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The greatness of Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar lied beyond merely just the number of years he played or the number of runs scored. It wasn’t just about the records he broke or the way he carried himself on and off the field. He knew the tricks to virtually everything a bowler could throw at him.

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The 41-year-old cricketer,who has taken retirement from international as well domestic cricket, who has almost all the batting records that are there to be taken under his belt, said growing up he wanted to be a combination of Sunil Gavaskar and Vivian Richards.

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On wearing the national jersey and the effort he put in to earn it, Tendulkar said, “Wearing the India jersey and cap was the ultimate thing for me. After that it didn’t matter if I had 10 pairs of jeans or 20 T-shirts. That journey to play for India was incredible.

  •                                                                                                          Source:image                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   1)He has scored 100 centuries in international cricket – Only player in the world to do so

   2)He has the highest centuries in Test Cricket (51) and One Day Internationals (49)H

   3)He is the leading run scorer in Tests, with 15,921 runs

   4)He is the only player to score more than 30,000 runs in all forms of international          cricket (Tests, ODIs and Twenty20 Internationals)

   5)He holds the world record for playing the highest number of Test matches (200) and ODI matches (463)


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