ESSAY SACHIN TENDULKAR
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ESSAY
SACHIN TENDULKAR
A LIVING LEGEND
Sachin achin Tendulkar, the name itself strikes terror in the hearts of bowlers all
around the world. Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, born on 24th April, 1973 in
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, often referred to as The Little Master' or The Master
Blaster', is a former Indian cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest
batsmen in the history of cricket. Sachin's father, Ramesh Tendulkar, was well
known Marathi novelist and his mother Rajni worked in the insurance company.
As a young boy Tendulkar was very mischievous. To curb his bullying tendencies, he was introduced to cricket in 1984. He started taking coaching from the famous
cricket coach, Ramakant Achrekar, at Shivaji Park, Dadar. Sachin's, talent in the sport was apparent and almost immediately exposed. At the age of 14 he scored 326 out of a world record stand of 664 in a school match. As his accomplishments grew,
he became a sort of prominent figure among the schools of Mumbai.
Besides school cricket, he also played club cricket, initially representing John
Bright Cricket Club in Bombay's Premier Club Cricket Tournament, the Kanga
League, and later went on to play for Cricket Club of India. After schooling.
Tendulkar enrolled in Kirti College for further studies. On 14th November, 1987,
Sachin a 15 years old lad, was selected to represent Mumbai in India's premier
domestic first class tournament, Ranji Trophy. His rapid paced progress got him to
debut internationally for India against Pakistan, where he declined medical
assistance for his injury on the field and continued to play. Sachin made his first
international century at the young age of seventeen.
Sachin is the first Indian to score a century on his debut in first class cricket. He
was selected to play for the team by the then captain Dilip Vengsarkar after
observing him tactfully negotiating India's best fast bowler Kapil Dev. He followed
scoring a century each in his first Deodhar and Duleep Trophies, which are also
Indian domestic tournaments. Tendulkar was Mumbai's highest run-scorer in 1988-89. He was also picked for a young Indian team to tour England twice, under the Star Cricket Club banner in 1988 and 1989. He also
made an unbeatable century in the Irani Trophy match against Delhi. In
August 1990, the 17 year old delivered a match saving 119 not out against
England to become the second youngest player to record a century in Test
Match. Tendulkar became the first international and Indian player to ever
sign with England's famous Yorkshire Club.Sachin married Anjali, a
pediatrician by profession, in 1995 and has two children, Sara and Arjun.
He became the first player to score 1000 runs in One Day International
Competition. His efforts and contribution in cricket is unmatchable. He has
been bestowed with numerous awards. He is the first cricketer to receive
the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India's highest sporting honour and the only
cricketer and one of the first sportsperson, along with Vishwanathan
Award, to receive Padma Vibhushan (2008), the second highest civilian
honour of India. He is also the youngest recepient of Bharat Ratna, India's
highest civilian honour, in 2014.
He is a trailblazer to many of the youngsters in the world. He retired
from One Day International competitions in December 2012 after swearing
in as a Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) in New Delhi in June 2012.
In the following year, i.e. 2013, he announced retiring from cricket in all
forms. He played his last match in November 2013, finishing it with a jaw
dropping accumulation of statistics that included more than 34000 runs
and 100 centuries in international play. He also wrote an autobiography,
Playing it My Way,' which came out in October 2014.