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Tracknfieldgear On August 18, 2010


Tendulkar played his first Test match against Pakistan in Karachi in 1989 aged just 16. He made just 15 runs, being bowled by Waqar Younis, who also made his debut in that match, but was noted for how he handled numerous blows to his body at the hands of the Pakistani pace attack. In the final test in Sialkot, he was hit on the nose by a bouncer, but he declined medical assistance and continued to bat even as he gushed blood from it. In a 20 over exhibition game in Peshawar, Tendulkar made 53 runs off 18 balls, including an over in which he scored 28 runs off Abdul Qadir. This was later called "one of the best innings I have seen" by the then Indian captain Kris Srikkanth. In all, he scored 215 runs at an average of 35.83 in the Test series, and was dismissed without scoring a run in the only One Day International he played.

Personal information

Full name

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar

Born

24 April 1973 (1973-04-24) (age 37)

Nickname

Little Master, Tendlya, Master Blaster

Height

5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)

Batting style

Right-handed

Bowling style

Right-arm leg spin, off spin, medium pace

Role

Batsman

International information

National side

India

Test debut

15 November 1989 v Pakistan

ODI debut

18 December 1989 v Pakistan

ODI shirt no.

10


Career statistics

Competition

Test

ODI

Matches

169

442

Runs scored

13,837

17,594

Batting average

56.02

45.12

100s/50s

48/56

46/93

Top score

248*

200*

Balls bowled

3,994

8,020

Wickets

44

154

Bowling average

52.25

44.26

5 wickets in innings

0

2

10 wickets in match

0

n/a

Best bowling

3/10

5/32

Catches/stumpings

106/–

132/–


Also see rare images of Sachin Tendulkar

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