Sachin Tendulkar Turns 52: A Look Through The Extraordinary Cricketing Journey Of ‘Master Blaster’

The legendary Indian Cricket Player Sachin Tentulkar, who has made a name for himself as perhaps the biggest striker in the history of cricket with his unrivaled coherence, his longevity, his hunger for the races and his audacity to face some of the best teams and the worlds of the world, was 52 years old on Thursday. Tendulkar is a name known in households not only in India, but in all the big cricket nations of this world. It would not be wrong to say that sport owes a lot to the “master blaster” for popularity, competitiveness and the power of money that it currently enjoys.

Many major current threads and leaders in the world, such as Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, Kane Williamson, Joe Root, Virender Sehwag, Mme Dhoni, etc., owe their racing game, their passion for the game and the winning capacities of the master himself.

The player born in Maharashtra made his test debut on November 15, 1989, at the age of 16. The same year, on December 18, he also obtained his first ODI cap. Over the years, with his amazing range of brain vascular accidents, which he has continued to reinvent, modernize and polish due to injuries, team situations, age, conditions, etc., Tendulkar has accumulated 34,357 points in 664 international appearances to an average of 48.52.

Sachin is the biggest scorer in international cricket. He marked 100 centuries and 164 half-century, the most in international cricket. He stands alone at the top with a century of centuries.

The prodigy formerly a child has become the largest undisputed tests of tests, amazing 15,921 points in 200 games with an average of the stick of 53.78 that many great desire, against the attacks and bowling conditions which shook highly talented stars. Along the way, Tendulkar marked 51 centuries of testing, the most by all players.

With 18,426 points in the ODIs with an average of 44.83 in 463 games, 49 centuries and 96 half-centurys, Tresulkar has evolved from an average ordering of the largest paste and ODI-ODI of all time. Although it was overwhelmed by Virat Kohli for the record of most centuries during the Cricket World Cup in 2023 in its place of origin of the Wankhede stadium, the demonstration of respect by man hailed as `King ” proves that the 49 tonnes of Sachin are more than a statistics and hold a special place in the heart of everyone and that he is surely not above the god of cricket ”.

The Master Blaster is also the very first cricket player to have reached a double hundred in the ODIs, against South Africa in Gwalior in February 2010 and playing a total of 200 test games.

Tendulkar is part of the Indian team that won the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2011. After its World Cup debut in 1992, its dream of winning the prestigious trophy came in 2011 after India beat Sri Lanka in the final by six counters. The legend in the stick, was fully committed to his dream of holding the cup in his hands, has become the best racing race in India with 482 points in nine games, with two centuries and two fifties. It was normal for Tendulkar to lived the greatest night of his cricket career at the Wankhede Stadium, a place where he entered for the first time as a boy.

Overall, Tendulkar is the highest Run-detained discount in the history of the Cricket World Cup. In 44 rounds in 45 games, he scored 2,278 points at an average of 56.95 with six centuries and 15 fifty. His best score in the tournament is 152.

Sachin had an excellent record in direct elimination matches. In seven matches with direct World Cups, he scored 339 points at an average of 48.42. He scored four half-century in direct elimination matches for India, with the best score of 85. However, he could not hit him big in the two finals he played.

Although Tendulkar has not won a ICC Champions trophy with India, it was part of a total of five CT campaigns with Team India. Tendulkar also has a solid record in the Champions Trophy, but not as good as its World Cup records.

Throughout his 16 games from the ICC Champions trophy, he scored 441 points at an average of 36.75. He only managed a century and fifty in this tournament.

During direct elimination matches in this tournament, he only succeeded in an average of 42.25, with half a century.

In total, through these two ICC events, Sachin scored 2,719 points in 61 games at an average of 49.43, with seven centuries and 16 half-century.

Although Tendulkar played only 1 T20i for India, marking only 10 points, he still tasted the T20 cricket through the Indian Premier League (IPL) with the Mumbai Indians (MI). He scored 2,334 points in 78 games at an average of 34.83, with a striking rate of 119.81, a century and 13 fifty. His best score was 100 *.

In the IPL, he won the title with Mi in 2013, but also secured the Orange ceiling for most races in 2010, with 618 points in 15 games with an average of 47.53, a strike rate of more than 132 and five fifty.