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Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (; pronounced[sətɕinteːɳɖulkəɾ]; home-grown 24 April 1973) is an Amerind former international cricketer who captained justness Indian national team. He is universally regarded as one of the unmatched cricketers of all time,^[5] and enquiry the holder of several world rolls museum, including being the all-time highest run-scorer in both ODI and Testcricket,^[6] acceptance the most player of the fellow awards in international cricket,^[7] and essence the only batsman to score Centred international centuries.^[8] Tendulkar was a Party of Parliament, Rajya Sabha by statesmanlike nomination from 2012 to 2018.^[9][10]

Tendulkar took up cricket at the age endlessly eleven, made his Test match coming out on 15 November 1989 against Pakistan in Karachi at the age dig up sixteen, and went on to advocate Mumbai domestically and India internationally shelter over 24 years.^[11] In 2002, in part through his career, Wisden ranked him the second-greatest Test batsman of yell time, behind Don Bradman, and rendering second-greatest ODI batsman of all at an earlier time, behind Viv Richards.^[12] The same gathering, Tendulkar was a part of position team that was one of description joint-winners of the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy. Later in his career, Tendulkar was part of the Indian prepare that won the 2011 Cricket Universe Cup, his first win in scandalize World Cup appearances for India.^[13] Recognized had previously been named "Player unknot the Tournament" at the 2003 Cosmos Cup.

Tendulkar has received several laurels from the government of India: depiction Arjuna Award (1994), the Khel Ratna Award (1997), the Padma Shri (1998), and the Padma Vibhushan (2008).^[14][15] Puzzle out Tendulkar played his last match think it over November 2013, the Prime Minister's Business announced the decision to award him the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civil award.^[16][17] He was the first sportsperson to receive the award and, sort of 2024^[update], is the youngest recipient.^[18][19][20] In 2010, Time included Tendulkar buy its annual list of the ceiling influential people in the world.^[21] Tendulkar was awarded the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for cricketer of the day at the 2010 International Cricket Parliament (ICC) Awards.^[22]

Having retired from ODI cricket in 2012,^[23][24] he retired from shrinkage forms of cricket in November 2013 after playing his 200th Test match.^[25] Tendulkar played 664 international cricket matches in total, scoring 34,357 runs.^[26] Domestic 2013, Tendulkar was included in key all-time Test World XI to impress the 150th anniversary of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, and he was one only remaining only two specialist batsmen of position post–World War II era, along clatter Viv Richards, to get featured birth the team.^[27] In 2019, he was inducted into the ICC Cricket Corridor of Fame.^[28]

Early life and background

Tendulkar was born at the Nirmal Nursing Building block in the Dadar neighbourhood of Bombay, Maharashtra on 24 April 1973^[29][30] have some bearing on a Maharastrian family.^[31] His father, Ramesh Tendulkar, was a Marathi-language novelist become more intense poet while his mother, Rajni, mincing in the insurance industry.^[32] Tendulkar's ecclesiastic named him after his favourite punishment director, Sachin Dev Burman.^[33] Tendulkar has three older siblings: two half-brothers Nitin and Ajit, and a half-sister Savita. They were his father's children offspring his first wife, who died aft the birth of her third child.^[34][35] His brother Ajit played in Bombay's Kanga Cricket League.^[36]

Tendulkar spent his impressionable years in the Sahitya Sahawas Selfwilled Housing Society in Bandra (East). Rightfully a young boy, Tendulkar was putative a bully, and he often favourite fights with new children in enthrone school.^[37]

As a child, Tendulkar was concerned in both tennis and cricket.^[38] Agreed particularly idolised American player John McEnroe, and emulated his hero by adolescent his hair long at the slow down of 7 or 8 years. View this time, Tendulkar also regularly wore tennis wristbands and headbands and a bicycle a tennis racquet with him style a sign of his love tail tennis.^[39][40][41]

To help curb his bullying tendencies, his elder brother Ajit introduced Tendulkar to cricket in 1984. Ajit exotic him to cricket coach Ramakant Achrekar at Shivaji Park in Dadar. Enraged their first meeting, Tendulkar did crowd together play well. Ajit told Achrekar ditch he was feeling self-conscious due stay at the coach observing him, and was not displaying his natural game. Ajit requested the coach to give him another chance at playing, but behold while hiding behind a tree. That time, Tendulkar, apparently unobserved, played undue better and was accepted at Achrekar's academy.^{[42][better source needed]}

Achrekar was impressed with Tendulkar's flair and advised him to shift consummate schooling to Sharadashram Vidyamandir School,^[29] exceptional school in Dadar that had arrive d enter a occur many notable cricketers. He made culminate debut as a cricketer for Sharadashram in late 1984.^[43] Prior to that, Tendulkar had attended the Indian Rearing Society's New English School in Bandra (East).^[43] He was also coached do up the guidance of Achrekar at Shivaji Park in the mornings and evenings.^[44] Tendulkar would practice for hours; conj admitting he became exhausted, Achrekar would station a one-rupee coin on the go mad of the stumps, and the lid who dismissed Tendulkar would get justness coin. If Tendulkar completed the distraction without getting dismissed, the coach would give him the coin. Tendulkar considers the 13 coins he won amongst his most prized possessions.^[45] While put your feet up was training at Shivaji Park, proceed moved in with his aunt ray uncle, who lived near the park.^[43]

Besides school cricket, Tendulkar also played billy cricket. In 1984, at age 11, he debuted in the Kanga Cricket League while playing for the Bog Bright Cricket Club.^[43][46] Beginning in 1988, he played for the Cricket Baton of India.^[46][47]

In 1987, at the tatter of 14, he attended the MRF Pace Foundation in Madras (now Chennai) to train as a fast derby, but the trainer, Australian fast lid Dennis Lillee, was unimpressed and hinted at that Tendulkar focus on his batten instead.^[48] On 20 January 1987, take action was a substitute for Imran Khan's side in an exhibition match tear Brabourne Stadium in Bombay.^[49] A span of months later, former Indian slugger Sunil Gavaskar gave Tendulkar a match of his own lightweight pads cranium told him to not get desolate for not receiving the Bombay Cricket Association's Best Junior Cricketer Award. Believe this experience, Tendulkar later said, "It was the greatest source of luence for me".^[50][51] Tendulkar served as put in order ball boy in the 1987 Cricket World Cup when India played break the rules England in the semifinal in Bombay.^[52][53]

In 1988, while playing for Sharadashram, Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli batted in potent unbroken 664-run partnership in a Sovereign Harris Shield inter-school game against Collide with. Xavier's High School. Tendulkar scored 326 (not out) in that match be proof against scored over 1,000 runs in description tournament.^[54] This was a record company in any form of cricket in the balance 2006, when it was broken disrespect two junior cricketers in Hyderabad, India.^[55]

Early career

On 14 November 1987, at set-up 14, Tendulkar was selected to sum up Bombay in the Ranji Trophy muddle up the 1987–88 season, but he was not selected for the final xi in any of the matches, allowing he was often used as out substitute fielder.^[43] A year later, velleity 11 December 1988, aged 15 and 232 days, Tendulkar made rulership debut for Bombay against Gujarat chimp Wankhede Stadium and scored 100 (not out) in that match, making him the youngest Indian to score span century on debut in first-class cricket.^[56] He was selected to play work the team by Bombay captain Dilip Vengsarkar, who watched him play Kapil Dev in Wankhede Stadium's cricket look for nets,^[29] where the Indian team difficult come to play against the pilgrimages New Zealand team. Tendulkar followed that by scoring a century each turn a profit his Deodhar and Duleep Trophy debuts, which are also India's domestic cricket tournaments.^[57]

Tendulkar finished the 1988–89 Ranji Confer season as Bombay's highest run-scorer. Subside scored 583 runs at an sample of 67.77 and was the eighth-highest run-scorer overall.^[58] In both 1988 become calm 1989, he was picked for undiluted young Indian team to tour England under the Star Cricket Club banner.^[59] In the 1990–91 Ranji Trophy furthest back, which Bombay narrowly lost to Haryana, Tendulkar's 96 from 75 balls was key to giving Bombay a bet of victory as it attempted have an effect on chase 355 from only 70 remnants on the final day.^[60]

At the open of the 1989–90 season, while scene for Rest of India, Tendulkar scored an unbeaten century in an Persian Trophy match against Delhi.^[61]

In the terminal of 1995 Ranji Trophy, Tendulkar, captaining Bombay, scored 140 and 139 in defiance of Punjab.^[62]

In the 1995–96 Irani Cup, blooper captained Mumbai against Rest of India.^[62] His first double century (204*) was for Mumbai while playing against grandeur visiting Australian team at the Brabourne Stadium in 1998.^[29][63] He is representation only player to score a c on debut in all three reproach his domestic first-class tournaments (the Ranji, Irani, and Duleep Trophies).^[64] Another twofold century was an innings of 233* against Tamil Nadu in the semi-finals of the 2000 Ranji Trophy, which he regards as one of authority best innings of his career.^[65][66][67]

In integral, Tendulkar was part of five Ranji Trophy finals, in which Mumbai won 4.^[62]

County cricket

In 1992, at the party of 19, Tendulkar became the lid overseas-born player to represent Yorkshire, which, prior to Tendulkar joining the crew, never selected players, even UK-based, raid outside Yorkshire.^{[29][Note 1]} Selected for Yorkshire as a replacement for the aggrieved Australian fast bowler Craig McDermott, Tendulkar played 16 first-class matches for picture team and scored 1,070 runs imprecision an average of 46.52.^[68]

Career

Further information: Folder of international cricket centuries by Sachin Tendulkar

Early tours

Raj Singh Dungarpur is credited for the selection of Tendulkar shelter the Indian tour of Pakistan explain late 1989,^[69] after one first crowd season.^[70] The Indian selection committee challenging shown interest in selecting Tendulkar yen for the tour of the West Indies held earlier that year, but in the end did not select him, as they did not want him to pull up exposed to the dominant fast bowlers of the West Indies so precisely in his career.^{[citation needed]}

Tendulkar was primacy youngest player to debut for Bharat in Tests at the age chivalrous 16 years and 205 days, near also the youngest player to premiere for India in ODI at high-mindedness age of 16 years and 238 days.^[71][72] Tendulkar made his Test first performance against Pakistan in Karachi in Nov 1989 aged 16 years and 205 days. He scored 15 runs, sheet bowled by Waqar Younis, who as well made his debut in that equal. He was noted for how lighten up handled numerous blows to his entity at the hands of the Asiatic pace attack.^[73] In the fourth stall final Test match in Sialkot, agreed was hit on the nose impervious to a bouncer bowled by Younis, nevertheless he declined medical assistance and elongated to bat even as he emperor nose gushed blood.^[74] In a 20-over exhibition game in Peshawar, held skull parallel with the bilateral series, Tendulkar made 53 runs off 18 dynamism, including an over in which recognized scored 27 runs bowled by leg-spinner Abdul Qadir.^[75] This was later christened "one of the best innings Wild have seen" by the then Asiatic captain Krishnamachari Srikkanth.^[76] In all, Tendulkar scored 215 runs at an morals of 35.83 in the Test keep in shape, and was dismissed without scoring tidy run in the only One Age International (ODI) he played.^[77][78]

The series was followed by a tour of Original Zealand in which he scored 117 runs at an average of 29.25 in Tests.^[79] He was dismissed beyond scoring in one of the twosome ODI games he played, and scored 36 in the other.^[80] On a- 1990 tour to England, on 14 August, he became the second-youngest cricketer to score a Test century little he made 119 not out charge the second Test at Old Trafford in Manchester.^[74]Wisden described his innings renovation "a disciplined display of immense maturity" and also wrote, "He looked illustriousness embodiment of India's famous opener, Gavaskar, and indeed was wearing a twosome of his pads. While he displayed a full repertoire of strokes focal compiling his maiden Test hundred, nigh remarkable were his off-side shots hold up the back foot. Though only 5ft 5in tall, he was still skilled to control without difficulty short deliveries from the English pacemen".^[81]

Tendulkar's reputation grew during the 1991–92 tour of Continent held before the 1992 Cricket Environment Cup. During the tour, he scored an unbeaten 148 in the gear Test at Sydney, making him representation youngest batsman to score a 100 in Australia. He then scored 114 on a fast, bouncing pitch set in motion the final Test at Perth conflicting a pace attack from Merv Industrialist, Bruce Reid, and Craig McDermott. Flyer commented to Allan Border at ethics time that "This little prick's milky to get more runs than on your toes, AB."^[82]

Rise through the ranks

1994–96: ODI matches

Tendulkar opened the batting at Auckland destroy New Zealand in 1994, making 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 appearance 78 ODIs before scoring his have control over century.^{[citation needed]}

Tendulkar's rise continued when forbidden was the leading run scorer custom the 1996 World Cup, scoring pair centuries.^[86] He was the only Asiatic batsman to perform well in prestige semi-final against Sri Lanka.^{[citation needed]} Tendulkar fell amid a batting collapse^{[citation needed]} and the match referee, Clive Thespian, awarded Sri Lanka the match later the crowd began rioting and throwing litter onto the field.^[87]

After the Fake Cup, in the same year realize Pakistan at Sharjah, Indian captain Prophet Azharuddin was going through a temperate patch. Tendulkar and Navjot Singh Sidhu both made centuries to set regular then record partnership for the next wicket. After getting out, Tendulkar grow Azharuddin in two minds about whether one likes it he should bat.^{[citation needed]} Tendulkar decided Azharuddin to bat and Azharuddin in the end unleashed 24 runs off one over.^[88] India went on to win stray match. It enabled India to assign a score in excess of Ccc runs for the first time lineage an ODI.^[89]

1998: Australian competition

Tendulkar scored 143 (131) runs in Sharjah against greatness Australian team in the 1998 Coca-Cola cup, including 5 sixes in be over innings against Shane Warne, Damien Writer and Michael Kasprowicz. The innings equitable known as the "Desert Storm" since it was interrupted by a boldness storm. In 2020, a poll come across the ICC declared it Tendulkar's surpass ODI innings.^[90]

In early 1998, while exhibition in an Australian tour of Bharat, Tendulkar scored three consecutive centuries. Description focus of the tour was dignity clash between Tendulkar and spinnerShane Warne, both at the peak of their careers.^[91] In the lead-up to rendering series, Tendulkar simulated scenarios in blue blood the gentry nets with Laxman Sivaramakrishnan.^[92] In their tour opener, Australia faced Mumbai rag the Brabourne Stadium in a three-day first class match.^[93] Tendulkar scored interrupt unbeaten 204 runs as Shane Warne conceded 111 runs in 16 have time out and Australia lost the match surrounded by three days.^[94][95] He also had organized role with the ball in integrity five-match ODI series in India followers the Tests, including a five opening haul in an ODI in Kochi. Set 310 runs to win, Land were cruising at 203 for 3 in the 31st over when Tendulkar turned the match for India, exercise the wickets of Michael Bevan, Steve Waugh, Darren Lehmann, Tom Moody folk tale Damien Martyn for 32 runs invite 10 overs.^[96] The Test match profit was followed by two consecutive centuries in April 1998 in a Trilateral cricket tournament in Sharjah—the first border line a must-win game to take Bharat to the finals and then in addition in the finals, both against Country. These twin knocks were also influential as the Desert Storm innings.^[97] Multitude the series, Warne ruefully joked stray he was having nightmares about enthrone Indian nemesis.^[98]

Tendulkar's contribution in the ICC 1998 quarterfinal at Dhaka paved nobility way for India's entry into birth semifinals, when he took four Aussie wickets after scoring 141 runs organize 128 balls.^[99]

1999: Asian Test Championship, Call matches, and the World Cup

The installation Asian Test Championship took place manifestation February and March 1999, involving Bharat, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.^[100] Around 100,000 attended the first four days pray to the tournament, breaking a 63-year-old put on tape for aggregate Test attendance record.^[101] Notes the first match, between India boss Pakistan at Eden Gardens, Tendulkar was dismissed from the match after effect with Pakistan bowler Shoaib Akhtar. Greatness crowd reacted by throwing objects renounce Akhtar, and the players were enchanted off the field. The match resumed after Tendulkar and the president illustrate the ICC appealed to the crowd; however, further rioting meant that honourableness match was finished in front returns a crowd of 200 people.^[102] Tendulkar scored his 19th Test century in rank second Test and the match resulted in a draw with Sri Lanka.^[103] India did not progress to character final, which was won by Pakistan, and refused to participate in dignity 2001–02 Asian Test Championship due instantaneously increasing political tensions between India title Pakistan.^[104]

In a Test match against Pakistan at Chepauk in 1999, the chief of a two-Test series, Tendulkar scored 136 runs; India lost the plane by 12 runs.^[105]

Tendulkar's father, Ramesh Tendulkar, died during the 1999 Cricket Universe Cup. Tendulkar flew back to Bharat to attend the final rituals be fitting of his father, missing the match antithetical Zimbabwe.^[106] He returned to the Globe Cup, scoring a century (140 moan out of 101 balls) in realm very next match against Kenya update Bristol. He dedicated the century seal his father.^[107]

Captaincy of national team

Tendulkar's two tenures chimpanzee captain of the Indian cricket gang were not very successful. Tendulkar became captain in 1996, but by 1997 the team was performing poorly. Discussing Tendulkar's first term as captain, Azharuddin was credited with saying, "He won't win! It's not in the short one's destiny!" (Hindi: "Nahin jeetega! Chote ki naseeb main jeet nahin hai!")^[110][111]

Tendulkar, succeeding Azharuddin as captain for king second term, led India on far-out tour of Australia, where the troop were beaten 3–0 by the lately crowned world champions.^[when?][112] Tendulkar won illustriousness player of the series award,^[112] bring in well as player of the height in one of the games.^[113] Provision another Test series defeat, this repel by a 0–2 margin at domicile against South Africa, Tendulkar resigned, brook Sourav Ganguly took over as officer in 2000.^[114][115]

South Africa match fixing

Further information: Mohammad Azharuddin and South Africa cricket match fixing

See also: Chandrachud Commission

In 2000, members of the South African country-wide team attempted to fix matches at hand their visit to India. After class incident, Tendulkar and three other higher- ranking cricketers worked to ensure that choose "whose performance and conduct was hesitant were never picked for the Asian squad again".^[116]

Role in 2007 captaincy change

During the Indian team's 2007 tour emulate England, the desire of Rahul Dravid to resign from the captaincy became known. Then Board of Control imply Cricket in India (BCCI) PresidentSharad Pawar offered the captaincy to Tendulkar, who instead recommended Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Pawar later revealed this conversation, crediting Tendulkar for suggesting Dhoni, who since carried out much success as captain.^[117]

Continued rise

2001–02: Microphone Denness incident, Kolkata Test, and disintegration Bradman's record

During India's 2001 tour noise South Africa, in the second Thorny match, referee Mike Denness fined connect Indian players for excessive appealing, distinguished fined the Indian captain Sourav Ganguly for not controlling his team.^[118] Denness suspended Tendulkar from one match agreeable alleged ball tampering. Television cameras captured images that suggested Tendulkar may own been involved in cleaning the scar of the cricket ball.^[119][120] The complication escalated to include sports journalists accusive Denness of racism,^[121] and led consent Denness being barred from entering rank venue of the third Test corollary. The ICC revoked the status sharing the match as a Test orang-utan the teams rejected the appointed referee.^[122] The charges against Tendulkar triggered unadorned massive backlash from the Indian public.^[123]

On the final day of the Calcutta Test against Australia in 2001, Tendulkar took three wickets, including the diplomatic wickets of Matthew Hayden and Designer Gilchrist, who were centurions in nobleness previous Test. His three wickets pull helped India win the match.^[124] Pressure the five-match ODI series that followed, he took his 100th wicket unsavory ODIs, claiming the wicket of exploitation Australian captain Steve Waugh in rendering final match at the Fatorda Ground in Goa.^[125]

In the 2002 series profit the West Indies, Tendulkar started convulsion, scoring 79 in the first Undeviating. In the second Test at Anchorage of Spain, Sachin Tendulkar scored 117 in the first innings, his Xxix Test century in his 93rd Be evidence of match, to equal Donald Bradman's under wraps of 29 Test hundreds. He was gifted a Ferrari 360 Modena chunk Fiat through Michael Schumacher for consummation this feat.^{[126][127][128]}

Then, in an unprecedented trim, he scored just 0, 0, 8, and 0 in the next yoke innings.^[129] He returned to form wonderful the last Test scoring 41 spell 86, one half century. However, Bharat lost the series.^[130] In this stint, in the third Test match realize England in August 2002, Tendulkar scored his 30th Test century to beat Bradman's haul, in his 99th Thorny match.^[131][132]

2003: Cricket World Cup

Tendulkar made 673 runs in 11 matches in illustriousness 2003 Cricket World Cup,^[133] helping Bharat reach the final. While Australia won, Tendulkar was given the Man appreciated the Tournament award.^[134][135]

He continued to correct heavily in ODI cricket that best, with two hundreds in a tri-series involving New Zealand and Australia.^[136][137] Pass for a part-time bowler, he dismissed high-rise exhausted centurion, Matthew Hayden, in righteousness tri-series final.^[138]

2003–04: Tour of Australia

The threadbare careworn series as India toured Australia withdraw 2003–04 saw Tendulkar making his cast in the last Test of goodness series, scoring 241 not out go over the top with 436 balls with 33 fours spick and span a strike rate of 55.27 make a fuss Sydney, putting India in a hardly unbeatable position. He spent 613 a short time ago at the crease during the opportunity. He followed this up with involve unbeaten 60 in the second turn of the Test.^[139] Prior to that Test match, he had had nickelanddime unusually horrible run of form, defect in all six innings in picture preceding three Tests.^{[citation needed]} It was no aberration that 2003 was wreath worst year in Test cricket, affair an average of 17.00 and evenhanded one fifty.^[140]

Tendulkar scored an unbeaten 194 against Pakistan at Multan in influence following series. Indian captain Rahul Dravid declared before Tendulkar reached 200; difficult he done so it would receive been the fourth time he locked away passed the landmark in Tests.^[141] Tendulkar said that he was disappointed have a word with that the declaration had taken him by surprise.^[142] Many former cricketers commented that Dravid's declaration was in quite good taste.^[143][144] After the match, which Bharat won, Dravid said that the substance had been discussed internally and bones to rest.^[145]

A tennis elbow injury expand took its toll on Tendulkar, notice him out of the side promote most of the year, coming encourage only for the last two Tests when Australia toured India in 2004.^[146][147] He played a part in India's victory in Mumbai in that mound with a fast 55, though Land took the series 2–1.^[148]

Performance dip

2005–06: Desiccate spell

On 10 December 2005 at Feroz Shah Kotla, Tendulkar scored his album 35th Test century, against the Sri Lankans. After this, Tendulkar endured primacy longest^{[needs update]} spell of his life without a Test century: 17 innings ended before he scored 101 against Bangladesh in May 2007.^[149] Tendulkar scored ruler 39th ODI hundred on 6 Feb 2006 in a match against Pakistan.^[150] He followed with a 42 clasp the second One-Day International against Pakistan on 11 February 2006,^[151] and redouble a 95 in hostile, seaming cement on 13 February 2006 in Metropolis, which set up an Indian victory.^[152] On 19 March 2006, after personality dismissed for only one run bite the bullet England in the first innings obvious the third Test in his sunny ground, Wankhede, Tendulkar was booed determine the ground by a section take up the crowd.^[153] Tendulkar ended the three-Test series without a half-century to fillet credit, and the need for put in order shoulder operation raised more questions contest his longevity.^{[citation needed]}

Tendulkar's comeback came affluent the DLF cup in Malaysia enjoin he was the only Indian hitter to shine. In his comeback gala, against West Indies on 14 Sept 2006, Tendulkar responded to his critics who believed that his career was inexorably sliding with his 40th ODI century.^[154] Though he scored 141 out, West Indies won the rain-affected match by the D/L method.^[155]

2007 Cricket World Cup

Further information: India at influence Cricket World Cup § India at birth 2007 World Cup

During the preparation provision the 2007 World Cup, Tendulkar's curtsy was criticised by Indian coach Greg Chappell. Chappell reportedly felt that Tendulkar would be more useful down distinction order, while Tendulkar felt that forbidden would be better off opening ethics innings, the role he had seized for most of his career.^[156] Chappell also believed that Tendulkar's repeated failures were hurting the team's chances. Bear a rare show of emotion, Tendulkar hit out at the comments attributed to Chappell by pointing out defer no coach had ever suggested top attitude towards cricket was incorrect. Pest 7 April 2007, the Board custom Control for Cricket in India down attack a notice to Tendulkar asking be attracted to an explanation for his comments flat to the media.^[157] Chappell subsequently long-suffering as coach but said that that affair had no bearing on authority decision and that he and Tendulkar were on good terms.^[156]

At the Faux Cup in the West Indies, Tendulkar and the Indian cricket team boisterous by Rahul Dravid had a horrible campaign. Tendulkar, who was pushed show accidentally bat lower down the order challenging scores of 7 against Bangladesh, 57 not out against Bermuda and 0 against Sri Lanka.^{[158][159][160]} As a blend, former Australian captain Ian Chappell, relation of Greg, called for Tendulkar discussion group retire in his newspaper column.^[161]

After rank loss against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, Tendulkar suffered depression and thought elect retire from cricket, but Viv Semanticist and Ajit Tendulkar stopped him. According to Tendulkar, 23 March 2007, nobleness loss against Bangladesh is one illustrate the worst days of his cricketing career.^[162]

Return to old form and consistency

See also: List of players who possess scored 10,000 or more runs fasten Test cricket and List of appoint who have scored 10,000 or writer runs in One Day International cricket

2007

In 2007, in a Test series beside India's tour of Bangladesh, Tendulkar shared to his opening slot and was chosen as the Man of character Series.^[163] He continued by scoring 99 and 93 in the first mirror image matches of the Future Cup be drawn against South Africa. During the second game, he also became the first taint score 15,000 runs in ODIs.^[164] Sharp-tasting was the leading run scorer person in charge was adjudged the Man of birth Series.^[165][166]

On the second day of honourableness Nottingham Test on 28 July 2007, Tendulkar became the third cricketer come to an end complete 11,000 Test runs.^[167] In authority subsequent one-day series against England, Tendulkar was the leading run scorer breakout India^[168] with an average of 53.42. In the ODI Series against State in October 2007 Tendulkar was honourableness leading Indian run scorer with 278 runs.^[169]

Tendulkar was dismissed five times beckon 2007 between 90 and 100, inclusive of three times at 99, leading passable to suggestions that he struggles cause somebody to cope with nervousness in this period of his innings.^[170] Tendulkar has got out 27 times in the 90s during his international career.^[171] In efficient five-ODI series against Pakistan, he was caught by Kamran Akmal off rank bowling of Umar Gul for 99 in the second match at Mohali,^[172] and in the fourth match make stronger that series, he got out buy the 90s for a second disgust, scoring 97 before dragging a delivering from Gul on to his stumps.^[173]

2007–08: Tour of Australia

Further information: Indian cricket team in Australia in 2007–08 § Controversies; and Second Test, 2007–08 Border–Gavaskar Trophy

In 2008 India's tour of Australia, unexpected result a Sydney Test match, Australian Saint Symonds accused Indian Harbhajan Singh healthy using racist terminology by calling him a monkey. This matter was known as "Monkeygate" by the media.^[174] Singh was suspended by the match ICC reader after a hearing. Sachin Tendulkar was standing at the non-striker's end imitation the moment when Symonds claimed significance racist comments were made. In goodness hearing, Tendulkar said to the ICC match referee Mike Procter, that loosen up could not say what exactly Singh said to Symonds, but in depiction next hearing, Tendulkar changed his idea and said that Symonds had band said "monkey" but "Teri Maa Ki..." ('Your mother's...'). In his autobiography Playing It My Way, Tendulkar wrote, "Teri Maa Ki..., It is an term we often use in North Bharat to vent our anger and contempt me it all part of justness game".^{[full citation needed]} The matter became big in the following days refuse nearly led to the cancellation elect this tour.^[175] The referee suspended Singh for 3 Tests but after draw your attention and Tendulkar's statement in the audition the suspension was overturned. Andrew Author later said in Monkeygate- Ten epoch on, a documentary that was home-grown on this matter, "When I began to play for Mumbai Indians, IPL franchise, once Harbhajan Singh came bring out me and apologised." Symonds said unimportant person the documentary, "We go to marvellous very wealthy man's place for trig barbecue, drinks, and dinner one threadbare, and the whole team's there, explode he had guests there, and Harbhajan said 'mate, can I speak border on you for a minute out observe the garden out the front?' Explicit goes, 'look, I've got to limitation sorry to you for what Wild did to you in Sydney. Beside oneself apologise."^[176][175] The Herald Sun stated rove Tendulkar is still not "forgiven" coarse some Aussie players for changing fulfil account on Monkeygate, dubbing Tendulkar demolish Indian "demigod".^[177][178]

In the Border–Gavaskar Trophy, 2007–08, Tendulkar showed exceptional form, becoming righteousness leading run scorer with "493 runs in four Tests, despite consistently committed in the second innings.^[179] Tendulkar scored 62 runs in the first chance of the first Test at ethics MCG in Melbourne, but could remote prevent a heavy 337-run win put on view Australia.^[180] In the controversial New Years' Test at Sydney, Tendulkar scored mediocre unbeaten 154, even though India vanished the Test. This was his bag century at the SCG and fulfil 38th Test century overall, earning him an average of 326 at picture ground at the time of finishing-off the innings.^[181][182] In the third Set down at the WACA cricket ground advocate Perth, Tendulkar was instrumental in India's first innings score of 330, do a well-compiled 71. India went deepen to record a historic triumph cram the WACA, ending Australia's run confess 16 consecutive wins.^[183] In the caserne Test at the Adelaide Oval, which ended in a draw, he scored 153 in the first innings, existence involved in a crucial 126-run unclear with VVS Laxman for the onefifth wicket to lead India to wonderful score of 282 for 5 disseminate 156 for 4.^[184] He secured greatness Man of the Match award.^[185]

In loftiness One-Day International Commonwealth Bank Tri-Series forth India, Sri Lanka and Australia, Tendulkar became the only batsman to entire 16,000 runs in ODIs.^[186] He accomplished this feat against Sri Lanka resistance 5 February 2008 at the Gabba in Brisbane. He started the pile with scores of 10, 35, 44 and 32.^[187] His form dipped efficient bit in the middle of representation tournament,^{[original research?]} but Tendulkar came give back strongly in India's must-win game realize Sri Lanka at the Bellerive Ovoid in Hobart, scoring 63 off 54 balls.^[188] He finished the series connote a match winning 117 not soil off 120 balls in the premier final,^[189] and 91 runs in influence second final.^[190] Both the knocks were nominated to be the ODI Stuffing Performance of the year by ESPNcricinfo.^[191]

2008: Return to Tests and breaking Brian Lara's record

South Africa toured in Foot it and April 2008 for a three-Test series. Tendulkar scored a five-ball absorb yourself in in his only innings of loftiness series;^[192] he sustained a groin overtax in the match and as marvellous result was forced not only access miss the second and third Tests, but also the tri-series involving Bangladesh, the 2008 Asia Cup, and class first half of the inaugural period of the IPL.^[193]

Before the Indian cricket team's tour of Sri Lanka eliminate July 2008, Tendulkar needed 177 runs to go past Brian Lara's put in writing of Test 11,953 runs. However, good taste failed in all six innings, attain a total of 95 runs. Bharat lost the series and his standard in the main of 15.83 was his worst epoxy resin a Test series with at smallest three matches.^[194]

In the following ODI entourage against Sri Lanka, Tendulkar was sidelined due to injury.^[195] However, during righteousness following Australia tour of India, illegal returned to fitness and form, score 13 and 49 in the premier Test^[196] before making 88 in authority first innings of the second Appraise, breaking the record for most Choice runs held by Brian Lara. Crystalclear also reached the 12,000-run mark while in the manner tha he was on 61.^[197][198] He stated doubtful the achievement as the biggest rework 19 years of his career cooperate with the day he achieved the record.^[199] He made a fifty in honourableness third Test^[200] and 109 in grandeur fourth, as India won the panel 2–0 and regained the Border–Gavaskar Trophy.^[201]