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‘He does not like discussing cricket’
Sachin and his wife Anjali |
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"This could be my last tour overseas. Sri Lanka has not won a Test series in India, so it would be great if my team won the series this time
2010 Games preparation on track: Randhir Singh
Punjab’s sports policy later this month
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A legend, an icon, a cricketer who is worshipped as god by a billion, turns 20 in his international career today, and the nation still looks at him for more, and more....
No other cricketer has managed to seamlessly combine both statistics and aesthetics to underline his greatness like Tendulkar did, retaining the innocence and humility of his early days all along. Since his debut on November 15, 1989, the teen with curly hair and a sing-song voice has grown so much in stature that now men who matter sit up and take note every time Tendulkar says something. Tendulkar’s wicket would catapult any domestic bowler to national reckoning. He puts in a word and Mahendra Singh Dhoni is anointed India captain. He suggests splitting one day cricket into four innings of 25 overs each - not an original idea- and ICC agrees, in principle, to put it on trial. That he was very special was evident right from his school days and the first evidence of his precocious talent was the unbeaten 664-run stand he shared with buddy Vinod Kambli in the Lord Harris Shield Inter-School Game in 1988. While Kambli’s was a meteoric rise, spectacular but shortlived, Tendulkar’s was marked for greater glory. Brother Ajit’s encouragement, mentor Ramakant Achrekar’s tutelage and his own dedication towards his craft shaped Tendulkar’s future and it was almost a matter of destiny that he went on to become the most iconic cricketer of his generation. The 1989 international debut followed. A Waqar Younis bouncer left him with a bleeding nose but Tendulkar did not wince and the next two decades saw him punishing bowlers all over the world on all kind of surfaces. His first Test century came in England next year at Old Trafford and rose in stature after the 1991-92 tour of Australia, hitting sublime centuries on a Sydney turner and a Perth minefield. The rest is history. — PTI
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‘He does not like discussing cricket’
New Delhi, November 14 Anjali recalled how Tendulkar, who completes 20 years of international cricket tomorrow, had to come in disguise to watch a movie during their courtship but the plan went haywire very soon and the couple had to leave the hall midway through the film. “... We had gone to see the movie Roja. I was studying medicine then and a couple of my friends planned. Sachin did try telling me that it would be difficult but I insisted that he come along. To make sure nobody recognised him, we even got him a beard.” “He wore specs as well and we went in late. We watched the first half of the film, but during the interval, Sachin dropped his specs and people immediately recognised him. It was a bit of disaster and we were forced to leave halfway,” she said in a published interview. Ignorant about cricket when she first started dating Tendulkar, Anjali said she read up everything about the game soon after but the man himself didn’t like discussing the sport at home. “I think what he liked about me was that I knew nothing about cricket when I first met him. But then, me being me, I read everything about the game. I came to know all the fielding positions but he doesn’t like me discussing cricket at home. But at times when he is low or upset, I do talk to him about cricket. Again, it’s not the game but things related to it that we discuss,” Anjali said. Anjali gave up her promising medical career to be Tendulkar’s “biggest support” and after 14 years of marriage, she doesn’t regret her decision one bit. “Though I loved every moment of my studying days and my days at the government hospital, it then came to a stage when I realised that I could not be married to Sachin and also have a full-time career. It wasn’t possible because he depends on me for almost everything. It was my decision.,” she recalled.
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Tendulkar is the most
prolific run scorer in one-day internationals with 17,168
runs.
With a current aggregate of 12,773 Test runs, he surpassed Brian
Lara’s previous record tally of 11,953 runs as the highest run
scorer in Test matches in the second Test of Australia’s 2008 tour
of India in Mohali. He also holds the record of highest number of
centuries in both Test (42) and ODI cricket (45). Tendulkar has
been granted the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Padma Shri and
Padma Vibhushan by the Government of India. He was also elected Wisden
Cricketer of the Year in 1997 and is ranked by the objective scoring
method of the Wisden 100 as the second best Test batsman and best ODI
batsman of all time. Tendulkar was the highest run scorer of the
2003 Cricket World Cup and 1996 Cricket World Cup. Tendulkar has
scored over 1000 runs in a calendar year in ODIs 7 times, and in
1998 he scored 1894 runs, easily the record for the highest number of
runs scored by any player in a single calendar year for one day
internationals. Individual honours & appreciations Padma
Vibhushan, India’s second highest civilian award, 2008. ICC World
ODI XI: 2004, 2007 Rajiv Gandhi Awards — Sports: 2005 Player of
the tournament in 2003 Cricket World Cup Padma Shri, India’s
fourth highest civilian award, 1999 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India’s
highest honour given for achievement in sports, 1997-98. Wisden
Cricketer of the Year: 1997 Arjuna Award, by the Government of India in
recognition of his outstanding achievement in Cricket, 1994.
Mike Denness incident
In the second Test of India’s 2001 tour of South Africa, match referee Mike Denness gave Tendulkar a suspended ban of one game in light of alleged ball tampering.
Ferrari customs waiver
On September 4, 2002 the then finance minister Jaswant Singh wrote to Sachin telling him that the government will waive customs duty imposed on the car as a measure to applaud his feat. However the rules at the time stated that the customs duty can be waived only when receiving an automobile as a prize and not as a gift. Subsequently the Ferrari was allowed to be brought to India without payment of the customs duty. When the move to waive customs duty became public and the controversy snowballing, Sachin offered to pay the customs duty and the tab was finally picked up by Ferrari. |
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— Former India bowler Harvinder Singh
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Want to end last tour abroad with win: Muralitharan
Ahmedabad, November 14 “I have played enough cricket over the years. This could be my last tour overseas. Sri Lanka has not won a Test series in India, so it would be great if my team won the series this time,” Muralitharan, the highest wicket taker in the world told reporters here. The legendary off-spinner’s comments indicate that sooner than later he would announce his retirement from international cricket. Muralitharan said the Sri Lankan team is gradually developing into a solid unit with new youngsters. “There are good seamers and spinners like Ajantha Mendis who have improved in bowling since his debut,” Muralitharan who has 783 Test wickets said. Muralitharan also gave a thumbs up to the umpire referral systems saying it is good use of technology and harms neither bowling nor the batting side. Talking about the advent of the T20 format of the game, Muralitharan said the Indian Premier League (IPL) has proved beneficial for the youngsters but they must not focus just on the slam bang version. “One cannot play only T20. A player has to play the one-dayers, Tests and domestic cricket. Otherwise he will be finished, and his cricket will go down,” Muralitharan said. He said that Twenty20 version of the game may have proved stepping stone for many youngsters to show their talent, but its scope is limited. The spin-wizard said playing for the nation surely motivates the players but the financial well being is also a concern for them. “If he (player) says that it only for the game that he plays and not for the financial benefits he gains from it then he is lying. Every player plays for the love of game, the nation, and also for the financial benefits that come along with it,” he said.
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2010 Games preparation on track: Randhir Singh
Patiala, November 14 While asserting that everything is going on track, he said that venues will be ready on time and there will be fool-proof security arrangements for the smooth conduct of the games. “Our aim will be to ensure that 2010 Games should be the best”, he asserted. While disclosing that Coordination Committee of Commonwealth Games will be visiting India from December 14 to 17,
Randhir, who was in Patiala for the 53rd National Shooting Championship told The Tribune, “We are not at all worried about the security arrangements because Ministry of Home Affairs is taking care of this and they are making wonderful security arrangements.” As far as the anti-doping check is concerned, Randhir said that a committee under the headship of Dr. Manmohan Singh will be conducting the doping tests randomly and in a confidential manner. “After successfully hosting the Commonwealth games, we would bid for hosting 2019 Asian Games. When the required infrastructure will come up before the Games, we only need to get into the habit of organising big events and I am sure we won’t be having any sort of problem to host Asian Games”, he stressed. Talking about sports in India, Randhir said that though Government is pumping in lot of money for the sports but there is urgent need to involve big corporate houses in sports. “If big corporate houses start sponsoring the sports events, it will be of great help in promoting sports in India”, he said. Lauding the Panchayat Yuva Krida Aur Khel Abhiyan
(PYKKA), a project of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Randhir said that this centrally sponsored scheme will achieve broad-basing and promotion of excellence in sports through a holistic and multi-pronged approach. “PYKKA is a rural sports programme designed to encourage and promote sports and games among rural youth by providing them with access to basic sports infrastructure and equipment at the panchayat level, and opportunity to participate in sports competitions at the block and district levels”, he said. |
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Punjab’s sports policy later this month
Chandigarh, November 14 After inaugurating the Punjab Rural Sports Festival, he said that the award money is being doubled so as to encourage more and more talented sportsmen and women to work hard and bring laurels to the country. Till now, winner of an Olympic gold medal was entitled to a cash award of Rs 1 crore. Abhinav Bindra, the first ever Indian to win an individual gold in Olympic games, was the first recipient of this award. Sukhbir Badal further said that the SAD-BJP government was keen to promote sports at grassroots level by improving and renovating the existing sports infrastructure. He also said that the new sports policy of the state was in final stages of approval. “It would be announced either later this month or the first week of next month. Besides hockey, the SAD-BJP government is also keen to promote kabaddi. In February next year, World Cup Kabaddi Championship would be organised where the winners would carry home a cash award of Rs 1 crore while runners-up and third placed teams would get Rs 51 lakh and Rs 25 lakh, respectively,” he added |
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A legend, an icon, a cricketer who is worshipped as god by a billion, turns 20 in his international career today, and the nation still looks at him for more, and more....
The master went in disguise, but it did not help! An interesting nugget about the price that master batsman Sachin Tendulkar has paid for being a national icon has been revealed by his wife Anjali, who is a doctor.
New Delhi, November 14
Tendulkar is a role model not just for cricketers but for all sportsmen. Even after achieving almost everything under the sun, the humility of the champion is unbelievable. I have been privileged to have played along and shared the same dressing room with the master blaster.
He is the greatest sporting icon from India. He is also the perfect role model, for everyone. Being in his presence tells you that he is extremely humble and down to earth. I pray to God that he gives him the strength to score many more tons and win many, many more matches for India.
Twenty years in any sport is a very long time. Although I don’t get time to watch a lot of cricket, but a Sachin innings is not to be missed and that is how the entire country feels about him. He is a champion who still has a lot left in him. I wish him the best with everything and hope he gives his fans many more thrilling innings.
Tendulkar is undoubtedly the best and most complete sportsmen our country has produced. What can you say about someone like him? I just wish him the best on completing 20 years of international cricket and wish that he can continue to serve the sport and the country with distinction for many more years to come.
When I was new to the Indian team i was overawed by his presence. I would be tongue-tied and would avoid going close to him. It was Sachin who made me feel comfortable by bowling alongside me
and giving me valuable tips. I trust him blindly and follow everything he suggests.
I have always been a big Sachin fan and to have shared the dressing room with him was like getting educated in cricket all over again. I wish him the best in all his future endeavours and hope he breaks many more records.
He is the biggest star on earth. The first time on a camp in 1997, when i met him, I could not believe myself. He is a role model for any sportsman. The shoes which the master batsman gifted to me are my most valuable possession.
To give 20 years to a sport, and in such gruelling schedules, is a tremendous achievement. He has always been an amazing person and a lot of help for the younger players. He still has the energy of a youngster, and plays every match like his first.
