India is a country where cricket is watched by many people. The 1983 Cricket world cup changed the perspective of many people in India. For others, cricket might just be a sport in which one team loses and the other wins but for us Indians cricket is everything, it has been followed by some crazy fans as a religion. We often hear the term ‘Cricket is a religion in India, he is God’. No better statement can justify the status of cricket and Tendulkar in India. Though there were many great cricketers before Tendulkar, his transition story has inspired many people to work on their dreams. For a few people, he is a god and for others, he is the epitome of success on which the future of Indian cricket is the judge. Throughout his career of 30 years, he has accomplished wonders for the Indian cricket team and that is why many people worship him as the God of cricket. In this essay on Tendulkar, we will try to understand the life and the mindset of the greatest cricket player to have ever played the game. Personal Details:
Full Name: Ramesh Tendulkar
Date of Birth: 24 April 1973
Nickname: Little Master, Master Blaster, God of cricket.
Batting: Right-handed
Role in the Cricket Team: Right-handed Batsmen
First Test Debut: 15 November 1989 against Pakistan
Last Match: 14 November 2013 against Tendulkar was born on 24 April 1973. His father’s name is Ramesh Tendulkar, who was a Marathi novelist who wrote many Marathi novels. His mother's name is Reign Tendulkar. He is a former Indian cricket player who was also the captain of the Indian national team in many events. He is considered to be the greatest batsman in the history of Indian Cricket, after Sir Donald George Badman and Sir Vivian Richards. He is the highest run-scorer in international cricket. He is the only player to have scored one hundred international centuries. He is also the first batsman to score a double a hundred in a One-day Internationals(ODI), he is also the player to complete more than 30,000 runs in international cricket and is also the holder of the record for the most runs in both Test and ODI cricket. Tendulkar retired from international cricket in 2013. He is often termed as the little Master or the Master Blaster by many fans on the field and off the field, he is considered to be the God of cricket because of his accomplishments. Tendulkar’s Early Life and Career: Tendulkar was born in a middle-class family, and he was very interested in cricket. He took up cricket at the age of eleven and was very popular due to the school tournaments. He came into the limelight with a performance at his school tournament, where he played an innings which is considered to change his life. He held a record partnership of 664 runs with Vinod Kali, playing in a school tournament. That inning allowed the selectors to see the talent, and it is considered to be the inning that changed his life, as he became famous in a fortnight. Because of that inning, people all around the country got to know about a 16 years old kid that bats till the bowlers collapse. The Indian cricket team selectors did not waste time in selecting him and before anyone could have imagined, Tendulkar was selected for the series against Pakistan only at the age of 16. On 15 November 1989, Tendulkar made his international debut against Pakistan in Karachi. Pakistan’s cricket team was known for its bowling during those days where the combo of Wasm Abram and Waqar Younis were considered to be the most dangerous bowling duo. But he faced them gracefully and even made a few runs. A 16 years old boy was able to face the most feared bowlers of that time, which opened the doors for him to be selected for future cricket matches and a chance to represent the Indian National team. Tendulkar in his autobiography has mentioned that the series against Pakistan was memorable to him as he got a chance to meet and learn to form his idols such as Kamil dev and Sunil Gavaskar.
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