Virat Kohli names his 'ideal ODI batter', leaves out Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni

Kohli picks ideal ODI batter, leaves out Rohit and Dhoni

The 37-year-old India batter selected his perfect ODI batter across different skills, notably excluding two of Indian cricket's biggest names.

Virat Kohli breaks silence on Sachin Tendulkar comparisons after 15,000 ODI runs

Virat Kohli on Sachin Tendulkar comparisons

After reaching 15,000 ODI runs in 74 fewer innings than Sachin Tendulkar, Kohli clarifies his focus remains on team requirements, not individual landmarks.

How far is Virat Kohli from Sachin Tendulkar's all-time record?

How far is Kohli from Tendulkar's all-time record?

Kohli has retired from Tests and T20Is, leaving ODIs as his only path to Tendulkar's all-time marks.

Virat Kohli equals Sachin Tendulkar's List A record with masterclass 139 against West Indies

Kohli equals Tendulkar's List A record with 139 vs WI

Virat Kohli's unbeaten 139 off 88 balls at Thiruvananthapuram powered India to an eight-wicket win and placed him level with Sachin Tendulkar in an all-time list.

'Agar cricketers se hi game chal rahi hoti...' - Virender Sehwag on fan interest after Kohli, Rohit retire

Sehwag on fan interest after Kohli, Rohit retire

The former India opener argues that cricket's appeal extends beyond individual players, citing accessibility and broader viewership trends.

'It was a tough toil for the England bowlers' - Joe Root recalls first Headingley Test memory

Joe Root's first Headingley Test memory

England's Test captain remembers watching India dominate at Headingley as a child, with Dravid and Ganguly scoring heavily.

''It's not fair' - Virender Sehwag urges fans and media to stop comparing sons of cricket legends with their fathers

Sehwag on father-son cricket comparisons

The former India opener defends young cricketers against unfair comparisons with their legendary fathers.

'I have had many falls in my life' - Virender Sehwag on setbacks and comebacks

Sehwag reflects on career falls and returns

The former Indian opener discusses his journey through multiple career setbacks and his partnership with Sachin Tendulkar as he hosts Rise & Fall Season 2.

‘It’s just a matter of when’ - Reece Topley backs Joe Root to surpass Sachin Tendulkar’s Test record [Exclusive]

Topley backs Root to surpass Tendulkar’s record [Exclusive]

"He's got the opportunity to do it, for sure. And then also he's got the luxury of sort of batting wherever he wants in the line-up. So I think  it's sort of made for Joe Root," said Topley.

'That's the beauty of a team game' - Sachin Tendulkar hails India women's gold medal triumph

Tendulkar hails India women's gold medal

Sachin Tendulkar praised the Indian women's cricket team's collective effort after their dominant 147-run victory over Sri Lanka in the Asian Games 2026 final.

Joe Root breaks Sachin Tendulkar's record for most fifties in Test cricket

Root breaks Tendulkar's Test fifties record

Joe Root surpassed Sachin Tendulkar's tally of 68 Test fifties to stand alone atop the all-time list, sealing the milestone during England's series-clinching victory over Pakistan at Edgbaston.

‘It was about making it my own’ - Sachin Tendulkar reveals his special connection with bats

Tendulkar's carpentry kit for bat shaping

The cricket legend reveals his hands-on approach to customising his willow during his 24-year career.

Joe Root becomes third-highest capped player in Test cricket history

Root becomes third-highest capped Test player

The England batter surpasses Ricky Ponting and Steve Waugh to stand alone in third place on the all-time Test caps list.

Sachin Tendulkar announces Professor Ramesh Tendulkar Memorial Fellowship on Teachers' Day

Sachin launches Ramesh Tendulkar Memorial Fellowship

The Sachin Tendulkar Foundation will award one MD annually a year-long specialisation in cleft and craniofacial care in Srinagar, along with a certificate on completion.

Joe Root surpasses Ricky Ponting to become England's highest Test run-scorer at home

Root surpasses Ponting as England's top home Test scorer

Joe Root reached 7,591 home Test runs in his 89th Test in England, going past Ricky Ponting's tally of 7,578 at Lord's against Pakistan.

Ravichandran Ashwin chooses his greatest Indian cricketer ever in star-studded bracket

Ashwin picks Bumrah over Kohli in an epic list

The off-spinner navigates a bracket exercise to select the greatest Indian men's cricketer across formats.

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<h3>Introduction:</h3>
<p>Sachin Tendulkar is still regarded as the best cricketer of all time. During his career, the batting icon played some incredible cricket and set the standard high for future batters as well. On April 24, 1973, he was born in Dadar, Bombay (now Mumbai). The legendary cricketer came from a humble background as his father, Ramesh Tendulkar, was a renowned Marathi novelist and poet, and his mother, Rajni, was an LIC agent in a foreign company. At the age of 11, he took up the sport and got recognition with his impactful unbroken 664-run stand with his friend and teammate Vinod Kambli in a Lord Harris Shield inter-school match against St. Xavier’s High School in 1988.&nbsp;</p>
<h3><b id="docs-internal-guid-faff95e4-7fff-6427-4e01-78d3821e60d4"><span>Sachin Tendulkar </span></b>Career Information</h3>
<p><strong>Test Debut</strong>: Pakistan vs India at National Stadium, November 15-20, 1989<br><strong>ODI Debut</strong>: Pakistan vs India at Jinnah Stadium, December 18, 1989<br><strong>T20I Debut</strong>: South Africa vs India at The Wanderers Stadium, December 1, 2006</p>
<h4>Early Domestic Career:</h4>
<p>In November 1987, a 14-year-old Tendulkar was selected to represent Bombay in the Ranji Trophy. However, that year, he didn’t get a chance to feature in the playing XI in any of the games. In December 1988, he made his debut playing a first-class game for Bombay against Gujarat at Wankhede Stadium. In his maiden domestic appearance, Tendulkar smashed an unbeaten 100 and became the youngest cricketer to score a ton on debut in first-class cricket.</p>
<h4>International Career:</h4>
<p>Tendulkar kicked off his international career against Pakistan in a Test match in Karachi in November 1989. Playing his debut match, Tendulkar batted valiantly despite facing blows to his body from Pakistan speedsters. With this appearance, he also became the youngest cricketer to make an international debut for India. Following the Test series, he also played the ODI series against the Men in Green.</p>
<p>During India’s tour of England in 1990, Tendulkar played a notable knock of 119 runs in the second Test match of the series in Manchester and became the second youngest batter to score a century in the longest format of the sport. In the 1991-92 India tour of Australia, he showed his brilliance with the bat again, becoming the leading run-scorer with a couple of centuries.</p>
<h4>Rise through the ranks:</h4>
<p>After crossing his 20s, Tendulkar’s career started thriving at a fast pace. During the New Zealand tour in 1994, he played as an opener for the first time in Auckland against the hosts and scored 82 runs off 49 deliveries. In the same year, he also scored his first ton against Australia in Colombo, Sri Lanka.</p>
<p>In the 1996 World Cup at home, he became the highest run-scorer with two tons and three half-centuries. Tendulkar grabbed attention again in Sharjah with his exquisite knock of 143 runs off 131 deliveries against Australia in the 1998 Coca-Cola Cup. Earlier, he looked brilliant against the Aussies in Tests at home becoming the highest-run scorer in the Border-Gavaskar trophy 1997-98. During the 1999 World Cup, his father Ramesh Tendulkar passed away and he returned to India to perform the last rites of his father. After missing the game against Zimbabwe, he joined the team against Kenya and scored 140 runs off 101 deliveries.</p>
<h4>Incredible 2003 World Cup:</h4>
<p>In the 2003 World Cup held in South Africa, Tendulkar looked spectacular with the bat scoring 673 runs in 11 matches. With his superb effort, the team ended up as runners-up in the competition, losing to Australia in the final at Johannesburg.</p>
<h4>2007 World Cup debacle and Comeback:</h4>
<p>In 2007, India endured a horrendous campaign in the <strong><a href="https://crictracker.online/cwc-cricket-world-cup" target="_blank" rel="noopener">World Cup</a></strong> in the West Indies. Under Rahul Dravid’s captaincy, the Men in Blue got knocked out of the tournament after losing to Bangladesh and then Sri Lanka. The tournament went dismal for Tendulkar along with other senior players as well. Against the Bangla Boys and the Islanders, he struggled to pile up runs scoring only 7 and 0 respectively.</p>
<p>After India’s failure in the marquee event, Tendulkar gained his old form back. Against Ricky Ponting-led Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2007-08, he showcased his experience and became the highest run-getter, racking up 493 runs in four matches.&nbsp;</p>
<p>In 2009, he became the first batter to score 17,000 runs in One-Day Internationals. In the same game, he played one of the best ODI innings of his career against Australia in Hyderabad. Following the target of 351, Tendulkar stunned the Aussie bowlers with his 175 runs off just 141 deliveries. In the end, the Men in Blue lost the game, however, his spunky knock goes down as one of the Best ODI batting performance.</p>
<h4>Achieving the Dream &amp; Retirement:</h4>
<p>India hosted the 2011 World Cup along with Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. As the tournament was conducted in the sub-continent conditions, India also grabbed the chances with both hands as <strong><a href="https://crictracker.online/cricket-players/ms-dhoni" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MS Dhoni</a></strong> led his side to a World Cup victory after 28 years lifitng the cup at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. In the mind-boggling trophy win, the cricketing maestro contributed well becoming the second-leading run-scorer in the tournament following Sri Lanka’s Tilakaratne Dilshan.</p>
<h4>Spectacular IPL Career:</h4>
<p>Banking on Sachin’s experience and batting skills, Mumbai Indians signed him as their icon player and also appointed him to lead their side in the <strong><a href="https://crictracker.online/t20/ipl-indian-premier-league/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Indian Premier League (IPL)</a></strong>. In the initial two seasons, Tendulkar struggled as a batter and skipper. However, in the third instalment of the competition, MI reached the final of the tournament under his captaincy. Along with the leadership role, he looked fine with his bat as well by winning the Orange Cap.</p>
<p>In 2013, he appeared for the last time in the cash-rich league and wrapped up his career with 2334 runs in 78 matches at a strike rate of 119.82.</p>
<h4>Retirement:</h4>
<p>In December 2012, Tendulkar announced his ODI retirement after serving India’s ODI team for 23 years. The batting master ended his One-Day career piling up more than 18,000 runs with 49 centuries and 96 fifties in 463 contests. In November 2013, he put curtains on his career after playing his last Test match against the West Indies at his home ground Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. His memorable farewell speech brought tears to the faces of his supporters.</p>
<h3><b id="docs-internal-guid-faff95e4-7fff-6427-4e01-78d3821e60d4"><span>Sachin Tendulkar's </span></b>Personal Life:</h3>
<p>On May 24, 1995, Tendulkar married Anjali Mehta, who was a paediatrician by profession. Along with her, he has a daughter Sara and a son Arjun. In 2012, he became a member of the Rajya Sabha.</p>

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