December 24, 2012

Sachin Tendulkar Facts

• Wanted to be a fast bowler, but was rejected by Dennis Lillee in 1987

•Was a ballboy during the 1987 World Cup on the Indian subcontinent

• Scored 326 in a 664-run partnership with Vinod Kambli in 1988

• Is the youngest Indian to play English county cricket at the age of 19

• Was also Yorkshire's first overseas professional in 1992

• Scored tons on debut in Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy and Irani Cup

• His favourite sports star is tennis player John McEnroe

• Batted in his debut Test at Karachi wearing pads presented by Sunil Gavaskar

• Used a very heavy bat throughout his career -- around 1.5 kilograms

• Scored five Test centuries before the age of 20

• His best year in ODIs was 1998 -- 9 centuries with 1,894 runs

• Became a Member of Parliament in 2012 when was nominated to the Rajya Sabha

1 comments:

sachin is a people choice award winner .people can't image the cricket with out sachin tendulkar .so please stay with with me some more time sachin

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