Mumbai: It is not possible for anyone at the moment to surpass what Sachin Tendulkar has achieved in the world of cricket. Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar turned 49 today (April 24). Sachin Tendulkar had said goodbye to international cricket about a decade ago, but Sachin, who stepped into international cricket at the age of 16, carried the country’s cricket on his shoulders for 24 years.
Sachin Tendulkar played 664 international matches. He scored a record 34 thousand 357 runs. During this, Sachin scored 100 centuries and 164 half-centuries. Showing magic in bowling too, took 201 wickets in his name. Sachin, who made history by wearing India’s jersey, has fielded for Pakistan before his international debut.
Actually this thing is from the year 1987. Pakistan team was in India. The Pakistan team was to play five Tests and six ODIs. Before the start of the series, Pakistan was playing an exhibition match at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. In the match, Javed Miandad and Abdul Qadir walked out of the field after lunch. At that time, the Pakistan team needed an extra fielder for fielding, then 13-year-old Sachin had fielded for Pakistan. He was posted at wide long on by Pakistan captain Imran Khan. Sachin has mentioned this in his autobiography ‘Playing it my way’.
Sachin wrote in his autobiography, ‘I do not know whether Imran Khan will remember whether I have fielded once for the Pakistani team. Sachin made his international debut against Pakistan in the Karachi Test match.
Let us tell you that Sachin was born on 24 April 1973 in Mumbai. He made his international debut at the age of 16 against Pakistan in 1989. He retired from all forms of the game in November 2013 and became the highest run-scorer in international cricket.
first published:April 24, 2022, 1:49 p.m.
