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On this day way back in 1989 Sachin Tendulkar made his international test debut at Karachi, He made just 15 runs, being bowled by Waqar Younis (debut match for him as well)
Now 18yrs since he started his international cricketing career, he chose a brilliant way to celebrate the occasion today, though his scoring a ton would have added a crown to the occasion. (he fell short by just 3 runs)
Scribbled below are few other milestone events.......of his
His One-day International (ODI) debut on December 18 was equally disappointing, where he was dismissed without scoring a run, again by Waqar Younis.
The tour of New Zealand in which he fell for 88 in the Second Test; John Wright, who later became the coach of India, took the catch that prevented Tendulkar from becoming the youngest centurion in Test cricket.
His maiden Test century came in next tour, to England in August 1990 at Old Trafford.
His first ODI century came on September 9, 1994 against Australia in Sri Lanka at Colombo. It had taken Tendulkar 79 ODIs to score a century. (Not surprising he couldnt make it today as well)
While at school, he was involved in unbroken 664-run partnership in a Harris Shield game in 1988 with friend and team mate Vinod Kambli, who also went on to represent India. The destructive pair reduced one bowler to tears and made the rest of the opposition unwilling to continue the game. Sachin scored over 320 in this innings and averaged over a thousand in the tournament.
During his early days as a schoolboy cricketer he went to the MRF pace academy to train as a pace bowler but was sent back home. The man who turned him back was legendary fast bowler Dennis Lillee who told the young Tendulkar, 'Just focus on your batting'. This simple comment would result in the birth of one of the greatest batsmen of all time.
The rest is history........
Now 18yrs since he started his international cricketing career, he chose a brilliant way to celebrate the occasion today, though his scoring a ton would have added a crown to the occasion. (he fell short by just 3 runs)
Scribbled below are few other milestone events.......of his
His One-day International (ODI) debut on December 18 was equally disappointing, where he was dismissed without scoring a run, again by Waqar Younis.
The tour of New Zealand in which he fell for 88 in the Second Test; John Wright, who later became the coach of India, took the catch that prevented Tendulkar from becoming the youngest centurion in Test cricket.
His maiden Test century came in next tour, to England in August 1990 at Old Trafford.
His first ODI century came on September 9, 1994 against Australia in Sri Lanka at Colombo. It had taken Tendulkar 79 ODIs to score a century. (Not surprising he couldnt make it today as well)
While at school, he was involved in unbroken 664-run partnership in a Harris Shield game in 1988 with friend and team mate Vinod Kambli, who also went on to represent India. The destructive pair reduced one bowler to tears and made the rest of the opposition unwilling to continue the game. Sachin scored over 320 in this innings and averaged over a thousand in the tournament.
During his early days as a schoolboy cricketer he went to the MRF pace academy to train as a pace bowler but was sent back home. The man who turned him back was legendary fast bowler Dennis Lillee who told the young Tendulkar, 'Just focus on your batting'. This simple comment would result in the birth of one of the greatest batsmen of all time.
The rest is history........
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