A Hand Made Sketch Of Sachin Tendulkar ( A True Inspiration For India's Youth )

Sachin Tendulkar

Born: Apr 24 , 1973, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra

Age: 40 years 7 months

Team: India, Mumbai Indians

Batting Style: RHB

Bowling Style: RAB

Test Debut: vs Pakistan -November 15, 1989

ODI Debut: vs Pakistan -December 18, 1989

Twenty20 Debut: vs South Africa - December 1, 2006

Sachin Tendulkar can unquestionably be called the 'face of modern cricket'. He follows Sir Donald Bradman and Sir Vivian Richards as his generation's most successful batsman. The only close competitors Tendulkar has faced are Brian Lara and, in more recent times, Ricky Ponting. Statistically, while Bradman scaled unreachable heights, Tendulkar, by his sheer consistency and longevity, marked his area with expansive width that shall, like the Australian great, probably never be conquered.

By the turn of the century, watching Tendulkar as India's lone warrior staging single-handed fights while carrying the hopes of a billion hearts was cricket's grandest spectacle. Too often his achievements would be let down by lack of support from teammates. Yet, his ability to continue to live to fight another day, shoulder blame unfairly and always delve into positives transcends Tendulkar beyond a cricketing icon to a role model and a prized treasure for the often-tarnished image of the sport. Tendulkar went on to be the game's leading run-getter, half-centurion and centurion in the two most prominent forms of the game.

It is paradoxical that at the start of all these achievements was performance of nothingness - a debut ODI duck and an unflattering 15 on Test debut against Pakistan as a 16-year-old. It underlines the old adage of attitude over talent reminding everyone that even legends have to struggle to find their feet. He did make it big, one small step at a time. First replacing Sanjay Manjrekar as India's most formidable batsman of the time and then becoming the only contender to Sunil Gavaskar's stature in Indian batting history. Finally, even the great Sir Don Bradman drew parallels between himself and Tendulkar. In between, captaincy called on a few occasions, but it was one thing he wasn't cut out for.

With the passage of time came India's ascendency after disappointing pasts during Tendulkar's foray in the peak of his career. He was now provided with the long-awaited support crew. But he still remained the mainstay while guiding his nation towards the summit of Test rankings. If Bradman started high and ended low, Tendulkar started low to rise unfathomably even miles before his end.

Tendulkar's long-awaited dream was finally fulfilled when he, as part of Team India, emerged victorious in the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup. Throughout the tournament, he was a consistent performer with the bat. In an enormous acknowledgment to his batting genius, his teammates paid the Master Blaster rich tributes for his service to Indian cricket. Post-victory, Virat Kohli perfectly summed up the sentiment of many when he famously said that it was time that they carried Sachin Tendulkar on their shoulders after he had carried the burden of the nation's expectations for 21 years. The master added another feather to his cap when he scored his 100th international hundred in the 2012 Asia Cup after a year long wait. Tendulkar admitted he was under severe pressure but was relieved to have the monkey off his back. However, the rest of the year wasn't productive as Tendulkar struggled to score runs. He finally announced his ODI retirement at the end of 2012, with an aim to prolong his Test career.

Sachin Tendulkar's Batting Averages

CLASS MAT INNS NO RUNS HS AVE SR 100 50 4S 6s BF TEST 200 329 33 15921 248* 53.78 - 51 68 - 69 - ODIs 463 452 41 18426 200* 44.83 86.23 49 96 2016 195 21367 IPL 78 78 11 2334 100* 34.83 119.81 1 13 295 29 1948 WC 45 44 4 2278 152 56.95 88.98 6 15 241 27 2560 First-class 310 490 51 25396 248* 57.84 - 81 116 - - - List A 551 538 55 21999 200* 45.54 - 60 114 - - - Twenty 20 96 96 11 2797 100* 32.90 121.08 1 16 359 38 2310

Sachin Tendulkar's Bowling Averages

CLASS MAT INNS BALLS RUNS WKTS BBI AVE ECON SR 4 5 10 TEST 200 145 4240 2492 46 3/10 54.17 3.52 92.17 0 0 0 ODIs 463 270 8054 6850 154 5/32 44.48 5.10 52.29 4 2 0 IPL 78 4 36 58 0 - 9.66 - 0 0 0 WC 45 25 720 539 8 2/28 67.37 4.49 90 0 0 0 First-class 310 240 7605 4384 71 3/10 61.74 3.45 107.11 0 0 0 List A 551 326 10230 8478 201 5/32 42.17 4.97 50.89 4 2 0 Twenty 20 96 8 93 123 2 1/12 61.5 7.93 46.5 0 0 0

Sachin Tendulkar's Home

Bat| Bowl

CLASS MAT INNS NO RUNS HS AVE SR 100 50 Test 94 153 16 7216 52.67 53.24 22 32 ODI 164 160 15 6976 48.11 88.40 20 38 IPL 31 31 3 1008 36 121.44 1 5 WC 15 15 1 977 69.78 88.49 4 5

Sachin Tendulkar's Away

Bat| Bowl

CLASS MAT INNS NO RUNS HS AVE SR 100 50 T20 1 1 0 10 10 83.33 0 0 Test 106 176 17 8705 54.74 54.80 29 36 ODI 146 145 10 5002 37.05 81.73 12 23 IPL 31 31 6 875 35 116.35 0 6 WC 5 5 0 226 45.2 79.02 0 2

Sachin Tendulkar's Neutral

Bat| Bowl

CLASS MAT INNS NO RUNS HS AVE SR 100 50 ODI 153 147 16 6448 49.22 87.65 17 35 IPL 16 16 2 451 32.21 123.22 0 2 WC 25 24 3 1075 51.19 91.88 2 8

                                            HATTS OFF TO SACHIN TENDULKAR

                                                                                                                 - Artist Gurdeep Hunjan