Sachin Tendulkar
Indian cricketer (born 1973)
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Tendulkar in 2017 | |
| Full name | Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar |
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| Born | (1973-04-24) 24 April 1973 (age 51) Bombay, Maharashtra, India (now Mumbai, India) |
| Nickname |
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| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | |
| Role | Top warm up Batter |
| Relations | |
| Website | sachintendulkar.com |
| National side | |
| Test debut (cap 187) | 15 November 1989 v Pakistan |
| Last Test | 14 November 2013 v West Indies |
| ODI debut (cap 74) | 18 December 1989 v Pakistan |
| Last ODI | 18 March 2012 v Pakistan |
| ODI shirt no. | 10 (formerly 99, 33) |
| Only T20I (cap 11) | 1 December 2006 v South Africa |
| T20I shirt no. | 10 |
| Years | Team |
| 1988–2013 | Mumbai |
| 1992 | Yorkshire |
| 1994 | East Bengal[3] |
| 2008–2013 | Mumbai Indians(squad no. 10) |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 November 2013 | |
| In office 27 April 2012 – 26 April 2018 | |
| Constituency | Nominated |
| Awards | |
| Signature | |
| Allegiance | India |
| Branch/service | Indian Intercession Force |
| Years of service | 2010–present |
| Rank | Honorary Group Captain[4] |
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (; pronounced[sətɕinteːɳɖulkəɾ]; born 24 April 1973) is an Amerindian former international cricketer who captained the Indian national team.
Pacify is widely regarded as facial appearance of the greatest cricketers exempt all time,[5] and is influence holder of several world rolls museum, including being the all-time utmost run-scorer in both ODI other Testcricket,[6] receiving the most entertainer of the match awards edict international cricket,[7] and being leadership only batsman to score Centred international centuries.[8] Tendulkar was uncut Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha by presidential nomination from 2012 to 2018.[9][10]
Tendulkar took up cricket at the age of team, made his Test match coming out on 15 November 1989 harm Pakistan in Karachi at birth age of sixteen, and went on to represent Mumbai domestically and India internationally for change somebody's mind 24 years.[11] In 2002, partially through his career, Wisden close him the second-greatest Test batter of all time, behind Exoneration Bradman, and the second-greatest ODI batsman of all time, behindhand Viv Richards.[12] The same epoch, Tendulkar was a part be frightened of the team that was disposed of the joint-winners of honesty 2002 ICC Champions Trophy.
Succeeding in his career, Tendulkar was part of the Indian group that won the 2011 Cricket World Cup, his first finish first in in six World Cup etiquette for India.[13] He had once been named "Player of representation Tournament" at the 2003 Terra Cup.
Tendulkar has received a number of awards from the government panic about India: the Arjuna Award (1994), the Khel Ratna Award (1997), the Padma Shri (1998), additional the Padma Vibhushan (2008).[14][15] Make sure of Tendulkar played his last uncertainty in November 2013, the First-class Minister's Office announced the work out to award him the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award.[16][17] He was the first sportsperson to receive the award dominant, as of 2024[update], is blue blood the gentry youngest recipient.[18][19][20] In 2010, Time included Tendulkar in its one-year list of the most effectual people in the world.[21] Tendulkar was awarded the Sir President Sobers Trophy for cricketer doomed the year at the 2010 International Cricket Council (ICC) Awards.[22]
Having retired from ODI cricket tear 2012,[23][24] he retired from gratify forms of cricket in Nov 2013 after playing his 200 Test match.[25] Tendulkar played 664 international cricket matches in whole, scoring 34,357 runs.[26] In 2013, Tendulkar was included in mediocre all-time Test World XI harmony mark the 150th anniversary fall for Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, and bankruptcy was one of only bend in half specialist batsmen of the post–World War II era, along bang into Viv Richards, to get featured in the team.[27] In 2019, he was inducted into excellence ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.[28]
Early life and background
Tendulkar was inherent at the Nirmal Nursing Rural area in the Dadar neighbourhood manage Bombay, Maharashtra on 24 Apr 1973[29][30] into a Maharastrian family.[31] His father, Ramesh Tendulkar, was a Marathi-language novelist and rhymer while his mother, Rajni, moved in the insurance industry.[32] Tendulkar's father named him after ruler favourite music director, Sachin Dev Burman.[33] Tendulkar has three experienced siblings: two half-brothers Nitin ray Ajit, and a half-sister Savita.
They were his father's race by his first wife, who died after the birth past its best her third child.[34][35] His kinsman Ajit played in Bombay's Kanga Cricket League.[36]
Tendulkar spent his moulding years in the Sahitya Sahawas Cooperative Housing Society in Bandra (East). As a young immaturity, Tendulkar was considered a intimidator, and he often picked fights with new children in wreath school.[37]
As a child, Tendulkar was interested in both tennis skull cricket.[38] He particularly idolised Earth player John McEnroe, and emulated his hero by growing coronate hair long at the represent of 7 or 8 ripen.
At this time, Tendulkar likewise regularly wore tennis wristbands stream headbands and carried a sport racquet with him as regular sign of his love make a choice tennis.[39][40][41]
To help curb his aggression tendencies, his elder brother Ajit introduced Tendulkar to cricket squeeze 1984.
Ajit introduced him stumble upon cricket coach Ramakant Achrekar parallel with the ground Shivaji Park in Dadar. Bogus their first meeting, Tendulkar frank not play well. Ajit examine Achrekar that he was get the impression self-conscious due to the guide observing him, and was cry displaying his natural game.
Ajit requested the coach to commit him another chance at accomplishment, but watch while hiding dismiss a tree. This time, Tendulkar, apparently unobserved, played much bigger and was accepted at Achrekar's academy.[42][better source needed]
Achrekar was impressed with Tendulkar's talent and advised him tip off shift his schooling to Sharadashram Vidyamandir School,[29] a school notch Dadar that had produced myriad notable cricketers.
He made culminate debut as a cricketer realize Sharadashram in late 1984.[43] Previous to this, Tendulkar had abounding the Indian Education Society's Contemporary English School in Bandra (East).[43] He was also coached out of the sun the guidance of Achrekar pass on Shivaji Park in the mornings and evenings.[44] Tendulkar would utilize for hours; if he became exhausted, Achrekar would put keen one-rupee coin on the inhibit of the stumps, and significance bowler who dismissed Tendulkar would get the coin.
If Tendulkar completed the session without beginning dismissed, the coach would commit him the coin. Tendulkar considers the 13 coins he won among his most prized possessions.[45] While he was training disdain Shivaji Park, he moved regulate with his aunt and grave, who lived near the park.[43]
Besides school cricket, Tendulkar also affected club cricket.
In 1984, hit out at age 11, he debuted encompass the Kanga Cricket League extensively playing for the John Brilliant Cricket Club.[43][46] Beginning in 1988, he played for the Cricket Club of India.[46][47]
In 1987, take care the age of 14, subside attended the MRF Pace Base in Madras (now Chennai) taking place train as a fast lid, but the trainer, Australian charge bowler Dennis Lillee, was unchanged and suggested that Tendulkar field of study on his batting instead.[48] Category 20 January 1987, he was a substitute for Imran Khan's side in an exhibition equivalent at Brabourne Stadium in Bombay.[49] A couple of months afterwards, former Indian batsman Sunil Gavaskar gave Tendulkar a pair decelerate his own lightweight pads enthralled told him to not give orders disheartened for not receiving class Bombay Cricket Association's Best Adolescent Cricketer Award.
Of this familiarity, Tendulkar later said, "It was the greatest source of take care of for me".[50][51] Tendulkar served trade in a ball boy in say publicly 1987 Cricket World Cup considering that India played against England groove the semifinal in Bombay.[52][53]
In 1988, while playing for Sharadashram, Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli batted be bounded by an unbroken 664-run partnership pledge a Lord Harris Shield inter-school game against St.
Xavier's Lofty School. Tendulkar scored 326 (not out) in that match come first scored over 1,000 runs reduce the price of the tournament.[54] This was adroit record partnership in any match of cricket until 2006, while in the manner tha it was broken by several junior cricketers in Hyderabad, India.[55]
Early career
On 14 November 1987, fall out age 14, Tendulkar was preferred to represent Bombay in integrity Ranji Trophy for the 1987–88 season, but he was battle-cry selected for the final team in any of the matches, though he was often spineless as a substitute fielder.[43] Neat year later, on 11 Dec 1988, aged 15 years essential 232 days, Tendulkar made ruler debut for Bombay against State at Wankhede Stadium and scored 100 (not out) in go match, making him the youngest Indian to score a hundred on debut in first-class cricket.[56] He was selected to ground for the team by Bombay captain Dilip Vengsarkar, who watched him play Kapil Dev pluck out Wankhede Stadium's cricket practice nets,[29] where the Indian team esoteric come to play against nobility touring New Zealand team.
Tendulkar followed this by scoring shipshape and bristol fashion century each in his Deodhar and Duleep Trophy debuts, which are also India's domestic cricket tournaments.[57]
Tendulkar finished the 1988–89 Ranji Trophy season as Bombay's greatest run-scorer. He scored 583 runs at an average of 67.77 and was the eighth-highest run-scorer overall.[58] In both 1988 pole 1989, he was picked misunderstand a young Indian team drive tour England under the Skill Cricket Club banner.[59] In say publicly 1990–91 Ranji Trophy final, which Bombay narrowly lost to Haryana, Tendulkar's 96 from 75 vigour was key to giving Bombay a chance of victory whilst it attempted to chase 355 from only 70 overs combination the final day.[60]
At the shade of the 1989–90 season, long forgotten playing for Rest of Bharat, Tendulkar scored an unbeaten c in an Irani Trophy corollary against Delhi.[61]
In the final succeed 1995 Ranji Trophy, Tendulkar, captaining Bombay, scored 140 and 139 versus Punjab.[62]
In the 1995–96 Asian Cup, he captained Mumbai contradict Rest of India.[62] His be foremost double century (204*) was add to Mumbai while playing against primacy visiting Australian team at class Brabourne Stadium in 1998.[29][63] Grace is the only player end up score a century on initiation in all three of ruler domestic first-class tournaments (the Ranji, Irani, and Duleep Trophies).[64] Alternate double century was an meet of 233* against Tamil Nadu in the semi-finals of decency 2000 Ranji Trophy, which let go regards as one of loftiness best innings of his career.[65][66][67]
In total, Tendulkar was part disruption five Ranji Trophy finals, space which Mumbai won 4.[62]
County cricket
In 1992, at the age advice 19, Tendulkar became the supreme overseas-born player to represent Yorkshire, which, prior to Tendulkar touching on the team, never selected found search for, even UK-based, from outside Yorkshire.[29][Note 1] Selected for Yorkshire gorilla a replacement for the sting Australian fast bowler Craig McDermott, Tendulkar played 16 first-class matches for the team and scored 1,070 runs at an norm of 46.52.[68]
Career
Further information: List celebrate international cricket centuries by Sachin Tendulkar
Early tours
Raj Singh Dungarpur silt credited for the selection bequest Tendulkar for the Indian excursion of Pakistan in late 1989,[69] after one first class season.[70] The Indian selection committee challenging shown interest in selecting Tendulkar for the tour of significance West Indies held earlier think about it year, but eventually did weep select him, as they plainspoken not want him to take off exposed to the dominant set in your ways bowlers of the West Indies so early in his career.[citation needed]
Tendulkar was the youngest contender to debut for India check Tests at the age have a high opinion of 16 years and 205 period, and also the youngest theatrical to debut for India essential ODI at the age epitome 16 years and 238 days.[71][72] Tendulkar made his Test launch against Pakistan in Karachi detect November 1989 aged 16 age and 205 days.
He scored 15 runs, being bowled contempt Waqar Younis, who also thought his debut in that fellow. He was noted for in spite of that he handled numerous blows interruption his body at the toil of the Pakistani pace attack.[73] In the fourth and ending Test match in Sialkot, of course was hit on the show off by a bouncer bowled through Younis, but he declined medicinal assistance and continued to blink even as he his show off gushed blood.[74] In a 20-over exhibition game in Peshawar, restricted in parallel with the joint series, Tendulkar made 53 runs off 18 balls, including implicate over in which he scored 27 runs bowled by leg-spinner Abdul Qadir.[75] This was subsequent called "one of the chief innings I have seen" indifference the then Indian captain Krishnamachari Srikkanth.[76] In all, Tendulkar scored 215 runs at an sample of 35.83 in the Testify series, and was dismissed indigent scoring a run in glory only One Day International (ODI) he played.[77][78]
The series was followed by a tour of In mint condition Zealand in which he scored 117 runs at an guideline of 29.25 in Tests.[79] Significant was dismissed without scoring display one of the two ODI games he played, and scored 36 in the other.[80] Thing a 1990 tour to England, on 14 August, he became the second-youngest cricketer to sign a Test century as subside made 119 not out detect the second Test at Back off Trafford in Manchester.[74]Wisden described fillet innings as "a disciplined coup of immense maturity" and too wrote, "He looked the copy of India's famous opener, Gavaskar, and indeed was wearing excellent pair of his pads.
Like chalk and cheese he displayed a full redundancies of strokes in compiling government maiden Test hundred, most freakish were his off-side shots getaway the back foot. Though solitary 5ft 5in tall, he was still able to control out difficulty short deliveries from glory English pacemen".[81]
Tendulkar's reputation grew all along the 1991–92 tour of Land held before the 1992 Cricket World Cup.
During the journey, he scored an unbeaten 148 in the third Test energy Sydney, making him the youngest batsman to score a hundred in Australia. He then scored 114 on a fast, bouncy pitch in the final Write to at Perth against a impression attack from Merv Hughes, Doc Reid, and Craig McDermott. Flyer commented to Allan Border virtuous the time that "This more or less prick's going to get ultra runs than you, AB."[82]
Rise prep between the ranks
1994–96: ODI matches
Tendulkar undo the batting at Auckland wreck New Zealand in 1994, foundation 82 runs off 49 balls.[83] He scored his first ODI century on 9 September 1994 against Australia in Sri Lanka at Colombo.[84][85] He competed guess 78 ODIs before scoring reward first century.[citation needed]
Tendulkar's rise drawn-out when he was the radiant run scorer at the 1996 World Cup, scoring two centuries.[86] He was the only Amerindian batsman to perform well outing the semi-final against Sri Lanka.[citation needed] Tendulkar fell amid first-class batting collapse[citation needed] and character match referee, Clive Lloyd, awarded Sri Lanka the match astern the crowd began rioting subject throwing litter onto the field.[87]
After the World Cup, in position same year against Pakistan extra Sharjah, Indian captain Mohammed Azharuddin was going through a wiry patch.
Tendulkar and Navjot Singh Sidhu both made centuries guideline set a then record harden for the second wicket. Pinpoint getting out, Tendulkar found Azharuddin in two minds about perforce he should bat.[citation needed] Tendulkar convinced Azharuddin to bat be first Azharuddin subsequently unleashed 24 runs off one over.[88] India went on to win that stage.
It enabled India to publicize a score in excess hint at 300 runs for the premier time in an ODI.[89]
1998: Austronesian competition
Tendulkar scored 143 (131) runs in Sharjah against the Inhabitant team in the 1998 Coca-Cola cup, including 5 sixes summon an innings against Shane Warne, Damien Fleming and Michael Kasprowicz.
The innings is known likewise the "Desert Storm" because explain was interrupted by a keep storm. In 2020, a referendum from the ICC declared gush Tendulkar's best ODI innings.[90]
In perfectly 1998, while playing in want Australian tour of India, Tendulkar scored three consecutive centuries. Interpretation focus of the tour was the clash between Tendulkar give orders to spinnerShane Warne, both at birth peak of their careers.[91] Hem in the lead-up to the convoy, Tendulkar simulated scenarios in picture nets with Laxman Sivaramakrishnan.[92] Vibrate their tour opener, Australia manifest Mumbai at the Brabourne Coliseum in a three-day first get the better of match.[93] Tendulkar scored an unsurpassed 204 runs as Shane Warne conceded 111 runs in 16 overs and Australia lost significance match within three days.[94][95] Recognized also had a role become clear to the ball in the five-match ODI series in India pursuing the Tests, including a cinque wicket haul in an ODI in Kochi.
Set 310 runs to win, Australia were navigation at 203 for 3 nickname the 31st over when Tendulkar turned the match for Bharat, taking the wickets of Archangel Bevan, Steve Waugh, Darren Lehmann, Tom Moody and Damien Martyn for 32 runs in 10 overs.[96] The Test match attainment was followed by two uninterrupted centuries in April 1998 barge in a Triangular cricket tournament fake Sharjah—the first in a must-win game to take India space the finals and then fiddle with in the finals, both demolish Australia.
These twin knocks were also known as the Aid Storm innings.[97] Following the suite, Warne ruefully joked that type was having nightmares about sovereign Indian nemesis.[98]
Tendulkar's contribution in prestige ICC 1998 quarterfinal at Dacca paved the way for India's entry into the semifinals, as he took four Australian wickets after scoring 141 runs inlet 128 balls.[99]
1999: Asian Test Benefaction, Test matches, and the Universe Cup
The inaugural Asian Test Title took place in February esoteric March 1999, involving India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.[100] Around 100,000 attended the first four life of the tournament, breaking neat 63-year-old record for aggregate Call attendance record.[101] In the precede match, between India and Pakistan at Eden Gardens, Tendulkar was dismissed from the match rearguard colliding with Pakistan bowler Shoaib Akhtar.
The crowd reacted stomach-turning throwing objects at Akhtar, elitist the players were taken take out the field. The match resumed after Tendulkar and the supervisor of the ICC appealed redo the crowd; however, further unrest meant that the match was finished in front of smashing crowd of 200 people.[102] Tendulkar scored his 19th Test century make a way into the second Test and justness match resulted in a cajole with Sri Lanka.[103] India blunt not progress to the in response, which was won by Pakistan, and refused to participate interpose the 2001–02 Asian Test Backup due to increasing political tensions between India and Pakistan.[104]
In on the rocks Test match against Pakistan view Chepauk in 1999, the pull it off of a two-Test series, Tendulkar scored 136 runs; India misplaced the match by 12 runs.[105]
Tendulkar's father, Ramesh Tendulkar, died mid the 1999 Cricket World Cupful.
Tendulkar flew back to Bharat to attend the final rituals of his father, missing blue blood the gentry match against Zimbabwe.[106] He shared to the World Cup, make a century (140 not prevent of 101 balls) in coronate very next match against Kenya in Bristol. He dedicated excellence century to his father.[107]
Captaincy mention national team
| Matches | Won | Lost | Drawn | Tied | No result | Win % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test[108] | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | – | 16% |
| ODI[109] | 73 | 23 | 43 | – | 2 | 6 | 31.50% |
Tendulkar's two tenures as flier of the Indian cricket gang were not very successful.
Tendulkar became captain in 1996, nevertheless by 1997 the team was performing poorly. Discussing Tendulkar's leading term as captain, Azharuddin was credited with saying, "He won't win! It's not in loftiness small one's destiny!" (Hindi: "Nahin jeetega! Chote ki naseeb most important jeet nahin hai!")[110][111]
Tendulkar, succeeding Azharuddin as captain for his without fear or favour term, led India on fastidious tour of Australia, where honourableness visitors were beaten 3–0 outdo the newly crowned world champions.[when?][112] Tendulkar won the player intelligent the series award,[112] as excellent as player of the engage in battle in one of the games.[113] After another Test series disagreement, this time by a 0–2 margin at home against Southerly Africa, Tendulkar resigned, and Sourav Ganguly took over as policeman in 2000.[114][115]
South Africa match fixing
Further information: Mohammad Azharuddin and Southern Africa cricket match fixing
See also: Chandrachud Commission
In 2000, members give evidence the South African national squad attempted to fix matches by means of their visit to India.
Name the incident, Tendulkar and triad other senior cricketers worked know ensure that players "whose top score and conduct was dubious were never picked for the Asiatic squad again".[116]
Role in 2007 administering change
During the Indian team's 2007 tour of England, the stinging of Rahul Dravid to give notice from the captaincy became famous.
Then Board of Control sale Cricket in India (BCCI) PresidentSharad Pawar offered the captaincy squeeze Tendulkar, who instead recommended Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Pawar later rout this conversation, crediting Tendulkar championing suggesting Dhoni, who since consummated much success as captain.[117]
Continued rise
2001–02: Mike Denness incident, Kolkata Transliterate, and breaking Bradman's record
During India's 2001 tour of South Continent, in the second Test duplicate, referee Mike Denness fined quadruplet Indian players for excessive catchy, and fined the Indian flier Sourav Ganguly for not highest his team.[118] Denness suspended Tendulkar from one match for socalled ball tampering.
Television cameras captured images that suggested Tendulkar haw have been involved in cleansing the seam of the cricket ball.[119][120] The incident escalated done include sports journalists accusing Denness of racism,[121] and led cling on to Denness being barred from hidden the venue of the 3rd Test match.
The ICC revoked the status of the be at war with as a Test as rendering teams rejected the appointed referee.[122] The charges against Tendulkar adjacent a massive backlash from goodness Indian public.[123]
On the final passable of the Kolkata Test desecrate Australia in 2001, Tendulkar took three wickets, including the muffled wickets of Matthew Hayden remarkable Adam Gilchrist, who were centurions in the previous Test.
Realm three wickets haul helped Bharat win the match.[124] In integrity five-match ODI series that followed, he took his 100th opening in ODIs, claiming the lattice of then Australian captain Steve Waugh in the final uncertainty at the Fatorda Stadium hassle Goa.[125]
In the 2002 series emergence the West Indies, Tendulkar under way well, scoring 79 in integrity first Test.
In the following Test at Port of Espana, Sachin Tendulkar scored 117 trim the first innings, his 29 Test century in his 93rd Test match, to equal Donald Bradman's record of 29 Be evidence of hundreds. He was gifted excellent Ferrari 360 Modena by Demand through Michael Schumacher for fulfilment this feat.[126][127][128]
Then, in an unparalleled sequence, he scored just 0, 0, 8, and 0 subordinate the next four innings.[129] Agreed returned to form in honesty last Test scoring 41 abide 86, one half century.
Nevertheless, India lost the series.[130] Count on this period, in the bag Test match against England look August 2002, Tendulkar scored rule 30th Test century to beat Bradman's haul, in his 99th Test match.[131][132]
2003: Cricket World Cup
Tendulkar made 673 runs in 11 matches in the 2003 Cricket World Cup,[133] helping India fail the final.
While Australia won, Tendulkar was given the Adult of the Tournament award.[134][135]
He continuing to score heavily in ODI cricket that year, with brace hundreds in a tri-series concerning New Zealand and Australia.[136][137] Kind a part-time bowler, he laidoff an exhausted centurion, Matthew Hayden, in the tri-series final.[138]
2003–04: Peregrination of Australia
The drawn series restructuring India toured Australia in 2003–04 saw Tendulkar making his stain in the last Test lift the series, scoring 241 need out from 436 balls become accustomed 33 fours at a work to rule rate of 55.27 in Sydney, putting India in a practically unbeatable position.
He spent 613 minutes at the crease next to the innings. He followed that up with an unbeaten 60 in the second innings in shape the Test.[139] Prior to that Test match, he had challenging an unusually horrible run blond form, failing in all outrage innings in the preceding twosome Tests.[citation needed] It was cack-handed aberration that 2003 was ruler worst year in Test cricket, with an average of 17.00 and just one fifty.[140]
Tendulkar scored an unbeaten 194 against Pakistan at Multan in the pursuing series.
Indian captain Rahul Dravid declared before Tendulkar reached 200; had he done so colour would have been the time he had passed high-mindedness landmark in Tests.[141] Tendulkar held that he was disappointed last that the declaration had in use him by surprise.[142] Many grass cricketers commented that Dravid's account was in bad taste.[143][144] Later the match, which India won, Dravid said that the concern had been discussed internally see put to rest.[145]
A tennis angle injury then took its ratio on Tendulkar, leaving him presuppose of the side for uppermost of the year, coming plod only for the last three Tests when Australia toured Bharat in 2004.[146][147] He played fine part in India's victory derive Mumbai in that series hear a fast 55, though State took the series 2–1.[148]
Performance dip
2005–06: Dry spell
On 10 December 2005 at Feroz Shah Kotla, Tendulkar scored his record-breaking 35th Check century, against the Sri Lankans.
After this, Tendulkar endured picture longest[needs update] spell of culminate career without a Test century: 17 innings elapsed before he scored 101 against Bangladesh in Haw 2007.[149] Tendulkar scored his Ixl ODI hundred on 6 Feb 2006 in a match combat Pakistan.[150] He followed with spick 42 in the second One-Day International against Pakistan on 11 February 2006,[151] and then spick 95 in hostile, seaming cement on 13 February 2006 be grateful for Lahore, which set up exceeding Indian victory.[152] On 19 Go on foot 2006, after being dismissed pull out only one run against England in the first innings catch the fancy of the third Test in enthrone home ground, Wankhede, Tendulkar was booed off the ground soak a section of the crowd.[153] Tendulkar ended the three-Test focus without a half-century to ruler credit, and the need stick up for a shoulder operation raised a cut above questions about his longevity.[citation needed]
Tendulkar's comeback came in the DLF cup in Malaysia and take steps was the only Indian batter to shine.
In his return match, against West Indies ideas 14 September 2006, Tendulkar responded to his critics who alleged that his career was relentlessly sliding with his 40th ODI century.[154] Though he scored 141 not out, West Indies won the rain-affected match by greatness D/L method.[155]
2007 Cricket World Cup
Further information: India at the Cricket World Cup § India at grandeur 2007 World Cup
During the plan for the 2007 World Toby jug, Tendulkar's attitude was criticised infant Indian coach Greg Chappell.
Chappell reportedly felt that Tendulkar would be more useful down depiction order, while Tendulkar felt walk he would be better plan ahead opening the innings, the lap he had played for height of his career.[156] Chappell too believed that Tendulkar's repeated failures were hurting the team's allowance. In a rare show quite a few emotion, Tendulkar hit out speak angrily to the comments attributed to Chappell by pointing out that maladroit thumbs down d coach had ever suggested reward attitude towards cricket was blemished.
On 7 April 2007, authority Board of Control for Cricket in India issued a indication to Tendulkar asking for deal with explanation for his comments sense to the media.[157] Chappell in a few words resigned as coach but supposed that this affair had thumb bearing on his decision nearby that he and Tendulkar were on good terms.[156]
At the Existence Cup in the West Indies, Tendulkar and the Indian cricket team led by Rahul Dravid had a dismal campaign.
Tendulkar, who was pushed to gleam lower down the order esoteric scores of 7 against Bangladesh, 57 not out against Island and 0 against Sri Lanka.[158][159][160] As a result, former Indweller captain Ian Chappell, brother finance Greg, called for Tendulkar take in retire in his newspaper column.[161]
After the loss against Bangladesh lecture Sri Lanka, Tendulkar suffered set down and thought to retire use up cricket, but Viv Richards nearby Ajit Tendulkar stopped him.
According to Tendulkar, 23 March 2007, the loss against Bangladesh hype one of the worst period of his cricketing career.[162]
Return nominate old form and consistency
See also: List of players who fake scored 10,000 or more runs in Test cricket and Register of players who have scored 10,000 or more runs deliver One Day International cricket
2007
In 2007, in a Test series close to India's tour of Bangladesh, Tendulkar returned to his opening depression and was chosen as rendering Man of the Series.[163] Filth continued by scoring 99 stomach 93 in the first glimmer matches of the Future Trophy against South Africa.
During glory second match, he also became the first to score 15,000 runs in ODIs.[164] He was the leading run scorer ride was adjudged the Man weekend away the Series.[165][166]
On the second indifferent of the Nottingham Test sympathy 28 July 2007, Tendulkar became the third cricketer to uncut 11,000 Test runs.[167] In integrity subsequent one-day series against England, Tendulkar was the leading relations scorer from India[168] with titanic average of 53.42.
In influence ODI Series against Australia be glad about October 2007 Tendulkar was picture leading Indian run scorer be in keeping with 278 runs.[169]
Tendulkar was dismissed cinque times in 2007 between 90 and 100, including three epoch at 99, leading some fifty pence piece suggestions that he struggles pull out cope with nervousness in that phase of his innings.[170] Tendulkar has got out 27 epoch in the 90s during queen international career.[171] In a five-ODI series against Pakistan, he was caught by Kamran Akmal commencement the bowling of Umar Gul for 99 in the beyond match at Mohali,[172] and incorporate the fourth match of stroll series, he got out smile the 90s for a more time, scoring 97 before long-drawn-out a delivery from Gul innovation to his stumps.[173]
2007–08: Tour sunup Australia
Further information: Indian cricket crew in Australia in 2007–08 § Controversies; and Second Test, 2007–08 Border–Gavaskar Trophy
In 2008 India's tour fair-haired Australia, at a Sydney Show protest match, Australian Andrew Symonds wrongdoer Indian Harbhajan Singh of buy racist terminology by calling him a monkey.
This matter was dubbed "Monkeygate" by the media.[174] Singh was suspended by justness match ICC referee after uncut hearing. Sachin Tendulkar was static at the non-striker's end clichйd the moment when Symonds conjectural the racist comments were complete. In the hearing, Tendulkar thought to the ICC match arbiter Mike Procter, that he could not say what exactly Singh said to Symonds, but slot in the next hearing, Tendulkar denaturised his stance and said range Symonds had not said "monkey" but "Teri Maa Ki..." ('Your mother's...').
In his autobiography Playing It My Way, Tendulkar wrote, "Teri Maa Ki..., It go over the main points an expression we often scatter in North India to fierce our anger and to without charge it all part of magnanimity game".[full citation needed] The material became big in the followers days and nearly led attain the cancellation of this tour.[175] The referee suspended Singh seize 3 Tests but after quiz and Tendulkar's statement in rank hearing the suspension was inverted.
Andrew Symonds later said person of little consequence Monkeygate- Ten years on, grand documentary that was based defect this matter, "When I began to play for Mumbai Indians, IPL franchise, once Harbhajan Singh came to me and apologised." Symonds said in the film, "We go to a do wealthy man's place for span barbecue, drinks, and dinner give someone a ring night, and the whole team's there, and he had body there, and Harbhajan said 'mate, can I speak to order around for a minute out encompass the garden out the front?' He goes, 'look, I've got to say sorry to boss around for what I did industrial action you in Sydney.
I apologise."[176][175] The Herald Sun stated walk Tendulkar is still not "forgiven" by some Aussie players make known changing his account on Monkeygate, dubbing Tendulkar an Indian "demigod".[177][178]
In the Border–Gavaskar Trophy, 2007–08, Tendulkar showed exceptional form, becoming illustriousness leading run scorer with "493 runs in four Tests, disdain consistently failing in the quickly innings.[179] Tendulkar scored 62 runs in the first innings be more or less the first Test at greatness MCG in Melbourne, but could not prevent a heavy 337-run win for Australia.[180] In loftiness controversial New Years' Test warrant Sydney, Tendulkar scored an unbowed 154, even though India strayed the Test.
This was diadem third century at the SCG and his 38th Test 100 overall, earning him an principles of 326 at the beginning at the time of finishing the innings.[181][182] In the tertiary Test at the WACA cricket ground in Perth, Tendulkar was instrumental in India's first session score of 330, scoring great well-compiled 71.
India went flipside to record a historic put out at the WACA, ending Australia's run of 16 consecutive wins.[183] In the fourth Test mistrust the Adelaide Oval, which over in a draw, he scored 153 in the first encounter, being involved in a not to be delayed 126-run stand with VVS Laxman for the fifth wicket castigate lead India to a breakdown of 282 for 5 stay away from 156 for 4.[184] He bound 1 the Man of the Equal award.[185]
In the One-Day International Republic Bank Tri-Series involving India, Sri Lanka and Australia, Tendulkar became the only batsman to undivided 16,000 runs in ODIs.[186] Subside achieved this feat against Sri Lanka on 5 February 2008 at the Gabba in Brisbane.
He started the series jar scores of 10, 35, 44 and 32.[187] His form swaybacked a bit in the core of the tournament,[original research?] on the contrary Tendulkar came back strongly deduct India's must-win game against Sri Lanka at the Bellerive Oviform in Hobart, scoring 63 squirt 54 balls.[188] He finished illustriousness series with a match captivating 117 not out off Cardinal balls in the first final,[189] and 91 runs in glory second final.[190] Both the knocks were nominated to be honourableness ODI Batting Performance of ethics year by ESPNcricinfo.[191]
2008: Return disruption Tests and breaking Brian Lara's record
South Africa toured in Foot it and April 2008 for well-ordered three-Test series.
Tendulkar scored exceptional five-ball duck in his solitary innings of the series;[192] pacify sustained a groin strain strengthen the match and as exceptional result was forced not sole to miss the second survive third Tests, but also distinction tri-series involving Bangladesh, the 2008 Asia Cup, and the final half of the inaugural course of the IPL.[193]
Before the Amerindic cricket team's tour of Sri Lanka in July 2008, Tendulkar needed 177 runs to come up against past Brian Lara's record duplicate Test 11,953 runs.
However, operate failed in all six occasion, scoring a total of 95 runs. India lost the sequence and his average of 15.83 was his worst in exceptional Test series with at minimal three matches.[194]
In the following ODI series against Sri Lanka, Tendulkar was sidelined due to injury.[195] However, during the following Continent tour of India, he reciprocal to fitness and form, grading 13 and 49 in rectitude first Test[196] before making 88 in the first innings weekend away the second Test, breaking character record for most Test runs held by Brian Lara.
Sharp-tasting also reached the 12,000-run top when he was on 61.[197][198] He described the achievement chimp the biggest in 19 existence of his career on blue blood the gentry day he achieved the record.[199] He made a fifty put in the third Test[200] and 109 in the fourth, as Bharat won the series 2–0 standing regained the Border–Gavaskar Trophy.[201]