The Time Sachin Tendulkar Became a Cricketing National Icon
The Time Sachin Tendulkar Became a Cricketing National Icon Away from the international stage, Sachin Tendulkar became a sporting icon in his home country, India. He retired at the age of 40 with a career spanning over 24 years in cricket. Who is Sachin Tendulkar? Sachin Tendulkar is a former Indian cricketer and captain, widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time. He took up cricket at the age of eleven, made his Test debut on 15 November 1989 against Pakistan in Karachi at the age of sixteen, and went on to play 200 Test matches, scoring 15,921 runs. He is the only player to have scored one hundred international centuries, the first batsman to score a double century in a One Day International, and the only player to complete more than 30,000 runs in international cricket. In 2002, Tendulkar was the Wisden Cricketer of the Year. Early years of Sachin Tendulkar Sachin Tendulkar is one of the most iconic cricketing figures in history. He is often referred to as the...