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Sachin Tendulkar, the God of Cricket
He has taken 114 catches in Test cricket and 140 in the ODIs.
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Sachin Tendulkar, the God of Cricket
His 154 scalps in ODIs underline the fact that Tendulkar could have also staked claim to be that elusive all-rounder that India has been desperately looking for since the legendary Kapil Dev.
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Sachin Tendulkar, the God of Cricket
The biggest compliment to his batting came from Bradman himself in 1999 when he said that Tendulkar's style of playing resembled his style.
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Sachin Tendulkar, the God of Cricket
A perfect team-man, Tendulkar limited his Twenty20 ambition to the Indian Premier League, ruling himself out of national reckoning lest it upsets the existing equilibrium of the side.
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Sachin Tendulkar, the God of Cricket
Tendulkar was also the first batsman in the world to score a double ton in ODIs, a feat he achieved in Gwalior against South Africa in February 2010. This was included in Times magazine's top 10 sports moments of the year.
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Sachin Tendulkar, the God of Cricket
His first Test century came in England in 1990 at Old Trafford and the Mumbaikar rose in stature after the 1991-92 tour of Australia, hitting sublime hundreds on a Sydney turner and a Perth minefield.
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Sachin Tendulkar, the God of Cricket
He is the only batsman to score 100 international centuries — 51 in Tests and 49 in ODIs.
Sachin Tendulkar, the God of Cricket
Tendulkar has been the most complete batsman of his time and the most prolific runmaker of all time.