Born: 24 April 1973, Bombay Major Teams: India, Yorkshire, Bombay. Known As: Sachin Tendulkar Pronounced: Sachin Tendulkar Batting Style: Right Hand Bat Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
A child prodigy, the Mumbai and India captain is the most popular cricketer in the current Indian squad. He is one of the most experienced players in the team despite his relative youth. His is the most precocious batting talent in international cricket, and he is rated by many as the leading exponent of the art, although he has yet to statistically fully justify that mantle. His technique is impeccable, he packs tremendous power and strength into his short, stocky frame, and his ability to time the ball is exemplary. He has all the shots in the book and more, and appears able to play them with conviction against any kind of bowling on any kind of surface. The only possible question mark against him is his temperament. His performance in one-day cricket, whilst uninspiring initially, has been nothing short of spectacular since he moved to the opening slot, where he now averages around 50. His shrewd cricketing brain has enabled him to develop into a very effective bowler in the "slog overs" in one day cricket, as he stretches the use of variety to its extremes. He is also a quick and agile fielder, and is the proverbial extrovert and enthusiast in the field. He took over the Indian captaincy in 1996, with mixed results and was replaced in early 1998. He reacted to his disappointment positively by scoring two big centuries against Australia in Sharjah. That same year he broke the record for the most runs in a calendar year, broke Desmond Haynes' record of most ODI centuries and received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, India's highest sporting award along with the Arjuna award. During the Pakistan tour to India, Sachin found form in test matches with a ton in Chennai. A back injury kept him out of the Asian Test Championship and the tri-nation tournament in Sharjah (this recurred in late 1999, causing him to miss several matches). He returned to the international scene in the 1999 World Cup, where, despite missing one match due to the death of his father, he returned to hit a magnificent century against the Kenyans. During the course of the World Cup, he completed 8000 runs, the youngest and fastest to do so. He also became the third batsman to complete 1000 World Cup runs. After India failed to advance to the semi-finals, and with Azharuddin recovering from injury, Tendulkar was brought back for a second try at captaining India in July 1999.
TESTS
(including 10/12/1999)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting 72 113 12 5673 217 56.16 21 22 50 -
O M R W Ave Best 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 157 34 486 13 37.38 2-7 - - 72.4 3.09
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(including 17/11/1999)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting 229 222 22 8571 186* 42.85 - 24 44 75 -
O M R W Ave Best 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 756 16 3726 78 47.76 5-32 2 1 58.1 4.92
