Dhoni the best captain I’ve played under: Tendulkar

NEW DELHI: Indian batting superstar Sachin Tendulkar said on Monday his team’s World Cup winning captain MS Dhoni as the best skipper he had played under.

The master batsman rated Mahendra Singh Dhoni as the “best captain” for leading the team shrewdly in the high-pressure tournament.

“He (Dhoni) reads the situation well, is open to ideas and above all he stays calm and doesn’t show frustration,” Tendulkar said.

Tendulkar said he had no plans to retire after his World Cup triumph, but said the team would miss outgoing coach Gary Kirsten.

India regained the World Cup after 28 years with a six-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the final in Mumbai on Saturday under former South African batsman Kirsten.

“Personally, I would say Gary (Kirsten) should continue but he has family commitments,” Tendulkar told the NDTV.

“I respect his decision. We will miss him a lot. It’s been a pleasure to work with him. He’s probably worked harder than anyone else.”

India not only secured the number-one ranking in Tests and number two in one-day internationals under Kirsten, but also became a formidable force both at home and away.

Tendulkar, the world’s leading run scorer in both Tests (14,692) and one-day internationals (18,111), became a World Cup winner for the first time on his sixth and probably last appearance in the tournament.

He said winning the World Cup was his biggest cricketing moment and wished he could have shared it with his father.

“I miss my father. He would be proud. My kids being there for the victory lap made it even more special,” said Tendulkar, whose father died during the 1999 World Cup, adding that he had no plans to retire.

“I can’t believe we’re the world champions. I am enjoying cricket too much to retire from any form of the game,” said Tendulkar, who will turn 38 this month.

It was the second major title India had won under Dhoni after the World Twenty20 Championships in South Africa in 2007.

Tendulkar said India had peaked at the right time.

“In the knockout stage, we peaked at the right time. We batted, fielded and bowled well. You see effort from all players. Performance no one can guarantee, but effort you can guarantee,” said Tendulkar.

India beat defending champions Australia in the quarter-finals and Pakistan in the semi-final before prevailing over Sri Lanka.

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Sachin Tendulkar and Bharat Ratna

Sachin for Bharat Ratna?

sportskeeda: Sachin Tendulkar’s immense contribution to Indian cricket is never undermined. But after winning the only award in the cricketing world that he had so far been bereaved of, the Indian sports community has become more grateful towards the legendary man. Ruling the world with his bat, even at the end of his career, Sachin found a new chorus shouting for him. This time not for fours and sixes from him, but to give him back by awarding him the highest civilian award in India, the Bharat Ratna.

Sachin is Great….
Anybody, who is even remotely aware of the game called cricket can’t really deny that. A person who has been holding the Indian cricket team together for 23 years or so, has broken almost all the possible records for a batsman and is on verge of scoring a century of centuries is certainly the greatest of them all. His contribution to Indian cricket is immense and had he not been there the scenario could have been very much different. A role model for the youth and old with one of the cleanest image in the world of sports is really one of the best things produced in the land of India. And from there comes the demand for him to be awarded Bharat Ratna, the highest award in India.

BUT….
If we take a look at Sachin Tendulkar as a person, he has done nothing wrong. However, all his contribution has been in the field of cricket. The question that comes up from the critics is that, has he done enough to the society to be considered the most important person for the nation? Has he influenced the youth, who follows him like God, in being more active and being on the right track to improve India as a nation? The answer is no. Whatever he has done so far is solely in the field of cricket and it has almost no importance in the society as a whole. Now, is it justified to award someone with such one-dimensional personality with an award like Bharat Ratna? But the thing that acts in support of this campaign is that Bharat Ratna was awarded to singers like Lata Mangeskar, Bhimsen Joshi, MS Subbulaxmi for their achievements in the field of music. Thinking on the same line a sportsperson should also be awarded with it for his achievement in that field.

And Also…

Dhyan Chand

As an informed Indian I fell that the contribution of the industrialists like NR Narayan Murthy or Dhirubhai Ambani in taking the Indian economy to where it is now deserves more credit than a sportsperson’s world dominating achievement. So the Indian youth should not blindly throw their views projecting Sachin as Bharat Ratna. Instead, they should think of the people who have brought a positive revolution in the lives of millions of Indians.

However, looking at the emergence of sports in the lives of people at the current time, one has to agree that sportspersons deserve the honour sooner or later. But even if we look at the world sports and the Indians in there, is Sachin Tendulkar’s name the first one to emerge for the biggest recognition? Are the achievements of Dhyanchand, Vishwanathan Anand, Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Leander Paes or M C Mary Kom any less than that in any way? In fact it is opposite. What these people did in their respective sports for India at their positions are nothing less than revolutionary. Sachin Tendulkar may be most popular among the names mentioned above, but Bharat Ratna is in no way an award for popularity. It is an award for the extraordinary contribution to the nation and in that these people are much above Sachin Tendulkar. Dhyanchand has dominated the world of Hockey for a long time, so did Vishwanathan Anand in the world of Chess. Maharaja Ranjit Singh Ranjit Singh was a cricket star when no other Indian was any close to the world standards. Leander Paes has put India in the world Tennis map and there is a steep rise in performance since. Nobody can deny his contribution to the Indian Davis Cup team in the years he has been a member of the team. Mary Kom has overcome the bias against her gender in the Indian society to dominate women’s Boxing for years.

Anna: fighting for India

The Current Scenario..
The hottest topic in India at present is, however, Anna Hazare’s hunger strike with the aim of uprooting corruption from India. The movement has found a solid base and it is the time for the real Indians to come forward and support the cause. Bollywood actor Aamir Khan has come up strongly in support of this noble cause with a strong letter to the Prime Minister of India. Anupam Kher, Rahul Bose, Juhi Chawla, Onir, Diya Mirza, Madhur Bhandarkar and other Bollywood celebrities have also expressed support through their Twitter accounts. But at this time, the role model of Indian youth, the Bharat Ratna worthy Sachin Tendulkar has preferred to remain silent on the issue. The recent world cup winners, who are the flavour of Indian youth now, prefers to lobby for a Bharat Ratna for Sachin Tendulkar than voice their support in the fight against corruption. My appeal to Dhoni, Shewag or Yuvraj at this time would be to please come up with a statement of support for these people who are daring to donate their lives for the welfare of the country, leaving aside the thought of money-producing IPL and the joy of World Cup. A message of solidarity with the likes of Anna Hazare, Arvind Kejriwal, Swami Agnivesh and others by the Indian cricketers will do a lot in spreading the message among the Indian youth. The Indian society deserves this from the person they have worshipped as hero.

Finally..
The thought behind this article is not to undermine the achievements of Sachin Tendulkar. What I feel is this is not the time for him to receive the highest civilian award in India. Firstly, this is the time to bleed for the country for real and support the millions of people who are ready to undergo anything to make India a better place. Secondly, there are a lot of more deserving people who have not yet received the honour and our role should be to promote them first. And at last, let Sachin Tendulkar use his popularity in a positive way to the cause of improving India and then he should, of course, be awarded with whatever India can.

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Sachin Tendulkar colours his hair brown

India's cricket star Sachin Tendulkar has given himself a new look by colouring his hair brown.

Tendulkar's brown locks were on display during a India's practice session at a stadium in Gujarat's Ahmedabad city.

Tendulkar, who has been often described as the world's best batsman, has not commented on what prompted the makeover ahead of a World Cup semi-final game.

He is just one century short of becoming the first cricketer to score 100 international hundreds.

Tendulkar, 37, has now joined a group of international cricketers who have coloured their hair.

Zaheer Khan, India's most successful bowler in World Cup with 15 wickets, has a strip of blond hair.

Lasith Malinga, Sri Lanka's top fast bowler, has also coloured his hair.

With over 30,000 international runs in nearly 630 games, Tendulkar is India's most popular cricketer with fans often describing him as "God".

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Tendulkar reaches another milestone

Tendulkar reaches another milestone

Sachin Tendulkar extended his record of highest centuries in the ICC Cricket World Cup history by smashing his sixth hundred against South Africa.

Tendulkar had scored the record fifth ICC Cricket World Cup hundred against England last month. Former India captain Sourav Ganguly, Australia duo of Ricky Ponting and Mark Waugh have all scored four ICC CWC hundreds.

Tendulkar scored 111 runs during his 101-ball stay at the crease in India's group-B match against the Proteas. His dazzling knock ended when JP Duminy caught him at point off Morne Morkel.

Saturday's knock was Tendulkar's 48th ODI hundred and is now just one short of creating a century of international centuries as he also has scored 51 Test hundreds.

Tendulkar also completed 2000 ODI runs against South Africa and incidentally, the legendary batsman had scored the record-breaking 200 against South Africa in Gwalior in February last year.

South Africa is now fourth team in the world to have conceded 2000 or more runs to Tendulkar. Australia (3005), Pakistan (2389) and Sri Lanka (2965) are the other teams, that have conceded 2000 or more runs to Tendulkar.

Tendulkar, playing his sixth ICC CWC, also holds the records for most runs and most half-centuries in the flagship event of the ICC.

He has accumulated 2120 runs in 41 matches and has scored 13 fifties so far, followed by Ponting with 1577 runs in 42 matches.

Ganguly is the only other Indian to score 1000 or more runs in ICC CWC. The former captain made 1006 runs in 21 matches and stands 11th in the list of highest run scorers in ICC CWC.

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Sachin Tendulkar First Man to reach 2,000 World Cup runs

Sachin Tendulkar has reached yet another milestone in his cricketing life. Sachin Tendulkar has become the first man to reach 2000 run mark in World Cups.

Sachin Tendulkar achieved this feet against Netherlands where the both teams have met each other in Group B World Cup clash. India won this match with five wickets and 81 balls remaining. Sachin Tendulkar opened the Indian innings along with Virender Sehwag; they put on 69 run partnership for the first wicket. The partnership came to an end when Sehwag (39) was dismissed by Pieter Seelaar.

The Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar reached 2000 World Cup runs in style by hitting three consecutive fours. Tendulkar (27) was dismissed when he tried to clear long on in the bowling of Pieter Sealer. The 37-year-old is playing his sixth World Cup and he reached 2000 runs in 40 matches. Sachin played his first World Cup Tournament in 1992, till now he has scored five centuries and thirteen fifties in 40 World Cup matches.

The next player near to Sachin Tendulkar is Ricky Ponting with 1577 runs in 42 matches. Sachin’s every record is being chased by Ponting, but he is way too far to beat those records. Sachin Tendulkar averages 57.4 in World Cup, where Ricky Ponting averages 46.38.

Players	Matches	Innings	Runs	Highest Score	Average	100’s	50’s
Sachin Tendulkar	40	39	2009	152	56.4	5	13
Ricky Ponting	42	38	1577	140*	46.38	4	6
Brain Lara	34	33	1225	116	42.24	2	7
Sanath Jayasuriya	38	37	1165	120	34.26	3	6
Adam Gilchrist	31	31	1085	149	36.16	1	8
Javed Miandad	33	30	1083	103	43.2	1	8
Stephen Fleming	33	33	1075	134*	35.83	2	5
Herschelle Gibbs	25	23	1067	143	56.15	2	8
Aravinda de Silva	35	32	1064	145	36.68	2	8
Vivian Richards	23	21	1013	181	63.31	3	5

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'Congrats you massive little legend!'

Congratulation dear 'Little Master' on being the "Highest Run scorer in the Test Cricket"

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