Sachin Tendulkar; The God of Cricket

• Sachin Tendulkar is widely known as The God of Cricket. The Indian former international cricketer set numerous records yet to be broken up to date. 
• Sachin, who began playing cricket at the age of seven, retired from the sport in November 2013. 
• Tendulkar is the first and youngest sportsman to receive the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award. 

Sachin Tendulkar is one of the greatest cricket players of all time. The legendary batsman is widely known as The God of Cricket. 

Sachin Tendulkar set numerous records during his career days which stand up to date. He began playing cricket at the age of seven and made his Test match debut at 16 on November 15, 1989. 

Halfway through his career in 2002, Wisden ranked him as the second-greatest Test batsman of all time, behind Don Bradman. 

Sachin Tendulkar played a huge role as India won the 2011 Cricket World Cup. He received several awards, including the Arjuna and Khel Ratna awards. The latter is India’s highest sporting honour.

The God of Cricket also won Padma Shri and Padma Vinhushan in 1998 and 2008, respectively. The two are India’s highest civilian awards.

Sachin Tendulkar has won several awards due to his achievements in cricket. Photo/ Telegraph India.

Sachin Tendulkar announced on October 10, 2013, that he was retiring from cricket. A few hours after his retirement, India’s Prime Minister announced that he was going to award Sachin the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award. 

The legendary cricketer was the first and youngest sportsman to receive the Bharat Ratna award. 

Why is Sachin Tendulkar called The God of Cricket? 

Sachin Tendulkar has the name God of Cricket due to his talent and achievements in the sport. The Indian international created multiple records with bat and ball. 

Cricket fans started calling Sachin Tendulkar The God of Cricket after he began breaking all the records and setting new ones in the game. Sachin also showed a positive attitude and commitment to the sport. 

In ODI, Sachin was the first person to score a double century. He holds the record for the highest number of centuries (490 and fifties (96). The legendary batsman has the most centuries in a calendar year (9 in 1998). 

Sachin Tendulkar is still the cricketer with the highest number of the Man of the Match awards. He also has the Most Man of the Series awards – 15. 

The God of Cricket also set records in test matches. He scored 51 centuries in a test match, the highest number ever recorded in the game. 

Sachin is the only player in cricket history to score five Test centuries before turning 20. The legend is also the leading run-scorer in cricket – 11,953. 

Cricket legend Brian Lara described Sachin Tendulkar as the “Bradman of modern era”. Sachin was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in 2019. 

By the time of his retirement, The God of Cricket had scored 34,357 runs in 664 international cricket matches. 

What was Sachin Tendulkar’s playing style?

God of Cricket. Photo/ The Bridge.

Sachin Tendulkar was known for his unique punch style of hitting the ball over the square. He practised left-handed throws at the nets regularly and showed little interest in low and slow wickets. 

Sachin often bowled when batsmen of the opposite teams had battled for a long time. And that enabled him to be a useful partnership breaker. His bat was heavier than that of an average batsman. 

Sachin Tendulkar post-retirement 

Sachin Tendulkar has been involved in numerous activities in his post-playing career. BCCI appointed him to Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) in 2015. He was part of the committee alongside Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman. 

However, he resigned from the position after allegations of conflict of interest on him. God of Cricket made his debut as a cricket commentator in 2019 at the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup. 

Sachin is also a successful businessman. The legend owns Sachin’s and Tendulkar’s restaurants alongside Mars Restaurants and Sanjay Narang. 

Tendulkar also owns a team in the Premier Badminton League, Bengaluru Blasters. He owns Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar Sports Management Pvt Ltd, an organization which manages all of his commercial and social works. 

Sachin Tendulkar is one of the richest cricket players of all time. The 49-year-old has a net worth of $170 million.

Sachin Tendulkar is a successful businessman. Photo/ The Indian Times.