20 years ago on November 15, 1989, a 16-year-old boy walked out to bat for India in a Test match.The match was against Pakistan in Karachi. At that time the commentators called him young Tendulkar but today he is a legend of the game. He is a player who is the game itself. He scored 17000 runs with 45 beautiful centuries for India. Now Sachin Tendulkar completes 20 glorious years in international cricket on Sunday.
Australian batsman Matthew Hayden had once said: "I've seen God. He bats at number 4 for India". These were the defining words for the man, the genius named Sachin Tendulkar.
There have been only two times in his career when he doubted whether he would be able to play - once after scoring just 15 in his first Test innings and then years later when he suffered a Tennis Elbow injury.
Sachin has played under many Captains and has seen the composition of the Indian team change around him many a time over the last 20 years but he's not one to compare teams.
Having completed 20 years in international cricket, Sachin said his teenage years of cricket is still in him. "Cricket lives in my heart. Somewhere still a 16-year-old boy lives within me. I don't have to make an effort to be enthusiastic." Tendulkar, now into his 37th year, has achieved the mind blowing figures through not just hard work, but also by keeping his focus firmly on his profession and feet firmly on the ground.
Australian batsman Matthew Hayden had once said: "I've seen God. He bats at number 4 for India". These were the defining words for the man, the genius named Sachin Tendulkar.
There have been only two times in his career when he doubted whether he would be able to play - once after scoring just 15 in his first Test innings and then years later when he suffered a Tennis Elbow injury.
Sachin has played under many Captains and has seen the composition of the Indian team change around him many a time over the last 20 years but he's not one to compare teams.
Having completed 20 years in international cricket, Sachin said his teenage years of cricket is still in him. "Cricket lives in my heart. Somewhere still a 16-year-old boy lives within me. I don't have to make an effort to be enthusiastic." Tendulkar, now into his 37th year, has achieved the mind blowing figures through not just hard work, but also by keeping his focus firmly on his profession and feet firmly on the ground.
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