SACHIN TENDULKAR - PROFESSIONAL DEBUTS

CAREER in ICC BOARD

 At age 16, Tendulkar made his debut in international competition  with a match against Pakistan in Karachi.  At the age of 18 he scored a pair of centuries in Australia, then in 1994 SMASHED up a score of 179 in a match against the West Indies,which was top score at the time. Tendulkar was just 23 when he was named captain of his country's team for the 1996 World Cup.

 While the tournament was a disappointment for his club,Tendulkar did nothing to diminish his own standing as one of the world's dominant players. He finished out the World Cup as the event's top scorer(man of the series).Tendulkar's dominance of his sport has continued, even as he's moved well into his thirties. He scored his record-breaking 35th century in Test play in December 2005 in a match against Sri Lanka. he became the first cricketer to score 35 centuries (100 runs in a single inning) in Test play. In 2007 Tendulkar reached another major milestone, becoming the first player to record 15,000 runs in one-day international play.In June 2007 he set another mark when he became the first player to record 15,000 runs in one-day international play. In January 2010 he again moved into the record books when became the first batsman to score 13,000 runs in Test play.On national newsweekly went so far as to devote an entire issue to the young cricketer, dubbing him "The Last Hero" for his home country.

 His style of play—aggressive and inventive—resonated with the sport's fans, as did Tendulkar's unassuming off the field living. Even with his increasing wealth, Tendulkar showed humility and refused to show off his money.Just one month later he registered another first, a "double century" in a match against South Africa. That same year he was named the 2010 International Cricket Council Cricketer of the Year.In April 2011 Tendulkar chalked up another milestone when he led India to a World Cup victory, his first in his long career. During the tournament, the batsman again showed why he's one of the sport's greatest athletes by becoming the first batsman to score 2,000 runs and six centuries in World Cup play.

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