Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar Sachin_Tendulkar (born April 24, 1973 in Mumbai) is an Indian cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket.In 2002, Wisden ranked him the second greatest Test batsman of all time, next to Donald Bradman,and the second greatest one day international (ODI) batsman of all time, next to Viv Richards.[9] In September 2007, the Australian leg spinner Shane Warne rated Tendulkar as the greatest player he has played with or against.Tendulkar was the only player of the current generation to be included in Bradman's Eleven.He is sometimes referred to as Little Master or Master Blaster.
      Tendulkar is the highest run scorer in both Test matches and ODIs, and also the batsman with the most centuries in either form of the game. The first player to score fifty centuries in all international cricket combined, he now has more than eighty international centuries.
Batting and fielding averages

Education 

Full name Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar

Born April 24, 1973, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra

Current age 36 years 172 days

Major teams India, Asia XI, Mumbai, Mumbai Indians, Yorkshire

Nickname Tendlya, Little Master

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm offbreak, Legbreak googly

Height 5 ft 5 in

Education Sharadashram Vidyamandir School

Career  

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	159	261	27	12773	248*	54.58			42	53		51	102	0
ODIs	430	419	39	16903	186*	44.48	19712	85.74	44	91	1840	177	130	0
T20Is	1	1	0	10	10	10.00	12	83.33	0	0	2	0	1	0
First-class	261	412	43	21662	248*	58.70			69	99			170	0
List A	517	504	53	20455	186*	45.35			55	109			165	0
Twenty20	25	25	3	750	69	34.09	599	125.20	0	5	95	17	14	0

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	159	127	3934	2272	44	3/10	3/14	51.63	3.46	89.4	0	0	0
ODIs	430	266	8015	6806	154	5/32	5/32	44.19	5.09	52.0	4	2	0
T20Is	1	1	15	12	1	1/12	1/12	12.00	4.80	15.0	0	0	0
First-class	261		7299	4164	69	3/10		60.34	3.42	105.7		0	0
List A	517		10191	8434	201	5/32	5/32	41.96	4.96	50.7	4	2	0
Twenty20	25	8	93	123	2	1/12	1/12	61.50	7.93	46.5	0	0	0

Honours & appreciations

    * Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award, 2008.
    * ICC World ODI XI: 2004, 2007
    * Rajiv Gandhi Awards - Sports: 2005
    * Player of the tournament in 2003 Cricket World Cup
    * Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award, 1999
    * Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India’s highest honour given for achievement in sports, 1997-98.
    * Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 1997
    * Arjuna Award, by the Government of India in recognition of his outstanding achievement in Cricket, 1994.

In January 2008, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown suggested that Sachin should be conferred with an honorary knighthood for his contribution to international cricket.He was mentioned in the TIME magazine as the "The greatest living exponent of his craft."

Product and brand endorsements

Sachin Tendulkar endorses the following products:

    * Pepsi: 1992 - Present
    * Canon: 2006 - 2009
    * Airtel: 2004-2006
    * Nazara Technologies: 2005 - 2008. License for Mobile Content development based on Sachin.
          o Reliance Communications sub-licensed brand 'Sachin Tendulkar' to update the user of the latest 2007 Cricket World Cup scores and news in Sachin's voice. Hutch - ICC's prime communication sponsor protested calling Reliance's plan as 'ambush marketing', a charge that Reliance Communication denies.
    * HomeTrade: 2001 - 2002
    * Sunfeast: 2007 - 2013/14
    * National Egg Coordination Committee (NECC): 2003 - 2005
    * Action Shoes: 1995 - 2000
    * Adidas: 2000-2010
    * Boost: 1990 - Present
    * Reynolds: 2007 - Present
    * TVS: 2002 - 2005
    * Fiat Palio: 2001 to 2003
    * G-Hanz: 2005 - 2007
    * Sanyo BPL: 2007 - Present
    * AIDS Awareness Campaign: 2005
    * Colgate-Palmolive
    * Britannia: 2001 - 2007
    * Philips
    * ESPN Star Sports: 2002 - Present
    * VISA
    * Aviva
    * MRF
    * Royal Bank of Scotland Group