsman of this era and said he admired his longevity in game.

'Tendulkar is the best batsman. I have not seen (Don) Bradman play but I do respect him, his batting average being 99.94. It is tough to compare players. I am telling from what I have seen and I admire what Tendulkar has done in over 20 years with injuries included.

Lara, who holds the record of highest Test score, a 400 not out against England in 2004 at St Johns, Antigua, said his record will be broken in the future.

'My record, I am sure, will be broken. Chris Gayle came quite near to breaking it against Sri Lanka. I will place my bet on Gayle and Tendulkar. But anyone who bats on first, second and third position and is an attacking batsman is likely to break it,' he said.