Editing Sachin Tendulkar

{{Short description|Indian cricketer (born 1973)}}
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{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Sachin Tendulkar
| image = File:The cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar at the Oval Maidan in Mumbai During the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Visit(26271019082).jpg
| country = India
| fullname = Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
| nickname = {{hlist|Little Master|Master Blaster}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin Tendulkar: How the Boy Wonder became Master Blaster |url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/people/sachin-tendulkar-how-the-boy-wonder-became-master-blaster-430586 |publisher=[[NDTV]] |access-date=17 November 2013 |date=6 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131116230013/http://www.ndtv.com/article/people/sachin-tendulkar-how-the-boy-wonder-became-master-blaster-430586 |archive-date=16 November 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Gupta|first=Gaura|title=Top guns salute Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/series-tournament/sachin-tendulkar-to-hang-his-boots/top-stories/Top-guns-salute-master-blaster-Sachin-Tendulkar/articleshow/25663151.cms|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131118023427/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-13/top-stories/44028813_1_sachin-tendulkar-master-blaster-brian-lara|archive-date=18 November 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=17 November 2013|url-status=live|date=13 November 2013}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|4|24|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Bombay]], India<!----Do not change without discussing on talk page---->
| height = 165 cm
| family = {{ubl|[[Ramesh Tendulkar]] (father)|[[Arjun Tendulkar]] (son)}}
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = {{ubl|Right-arm [[leg break]]|Right-arm [[off break]]}}
| international = true
| internationalspan = 1989–2013
| testdebutdate = 15 November
| testdebutyear = 1989
| testdebutagainst = Pakistan
| testcap = 187
| lasttestdate = 14 November
| lasttestyear = 2013
| lasttestagainst = West Indies
| odidebutdate = 18 December
| odidebutyear = 1989
| odidebutagainst = Pakistan
| odicap = 74
| odishirt = 10 (formerly 99, 33)
| lastodidate = 18 March
| lastodiyear = 2012
| lastodiagainst = Pakistan
| oneT20I = true
| T20Idebutdate = 1 December
| T20Idebutyear = 2006
| T20Idebutagainst = South Africa
| T20Icap = 11
| T20Ishirt = 10
| club1 = [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]]
| year1 = {{nowrap|1988–2013}}
| club2 = [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club|Yorkshire]]
| year2 = 1992
| club3 = [[East Bengal Club (cricket)|East Bengal]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.badgeb.com/throwback-when-sachin-tendulkar-captained-east-bengal-in-p-sen-trophy/|title=THROWBACK: When Sachin Tendulkar captained East Bengal in P. Sen Trophy!|work=BADGEB.com|access-date=25 April 2020|archive-date=25 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200425152307/http://www.badgeb.com/throwback-when-sachin-tendulkar-captained-east-bengal-in-p-sen-trophy/}}</ref>
| year3 = 1994
| club4 = [[Mumbai Indians]]
| year4 = {{nowrap|2008–2013}}
| clubnumber4 = 10
| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1 = 200
| runs1 = 15,921
| bat avg1 = 53.78
| 100s/50s1 = 51/68
| top score1 = 248[[not out|*]]
| deliveries1 = 4,240
| wickets1 = 46
| bowl avg1 = 54.17
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 3/10
| catches/stumpings1 = 115/–
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches2 = 463
| runs2 = 18,426
| bat avg2 = 44.83
| 100s/50s2 = 49/96
| top score2 = 200[[not out|*]]
| deliveries2 = 8,054
| wickets2 = 154
| bowl avg2 = 44.48
| fivefor2 = 2
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 5/32
| catches/stumpings2 = 140/–
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches3 = 310
| runs3 = 25,396
| bat avg3 = 57.84
| 100s/50s3 = 81/116
| top score3 = 248[[not out|*]]
| deliveries3 = 7,605
| wickets3 = 71
| bowl avg3 = 61.74
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 3/10
| catches/stumpings3 = 186/–
| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches4 = 551
| runs4 = 21,999
| bat avg4 = 45.54
| 100s/50s4 = 60/114
| top score4 = 200[[not out|*]]
| deliveries4 = 10,230
| wickets4 = 201
| bowl avg4 = 42.17
| fivefor4 = 2
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 5/32
| catches/stumpings4 = 175/–
| date = 15 November 
| year = 2013
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/35320.html ESPNcricinfo
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| signature = Sachin Tendulkar Signature.svg
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
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| constituency = [[List of nominated members of Rajya Sabha|Nominated]]
| term_start = 27 April 2012
| term_end = 26 April 2018
| allegiance    = {{flag|India|23px}}
| branch        = {{air force|India|23px}}
| serviceyears  = 2010–present
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| rank          = [[File:Indian IAF OF-5.svg|border|15px]] [[Group captain (India)|Honorary Group Captain]]<ref>{{cite news |title='Group Captain' Sachin Tendulkar star attraction at Indian Air Force Day |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/group-captain-sachin-tendulkar-star-attraction-at-indian-air-force-day/articleshow/44717442.cms |work=The Economic Times |agency=PTI |date=8 October 2014 |access-date=2 August 2024}}</ref>
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| awards        = {{plainlist|
*[[Bharat Ratna]]
*[[Padma Vibhushan]]
*[[Padma Shri]]
*[[Maharashtra Bhushan]]
*[[Khel Ratna Award]]
*[[Arjuna Award]]
*Honorary Member of the [[Order of Australia]]
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| caption=Tendulkar in 2017
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{{Sachin Tendulkar series}}
'''Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=Sachin Tendulkar.ogg|ˌ|s|ʌ|tʃ|ᵻ|n|_|t|ɛ|n|ˈ|d|uː|l|k|ər}}; {{IPA|mr|sətɕin t̪eɳɖulkəɾ|lang}}; born 24 April 1973) is an Indian former international [[cricket]]er who [[List of India national cricket captains#Men's cricket|captained the Indian national team]]. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest cricketers of all time,<ref>*{{cite news |title=Sachin Tendulkar is greatest cricketer in history – Brian Lara |work=BBC Sport |date=12 November 2013 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/24921333 |access-date=19 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131116213147/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/24921333 |archive-date=16 November 2013 }}
* {{cite news |title=Sachin Tendulkar greatest batsman to have played cricket: Dennis Lillee |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/new-zealand-in-india-2016/top-stories/sachin-tendulkar-greatest-batsman-to-have-played-cricket-dennis-lillee/articleshow/14409570.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=26 June 2012 |access-date=5 December 2017 }}
* {{cite web |title='Why Sachin Tendulkar is the greatest' by Michael Vaughan |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/11217859/Why-Sachin-Tendulkar-is-the-greatest-by-Michael-Vaughan.html |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=5 December 2017 |archive-date=11 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111101045/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/11217859/Why-Sachin-Tendulkar-is-the-greatest-by-Michael-Vaughan.html }}
* {{cite news |title=Is Sachin Tendulkar the greatest batsman of all time? |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/10369214/Is-Sachin-Tendulkar-the-greatest-batsman-of-all-time.html |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=10 October 2013 |access-date=19 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013051941/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/10369214/Is-Sachin-Tendulkar-the-greatest-batsman-of-all-time.html |archive-date=13 October 2013 }}
* Alex Brown (11 October 2013). [http://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/crickets-greatest-batsmen-sachin-tendulkar-v-don-bradman/story-fndpt0dy-1226738004879 "Cricket's greatest batsmen: Sachin Tendulkar v Don Bradman."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131116053148/http://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/crickets-greatest-batsmen-sachin-tendulkar-v-don-bradman/story-fndpt0dy-1226738004879 |date=16 November 2013 }} [[News.com.au]]
* {{cite web |title=Revealed! What makes Sachin Tendulkar the greatest batsman... |url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/slide-show/slide-show-1-revealed-how-sachin-tendulkar-prepared-for-the-2003-world-cup-rahul-dravid/20140805.htm |work=rediff.com |access-date=5 August 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140805131847/http://www.rediff.com/cricket/slide-show/slide-show-1-revealed-how-sachin-tendulkar-prepared-for-the-2003-world-cup-rahul-dravid/20140805.htm |archive-date=5 August 2014 }}</ref> and is the holder of several world records, including being the all-time highest [[Run (cricket)|run]]-scorer in both [[One Day International|ODI]] and [[Test cricket|Test]] [[cricket]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Records {{!}} One-Day Internationals {{!}} Batting records {{!}} Most runs in career |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/83548.html |access-date=16 September 2022 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> receiving the most [[player of the match]] awards in international cricket,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Records {{!}} Combined Test, ODI and T20I records {{!}} Individual records (captains, players, umpires) {{!}} Most player-of-the-match awards |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283470.html |access-date=16 September 2022 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> and being the only batsman to score 100 international centuries.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sachin Tendulkar scores his 100th international century for India |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/15647684 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=20 October 2011 |access-date=5 January 2025}}</ref> Tendulkar was a [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]] by [[President of India#Appointment powers|presidential nomination]] from 2012 to 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sachin Tendulkar confirmed as Rajya Sabha member {{!}} Cricket News |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-confirmed-as-rajya-sabha-member-1555479 |access-date=27 April 2023 |website=NDTVSports.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1 April 2018 |title=Sachin Tendulkar donates entire salary to Prime Minister's Relief Fund after Rajya Sabha term ends |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-donates-entire-salary-to-prime-minister-s-relief-fund-after-rajya-sabha-term-ends/story-7uaPGTiODbWpoOdvB8AuYJ.html |access-date=27 April 2023 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> 

Tendulkar took up cricket at the age of eleven, made his Test match debut on 15 November 1989 against [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] in [[Karachi]] at the age of sixteen, and went on to represent [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]] domestically and [[Indian cricket team|India]] internationally for over 24 years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Individual records (captains, players, umpires) {{!}} Longest careers {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283451.html |access-date=30 March 2023 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> In 2002, halfway through his career, ''[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|Wisden]]'' ranked him the second-greatest Test batsman of all time, behind [[Don Bradman]], and the second-greatest ODI batsman of all time, behind [[Viv Richards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2002/dec/13wisden.htm |title=Tendulkar second-best ever: Wisden |work=Rediff.com |access-date=27 November 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090123042213/http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2002/dec/13wisden.htm |archive-date=23 January 2009 }}</ref> The same year, Tendulkar was a part of the team that was one of the joint-winners of the [[2002 ICC Champions Trophy]]. Later in his career, Tendulkar was part of the Indian team that won the [[2011 Cricket World Cup]], his first win in six [[Cricket World Cup|World Cup]] appearances for India.<ref>{{cite news |title=Reliving a dream |url=http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/nxg/article1604713.ece |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=6 April 2011 |access-date=6 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120519052458/http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/nxg/article1604713.ece |archive-date=19 May 2012 }}</ref> He had previously been named "Player of the Tournament" at the [[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003 World Cup]].

Tendulkar has received several awards from the [[government of India]]: the [[Arjuna Award]] (1994), the [[Khel Ratna Award]] (1997), the [[Padma Shri]] (1998), and the [[Padma Vibhushan]] (2008).<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=21 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 October 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=28 May 2020 |title=Sachin Tendulkar received Arjuna Award in 1994 |url=https://www.cricearth.in/sachin-tendulkar-received-arjuna-award-in-1994/ |access-date=16 September 2022 |website=CricEarth |language=en-US |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920170556/https://www.cricearth.in/sachin-tendulkar-received-arjuna-award-in-1994/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> After Tendulkar played his last match in November 2013, the [[Prime Minister's Office (India)|Prime Minister's Office]] announced the decision to award him the [[Bharat Ratna]], India's highest civilian award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sachinretirement/sachin-first-sportsperson-to-win-country-s-highest-civilian-honour-bharat-ratna/article1-1151983.aspx |title=Sachin first sportsperson to win country's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |place=New Delhi |date=16 November 2013 |access-date=16 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117200437/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sachinretirement/sachin-first-sportsperson-to-win-country-s-highest-civilian-honour-bharat-ratna/article1-1151983.aspx |archive-date=17 January 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pmindia.nic.in/press-details.php?nodeid=1748 |title=Bharat Ratna for Prof CNR Rao and Sachin Tendulkar |publisher=[[Prime Minister's Office (India)|Prime Minister's Office]] |date=16 November 2013 |access-date=16 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131119004210/http://pmindia.nic.in/press-details.php?nodeid=1748 |archive-date=19 November 2013 }}</ref> He was the first sportsperson to receive the award and, {{As of|2024|lc=y}}, is the youngest recipient.<ref name="BharatRatna1">{{cite news |date=4 February 2014 |title=Sachin Tendulkar and CNR Rao conferred Bharat Ratna |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/series-tournament/sachin-tendulkar-hangs-his-boots/top-stories/Sachin-Tendulkar-and-CNR-Rao-conferred-Bharat-Ratna/articleshow/29849599.cms |access-date=4 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204191430/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/series-tournament/sachin-tendulkar-hangs-his-boots/top-stories/Sachin-Tendulkar-and-CNR-Rao-conferred-Bharat-Ratna/articleshow/29849599.cms |archive-date=4 February 2014}}</ref><ref name="BharatRatna2">{{cite news |date=4 February 2014 |title=CNR Rao, Sachin receive Bharat Ratna |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/cnr-rao-sachin-receive-bharat-ratna/article5652196.ece |url-status=live |access-date=4 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222015940/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/cnr-rao-sachin-receive-bharat-ratna/article5652196.ece |archive-date=22 February 2014}}</ref><ref name="RajyaSabhaNom2" /> In 2010, ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' included Tendulkar in its annual [[Time 100|list of the most influential people in the world]].<ref>{{cite magazine |title=the time 2010 time 100 |url=https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1984685,00.html |magazine=time}}</ref> Tendulkar was awarded the [[Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy]] for cricketer of the year at the [[2010 ICC Awards|2010 International Cricket Council (ICC) Awards]].<ref name="GarfieldSobersTrophy2010.1">{{cite web |date=6 October 2010 |title=Sachin Tendulkar named cricketer of the year |url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/sachin-tendulkar-named-cricketer-of-the-year/story-e6frf9if-1225935202839 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101012022433/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/sachin-tendulkar-named-cricketer-of-the-year/story-e6frf9if-1225935202839 |archive-date=12 October 2010 |access-date=24 November 2010}}</ref>

Having retired from ODI cricket in 2012,<ref name="ODIRetirement">{{cite web |url=http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/tendulkar-announces-limited-overs-retirement/41457 |title=Tendulkar announces limited-overs retirement |work=wisdenindia |date=23 December 2012 |publisher=Wisden India |access-date=23 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121223161801/http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/tendulkar-announces-limited-overs-retirement/41457 |archive-date=23 December 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/tendulkar-calls-time-ipl-career/63929 |title=Tendulkar calls time on IPL career |publisher=Wisden India |date=26 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016130919/http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/tendulkar-calls-time-ipl-career/63929 |archive-date=16 October 2013 |access-date=26 May 2013 }}</ref> he retired from all forms of cricket in November 2013 after playing his [[West Indian cricket team in India in 2013–14#Second Test|200th Test match]].<ref name="FinalTestMatch" /> Tendulkar played 664 international cricket matches in total, scoring 34,357 runs.<ref name="AllInternationalCombinedRecords" /> In 2013, Tendulkar was included in an all-time Test World [[First XI|XI]] to mark the 150th anniversary of ''[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack]]'', and he was one of only two specialist batsmen of the post–[[World War II]] era, along with [[Viv Richards]], to get featured in the team.<ref>{{cite news|title=Don Bradman, Shane Warne in Wisden's XI |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/cricket/don-bradman-shane-warne-in-wisdens-xi/story-e6frg7rx-1226745875416 |access-date=23 October 2013 |publisher=theaustralian.com |date=23 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024073854/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/cricket/don-bradman-shane-warne-in-wisdens-xi/story-e6frg7rx-1226745875416 |archive-date=24 October 2013 }}</ref> In 2019, he was inducted into the [[ICC Cricket Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite news |author=ESPNcricinfo |date=19 July 2019 |title=Sachin Tendulkar, Allan Donald, Cathryn Fitzpatrick inducted in ICC Hall of Fame |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sachin-tendulkar-allan-donald-cathryn-fitzpatrick-inducted-in-icc-hall-of-fame-1195183 |access-date=19 July 2019}}</ref>

== Early life and background ==
Tendulkar was born at the Nirmal Nursing Home in the [[Dadar]] neighbourhood of [[Bombay, Maharashtra]] on 24 April 1973<ref name="CricinfoProfile" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Abraham |first=Derek |date=24 April 2013 |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-sachin-tendulkar-the-multi-million-dollar-baby-1826338 |title=Sachin Tendulkar: The multi-million dollar baby |newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |access-date=11 May 2019}}</ref> into a [[Maharashtrian people|Maharastrian]] family.<ref>{{cite news |title=I am proud to be a Maharashtrian – Sachin Tendulkar |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/proud-34-maharashtrian-tendulkar-says-mumbai-belongs-to-india-574.html |access-date=8 November 2023 |work=India TV News |date=13 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427154407/https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/proud-34-maharashtrian-tendulkar-says-mumbai-belongs-to-india-574.html |archive-date=27 April 2019}}</ref> His father, [[Ramesh Tendulkar]], was a [[Marathi language|Marathi-language]] novelist and poet while his mother, Rajni, worked in the insurance industry.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Thani |first1=L. |last2=Mishra |first2=R. |title=Sensational Sachin |publisher=Diamond Pocket Books |year=1999 |page=113 |quote=His mother Rajni Tendulkar worked in L.I.C.|isbn=81-288-2573-9}}</ref> Tendulkar's father named him after his favourite music director, [[Sachin Dev Burman]].<ref>{{cite magazine |date=24 April 2019 |title=Happy Birthday Sachin Tendulkar: Master Blaster turns 46 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/story/sachin-tendulkar-birthday-turns-46-1508795-2019-04-24 |magazine=[[India Today]] |access-date=11 May 2019}}</ref> Tendulkar has three older siblings: two half-brothers Nitin and Ajit, and a half-sister Savita. They were his father's children by his first wife, who died after the birth of her third child.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thequint.com/sports/ajit-dotes-on-sachin-tendulkar-half-brothers-billion-dreams|title=Ajit Dotes on Sachin, Who Could've Guessed They're Half-Brothers!|work=The Quint|access-date=2 September 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/sports/this-man-sacrificed-his-cricket-career-for-sachin-tendulkar-and-he-is-not-his-own-brother|title=This man sacrificed his cricket, career for Sachin Tendulkar|website=Asianet Newsable}}</ref> His brother Ajit played in Bombay's [[Kanga Cricket League]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Pandey|first=Kirti Phadtare|date=25 May 2017|title=Ajit Dotes on Sachin, Who Could've Guessed They're Half-Brothers!|url=https://www.thequint.com/sports/ajit-dotes-on-sachin-tendulkar-half-brothers-billion-dreams|access-date=24 December 2021|website=TheQuint|language=en}}</ref>

Tendulkar spent his formative years in the Sahitya Sahawas Cooperative Housing Society in [[Bandra|Bandra (East)]]. As a young boy, Tendulkar was considered a [[Bullying|bully]], and he often picked fights with new children in his school.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.in.msn.com/cricket/sachincorner/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5132762&page=3 |title=38 special facts about Sachin Tendulkar – 3 |publisher=MSN |date=16 March 2012 |access-date=18 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606052152/http://sports.in.msn.com/cricket/sachincorner/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5132762&page=3 |archive-date=6 June 2013 }}</ref>

As a child, Tendulkar was interested in both [[tennis]] and cricket.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Did you know Sachin Tendulkar is a big promoter of these sports? |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/did-you-know-sachin-tendulkar-is-a-big-promoter-of-these-sports/sachin-tendulkar-turns-50/slideshow/99710767.cms |work=The Economic Times |date=23 April 2023 |access-date=3 February 2024}}</ref> He particularly idolised American player [[John McEnroe]], and emulated his hero by growing his hair long at the age of 7 or 8 years. At this time, Tendulkar also regularly wore tennis wristbands and headbands and carried a [[tennis racquet]] with him as a sign of his love for tennis.<ref name="jansatta.com">{{cite web|title='कांबली बहुत गुस्सैल है,' सचिन ने KBC में अमिताभ को सुनाई थी दोस्त की कहानी; देखें Video|url=https://www.jansatta.com/khel/sachin-tendulkar-comments-about-vinod-kambli-on-kbc-that-surprised-amitabh-bachchan-throwback-story-watch-video/1825379/|access-date=24 December 2021|website=Jansatta|date=16 September 2021 |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.in.msn.com/cricket/sachincorner/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5132762&page=2 |title=38 special facts about Sachin Tendulkar – 2 |publisher=MSN |date=16 March 2012 |access-date=18 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606051853/http://sports.in.msn.com/cricket/sachincorner/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5132762&page=2 |archive-date=6 June 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Throwback to Sachin Tendulkar's Comments About Vinod Kambli on KBC That Surprised Amitabh Bachchan – News18 |url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/throwback-to-sachin-tendulkars-comments-about-vinod-kambli-on-kbc-that-surprised-amitabh-bachchan-4207604.html |work=News18 |date=16 September 2021 |access-date=3 February 2024}}</ref>

To help curb his bullying tendencies, his elder brother Ajit introduced Tendulkar to cricket in 1984. Ajit introduced him to cricket coach [[Ramakant Achrekar]] at [[Shivaji Park]] in Dadar. At their first meeting, Tendulkar did not play well. Ajit told Achrekar that he was feeling self-conscious due to the coach observing him, and was not displaying his natural game. Ajit requested the coach to give him another chance at playing, but watch while hiding behind a tree. This time, Tendulkar, apparently unobserved, played much better and was accepted at Achrekar's academy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.in.com/sports/cricket/reminiscing-old-days-sachin-tendulkar-on-late-coach-ramakant-achrekar-278431.htm|title=Reminiscing old days: Sachin Tendulkar on late coach Ramakant Achrekar|website=in.com}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>{{Better source needed example|reason=Dead link|date=November 2021}}

Achrekar was impressed with Tendulkar's talent and advised him to shift his schooling to Sharadashram Vidyamandir School,<ref name="CricinfoProfile" /> a school in Dadar that had produced many notable cricketers. He made his debut as a cricketer for Sharadashram in late 1984.<ref name="sachinyouth" /> Prior to this, Tendulkar had attended the Indian Education Society's New English School in Bandra (East).<ref name="sachinyouth" /> He was also coached under the guidance of Achrekar at Shivaji Park in the mornings and evenings.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Shivaji-Park-prays-for-famous-son/articleshow/7845518.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501025804/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-02/mumbai/29374217_1_shivaji-park-ramakant-achrekar-sunil-gavaskar |archive-date=1 May 2013 |title=Shivaji Park prays for famous son |date=1 April 2011|newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |agency=[[Times News Network]] |first=Linah |url-status=live |last=Baliga}}</ref> Tendulkar would practice for hours; if he became exhausted, Achrekar would put a [[Indian 1-rupee coin|one-rupee coin]] on the top of the [[stumps]], and the [[Bowling (cricket)|bowler]] who dismissed Tendulkar would get the coin. If Tendulkar completed the session without getting dismissed, the coach would give him the coin. Tendulkar considers the 13 coins he won among his most prized possessions.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Sachin Tendulkar: The last word in cricket|author=Somak Sen|work=Merinews|date=17 October 2008|url=http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=145044|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129012958/http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=145044|archive-date=29 January 2013|access-date=3 June 2009}}</ref> While he was training at Shivaji Park, he moved in with his aunt and uncle, who lived near the park.<ref name="sachinyouth">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/specials/sachin/gulu1.htm |title=HTCricket.com: A special HTCricket section celebrating Sachin Tendulkar's 100th Test |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=18 December 2012|author=Gulu Ezekiel|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025205343/http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/specials/sachin/gulu1.htm |archive-date=25 October 2012}}</ref>

Besides school cricket, Tendulkar also played [[club cricket]]. In 1984, at age 11, he debuted in the [[Kanga Cricket League]] while playing for the John Bright Cricket Club.<ref name="sachinyouth" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Shetty |first=Disha |date=12 July 2018 |title=The fading charm of the Kanga League |url=https://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-article/fading-charm-kanga-league/125658 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712214643/https://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-article/fading-charm-kanga-league/125658 |archive-date=12 July 2018 |website=Wisden India}}</ref> Beginning in 1988, he played for the [[Cricket Club of India]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name="ti99">{{cite news|title=Tendulkar's genius inspires awe |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket-tendulkars-genius-inspires-awe-1093765.html |access-date=17 February 2012 |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |date=15 May 1999 |first=Richard |last=Williams |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321055752/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket-tendulkars-genius-inspires-awe-1093765.html |archive-date=21 March 2012 }}</ref>

In 1987, at the age of 14, he attended the [[MRF Pace Foundation]] in Madras (now [[Chennai]]) to train as a [[fast bowler]], but the trainer, Australian fast bowler [[Dennis Lillee]], was unimpressed and suggested that Tendulkar focus on his batting instead.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19990811/isp01099.html |title=Tendulkar's interview with BBC |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=1 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090317190126/http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19990811/isp01099.html |archive-date=17 March 2009 }}</ref> On 20 January 1987, he was a [[Substitute (cricket)|substitute]] for [[Imran Khan]]'s side in an exhibition match at [[Brabourne Stadium]] in Bombay.<ref>{{cite news|title=When 13-year-old Sachin Tendulkar fielded for Pakistan team |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-when-13-year-old-sachin-tendulkar-fielded-for-pakistan-team-1910959 |access-date=30 October 2013 |newspaper=DNA |date=30 October 2013 |first=G |last=Krishnan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030190353/http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-when-13-year-old-sachin-tendulkar-fielded-for-pakistan-team-1910959 |archive-date=30 October 2013 }}</ref> A couple of months later, former Indian batsman [[Sunil Gavaskar]] gave Tendulkar a pair of his own lightweight [[pads]] and told him to not get disheartened for not receiving the [[Mumbai Cricket Association|Bombay Cricket Association]]'s Best Junior Cricketer Award. Of this experience, Tendulkar later said, "It was the greatest source of encouragement for me".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/1904408/comment-sachin-tendulkar-and-sunil-gavaskar-two-masters-and-the-amazing-chemistry-between-the-two |title=Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar: Two masters and the amazing chemistry between the two |newspaper=DNA India |access-date=16 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017104300/http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/1904408/comment-sachin-tendulkar-and-sunil-gavaskar-two-masters-and-the-amazing-chemistry-between-the-two |archive-date=17 October 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Booth |first=Lawrence |date=12 April 2007 |title=Strange innovations |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdencricketer/content/story/290027.html |url-status=live |access-date=3 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091217180010/http://www.cricinfo.com/wisdencricketer/content/story/290027.html |archive-date=17 December 2009}}</ref> Tendulkar served as a [[ball boy]] in the [[1987 Cricket World Cup]] when [[India national cricket team|India]] played against [[England cricket team|England]] in the semifinal in Bombay.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sachin Tendulkar: From ball boy to champ |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/sachin-tendulkar-from-ball-boy-to-champ/articleshow/7839697.cms |access-date=17 February 2012 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=1 April 2011 |first=Nitin |last=Naik |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709232759/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/Sachin-Tendulkar-From-ball-boy-to-champ/articleshow/7839697.cms |archive-date=9 July 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Ballboy to badshah, Sachin's Cup story- Sachin Tendulkar in a one-on-one with Lokendra Pratap sahi |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110219/jsp/sports/story_13604904.jsp |access-date=17 February 2012 |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=15 May 1999 |first=Richard |last=Williams |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110224071802/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110219/jsp/sports/story_13604904.jsp |archive-date=24 February 2011 }}</ref>

In 1988, while playing for Sharadashram, Tendulkar and [[Vinod Kambli]] batted in an unbroken 664-run [[partnership (cricket)|partnership]] in a Lord Harris Shield inter-school game against St. Xavier's High School. Tendulkar scored 326 ([[not out]]) in that match and scored over 1,000 runs in the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bhatia |first=Rahul |date=21 August 2004 |title=A tale of two terrors |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/a-tale-of-two-terrors-135328 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223182616/http://www.espncricinfo.com/columns/content/story/135328.html |archive-date=23 February 2012 |access-date=1 June 2008 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> This was a record partnership in any form of cricket until 2006, when it was broken by two junior cricketers in [[Hyderabad, India]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Teenagers eclipse Tendulkar-Kambli record |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/268484.html |access-date=18 December 2013 |date=16 November 2006 |author=ESPNcricinfo staff |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140312174419/http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/268484.html |archive-date=12 March 2014 }}</ref>

== Early career ==
On 14 November 1987, at age 14, Tendulkar was selected to represent [[Mumbai cricket team|Bombay]] in the [[Ranji Trophy]] for the [[1987–88 Ranji Trophy|1987–88 season]], but he was not selected for the [[First XI|final eleven]] in any of the matches, though he was often used as a substitute [[Fielding (cricket)|fielder]].<ref name="sachinyouth" /> A year later, on 11 December 1988, aged 15 years and 232 days, Tendulkar made his debut for [[Mumbai cricket team|Bombay]] against [[Gujarat cricket team|Gujarat]] at [[Wankhede Stadium]] and scored 100 ([[not out]]) in that match, making him the youngest Indian to score a [[Century (cricket)|century]] on debut in [[first-class cricket]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/field/855172/a-new-dawn-in-indian-cricket-remembering-sachin-tendulkars-iconic-ranji-trophy-debut|title='A new dawn in Indian cricket': Remembering Sachin Tendulkar's iconic Ranji Trophy debut|first=Rajdeep|last=Sardesai|website=Scroll.in|date=24 October 2017 |access-date=19 March 2020}}</ref> He was selected to play for the team by Bombay captain [[Dilip Vengsarkar]], who watched him play [[Kapil Dev]] in Wankhede Stadium's [[Cricket nets|cricket practice nets]],<ref name="CricinfoProfile" /> where the [[India national cricket team|Indian team]] had come to play against the touring [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand team]]. Tendulkar followed this by scoring a century each in his [[Deodhar Trophy|Deodhar]] and [[Duleep Trophy]] debuts, which are also India's domestic cricket tournaments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnstar.com/cricket/international-cricket/news/detail/item136972/Sachin-Tendulkar-factfile/ |title=Sachin Tendulkar factfile |publisher=espnstar.com |access-date=3 August 2009 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081020024933/http://www.espnstar.com/cricket/international-cricket/news/detail/item136972/Sachin-Tendulkar-factfile/ |archive-date=20 October 2008 }}</ref>

Tendulkar finished the [[1988–89 Ranji Trophy|1988–89 Ranji Trophy season]] as Bombay's highest run-scorer. He scored 583 runs at an [[Batting average (cricket)|average]] of 67.77 and was the eighth-highest run-scorer overall.<ref>{{cite web|title=Batting – Most Runs|url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1980S/1988-89/IND_LOCAL/RANJI/STATS/IND_LOCAL_RJI_AVS_BAT_MOST_RUNS.html|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=9 April 2018}}</ref> In both 1988 and 1989, he was picked for a young Indian team to tour England under the Star Cricket Club banner.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2013/oct/181013-remembering-sachin-tendulkar-first-england-tours.htm |title=Remembering Sachin Tendulkar's first England tours |publisher=mid-day.com |access-date=3 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019103556/http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2013/oct/181013-remembering-sachin-tendulkar-first-england-tours.htm |archive-date=19 October 2013 }}</ref> In the [[1990–91 Ranji Trophy]] final, which Bombay narrowly lost to [[Haryana cricket team|Haryana]], Tendulkar's 96 from 75 balls was key to giving Bombay a chance of victory as it attempted to chase 355 from only 70 [[Over (cricket)|overs]] on the final day.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.piyushmishra.in/cricket/the-greatest-ranji-match-ever-played |access-date=2 February 2014 |date=8 February 2013 |publisher=Piyush Mishra |title=The Greatest Ranji Match ever played |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203102531/http://www.piyushmishra.in/cricket/the-greatest-ranji-match-ever-played |archive-date=3 February 2014 }}</ref>

At the start of the 1989–90 season, while playing for [[Rest of India cricket team|Rest of India]], Tendulkar scored an unbeaten century in an [[Irani Trophy]] match against [[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Rest of India v Delhi in 1989/90 |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/52/52008.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100123142041/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/52/52008.html |archive-date=23 January 2010 |access-date=3 August 2009 |publisher=CricketArchive}}</ref>

In the final of [[1994–95 Ranji Trophy|1995 Ranji Trophy]], Tendulkar, captaining Bombay, scored 140 and 139 versus [[Punjab cricket team (India)|Punjab]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |title=Sachin Tendulkar's Bradmanesque achievements in Ranji Trophy. |work=TOI |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sachin-tendulkars-bradmanesque-achievements-in-ranji-trophy/articleshow/18123426.cms}}</ref>

In the 1995–96 Irani Cup, he captained Mumbai against [[Rest of India cricket team|Rest of India]].<ref name=":0" /> His first [[double century]] (204*) was for Mumbai while playing against the visiting [[Australia national cricket team|Australian team]] at the [[Brabourne Stadium]] in 1998.<ref name="CricinfoProfile" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Australia in India, 1997-98-Mumbai v Australians-Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai-24,25,26 February 1998 (3-day match) |url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1997-98/AUS_IN_IND/AUS_BOM_24-26FEB1998.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101115060248/http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1997-98/AUS_IN_IND/AUS_BOM_24-26FEB1998.html |archive-date=15 November 2010 |access-date=1 June 2008 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> He is the only player to score a century on debut in all three of his domestic first-class tournaments (the Ranji, Irani, and Duleep Trophies).<ref>{{cite web |title=Sachin Tendulkar |url=http://www.cricket365.com/player-stats/2666/Sachin-Tendulkar |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418043030/http://www.cricket365.com/player-stats/2666/Sachin-Tendulkar |archive-date=18 April 2012 |access-date=25 April 2012 |publisher=Cricket365.com}}</ref> Another double century was an innings of 233* against [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Tamil Nadu]] in the semi-finals of the 2000 [[Ranji Trophy]], which he regards as one of the best innings of his career.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ranji Trophy – 2nd semi final-2000-Mumbai v Tamil Nadu |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/84325.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113123917/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/84325.html |archive-date=13 January 2012 |access-date=1 June 2008 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sachin puts knock of 233 "at the top" |url=http://m.rediff.com/sports/2000/apr/17ten.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101021732/http://m.rediff.com/sports/2000/apr/17ten.htm |archive-date=1 November 2013 |access-date=1 June 2008 |work=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sachin Tendulkar's Bradmanesque achievements in Ranji Trophy |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/domestic-cricket/ranji-trophy/Sachin-Tendulkars-Bradmanesque-achievements-in-Ranji-Trophy/articleshow/18123426.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127032604/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-22/ranji-trophy/36483997_1_ranji-trophy-irani-cup-vvs-laxman |archive-date=27 January 2013 |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=live |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

In total, Tendulkar was part of five Ranji Trophy finals, in which Mumbai won 4.<ref name=":0" />

===County cricket===
In 1992, at the age of 19, Tendulkar became the first overseas-born player to represent [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club|Yorkshire]], which, prior to Tendulkar joining the team, never selected players, even [[United Kingdom|UK]]-based, from outside [[Yorkshire]].<ref name="CricinfoProfile" />{{#tag:ref| [[Craig White]], although born in Yorkshire was the first player to be signed as an overseas player by Yorkshire. He had to be listed as an overseas player as he had already played for [[Victoria Bushrangers|Victoria]] in Australia.|group=Note}} Selected for Yorkshire as a replacement for the injured [[Australia national cricket team|Australian]] fast bowler [[Craig McDermott]], Tendulkar played 16 first-class matches for the team and scored 1,070 runs at an average of 46.52.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Yorkshire/Players/1/1933/f_Batting_by_Team.html |title=Yorkshire players at CricketArchive |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080310183459/http://cricketarchive.com/Yorkshire/Players/1/1933/f_Batting_by_Team.html |archive-date=10 March 2008 }}</ref>

== Career ==
{{Further|List of international cricket centuries by Sachin Tendulkar}}

=== Early tours ===
[[Raj Singh Dungarpur]] is credited for the selection of Tendulkar for the [[Indian cricket team in Pakistan in 1989–90|Indian tour of Pakistan in late 1989]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_his-last-words-donald-george-bradman_1289714 |title=His last words: Donald George Bradman |access-date=11 March 2011 |date=13 September 2009 |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |location=India |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403050738/http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_his-last-words-donald-george-bradman_1289714 |archive-date=3 April 2012 }}</ref> after one first class season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1933/First-Class_Matches.html |title=First-Class Matches played by Sachin Tendulkar |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=3 August 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100123133144/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1933/First-Class_Matches.html |archive-date=23 January 2010 }}</ref> The Indian selection committee had shown interest in selecting Tendulkar for the [[Indian cricket team in the West Indies in 1988–89|tour of the West Indies]] held earlier that year, but eventually did not select him, as they did not want him to be exposed to the dominant fast bowlers of the West Indies so early in his career.{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}}

Tendulkar was the youngest player to debut for India in [[Test cricket|Tests]] at the age of 16 years and 205 days, and also the youngest player to debut for India in ODI at the age of 16 years and 238 days.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cricket.yahoo.com/photos/sachin-tendulkar-s-roll-of-honour-slideshow/sachin-tendulkar-of-india-photo-1381065544719.html;_ylt=Ahxw4ULuOeAHk7zpc4cVYHo3uWNH;_ylu=X3oDMTNrb3Y2ZjR2BHBrZwM1NWY0Zjc1ZC0xNTgwLTNjNWEtODJmZC1iMzI1MGQxOTczOTgEc2VjA01lZGlhQ2Fyb3VzZWxQaG90b0dhbGxlcnlDQVhIUgR2ZXIDZGZhNGU1ZDAtMmU4OS0xMWUzLTlkZmEtOGJjM2U5N2JjZDY0;_ylg=X3oDMTBhM285c21iBGxhbmcDZW4tSU4-;_ylv=3|title=Sachin the youngest ever to play for India|publisher=Yahoo Cricket|access-date=20 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915161618/http://cricket.yahoo.com/photos/sachin-tendulkar-s-roll-of-honour-slideshow/sachin-tendulkar-of-india-photo-1381065544719.html;_ylt=Ahxw4ULuOeAHk7zpc4cVYHo3uWNH;_ylu=X3oDMTNrb3Y2ZjR2BHBrZwM1NWY0Zjc1ZC0xNTgwLTNjNWEtODJmZC1iMzI1MGQxOTczOTgEc2VjA01lZGlhQ2Fyb3VzZWxQaG90b0dhbGxlcnlDQVhIUgR2ZXIDZGZhNGU1ZDAtMmU4OS0xMWUzLTlkZmEtOGJjM2U5N2JjZDY0;_ylg=X3oDMTBhM285c21iBGxhbmcDZW4tSU4-;_ylv=3|archive-date=15 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://cricket.yahoo.com/photos/sachin-tendulkar-s-roll-of-honour-slideshow/sachin-tendulkar-portrait-photo-1381065553054.html |title=Sachin the youngest ever to play for India in ODIs |publisher=Yahoo Cricket |access-date=20 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131123113301/http://cricket.yahoo.com/photos/sachin-tendulkar-s-roll-of-honour-slideshow/sachin-tendulkar-portrait-photo-1381065553054.html |archive-date=23 November 2013 }}</ref> Tendulkar made his [[Test cricket|Test]] debut against Pakistan in [[Indian cricket team in Pakistan in 1989–90|Karachi in November 1989]] aged 16 years and 205 days. He scored 15 runs, being bowled by [[Waqar Younis]], who also made his debut in that match. He was noted for how he handled numerous blows to his body at the hands of the Pakistani pace attack.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Miller |first1=Andrew |last2=Williamson |first2=Martin |date=11 December 2007 |title=Eleven quirky debuts |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/eleven-quirky-debuts-239768 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140621133422/http://www.espncricinfo.com/columns/content/current/story/239768.html |archive-date=21 June 2014 |access-date=12 December 2007 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> In the fourth and final Test match in [[Sialkot]], he was hit on the nose by a bouncer bowled by Younis, but he declined medical assistance and continued to bat even as he his nose gushed blood.<ref name="timeline">{{cite news|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/player/35320.html?index=timeline |title=Sachin Tendulkar Timeline |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=4 August 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522105537/http://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/player/35320.html?index=timeline |archive-date=22 May 2010 }}</ref> In a 20-over exhibition game in [[Peshawar]], held in parallel with the bilateral series, Tendulkar made 53 runs off 18 balls, including an over in which he scored 27 runs bowled by leg-spinner [[Abdul Qadir (cricketer)|Abdul Qadir]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://feedsuk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1980S/1989-90/IND_IN_PAK/IND_PAK_EXHIB_16DEC1989.html |title=Exhibition Match, Pakistan v India, 16 Dec 1989 |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=16 December 1989 |access-date=2 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927135227/http://feedsuk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1980S/1989-90/IND_IN_PAK/IND_PAK_EXHIB_16DEC1989.html |archive-date=27 September 2013 }}</ref> This was later called "one of the best innings I have seen" by the then Indian captain [[Krishnamachari Srikkanth]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/145713.html |title=A suitable beginning – Tendulkar takes Qadir on |date=March 2005 |access-date=5 August 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091104010903/http://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/145713.html |archive-date=4 November 2009 }}</ref> In all, Tendulkar 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]] (ODI) he played.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=301;type=series |title=Cricket Records – India in Pakistan Test Series, 1989/90 – Most runs |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=4 August 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819022021/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=301%3Btype%3Dseries |archive-date=19 August 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/PAK/Wills_Challenge_1989-90/India_Batting.html |title=Batting and Fielding for India in Wills Challenge 1989/90 |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=5 August 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100312105455/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/PAK/Wills_Challenge_1989-90/India_Batting.html |archive-date=12 March 2010 }}</ref>

The series was followed by a tour of New Zealand in which he scored 117 runs at an average of 29.25 in Tests.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/NZ/India_in_New_Zealand_1989-90/t_India_Batting.html |title=Test Batting and Fielding for India in India in New Zealand 1989/90 |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=5 August 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100306184906/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/NZ/India_in_New_Zealand_1989-90/t_India_Batting.html |archive-date=6 March 2010 }}</ref> He was dismissed without scoring in one of the two ODI games he played, and scored 36 in the other.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/NZ/Rothmans_Cup_Triangular_Series_1989-90/India_Batting.html |title=Batting and Fielding for India in Rothmans Cup Triangular Series 1989/90 |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=5 August 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100310195654/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/NZ/Rothmans_Cup_Triangular_Series_1989-90/India_Batting.html |archive-date=10 March 2010 }}</ref> On a 1990 tour to England, on 14 August, he became the second-youngest cricketer to score a Test century as he made 119 not out in the second Test at [[Old Trafford (cricket ground)|Old Trafford]] in Manchester.<ref name="timeline" /> [[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|''Wisden'']] described his innings as "a disciplined display of immense maturity" and also wrote, "He looked the embodiment of India's famous opener, [[Sunil Gavaskar|Gavaskar]], and indeed was wearing a pair of his pads. While he displayed a full repertoire of strokes in compiling his maiden Test hundred, most remarkable were his off-side shots from the back foot. Though only 5ft 5in tall, he was still able to control without difficulty short deliveries from the English pacemen".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/152030.html |title=Wisden – England v India 1990 |publisher=[[Wisden Almanack]] |access-date=17 August 2009 |last=Otway |first=Graham |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091126053559/http://www.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/152030.html |archive-date=26 November 2009 }}</ref>

Tendulkar's reputation grew during the 1991–92 tour of Australia held before the [[1992 Cricket World Cup]]. During the tour, he scored an unbeaten 148 in the third Test at [[Sydney Cricket Ground|Sydney]], making him the youngest batsman to score a century in Australia. He then scored 114 on a fast, bouncing pitch in the final Test at [[WACA Ground|Perth]] against a pace attack from [[Merv Hughes]], [[Bruce Reid]], and [[Craig McDermott]]. Hughes commented to [[Allan Border]] at the time that "This little prick's going to get more runs than you, AB."<ref name="Tendertouch" />

=== Rise through the ranks ===

==== 1994–96: ODI matches ====
Tendulkar opened the batting at [[Auckland]] against New Zealand in 1994, making 82 runs off 49 balls.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/149893.html |title=Sachin the opener |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=26 March 2007 |access-date=26 October 2020}}</ref> He scored his first ODI century on 9 September 1994 against Australia in [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] at [[Colombo Cricket Club Ground|Colombo]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin's First ODI Century |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/sachin/features/201096-sachin-tendulkars-odi-timeline-23-unforgettable-years |access-date=18 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130415122309/http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/sachin/features/201096-sachin-tendulkars-odi-timeline-23-unforgettable-years |archive-date=15 April 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin's First ODI Ton |access-date=9 September 2016 |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=9 September 2005 |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/149343.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160909111214/http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/149343.html |archive-date=9 September 2016 }}</ref> He competed in 78 ODIs before scoring his first century.{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}}

[[File:Sachin at the other end.jpg|thumb|left|Tendulkar waits at the bowler's end.]]
Tendulkar's rise continued when he was the leading run scorer at the [[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996 World Cup]], scoring two centuries.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=722;type=tournament|title=Cricket Records – Wills World Cup, 1995/96|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=26 October 2020}}</ref> He was the only Indian batsman to perform well in the semi-final against Sri Lanka.{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}} Tendulkar fell amid a batting collapse{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}} and the match referee, [[Clive Lloyd]], awarded Sri Lanka the match after the crowd began rioting and throwing litter onto the field.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bal |first=Sambit |date=21 February 2007 |title=Mad Max destroys India |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/top-world-cup-performances-aravinda-de-silva-takes-sri-lanka-to-the-finals-281229 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323054905/http://www.espncricinfo.com/wctimeline/content/story/281229.html |archive-date=23 March 2014 |access-date=27 March 2014 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

After the World Cup, in the same year against Pakistan at [[Sharjah Cricket Stadium|Sharjah]], Indian captain [[Mohammed Azharuddin]] was going through a lean patch. Tendulkar and [[Navjot Singh Sidhu]] both made centuries to set a then record partnership for the second wicket. After getting out, Tendulkar found Azharuddin in two minds about whether he should bat.{{citation needed|date=March 2014}} Tendulkar convinced Azharuddin to bat and Azharuddin subsequently unleashed 24 runs off one over.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/151296.html |title=Wisden – INDIA v PAKISTAN |work=Cricinfo |access-date=27 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140621133236/http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/151296.html |archive-date=21 June 2014 }}</ref> India went on to win that match. It enabled India to post a score in excess of 300 runs for the first time in an ODI.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2;filter=advanced;orderby=start;runsmin1=300;runsval1=runs;team=6;template=results;type=team;view=innings |title=Team records {{pipe}} One-Day Internationals {{pipe}} ESPNcricinfo Statsguru {{pipe}} ESPNcricinfo |access-date=27 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206162819/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Borderby%3Dstart%3Brunsmin1%3D300%3Brunsval1%3Druns%3Bteam%3D6%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dteam%3Bview%3Dinnings |archive-date=6 December 2014 }}</ref>

==== 1998: Australian competition ====
Tendulkar scored 143 (131) runs in Sharjah against the Australian team in the [[1998–99 Coca-Cola Cup|1998 Coca-Cola cup]], including 5 [[Six (cricket)|sixes]] in an innings against [[Shane Warne]], [[Damien Fleming]] and [[Michael Kasprowicz]]. The innings is known as the "Desert Storm" because it was interrupted by a [[sand storm]]. In 2020, a poll from the [[International Cricket Council|ICC]] declared it Tendulkar's best ODI innings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-s-desert-storm-voted-his-top-odi-innings-on-birthday/story-cTJtMlEjxy9uWP5SSvBtjM.html |title=Sachin Tendulkar's "Desert Storm" voted his top ODI innings on birthday {{pipe}} Cricket |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=24 April 2020 |access-date=10 January 2022}}</ref>

In early 1998, while playing in an Australian tour of India, Tendulkar scored three consecutive centuries. The focus of the tour was the clash between Tendulkar and [[Spin bowling|spinner]] [[Shane Warne]], both at the peak of their careers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://magazine.outlookindia.com/story/warne-ing-shane/205171|access-date=15 September 2020|website=Outlook|title=Warne-Ing Shane!Outlook India Magazine|archive-date=25 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025025658/https://magazine.outlookindia.com/story/warne-ing-shane/205171|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the lead-up to the series, Tendulkar simulated scenarios in the nets with [[Laxman Sivaramakrishnan]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Off-spinner with leg-breaks is like a multi-lingual: Sachin Tendulkar|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/off-spinner-with-leg-breaks-is-like-a-multi-lingual-sachin-tendulkar/articleshow/63893732.cms|access-date=30 August 2021}}</ref> In their tour opener, Australia faced Mumbai at the [[Brabourne Stadium]] in a three-day first class match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1997-98/AUS_IN_IND/AUS_BOM_24-26FEB1998.html |title=Australia in India, 1997-98-Mumbai v Australians-Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai-24,25,26 February 1998 (3-day match) |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=17 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031153424/http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1997-98/AUS_IN_IND/AUS_BOM_24-26FEB1998.html |archive-date=31 October 2013 }}</ref> Tendulkar scored an unbeaten 204 runs as Shane Warne conceded 111 runs in 16 overs and Australia lost the match within three days.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/cricket-articles/When-Sachin-Tendulkar-showed-Shane-Warne-who-is-the-boss/23456 |title=When Sachin Tendulkar showed Shane Warne who is the boss |publisher=CricketCountry.com |date=25 February 2013 |access-date=17 November 2013 |author=Nishad Pai Vaidya |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130228172317/http://www.cricketcountry.com/cricket-articles/When-Sachin-Tendulkar-showed-Shane-Warne-who-is-the-boss/23456 |archive-date=28 February 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Ramchand |first=Partab |date=24 February 2001 |title=Tendulkar's duel with Warne symbolised India's superiority |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/tendulkar-s-duel-with-warne-symbolised-india-s-superiority-99611 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131129173051/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/99611.html |archive-date=29 November 2013 |access-date=17 November 2013 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> He also had a role with the ball in the five-match ODI series in India following the Tests, including a five wicket haul in an ODI in [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi|Kochi]]. Set 310 runs to win, Australia were cruising at 203 for 3 in the 31st over when Tendulkar turned the match for India, taking the wickets of [[Michael Bevan]], [[Steve Waugh]], [[Darren Lehmann]], [[Tom Moody]] and [[Damien Martyn]] for 32 runs in 10 overs.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1997-98/OD_TOURNEYS/PTC/IND_AUS_PTC_ODI1_01APR1998.html |title=ESPNcricinfo Match Report, IND-AUS 1&nbsp;April 1998 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080211163538/http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1997-98/OD_TOURNEYS/PTC/IND_AUS_PTC_ODI1_01APR1998.html |archive-date=11 February 2008 }}</ref> The Test match success was followed by two consecutive centuries in April 1998 in a Triangular cricket [[1998 Coca-Cola Cup|tournament]] in Sharjah—the first in a must-win game to take India to the finals and then again in the finals, both against Australia. These twin knocks were also known as the [[1997–98 Coca-Cola Cup|Desert Storm]] innings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/rewind-tendulkars-operation-desert-storm/355624-78.html |title=Sachin's operation Desert Storm |work=IBNLive |date=21 April 2011 |access-date=17 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208214156/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/rewind-tendulkars-operation-desert-storm/355624-78.html |archive-date=8 December 2013 }}</ref> Following the series, Warne ruefully joked that he was having nightmares about his Indian nemesis.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketnetwork.co.uk/main/s119/st62164.htm |title=Down Memory Lane – Shane Warne's nightmare |publisher=Cricketnetwork |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106030217/http://www.cricketnetwork.co.uk/main/s119/st62164.htm |archive-date=6 January 2009 }}</ref>

Tendulkar's contribution in the ICC 1998 quarterfinal at [[Dhaka]] paved the way for India's entry into the semifinals, when he took four Australian wickets after scoring 141 runs in 128 balls.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tendulkar single handedly helped to win India |work=IBNLive |date=30 May 2013 |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/champions-trophy-flashback-when-sachin-tendulkar-downed-australia-in/394937-78.html |publisher=IBN Live.in |access-date=18 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227204843/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/champions-trophy-flashback-when-sachin-tendulkar-downed-australia-in/394937-78.html |archive-date=27 December 2013 }}</ref>

==== 1999: Asian Test Championship, Test matches, and the World Cup ====
The inaugural [[Asian Test Championship]] took place in [[1998–99 Asian Test Championship|February and March 1999]], involving India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.<ref>{{cite news |date=24 December 1998 |title=Asian Test Championship from Feb&nbsp;14 to March&nbsp;17 (24&nbsp;December 1998) |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/asian-test-championship-from-feb-14-to-march-17-24-december-1998-74734 |url-status=live |access-date=30 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111165424/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/74734.html |archive-date=11 November 2012}}</ref> Around 100,000 attended the first four days of the tournament, breaking a 63-year-old record for aggregate Test attendance record.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sachin Tendulkar collides with Shoaib Akhtar |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/rewind-to-1999-india-v-pakistan-the-run-out-that-sparked-a-riot-483619 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022194822/http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/483619.html |archive-date=22 October 2014 |access-date=18 December 2013 |publisher=ESPN}}</ref> In the first match, between India and Pakistan at [[Eden Gardens]], Tendulkar was dismissed from the match after colliding with Pakistan bowler [[Shoaib Akhtar]]. The crowd reacted by throwing objects at Akhtar, and the players were taken off the field. The match resumed after Tendulkar and the [[List of International Cricket Council presidents|president of the ICC]] appealed to the crowd; however, further rioting meant that the match was finished in front of a crowd of 200&nbsp;people.<ref>{{cite news |date=28 January 2011 |title=Riot police, fires and a sobbing Vinod Kambli |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/controversies-in-kolkata-riot-police-fires-and-a-sobbing-vinod-kambli-498547 |url-status=live |access-date=30 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110131142814/http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/current/story/498547.html |archive-date=31 January 2011}}</ref> Tendulkar scored his 19th Test century in the second Test and the match resulted in a draw with Sri Lanka.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Sri Lanka v India 1998–99 |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/153758.html |url-status=live |access-date=30 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208042919/http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/153758.html |archive-date=8 February 2011}}</ref> India did not progress to the final, which was won by Pakistan, and refused to participate in the [[2001–02 Asian Test Championship]] due to increasing political tensions [[India–Pakistan relations|between India and Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Williamson |first=Martin |date=20 October 2010 |title=The run-out that sparked a riot |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/rewind-to-1999-india-v-pakistan-the-run-out-that-sparked-a-riot-483619 |url-status=live |access-date=30 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022194822/http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/483619.html |archive-date=22 October 2014 |quote=the second Championship ... was rendered fairly meaningless by the withdrawal of India because of another escalation of political tensions with Pakistan.}}</ref>

In a Test match against Pakistan at [[Chepauk Stadium|Chepauk]] in 1999, the first of a two-Test series, Tendulkar scored 136 runs; India lost the match by 12 runs.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/Storyold/76182/|title=India succumb on home stretch despite Tendulkar's heroics|first=Partab|last=Ramchand|date=1 February 1999|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=30 March 2014}}</ref>

Tendulkar's father, Ramesh Tendulkar, died during the [[1999 Cricket World Cup]]. Tendulkar flew back to India to attend the final rituals of his father, missing the match against [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/Storyold/98885/|title=Sachin loses father, team loses its wits|agency=Agencies/ENS|date=19 May 1999|location=Leicester/Mumbai|access-date=20 March 2014}}</ref> He returned to the World Cup, scoring a century (140 not out of 101 balls) in his very next match against [[Kenya national cricket team|Kenya]] in Bristol. He dedicated the century to his father.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sachin's Ton in Father's Memory |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/990524/front_pa.htm#head3 |newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]] |first=Lokendra Pratap |last=Sahi |date=23 May 1999 |access-date=30 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330150634/http://www.telegraphindia.com/990524/front_pa.htm |archive-date=30 March 2014 }}</ref>

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|Test<ref>{{cite news|title=List of Captains |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/india/engine/records/individual/list_captains.html?class=1;id=6;type=team |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=25 April 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111116015850/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/india/engine/records/individual/list_captains.html?class=1%3Bid%3D6%3Btype%3Dteam |archive-date=16 November 2011 }}</ref> ||25||4||9||12||0||–||16%
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|ODI<ref>{{cite news|title=List of ODI Captains |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/india/engine/records/individual/list_captains.html?class=2;id=6;type=team |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=25 April 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117075310/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/india/engine/records/individual/list_captains.html?class=2%3Bid%3D6%3Btype%3Dteam |archive-date=17 November 2011 }}</ref> ||73||23||43||–||2||6||31.50%
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Tendulkar's two tenures as captain of the Indian cricket team were not very successful. Tendulkar became captain in 1996, but by 1997 the team was performing poorly. Discussing Tendulkar's first term as captain, [[Mohammad Azharuddin|Azharuddin]] was credited with saying, "He won't win! It's not in the small one's destiny!" ({{langx|hi|"Nahin jeetega! Chote ki naseeb main jeet nahin hai!"|italic=yes}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2000/feb/05arm.htm |title=A tale of two captains |publisher=Rediff |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080430211632/http://www.rediff.com/sports/2000/feb/05arm.htm |archive-date=30 April 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=McGregor |first=R.S. |year=1993 |title=Oxford Hindi–English Dictionary |url=https://archive.org/details/oxfordhindiengli00mcgr_0 |url-access=registration |publisher=Oxford University Press, US |isbn=978-0-19-864317-3 |edition= 2004 }}</ref>

Tendulkar, succeeding Azharuddin as captain for his second term, led India on a tour of Australia, where the visitors were beaten 3–0 by the newly crowned world champions.{{When|date=March 2023}}<ref name="AustraliaSeries1999">{{cite news|title=Flat-track bullies bounced out again|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/Storyold/138911/|author=Pradeep Magazine|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|location=Melbourne|date=20 December 1999|access-date=30 March 2014}}</ref> Tendulkar won the player of the series award,<ref name="AustraliaSeries1999" /> as well as player of the match in one of the games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63866.html |title=2nd Test: Australia v India at Melbourne, Dec 26–30, 1999 {{pipe}} Cricket Scorecard {{pipe}} ESPNcricinfo |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119073926/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63866.html |archive-date=19 November 2010 }}</ref> After another Test series defeat, this time by a 0–2 margin at home against South Africa, Tendulkar resigned, and [[Sourav Ganguly]] took over as captain in 2000.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/Storyold/146809/|title=South Africa completes sweep with an innings and 71 runs|first=Vedam|last=Jaishankar|date=6 March 2000|access-date=30 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title='I've survived and will survive longer' |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/i-make-mistakes-no-captain-is-perfect-sourav-ganguly/1/218765.html |journal=India Today |first=Sharda |last=Ugra |date=9 December 2000 |access-date=18 December 2013 |quote=Ganguly took over in mid-2000 during a difficult period ... |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219031111/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/i-make-mistakes-no-captain-is-perfect-sourav-ganguly/1/218765.html |archive-date=19 December 2013 }}</ref>

==== South Africa match fixing ====
{{Further|Mohammad Azharuddin|South Africa cricket match fixing}} {{See also|Chandrachud Commission}}
In 2000, members of the South African national team attempted to [[match fixing|fix matches]] during their visit to India. After the incident, Tendulkar and three other senior cricketers worked to ensure that players "whose performance and conduct was dubious were never picked for the Indian squad again".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/opinion/krishna-kumar/story/sachin-tendulkar-match-fixing-centuries-bcci-indian-team-cbi-spot-fixing-scandal-163942-2013-05-22 |title=The feat Sachin never got praise for – Opinion News |publisher=Indiatoday.in |date=22 May 2013 |access-date=10 January 2022}}</ref>

==== Role in 2007 captaincy change ====
During the Indian team's 2007 tour of England, the desire of [[Rahul Dravid]] to resign from the captaincy became known. Then [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) [[List of presidents of the Board of Control for Cricket in India|President]] [[Sharad Pawar]] offered the captaincy to Tendulkar, who instead recommended [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]]. Pawar later revealed this conversation, crediting Tendulkar for suggesting Dhoni, who since achieved much success as captain.<ref name="SuggestedDhoni">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Tendulkar-suggested-Dhoni-s-name-Pawar/Article1-283717.aspx|title=Tendulkar suggested Dhoni's name: Pawar|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |location=India|date=21 March 2008|access-date=18 July 2010|agency=[[Press Trust of India|PTI]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130912043435/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Chunk-HT-UI-Cricket-TopStories/Tendulkar-suggested-Dhoni-s-name-Pawar/Article1-283717.aspx |archive-date=12 September 2013}}</ref>

=== Continued rise ===
==== 2001–02: Mike Denness incident, Kolkata Test, and breaking Bradman's record ====
During India's 2001 tour of South Africa, in the second Test match, referee [[Mike Denness and Indian cricket team incident|Mike Denness fined four Indian players]] for excessive appealing, and fined the Indian captain [[Sourav Ganguly]] for not controlling his team.<ref>{{cite news |date=20 November 2001 |title=ICC Match Referee confirms disciplinary action for Indian cricketers |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/icc-match-referee-confirms-disciplinary-action-for-indian-cricketers-108120 |access-date=1 June 2008}}</ref> Denness suspended Tendulkar from one match for alleged [[ball tampering]]. Television cameras captured images that suggested Tendulkar may have been involved in cleaning the seam of the cricket ball.<ref>{{cite news |date=19 November 2001 |title=Tendulkar appears before match referee |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/tendulkar-appears-before-match-referee-108088 |url-status=live |access-date=1 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625025110/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/108088.html |archive-date=25 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=19 November 2001 |title=Tendulkar handed suspended ban |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/tendulkar-handed-suspended-ban-108107 |url-status=live |access-date=1 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101126165955/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/108107.html |archive-date=26 November 2010}}</ref> The incident escalated to include sports journalists accusing Denness of racism,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/in_depth/2001/india_in_south_africa/1668275.stm |title=Indian media fury over Tendulkar |work=BBC News |access-date=1 June 2008 |date=21 November 2001 |location=London |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219190102/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/in_depth/2001/india_in_south_africa/1668275.stm |archive-date=19 December 2008 }}</ref> and led to Denness being barred from entering the venue of the third Test match. The ICC revoked the status of the match as a Test as the teams rejected the appointed referee.<ref>{{cite news |date=23 November 2001 |title=ICC sets out latest position regarding South Africa v India |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/icc-sets-out-latest-position-regarding-south-africa-v-india-108243 |url-status=live |access-date=31 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111165610/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/108243.html |archive-date=11 November 2012}}</ref> The charges against Tendulkar triggered a massive backlash from the Indian public.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/in_depth/2001/india_in_south_africa/1666063.stm |title=Indians cry foul |work=BBC News |access-date=1 June 2008 |date=20 November 2001 |location=London |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080214221523/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/in_depth/2001/india_in_south_africa/1666063.stm |archive-date=14 February 2008 }}</ref>

On the final day of the [[Second Test, 2000–01 Border–Gavaskar Trophy|Kolkata Test against Australia in 2001]], Tendulkar took three wickets, including the key wickets of [[Matthew Hayden]] and [[Adam Gilchrist]], who were centurions in the previous Test. His three wickets haul helped India win the match.<ref>{{cite web|title=2nd Test: India v Australia at Kolkata, Mar 11–15, 2001 {{pipe}} Cricket Scorecard {{pipe}} ESPNcricinfo |work=Cricinfo |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/63920.html |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=18 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204222853/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/63920.html |archive-date=4 December 2013 }}</ref> In the five-match ODI series that followed, he took his 100th wicket in ODIs, claiming the wicket of then Australian captain [[Steve Waugh]] in the final match at the [[Fatorda Stadium]] in [[Goa]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Of Tendulkar and his Goa milestone |first=Niraj |last=Prabhu |newspaper=[[The Goan]] |page=28 |date=16 November 2013 |access-date=27 March 2013 |url=http://epaper.thegoan.net/185353/The-Goan-on-Saturday/November-16-2013#page/27/2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131121011326/http://epaper.thegoan.net/185353/The-Goan-on-Saturday/November-16-2013#page/27/2 |archive-date=21 November 2013 }}</ref>

In the 2002 series in the West Indies, Tendulkar started well, scoring 79 in the first Test. In the second Test at Port of Spain, Sachin Tendulkar scored 117 in the first innings, his 29th Test century in his 93rd Test match, to equal [[Donald Bradman]]'s record of 29 Test hundreds. He was gifted a Ferrari 360 Modena by Fiat through [[Michael Schumacher]] for achieving this feat.<ref>{{cite news |date=19 April 2002 |title=Tendulkar equals Sir Donald Bradman's record at Port of Spain |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/tendulkar-equals-sir-donald-bradman-s-record-at-port-of-spain-111261 |url-status=live |access-date=8 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113133421/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/111261.html |archive-date=13 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/specials/west_indies_v_india/1939723.stm |title=Sachin equals The Don |publisher=BBC |access-date=20 April 2002 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021020093730/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/specials/west_indies_v_india/1939723.stm |archive-date=20 October 2002 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.in.msn.com/gallery/twenty-of-tendulkar%E2%80%99s-best-test-hundreds?page=2 |title=Sachin equals Bradman's record – Twenty of Tendulkar's best Test hundreds |publisher=MSN |date=27 April 2012 |access-date=8 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021135317/http://sports.in.msn.com/gallery/twenty-of-tendulkar%E2%80%99s-best-test-hundreds?page=2 |archive-date=21 October 2013 }}</ref>

Then, in an unprecedented sequence, he scored just 0, 0, 8, and 0 in the next four innings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1009335.html |title=Swinging 60 |work=Cricinfo |date=7 May 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508114819/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1009335.html |archive-date=8 May 2016 }}</ref> He returned to form in the last Test scoring 41 and 86, one half century. However, India lost the series.<ref>{{cite web|title=5th Test: West Indies v India at Kingston, May 18–22, 2002 {{pipe}} Cricket Scorecard {{pipe}} ESPNcricinfo |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63988.html |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140621133218/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63988.html |archive-date=21 June 2014 }}</ref> In this period, in the third Test match against England in August 2002, Tendulkar scored his 30th Test century to surpass Bradman's haul, in his 99th Test match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2002/sep/stats.htm |title=A special rediff section celebrating Sachin Tendulkar's 100th Test |work=Rediff.com |access-date=8 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101022236/http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2002/sep/stats.htm |archive-date=1 November 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|agency=Reuters |url=http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=14082 |title=Sachin outdoes Bradman with 30th Test hundred – Express India |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=23 August 2002 |access-date=8 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021104958/http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=14082 |archive-date=21 October 2013 }}</ref>

==== 2003: Cricket World Cup ====
Tendulkar made 673 runs in 11 matches in the [[2003 Cricket World Cup]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Sachin Tendulkar produced 673 runs and 2 wicket in 2003 world cup without net practice, reveals Rahul Dravid |url=http://www.patrika.com/news/sachin-tendulkar-produced-673-runs-in-2003-world-cup-without-net-practice-revea/1021947 |access-date=5 August 2014 |work=Patrika Group |issue=5 August 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140808035351/http://www.patrika.com/news/sachin-tendulkar-produced-673-runs-in-2003-world-cup-without-net-practice-revea/1021947 |archive-date=8 August 2014 }}</ref> helping India reach the final. While Australia won, Tendulkar was given the Man of the Tournament award.<ref name="WorldCup2003">{{cite web |title=Sachin Tendulkar Timeline: 1989 to 2013 |work=IBNLive |date=10 October 2013 |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/sachin-tendulkar-timeline-1989-to-2013/427634-78.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227204834/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/sachin-tendulkar-timeline-1989-to-2013/427634-78.html |archive-date=27 December 2013 |access-date=22 December 2013 |publisher=IBN |quote=Makes 673 runs in 11 matches in the ICC World Cup – ... wins him the player of the tournament award}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin received the Man of the Tournament award |url=http://www.rediff.com/wc2003/2003/mar/22ten1.htm |publisher=Rediff |access-date=18 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219042308/http://www.rediff.com/wc2003/2003/mar/22ten1.htm |archive-date=19 December 2013 }}</ref>

He continued to score heavily in ODI cricket that year, with two hundreds in a tri-series involving New Zealand and Australia.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2003/10/27/stories/2003102707302100.htm |title=India tames the Aussies |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |first=Vijay |last=Lokapally |access-date=29 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050930213842/http://www.hindu.com/2003/10/27/stories/2003102707302100.htm |archive-date=30 September 2005 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1031116/asp/sports/story_2577782.asp |title=Sachin, Sehwag demolish NZ |newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]] |first=Atreyo |last=Mukhopadhyay |date=15 November 2003 |location=Hyderabad |access-date=29 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329215836/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1031116/asp/sports/story_2577782.asp |archive-date=29 March 2014 }}</ref> As a part-time bowler, he dismissed an exhausted centurion, Matthew Hayden, in the tri-series final.<ref>{{Cite AV media| author= cricket.com.au | orig-date= 2003 | date= 2015 | via= Youtube|title=From the Vault: Hayden too big, too strong|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0W7AkakdUQ|language=en|access-date=1 January 2023}}</ref>

==== 2003–04: Tour of Australia ====
The drawn series as [[Indian cricket team in Australia in 2003–04|India toured Australia in 2003–04]] saw Tendulkar making his mark in the last Test of the series, scoring 241 not out from 436 balls with 33 fours at a strike rate of 55.27 in [[Sydney Cricket Ground|Sydney]], putting India in a virtually unbeatable position. He spent 613 minutes at the crease during the innings. He followed this up with an unbeaten 60 in the second innings of the Test.<ref>{{cite web|title=4th Test: Australia v India at Sydney, Jan 2–6, 2004 {{pipe}} Cricket Scorecard {{pipe}} ESPNcricinfo |work=Cricinfo |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/64062.html |publisher=ESPN |access-date=18 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205094319/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/64062.html |archive-date=5 December 2013 }}</ref> Prior to this Test match, he had had an unusually horrible run of form, failing in all six innings in the preceding three Tests.{{citation needed|date=March 2014}} It was no aberration that 2003 was his worst year in Test cricket, with an average of 17.00 and just one fifty.<ref>{{cite web|title=Batting records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} ESPNcricinfo Statsguru |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/35320.html?class=1;spanmax1=31+dec+2003;spanmin1=1+jan+2003;spanval1=span;template=results;type=batting|access-date=16 September 2020|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

Tendulkar scored an unbeaten 194 against Pakistan at [[Multan]] in the following series. Indian captain Rahul Dravid declared before Tendulkar reached 200; had he done so it would have been the fourth time he had passed the landmark in Tests.<ref>{{cite news |date=29 March 2004 |title=India high on Sehwag's 309 |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/india-high-on-sehwag-s-309-140466 |url-status=live |access-date=30 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110214002448/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/140466.html |archive-date=14 February 2011}}</ref> Tendulkar said that he was disappointed and that the declaration had taken him by surprise.<ref>{{cite news |date=29 March 2004 |title='I was taken by surprise': Tendulkar |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/i-was-taken-by-surprise-tendulkar-140482 |url-status=live |access-date=1 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111115023036/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/140482.html |archive-date=15 November 2011}}</ref> Many former cricketers commented that Dravid's declaration was in bad taste.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2004/mar/30miandad.htm |title='Don't worry, Sachin': Miandad |publisher=Rediff |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618012945/http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2004/mar/30miandad.htm |archive-date=18 June 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2004/mar/30alam.htm |title='Declaration in bad taste': Intikhab Alam |publisher=Rediff |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080229085501/http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2004/mar/30alam.htm |archive-date=29 February 2008 }}</ref> After the match, which India won, Dravid said that the matter had been discussed internally and put to rest.<ref>{{cite news |date=April 2004 |title='The boys can be justifiably proud': Dravid |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/the-boys-can-be-justifiably-proud-dravid-134068 |url-status=live |access-date=1 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206005839/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/134068.html |archive-date=6 December 2010}}</ref>

A [[tennis elbow]] injury then took its toll on Tendulkar, leaving him out of the side for most of the year, coming back only for the last two Tests when [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] toured India in 2004.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sachin's Tennis Elbow Injury |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/sachin/news/217090-sachin-tendulkar-reveals-his-tired-body-told-him-it-was-time-to-quit |publisher=NDTV |access-date=18 December 2013 |quote=In 2004, Tendulkar was diagnosed with tennis elbow, an injury that prevented him from lifting a cricket bat for almost 4 and half months. |author=NDTVCricket |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131123004842/http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/sachin/news/217090-sachin-tendulkar-reveals-his-tired-body-told-him-it-was-time-to-quit |archive-date=23 November 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Weaver |first=Paul |date=20 February 2006 |title=Wisden – India v Australia |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/238049.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140621133212/http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/238049.html |archive-date=21 June 2014 |access-date=29 March 2014 |work=ESPNcricinfo |quote=As Australia prepared ..., even the return of Tendulkar, who had been out of cricket for two months with tennis elbow, was overshadowed ...}}</ref> He played a part in India's victory in Mumbai in that series with a fast 55, though Australia took the series 2–1.<ref>{{cite web |author=ESPNcricinfo staff |date=5 November 2004 |title=Damp start to the Mumbai Test |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-tour-of-india-2004-05-61430/india-vs-australia-4th-test-64102/match-report |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531090624/http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/141435.html |archive-date=31 May 2014 |access-date=29 March 2014 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

=== Performance dip ===

==== 2005–06: Dry spell ====
On 10 December 2005 at [[Feroz Shah Kotla]], Tendulkar scored his record-breaking 35th Test century, against the [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lankans]]. After this, Tendulkar endured the longest{{update inline|date=March 2014}} spell of his career without a Test century: 17&nbsp;innings elapsed before he scored 101 against Bangladesh in May 2007.<ref name="Lynch2011">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/528767.html |title=Tendulkar's tribulations, and the nervous 290s |first=Steven |last=Lynch |work=Cricinfo |date=23 April 2011 |access-date=10 September 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925152950/http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/528767.html |archive-date=25 September 2011 }}</ref> Tendulkar scored his 39th ODI hundred on 6 February 2006 in a match against Pakistan.<ref>{{cite web |last=Premachandran |first=Dileep |date=6 February 2006 |title=Tendulkar the Strong |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/tendulkar-the-strong-235955 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140621133214/http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/235955.html |archive-date=21 June 2014 |access-date=29 March 2014 |work=ESPNcricinfo |location=Peshawar}}</ref> He followed with a 42 in the second One-Day International against Pakistan on 11 February 2006,<ref>{{cite web |last=Premachandran |first=Dileep |date=11 February 2006 |title=Yuvraj and Sehwag ease India to victory |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-tour-of-pakistan-2005-06-208839/pakistan-vs-india-2nd-odi-236520/match-report |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113125537/http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakvind/content/story/236567.html |archive-date=13 January 2014 |access-date=29 March 2014 |work=ESPNcricinfo |quote=The run-rate climbed ... when Tendulkar, who had eased to a run-a-ball 42, ... |location=Rawalpindi}}</ref> and then a 95 in hostile, seaming conditions on 13 February 2006 in Lahore, which set up an Indian victory.<ref>{{cite web |author=ESPNcricinfo staff |date=13 February 2006 |title='Special' Tendulkar a treat to watch, says Dravid |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/special-tendulkar-a-treat-to-watch-says-dravid-236960 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140621133232/http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakvind/content/story/236960.html |archive-date=21 June 2014 |access-date=29 March 2014 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> On 19 March 2006, after being dismissed for only one run against [[English cricket team|England]] in the first innings of the third Test in his home ground, [[Wankhede Stadium|Wankhede]], Tendulkar was booed off the ground by a section of the crowd.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4834730.stm |title=Is Sachin mortal? |work=BBC News |access-date=10 September 2011 |date=23 March 2006 |first=Nick |last=Byrant |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100228061728/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4834730.stm |archive-date=28 February 2010 }}</ref> Tendulkar ended the three-Test series without a half-century to his credit, and the need for a shoulder operation raised more questions about his longevity.{{citation needed|date=March 2014}}

Tendulkar's comeback came in the DLF cup in [[Malaysia]] and he was the only Indian batsman to shine. In his comeback match, against West Indies on 14 September 2006, Tendulkar responded to his critics who believed that his career was inexorably sliding with his 40th ODI century.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Sensational Sachin returns|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/archive/2006/09/200849141945669414.html|access-date=15 September 2020|website=www.aljazeera.com}}</ref> Though he scored 141 not out, West Indies won the rain-affected match by the [[Duckworth-Lewis method|D/L method]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2nd Match: India v West Indies at Kuala Lumpur, Sep 14, 2006 {{pipe}} Cricket Scorecard {{pipe}} ESPNcricinfo |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ausvseng/engine/match/256607.html |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=18 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104051511/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ausvseng/engine/match/256607.html |archive-date=4 November 2013 }}</ref>

==== 2007 Cricket World Cup ====
{{Further| India at the Cricket World Cup#India at the 2007 World Cup}}
During the preparation for the [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007 World Cup]], Tendulkar's attitude was criticised by Indian coach [[Greg Chappell]]. Chappell reportedly felt that Tendulkar would be more useful down the order, while Tendulkar felt that he would be better off opening the innings, the role he had played for most of his career.<ref name="chappell">{{cite news|title=Should have handled Sachin differently in 2007 World Cup: Chappell|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/cricket-world-cup-2011/news/Should-have-handled-Sachin-differently-in-2007-World-Cup-Chappell/articleshow/7424200.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501005450/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-02-04/news/28357282_1_greg-chappell-west-indies-middle-order|archive-date=1 May 2013|access-date=25 April 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=live|date=4 February 2011}}</ref> Chappell also believed that Tendulkar's repeated failures were hurting the team's chances. In a rare show of emotion, Tendulkar hit out at the comments attributed to Chappell by pointing out that no coach had ever suggested his attitude towards cricket was incorrect. On 7 April 2007, the Board of Control for Cricket in India issued a notice to Tendulkar asking for an explanation for his comments made to the media.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070405/sports/sports13.html |title=Tendulkar hurt by comments |publisher=Jamaica Gleaner News |access-date=1 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080628150039/http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070405/sports/sports13.html |archive-date=28 June 2008 }}</ref> Chappell subsequently resigned as coach but said that this affair had no bearing on his decision and that he and Tendulkar were on good terms.<ref name="chappell" />

At the World Cup in the West Indies, Tendulkar and the Indian cricket team led by Rahul Dravid had a dismal campaign. Tendulkar, who was pushed to bat lower down the order had scores of 7 against [[Bangladesh cricket team|Bangladesh]], 57 not out against [[Bermuda cricket team|Bermuda]] and 0 against [[Sri Lanka cricket team|Sri Lanka]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Cricket scorecard – Bangladesh vs India, 8th Match, Group B, ICC World Cup, 2007|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket-scorecard/4089/ban-vs-ind-8th-match-group-b-icc-world-cup-2007|access-date=31 August 2021|website=Cricbuzz|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Cricket scorecard – Bermuda vs India, 12th Match, Group B, ICC World Cup, 2007|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket-scorecard/4093/ber-vs-ind-12th-match-group-b-icc-world-cup-2007|access-date=31 August 2021|website=Cricbuzz|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Cricket scorecard – India vs Sri Lanka, 20th Match, Group B, ICC World Cup, 2007|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket-scorecard/4101/ind-vs-sl-20th-match-group-b-icc-world-cup-2007|access-date=31 August 2021|website=Cricbuzz|language=en}}</ref> As a result, former Australian captain [[Ian Chappell]], brother of Greg, called for Tendulkar to retire in his newspaper column.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/6509767.stm |title=Tendulkar faces calls to retire |work=BBC News |access-date=1 June 2008 |date=30 March 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071004042516/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/6509767.stm |archive-date=4 October 2007 }}</ref>

After the loss against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, Tendulkar suffered depression and thought to retire from cricket, but Viv Richards and Ajit Tendulkar stopped him. According to Tendulkar, 23 March 2007, the loss against Bangladesh is one of the worst days of his cricketing career.<ref>{{cite news |date=23 March 2017|title=Sachin Tendulkar: Thought of retirement after 2007 World Cup debacle but Viv Richards convinced me otherwise |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/sachin-tendulkar-thought-of-retirement-after-2007-world-cup-debacle-but-viv-richards-convinced-me-otherwise/articleshow/57787208.cms|access-date=18 November 2021|work=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

=== Return to old form and consistency ===
{{See also|List of players who have scored 10,000 or more runs in Test cricket|List of players who have scored 10,000 or more runs in One Day International cricket}}

==== 2007 ====
In 2007, in a Test series during India's tour of Bangladesh, Tendulkar returned to his opening slot and was chosen as the Man of the Series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/bdeshvind/engine/match/282692.html |title=2nd Test: Bangladesh v India at Dhaka, May 25–27, 2007 {{pipe}} Cricket Scorecard {{pipe}} ESPNcricinfo |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223141720/http://www.espncricinfo.com/bdeshvind/engine/match/282692.html |archive-date=23 February 2014 }}</ref> He continued by scoring 99 and 93 in the first two matches of the Future Cup against South Africa. During the second match, he also became the first to score 15,000 runs in ODIs.<ref>{{cite news|title=After Yuvraj breaks in, Sachin seals victory |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/after-yuvraj-breaks-in-sachin-seals-victory/203336/0 |agency=[[Press Trust of India]] |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=29 June 2007 |access-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329220131/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/after-yuvraj-breaks-in-sachin-seals-victory/203336/0 |archive-date=29 March 2014 }}</ref> He was the leading run scorer and was adjudged the Man of the Series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/rsavind/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=3258;type=tournament |title=Cricket Records {{pipe}} Future Cup, 2007 {{pipe}} Records {{pipe}} Most runs {{pipe}} ESPNcricinfo |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071228060245/http://stats.cricinfo.com/rsavind/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=3258%3Btype%3Dtournament |archive-date=28 December 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/rsavind/engine/match/293078.html |title=3rd ODI: India v South Africa at Belfast, Jul 1, 2007 {{pipe}} Cricket Scorecard {{pipe}} ESPNcricinfo |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130102120108/http://www.espncricinfo.com/rsavind/engine/match/293078.html |archive-date=2 January 2013 }}</ref>

[[File:Tendulkar closup.jpg|thumb|right|Tendulkar, upon reaching his 38th Test century against Australia in the 2nd Test at the [[Sydney Cricket Ground|SCG]] in 2008, where he finished [[not out]] on 154]]
On the second day of the Nottingham Test on 28 July 2007, Tendulkar became the third cricketer to complete 11,000 Test runs.<ref>{{cite news |date=28 July 2007 |title=Tendulkar gets to 11,000 Test runs |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/tendulkar-gets-to-11-000-test-runs-304149 |url-status=live |access-date=1 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904061939/http://www.espncricinfo.com/engvind/content/current/story/304149.html |archive-date=4 September 2015}}</ref> In the subsequent one-day series against England, Tendulkar was the leading run scorer from India<ref>{{cite news|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/engvind/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=2873;type=series |title=Statistics, NatWest Series India in England, 2007 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080314022747/http://stats.cricinfo.com/engvind/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=2873%3Btype%3Dseries |archive-date=14 March 2008 }}</ref> with an average of 53.42. In the ODI Series against Australia in October 2007 Tendulkar was the leading Indian run scorer with 278 runs.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=3250;type=series |title=Statistics, Australia in India ODI Series, 2007/08 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080220164014/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=3250%3Btype%3Dseries |archive-date=20 February 2008 }}</ref>

Tendulkar was dismissed five times in 2007 between 90 and 100, including three times at 99, leading some to suggestions that he struggles to cope with nervousness in this phase of his innings.<ref>{{Cite news|date=8 November 2007|title=Tendulkar still nervous in 90s|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/tendulkar-still-nervous-in-90s/story-6IpLTZCw2nEigwvP0IyvhI.html|access-date=31 August 2021|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> Tendulkar has got out 27 times in the 90s during his international career.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/35320.html?class=11;filter=advanced;outs=1;runsmax1=99;runsmin1=90;runsval1=runs;template=results;type=batting;view=innings |title=Statistics / Statsguru / SR Tendulkar / Batting records / Combined Test, ODI and T20I records |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=31 May 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031122523/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/35320.html?class=11%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Bouts%3D1%3Brunsmax1%3D99%3Brunsmin1%3D90%3Brunsval1%3Druns%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dbatting%3Bview%3Dinnings |archive-date=31 October 2013 }}</ref> In a five-ODI series against Pakistan, he was caught by [[Kamran Akmal]] off the bowling of [[Umar Gul]] for 99 in the second match at [[Mohali]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/sachin-falls-short-of-his-own-genius/237608/0 |title=Sachin falls short of his own genius |first=G S |last=Vivek |location=Mohali |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=8 November 2007 |access-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329215902/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/sachin-falls-short-of-his-own-genius/237608/0 |archive-date=29 March 2014 }}</ref> and in the fourth match of that series, he got out in the 90s for a second time, scoring 97 before dragging a delivery from Gul on to his stumps.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/sachin-tendulkar-stars-as-india-clinches-series/article1949611.ece |title=Sachin Tendulkar stars as India clinches series |date=16 November 2007 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |first=Nandita |last=Sridhar |access-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329231559/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/sachin-tendulkar-stars-as-india-clinches-series/article1949611.ece |archive-date=29 March 2014 }}</ref>

==== 2007–08: Tour of Australia ====
{{Further|Indian cricket team in Australia in 2007–08#Controversies|Second Test, 2007–08 Border–Gavaskar Trophy}}
In 2008 India's tour of Australia, at a Sydney Test match, Australian [[Andrew Symonds]] accused Indian [[Harbhajan Singh]] of using racist terminology by calling him a monkey. This matter was dubbed "[[Indian cricket team in Australia in 2007–08#Controversies|Monkeygate]]" by the media.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/forget-about-monkeygate-harbhajan-singh-to-aussies/articleshow/67121856.cms |title=Forget about 'Monkeygate': Harbhajan Singh to Aussies {{pipe}} Cricket News – Times of India |publisher=M.timesofindia.com |date=17 December 2018 |access-date=10 January 2022}}</ref> Singh was suspended by the match ICC referee after a hearing. Sachin Tendulkar was standing at the non-striker's end at the moment when Symonds claimed the racist comments were made. In the hearing, Tendulkar said to the ICC match referee [[Mike Procter]], that he could not say what exactly Singh said to Symonds, but in the next hearing, Tendulkar changed his stance and said that Symonds had not said "monkey" but "''Teri Maa Ki...''" ('Your mother's...'). In his autobiography ''[[Playing It My Way]]'', Tendulkar wrote, "''Teri Maa Ki...'', It is an expression we often use in [[Hindi Belt|North India]] to vent our anger and to me it all part of the game".{{Full citation needed|date=March 2023}} The matter became big in the following days and nearly led to the cancellation of this tour.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=Sachin Tendulkar claims "Monkeygate" hearing was unfair; slams Adam Gilchrist for lack of sportsmanship|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-sachin-tendulkar-claims-monkeygate-hearing-was-unfair-slams-adam-gilchrist-for-lack-of-sportsmanship-2032688|access-date=26 December 2021|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref> The referee suspended Singh for 3 Tests but after appeal and Tendulkar's statement in the hearing the suspension was overturned. Andrew Symonds later said in ''Monkeygate- Ten years on'', a documentary that was based on this matter, "When I began to play for Mumbai Indians, IPL franchise, once Harbhajan Singh came to me and apologised."  Symonds said in the documentary, "We go to a very wealthy man's place for a barbecue, drinks, and dinner one night, and the whole team's there, and he had guests there, and Harbhajan said 'mate, can I speak to you for a minute out in the garden out the front?' He goes, 'look, I've got to say sorry to you for what I did to you in Sydney. I apologise."<ref>Sources
*{{Cite news|last=Morris|first=Tom|date=16 December 2018|title='Broke down, what for?' Harbhajan refutes new Monkeygate claims|work=Herald Sun|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/monkeygate-ten-years-on-harbhajan-sing-refutes-new-monkeygate-allegations/news-story/cca9a2c3e5fcf3cae698eb5d5e0ca3f1|access-date=26 December 2021}}
*{{cite magazine|last=Singh|first=Ujwal|date=22 January 2018 |title=Mike Procter criticises Tendulkar's role in 2008 Monkeygate controversy|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/sachin-tendulkar-monkeygate-harbhajan-singh-andrew-symonds-mike-procter-cricket-1150958-2018-01-21|access-date=26 December 2021|magazine=India Today|language=en}}
*{{cite web|date=7 January 2021|title=12 years of Monkeygate: The IND vs AUS Sydney Test that erupted into a courtroom battle|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/monkeygate-the-scg-test-that-erupted-into-a-courtroom-battle-7134953/|access-date=26 December 2021|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}
*{{cite news|title=Monkeygate Was Lowest Point As Australia Captain, Says Ricky Ponting |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/monkeygate-was-lowest-point-as-australia-captain-says-ricky-ponting-2196626|access-date=26 December 2021|website=NDTVSports.com|language=en}}
*{{Cite news|agency=Press Trust of India |date=6 November 2014|title=Tendulkar throws light on "monkeygate" scandal|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/tendulkar-throws-light-on-monkeygate-scandal/article6568380.ece|access-date=26 December 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> The ''[[Herald Sun]]'' stated that Tendulkar is still not "forgiven" by some Aussie players for changing his account on Monkeygate, dubbing Tendulkar an Indian "[[demigod]]".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Conn |first1=Malcolm |title=Former Test captain Ricky Ponting in his new book questions the role of Indian great Sachin Tendulkar in "monkey gate" scandal |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/cricket/former-test-captain-ricky-ponting-in-his-new-book-questions-the-role-of-indian-great-sachin-tendulkar-in-monkey-gate-scandal/news-story/3b375820bc4838f4c54b93d4b71dc3c7 |access-date=22 April 2022 |work=Herald Sun |date=17 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/australian-media-digs-out-monkeygate-ghost-88343-2012-01-03 |title=Australian media digs out Monkeygate ghost |magazine=India Today |date=3 January 2012 |access-date=10 January 2022}}</ref>

In the [[Indian cricket team in Australia in 2007–08|Border–Gavaskar Trophy, 2007–08]], Tendulkar showed exceptional form, becoming the leading run scorer with "493 runs in four Tests, despite consistently failing in the second innings.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cricket Records {{pipe}} Records {{pipe}} Border–Gavaskar Trophy, 2007/08 {{pipe}} Most runs |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=3163;type=series |work=[[ESPNcrcinfo]] |access-date=18 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302142604/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=3163%3Btype%3Dseries |archive-date=2 March 2014 }}</ref> Tendulkar scored 62 runs in the first innings of the first Test at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]] in [[Melbourne]], but could not prevent a heavy 337-run win for Australia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Australia wins the first match |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ausvind/engine/match/291351.html |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=18 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114172800/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ausvind/engine/match/291351.html |archive-date=14 November 2013 }}</ref> In the [[Second Test, 2007–08 Border–Gavaskar Trophy|controversial New Years' Test at Sydney]], Tendulkar scored an unbeaten 154, even though India lost the Test. This was his third century at the [[Sydney Cricket Ground|SCG]] and his 38th Test century overall, earning him an average of 326 at the ground at the time of completing the innings.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tendulkar lords over Sydney, cracks 38th century |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/tendulkar-lords-over-sydney-cracks-38th-century/257849/0 |first=G S |last=Vivek |location=Sydney |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=4 January 2008 |access-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329220104/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/tendulkar-lords-over-sydney-cracks-38th-century/257849/0 |archive-date=29 March 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Binoy |first1=George |last2=Gopalakrishna |first2=HR |date=4 January 2008 |title=Tendulkar's SCG success and Gilchrist bags No. 400 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/tendulkar-s-scg-success-and-gilchrist-bags-no-400-329054 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213144653/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ausvind/content/story/329054.html |archive-date=13 December 2013 |access-date=29 March 2014 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> In the third Test at the [[WACA Ground|WACA cricket ground]] in [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]], Tendulkar was instrumental in India's first innings score of 330, scoring a well-compiled 71. India went on to record a historic triumph at the WACA, ending Australia's run of 16 consecutive wins.<ref>{{cite web |last=Premachandran |first=Dileep |date=19 January 2008 |title=Inspired India end Australia's streak |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-tour-of-australia-2007-08-291320/australia-vs-india-3rd-test-291353/match-report-4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140115025818/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ausvind/content/story/332219.html |archive-date=15 January 2014 |access-date=29 March 2014 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> In the fourth Test at the [[Adelaide Oval]], which ended in a draw, he scored 153 in the first innings, being involved in a crucial 126-run stand with [[VVS Laxman]] for the fifth wicket to lead India to a score of 282 for 5 from 156 for 4.<ref>{{cite web |last=Premachandran |first=Dileep |date=24 January 2008 |title=Tendulkar ton lights up keen contest |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-tour-of-australia-2007-08-291320/australia-vs-india-4th-test-291354/match-report-1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131127085641/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ausvind/content/story/333085.html |archive-date=27 November 2013 |access-date=29 March 2014}}</ref> He secured the Man of the Match award.<ref>{{cite web |title=3rd ODI: India v South Africa at Belfast, Jul 1, 2007 {{pipe}} Cricket Scorecard {{pipe}} ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-tour-of-australia-2007-08-291320/australia-vs-india-4th-test-291354/match-report-1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131127085641/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ausvind/content/story/333085.html |archive-date=27 November 2013 |access-date=18 December 2013 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

In the One-Day International Commonwealth Bank Tri-Series involving India, Sri Lanka and Australia, Tendulkar became the only batsman to complete 16,000 runs in ODIs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin reaches to 16000 runs |work=IBNLive |date=10 October 2013 |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/sachin-tendulkar-timeline-1989-to-2013/427634-78.html |publisher=IBN Live |access-date=18 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227204834/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/sachin-tendulkar-timeline-1989-to-2013/427634-78.html |archive-date=27 December 2013 }}</ref> He achieved this feat against Sri Lanka on 5 February 2008 at the [[The Gabba|Gabba]] in [[Brisbane]]. He started the series with scores of 10, 35, 44 and 32.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?agemin1=0;ageval1=age;batting_positionmax1=2;batting_positionmin1=2;batting_positionval1=batting_position;class=2;filter=advanced;orderby=start;series=3160;team=6;template=results;type=batting;view=innings |title=Batting records {{pipe}} One-Day Internationals {{pipe}} ESPNcricinfo Statsguru {{pipe}} ESPNcricinfo |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609231132/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?agemin1=0%3Bageval1%3Dage%3Bbatting_positionmax1%3D2%3Bbatting_positionmin1%3D2%3Bbatting_positionval1%3Dbatting_position%3Bclass%3D2%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Borderby%3Dstart%3Bseries%3D3160%3Bteam%3D6%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dbatting%3Bview%3Dinnings |archive-date=9 June 2015 }}</ref> His form dipped a bit in the middle of the tournament,{{original research inline|date=March 2014}} but Tendulkar came back strongly in India's must-win game against Sri Lanka at the [[Bellerive Oval]] in [[Hobart]], scoring 63 off 54 balls.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/india-hammer-final-nail/277511/ |title=India hammer final nail |first=G.S. |last=Vivek |location=Hobart |date=26 February 2008 |access-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329215815/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/india-hammer-final-nail/277511/ |archive-date=29 March 2014 }}</ref> He finished the series with a match winning 117 not out off 120 balls in the first final,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://content-www.cricinfo.com/cbs/engine/match/291371.html |title=1st Final: Australia v India at Sydney, 2&nbsp;March 2008 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622153615/http://content-www.cricinfo.com/cbs/engine/match/291371.html |archive-date=22 June 2008 }}</ref> and 91 runs in the second final.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://content-www.cricinfo.com/cbs/engine/current/match/291372.html |title=2nd Final: Australia v India at Brisbane, 4&nbsp;March 2008 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516231841/http://content-www.cricinfo.com/cbs/engine/current/match/291372.html |archive-date=16 May 2008 }}</ref> Both the knocks were nominated to be the ODI Batting Performance of the year by ESPNcricinfo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/awards2008/content/story/383924.html|title=One-day international batting: the nominees|date=2 January 2009|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|access-date=23 January 2020}}</ref>

==== 2008: Return to Tests and breaking Brian Lara's record ====
South Africa toured in [[South African cricket team in India in 2007–08|March and April 2008]] for a three-Test series. Tendulkar scored a five-ball duck in his only innings of the series;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/158/158573.html |title=f50749 t1870 India v South Africa: South Africa in India 2007/08 (1st Test) |website=CricketArchive |access-date=3 April 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719014537/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/158/158573.html |archive-date=19 July 2011 }}</ref> he sustained a groin strain in the match and as a result was forced not only to miss the second and third Tests, but also the tri-series involving Bangladesh, the [[2008 Asia Cup]], and the first half of the inaugural season of the [[Indian Premier League|IPL]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/kitplycup/content/story/352857.html |title=Tendulkar to miss Bangladesh tri-series and Asia Cup |work=Cricinfo |date=29 May 2008 |access-date=3 April 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112011057/http://www.espncricinfo.com/kitplycup/content/story/352857.html |archive-date=12 November 2012 }}</ref>

Before the [[Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2008|Indian cricket team's tour of Sri Lanka]] in July 2008, Tendulkar needed 177 runs to go past Brian Lara's record of Test 11,953 runs. However, he failed in all six innings, scoring a total of 95 runs. India lost the series and his average of 15.83 was his worst in a Test series with at least three matches.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/35320.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=batting_average;orderbyad=reverse;template=results;type=batting;view=series |title=Statistics / Statsguru / SR Tendulkar / Test matches: Series average |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=17 August 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005083659/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/35320.html?class=1%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Borderby%3Dbatting_average%3Borderbyad%3Dreverse%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dbatting%3Bview%3Dseries |archive-date=5 October 2012 }}</ref>

In the following ODI series against Sri Lanka, Tendulkar was sidelined due to injury.<ref>{{cite web |last=Alter |first=Jamie |date=19 August 2008 |title=India need to fix opening problem |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/india-need-to-fix-opening-problem-365485 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140207025529/http://www.espncricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/365485.html |archive-date=7 February 2014 |access-date=29 March 2014 |work=ESPNcricinfo |location=Dambulla}}</ref> However, during the following Australia tour of India, he returned to fitness and form, scoring 13 and 49 in the first Test<ref>{{cite web|title=1st Test: India v Australia at Bangalore, Oct 9–13, 2008 {{pipe}} Cricket Scorecard {{pipe}} ESPNcricinfo |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indvaus2008/engine/match/345669.html |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=21 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313013915/http://www.espncricinfo.com/indvaus2008/engine/match/345669.html |archive-date=13 March 2014 }}</ref> before making 88 in the first innings of the second Test, breaking the record for most Test runs held by Brian Lara. He also reached the 12,000-run mark when he was on 61.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sachin reaches 12000 runs and breaks Lara's Record|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/?utm_source=gocricket&utm_medium=webredirect&utm_campaign=timesinternet&referral=PM|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131221063631/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-10-17/top-stories/27943427_1_test-cricket-formidable-english-attack-sachin-tendulkar|archive-date=21 December 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=17 October 2008|url-status=live|access-date=21 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=12,000 and counting, but he isn't just about numbers |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/12000-and-counting-but-he-isn-t-just-about-numbers/374784/0 |access-date=29 March 2014 |first=Kunal |last=Pradhan |date=18 October 2008 |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329215819/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/12000-and-counting-but-he-isn-t-just-about-numbers/374784/0 |archive-date=29 March 2014 }}</ref> He described the achievement as the biggest in 19 years of his career on the day he achieved the record.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/10/18/stories/2008101857830100.htm |title=Tendulkar scales another peak |date=18 October 2008 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=18 October 2008 |location=Chennai, India |quote="It is definitely the biggest achievement in 19 years of my career," the 35-year-old said ... |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081020224212/http://www.hindu.com/2008/10/18/stories/2008101857830100.htm |archive-date=20 October 2008 }}</ref> He made a fifty in the third Test<ref>{{cite web |last=Coverdale |first=Brydon |date=29 October 2008 |title=Gambhir century sets India on course |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-tour-of-india-2008-09-345666/india-vs-australia-3rd-test-345671/match-report-1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140122123827/http://www.espncricinfo.com/indvaus2008/content/story/375773.html |archive-date=22 January 2014 |access-date=29 March 2014 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> and 109 in the fourth, as India won the series 2–0 and regained the Border–Gavaskar Trophy.<ref>{{cite web|title=India reclaim the Border–Gavaskar Trophy |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indvaus2008/content/story/377631.html |first=Jamie |last=Alter |work=Cricinfo |date=10 November 2008 |access-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140621133420/http://www.espncricinfo.com/indvaus2008/content/story/377631.html |archive-date=21 June 2014 }}</ref>

==== 2008: England Series  ====
Tendulkar was again out of the first three ODIs of a seven-match ODI series at home against England due to an injury, but he made 11 in the fourth ODI<ref>{{cite web|title=4th ODI: India v England at Bangalore, Nov 23, 2008 {{pipe}} Cricket Scorecard {{pipe}} ESPNcricinfo |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indveng/engine/match/361046.html |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=21 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131115005202/http://www.espncricinfo.com/indveng/engine/match/361046.html |archive-date=15 November 2013 }}</ref> and 50 in the fifth,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/indian-juggernaut-rolls-on/article1384093.ece |title=Indian juggernaut rolls on |date=27 November 2008 |first=K.C. Vijaya |last=Kumar |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329221032/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/indian-juggernaut-rolls-on/article1384093.ece |archive-date=29 March 2014 }}</ref> before the series was called off due to the [[2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks]], the scoreline being 5–0 to India.<ref name="MumbaiAttacks2008.1">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/oneday-international-series-called-off/article1384767.ece |title=One-Day International series called off |date=28 November 2008 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |first=K.C. Vijaya |last=Kumar |access-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329231327/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/oneday-international-series-called-off/article1384767.ece |archive-date=29 March 2014 }}</ref><ref name="MumbaiAttacks2008.2">{{cite news|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/england-players-fly-back-home/392176/ |title=England players fly back home |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=29 November 2008 |access-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329220033/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/england-players-fly-back-home/392176/ |archive-date=29 March 2014 }}</ref>

England returned for a two-match Test series in December 2008, and the first Test, which was originally planned to be held in Mumbai, was shifted to Chennai following the terror attacks.<ref name="MumbaiAttacks2008.1" /><ref name="MumbaiAttacks2008.2" /> Chasing 387 for victory in that match, Tendulkar scored 103 not out and shared a 163-run unbroken fifth wicket partnership with [[Yuvraj Singh]].<ref>{{cite web |last=McGlashan |first=Andrew |date=15 December 2008 |title=Tendulkar century sets up famous win |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-india-2008-09-361035/india-vs-england-1st-test-361050/match-report-5 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313013700/http://www.espncricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/382035.html |archive-date=13 March 2014 |access-date=21 December 2013 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> This was his third century in the fourth innings of a Test match, and the first which resulted in a win.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/35320.html?class=1;filter=advanced;innings_number=4;orderby=start;runsmin1=100;runsval1=runs;template=results;type=batting;view=innings |title=Statistics / Statsguru / SR Tendulkar / Test matches |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=30 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206162853/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/35320.html?class=1%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Binnings_number%3D4%3Borderby%3Dstart%3Brunsmin1%3D100%3Brunsval1%3Druns%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dbatting%3Bview%3Dinnings |archive-date=6 December 2014 }}</ref> He dedicated this century to the victims of the Mumbai terror attacks.<ref>{{cite news|title=This century, this win is for victims of terror |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/-this-century-this-win-is-for-victims-of-terror-/398674/0 |first=Sandeep |last=Dwivedi |location=Chennai |date=15 December 2008 |access-date=30 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330141831/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/-this-century-this-win-is-for-victims-of-terror-/398674/0 |archive-date=30 March 2014 }}</ref> The knock was nominated to be one of the Test Batting Performance of the year by ESPNcricinfo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/awards2008/content/story/385010.html|title=Test batting: the nominees|date=2 January 2009|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|access-date=23 January 2020}}</ref> Tendulkar scored poorly in the second Test at [[Mohali]], which ended in a draw. India won the series 1–0.<ref>{{cite web|title=India v England at Mohali, Dec 19–23, 2008 {{pipe}} Cricket Scorecard {{pipe}} ESPNcricinfo |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indveng/engine/match/361051.html |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=30 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414223156/http://www.espncricinfo.com/indveng/engine/match/361051.html |archive-date=14 April 2014 }}</ref>

==== 2009–10: Consolidation and ODI record ====
{{See also|List of highest individual scores in One Day International cricket}}

In early 2009, India revisited Sri Lanka for five ODIs, as the Pakistan series had been cancelled due to the security situation in Pakistan and the attacks in Mumbai.{{citation needed|date=March 2014}} Tendulkar scored 5, 6 and 7 in the first three matches, being dismissed [[leg before wicket]] in all of them, and did not play in the remaining two matches.<ref>{{cite web|title=Statistics / Statsguru / SR Tendulkar / One-Day Internationals |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/35320.html?class=2;filter=advanced;orderby=start;series=4914;template=results;type=batting;view=innings |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=30 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613102718/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/35320.html?class=2%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Borderby%3Dstart%3Bseries%3D4914%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dbatting%3Bview%3Dinnings |archive-date=13 June 2015 }}</ref>

India's next assignment was an away series against New Zealand, consisting of three Tests and five ODIs. In the ODI series, Tendulkar made an unbeaten 163 in the third match before stomach cramps forced him to end his innings. India made 392, won the match<ref>{{cite web |last=Veera |first=Sriram |date=8 March 2009 |title=India prevail in battle of batsmen |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-tour-of-new-zealand-2008-09-366616/new-zealand-vs-india-3rd-odi-366627/match-report |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140622171211/http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/394146.html |archive-date=22 June 2014 |access-date=10 April 2014 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> and eventually won the series 3–1.<ref>{{cite news |title=Auckland ODI: New Zealand win by 8 wickets |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Auckland+ODI:+New+Zealand+win+by+8+wickets/1/32330.html |agency=[[Press Trust of India]] |work=[[India Today]] |date=14 March 2009 |access-date=10 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421051156/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Auckland%2BODI%3A%2BNew%2BZealand%2Bwin%2Bby%2B8%2Bwickets/1/32330.html |archive-date=21 April 2014 }}</ref> Tendulkar made 160 in the first Test, his 42nd Test century, and India won.<ref>{{cite web |last=Premachandran |first=Dileep |date=21 March 2009 |title=India end drought with thumping win |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-tour-of-new-zealand-2008-09-366616/new-zealand-vs-india-1st-test-366628/match-report-4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140412183823/http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/396119.html |archive-date=12 April 2014 |access-date=10 April 2014 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> He made 49 and 64 in the second Test<ref>{{cite web|title=2nd Test: New Zealand v India at Napier, Mar 26–30, 2009 {{pipe}} Cricket Scorecard {{pipe}} ESPNcricinfo |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvind2009/engine/match/386496.html |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=22 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211091142/http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvind2009/engine/match/386496.html |archive-date=11 December 2013 }}</ref> and 62 and 9 in the third, in which play was halted on the last day due to rain with India needing only two wickets to win. India won the series 1–0.<ref>{{cite web|title=3rd Test: New Zealand v India at Wellington, Apr 3–7, 2009 {{pipe}} Cricket Scorecard {{pipe}} ESPNcricinfo |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvind2009/engine/match/366629.html |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=22 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140218182302/http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvind2009/engine/match/366629.html |archive-date=18 February 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Wellington Test ends in a draw, India win series |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Wellington+Test+ends+in+a+draw,+India+win+series/1/35658.html |work=[[India Today]] |date=14 March 2009 |access-date=10 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407194128/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Wellington%2BTest%2Bends%2Bin%2Ba%2Bdraw%2C%2BIndia%2Bwin%2Bseries/1/35658.html |archive-date=7 April 2014 }}</ref>

Tendulkar rested himself for the ODI tour of West Indies,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/tendulkar-zaheer-rested-nehra-in-for-carib/477837/ |title=Tendulkar, Zaheer rested; Nehra in for Caribbean tour |location=New Delhi |date=17 June 2009 |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=10 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421051421/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/tendulkar-zaheer-rested-nehra-in-for-carib/477837/ |archive-date=21 April 2014 }}</ref> but was back for the Compaq Cup Tri Series between India, Sri Lanka and New Zealand in early September 2009. He made 46<ref>{{cite web|title=2nd Match: India v New Zealand at Colombo (RPS), Sep 11, 2009 {{pipe}} Cricket Scorecard {{pipe}} ESPNcricinfo |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/compaq/engine/match/403382.html |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=22 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313013949/http://www.espncricinfo.com/compaq/engine/match/403382.html |archive-date=13 March 2014 }}</ref> and 27<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/compaq/engine/match/403381.html |title=3rd Match: Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), Sep 12, 2009 {{pipe}} Cricket Scorecard {{pipe}} ESPNcricinfo |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=10 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140412193403/http://www.espncricinfo.com/compaq/engine/match/403381.html |archive-date=12 April 2014 }}</ref> in the league matches before notching up 138 in the final, as India made 319 and won by 46 runs.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/India+beat+Sri+Lanka+in+Compaq+Cup+final;+Harbhajan+takes+5+after+Tendulkar%27s+138/1/61652.html |title=India beat Sri Lanka in Compaq Cup final; Harbhajan takes 5 after Tendulkar's 138 |work=[[India Today]] |first=AR |last=Hemant |agency=ITGD |location=New Delhi |date=14 September 2009 |access-date=10 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421050800/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/India%2Bbeat%2BSri%2BLanka%2Bin%2BCompaq%2BCup%2Bfinal%3B%2BHarbhajan%2Btakes%2B5%2Bafter%2BTendulkar%27s%2B138/1/61652.html |archive-date=21 April 2014 }}</ref> This was Tendulkar's sixth century in a final of an ODI tournament and his third consecutive score of over 50 in such finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/compaq/content/story/425075.html |title=Tendulkar's final onslaught |first=S |last=Rajesh |work=Cricinfo |date=14 September 2009 |access-date=10 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417002033/http://www.espncricinfo.com/compaq/content/story/425075.html |archive-date=17 April 2014 }}</ref>

Tendulkar played only one innings in the ICC Champions trophy in South Africa, scoring 8 against Pakistan as India lost.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/india-lose-champions-trophy-opener-against-p/521985/ |title=India lose Champions Trophy opener against Pak by 54 runs |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |location=Centurion |date=27 September 2009 |access-date=10 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421050652/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/india-lose-champions-trophy-opener-against-p/521985/ |archive-date=21 April 2014 }}</ref> The next match against Australia was abandoned due to rain<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/india-s-chances-watered-down/522637/ |title=India's chances watered down |first=Sandeep |last=Dwivedi |date=29 September 2009 |location=Centurion |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=10 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421051430/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/india-s-chances-watered-down/522637/ |archive-date=21 April 2014 }}</ref> and he was out with a stomach infection in the third match against the West Indies, as India were eliminated.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/india-beats-windies-but-bows-out-of-tournament/article27088.ece |title=India beats Windies, but bows out of tournament |first=S. |last=Dinakar |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=1 October 2009 |access-date=11 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421052109/http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/india-beats-windies-but-bows-out-of-tournament/article27088.ece |archive-date=21 April 2014 }}</ref>

Australia returned for a seven-match ODI series in India in October, and Tendulkar made 14, 4, 32 and 40 in the first four games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/35320.html?class=2;filter=advanced;orderby=start;series=5282;template=results;type=batting;view=innings |title=Statistics / Statsguru / SR Tendulkar / One-Day Internationals |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=11 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613102045/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/35320.html?class=2%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Borderby%3Dstart%3Bseries%3D5282%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dbatting%3Bview%3Dinnings |archive-date=13 June 2015 }}</ref> In the fifth match, with the series tied at 2–2, Australia amassed 350/4 in 50 overs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Australia scores 350/4 in the Fifth ODI |work=Cricinfo |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indvaus2009/engine/match/416240.html |publisher=ESPN |access-date=22 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140312175035/http://www.espncricinfo.com/indvaus2009/engine/match/416240.html |archive-date=12 March 2014 }}</ref> Tendulkar made his 45th ODI hundred, a 175 off 141 balls. Just when it seemed that he would steer India to the large victory target, he tried to scoop a slower delivery from debutant bowler [[Clint McKay]] over short fine leg only to be caught by [[Nathan Hauritz]], with India needing 19 runs to win with 18 balls and four wickets left. The Indian tail collapsed, and Australia won the match by three runs.<ref>{{cite web |last=Monga |first=Sidharth |date=5 November 2009 |title=Australia survive terrific Tendulkar |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-tour-of-india-2009-10-416234/india-vs-australia-5th-odi-416240/match-report |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313013621/http://www.espncricinfo.com/indvaus2009/content/story/433035.html |archive-date=13 March 2014 |access-date=22 December 2013 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><ref name="2009AustraliaSeries. ODI5">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/tendulkars-incandescent-innings-in-vain/article43622.ece |title=Tendulkar's incandescent innings in vain |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |first=K.C. Vijaya |last=Kumar |date=6 November 2009 |access-date=11 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318023837/http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/tendulkars-incandescent-innings-in-vain/article43622.ece |archive-date=18 March 2014 }}</ref> During this match, Tendulkar also became the first player to reach 17,000 ODI runs,<ref name="2009AustraliaSeries. ODI5" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin becomes the First Player to achieve the 17000 run mark|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-11-05/top-stories/28068712_1_sachin-tendulkar-17000-run-mark-jacques-kallis|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131222110705/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-11-05/top-stories/28068712_1_sachin-tendulkar-17000-run-mark-jacques-kallis|archive-date=22 December 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=22 December 2013}}</ref> and achieved his personal best against Australia,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/35320.html?class=2;filter=advanced;opposition=2;orderby=batted_score;template=results;type=batting;view=innings |title=Statistics / Statsguru / SR Tendulkar / One-Day Internationals |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=11 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613110358/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/35320.html?class=2%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Bopposition%3D2%3Borderby%3Dbatted_score%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dbatting%3Bview%3Dinnings |archive-date=13 June 2015 }}</ref> as well as the third-highest score in a defeat.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2;filter=advanced;orderby=batted_score;result=2;template=results;type=batting;view=innings |title=Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Batting records |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=11 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613110732/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Borderby%3Dbatted_score%3Bresult%3D2%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dbatting%3Bview%3Dinnings |archive-date=13 June 2015 }}</ref> The knock was voted as the Best ODI Batting Performance of 2009 by ESPNcricinfo.<ref>{{cite web |date=19 February 2010 |title=Hyderabad heartbreaker |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/espncricinfo-awards-2009-odi-batting-winner-sachin-tendulkars-175-vs-australia-448717 |access-date=23 January 2020 |work=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>

In the five-match ODI series against Sri Lanka in 2009–10, Tendulkar scored 69, 43, 96 not out and 8 in the first four matches,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/35320.html?class=2;filter=advanced;orderby=start;series=5563;template=results;type=batting;view=innings |title=Statistics / Statsguru / SR Tendulkar / One-Day Internationals |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=12 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150614215500/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/35320.html?class=2%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Borderby%3Dstart%3Bseries%3D5563%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dbatting%3Bview%3Dinnings |archive-date=14 June 2015 }}</ref> with the fifth match being abandoned as the pitch was deemed unfit and potentially dangerous.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/minefield-of-a-pitch-forces-abandonment/article71240.ece |title=Minefield of a pitch forces abandonment |first=Nandita |last=Sridhar |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=28 December 2009 |access-date=12 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421081742/http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/minefield-of-a-pitch-forces-abandonment/article71240.ece |archive-date=21 April 2014 }}</ref> India won the series 3–1.<ref>{{cite web|title=5th ODI: India v Sri Lanka at Delhi, Dec 27, 2009 {{pipe}} Cricket Scorecard {{pipe}} ESPNcricinfo |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indvsl2009/engine/match/430890.html |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=12 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408051216/http://www.espncricinfo.com/indvsl2009/engine/match/430890.html |archive-date=8 April 2014 }}</ref> In the Test series that followed, he scored a 100 not out in the first Test, which was drawn, and 40 and 53 in the second and third Tests, respectively, as India clinched innings victories in both the Tests, to win the series 2–0.<ref>{{cite web|title=India vs SL Test Series 2009 |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/430870.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110804020521/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/430870.html |archive-date=4 August 2011 }}</ref>

Tendulkar rested himself for the ODI tri-series in Bangladesh in 2010, but played in the subsequent Test series.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/tendulkar-rested-for-bangladesh-triseries/559178/ |title=Tendulkar rested for Bangladesh Tri-series |location=New Delhi |date=25 December 2009 |access-date=12 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421051355/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/tendulkar-rested-for-bangladesh-triseries/559178/ |archive-date=21 April 2014 }}</ref> He made 105 not out and 16 in the first Test, and 143 in the second. India won both the Tests.<ref>{{cite web|title=1st Test: Bangladesh v India at Chittagong, Jan 17–21, 2010 {{pipe}} Cricket Scorecard {{pipe}} ESPNcricinfo |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/434256.html |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=22 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207082403/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/434256.html |archive-date=7 December 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2nd Test: Bangladesh v India at Dhaka, Jan 24–27, 2010 {{pipe}} Cricket Scorecard {{pipe}} ESPNcricinfo |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/434257.html |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=22 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207082345/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/434257.html |archive-date=7 December 2013 }}</ref>

In the [[South African cricket team in India in 2009–10|two-Test Series against South Africa]], Tendulkar made 7 and 100 in the first Test.<ref>{{cite web|title=1st Test: India v South Africa at Nagpur, Feb 6–9, 2010 {{pipe}} Cricket Scorecard {{pipe}} ESPNcricinfo |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/engine/match/441825.html |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=22 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131218235726/http://www.espncricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/engine/match/441825.html |archive-date=18 December 2013 }}</ref> He then scored 106 in the first innings of the second Test, which was his 47th hundred in Test cricket. It was also his fourth hundred in successive Tests, and he was the fourth Indian to achieve this feat.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sachin Tendulkar slams 47th Test century|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/?utm_source=gocricket&utm_medium=webredirect&utm_campaign=timesinternet&referral=PM|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131222110823/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-02-15/top-stories/28136568_1_sachin-tendulkar-virender-sehwag-south-africa|archive-date=22 December 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|agency=[[Times News Network]]|date=15 February 2010|url-status=live|access-date=22 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/131058-highlights-kolkata-test-day-2 |title=Highlights: Kolkata Test, Day 2 |first=Rajesh |last=Kumar |work=[[NDTV]] |access-date=13 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610181432/http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/131058-highlights-kolkata-test-day-2 |archive-date=10 June 2014 }}</ref> In the second match of the subsequent ODI series, Tendulkar scored 200 not out, becoming the world's first batsman to score a double century in ODI cricket and breaking the previous highest score of 194 jointly held by Pakistan's [[Saeed Anwar]] and Zimbabwe's [[Charles Coventry (Zimbabwean cricketer)|Charles Coventry]].{{refn|group=Note|1=[[Belinda Clark]] of the [[Australian women's cricket team]] was the first cricketer (of any gender) to score 200 or more in an ODI match. She scored 229* in a [[1997 Women's Cricket World Cup]] match against Denmark.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/before-sachin-there-was-belinda-clark/articleshow/5655876.cms|title=Before Sachin, there was Belinda Clark|first=Nitin|last=Naik|agency=[[Times News Network]]|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=8 March 2010|access-date=19 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/Storyold/15697/|title=Aussie skipper scores double ton. News is it's not Steve Waugh|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|first=H|last=Nataranjan|date=17 December 1997|access-date=19 April 2014}}</ref><ref name="ODI200.1">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/8534309.stm |title=Sachin Tendulkar fires record 200 against South Africa |date=24 February 2010 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=24 February 2010 |location=London |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225030055/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/8534309.stm |archive-date=25 February 2010 }}</ref><ref name="ODI200.2">{{Cite news |url=http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2010/feb/24/updates-india-south-africa-2nd-odi-gwalior.htm |title=Tendulkar double ton leads India to series win |publisher=Rediff |access-date=24 February 2010 |location=Gwalior |date=24 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100227224526/http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2010/feb/24/updates-india-south-africa-2nd-odi-gwalior.htm |archive-date=27 February 2010 }}</ref><ref name="ODI200.3">{{cite web |url=http://www.downthewicket.com/2010/02/sachin-tendulkar-the-god-creates-history-again/ |date=24 February 2010 |title=Sachin Tendulkar "The God" creates History again |publisher=DownTheWicket |access-date=26 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605093803/http://www.downthewicket.com/2010/02/sachin-tendulkar-the-god-creates-history-again/ |archive-date=5 June 2013 }}</ref>}}

{{wide image|Tendulkar goes to 14,000 Test runs.jpg|600px|Tendulkar's shot to reach 14,000 Test runs. He was batting against Australia in October 2010.}}

=== 2011–12: World Cup win and final years ===
[[File:Historic Moment during 2011 Cricket World Cup.jpg|thumb|Historic Moment during winning of [[2011 Cricket World Cup]]]]
{{See also|India at the Cricket World Cup#India at the 2011 World Cup}}
From February to April, Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka hosted the [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011 World Cup]]. Amassing 482&nbsp;runs at an average of 53.55 including two centuries, Tendulkar was India's leading run-scorer for the tournament; only [[Tillakaratne Dilshan]] of Sri Lanka scored more runs in the 2011 tournament,<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=4857;type=tournament |title=ICC Cricket World Cup, 2010/11 / Records / Most runs |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=3 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902073331/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=4857%3Btype%3Dtournament |archive-date=2 September 2011 }}</ref> and was named in the ICC "Team of the Tournament".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/world-cup-2011/sachin-zaheer-yuvi-in-iccs-world-cup-xi-1572998|title=Sachin, Zaheer, Yuvi in ICC's World Cup XI |website=NDTVSports.com|language=en|access-date=23 January 2020}}</ref> India defeated Sri Lanka in the final.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Miller |first=Andrew |date=2 April 2011 |title=Retroreport – Dhoni and Gambhir lead India to World Cup glory |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-cricket-world-cup-2010-11-381449/india-vs-sri-lanka-final-433606/match-report |url-status=live |access-date=3 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110404002436/http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/509121.html |archive-date=4 April 2011}}</ref> Shortly after the victory, Tendulkar commented that "Winning the World Cup is the proudest moment of my life.&nbsp;... I couldn't control my tears of joy."<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 April 2011 |title='I couldn't control my tears of joy' |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/reactions-from-players-immediately-after-india-s-world-cup-win-in-mumbai-509249 |url-status=live |access-date=3 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110404145047/http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/current/story/509249.html |archive-date=4 April 2011}}</ref>

India were due to tour the West Indies in June, although Tendulkar chose not to participate. He returned to the squad in July for India's [[Indian cricket team in England in 2011|tour of England]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 July 2011 |title=Tendulkar not thinking of 100th hundred |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/india-in-england-2011-sachin-tendulkar-not-thinking-of-100th-hundred-522860 |url-status=live |access-date=18 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718011356/http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-india-2011/content/story/522860.html |archive-date=18 July 2011}}</ref> Throughout the tour there was much hype in the media about whether Tendulkar would reach his 100th century in international cricket (Test and ODIs combined). However, his highest score in the Tests was 91; Tendulkar averaged 34.12 in the series as England won 4–0 as they deposed India as the No.&nbsp;1 ranked Test side.<ref name="5 September 2011">{{Cite news |date=5 September 2011 |title=Tendulkar ruled out of series |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/england-v-india-2nd-odi-rose-bowl-tendulkar-ruled-out-of-series-531285 |url-status=live |access-date=10 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015033150/http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-india-2011/content/story/531285.html |archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Miller |first=Andrew |date=16 August 2011 |title=Swann content with team success |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/england-news-swann-content-with-team-success-527763 |url-status=live |access-date=22 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113175900/http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-india-2011/content/story/527763.html |archive-date=13 November 2012}}</ref> The injury Tendulkar sustained to his right foot in 2001 flared up and as a result he was ruled out of the ODI series that followed.<ref name="5 September 2011" /> Tendulkar created another record on 8 November 2011 when he became the first cricketer to score 15,000 runs in Test cricket, during the opening Test match against the West Indies at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in New Delhi.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/15638424.stm |title=Sachin Tendulkar passes 15,000 Test runs |access-date=8 November 2011 |work=BBC Sport |date=9 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sachin Tendulkar becomes the first batsman to score 15,000 Test runs |date=8 March 2017 |url=http://www.cricketwizard.com/highest-run-scorers-in-test-cricket-161 |publisher=Cricket Wizard |access-date=17 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317144422/http://www.cricketwizard.com/highest-run-scorers-in-test-cricket-161 |archive-date=17 March 2017 }}</ref> For his performances in 2011, he was named in the World Test XI by the ICC.<ref>{{cite web |date=26 August 2011 |title=England dominate ICC Test team of the year |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/icc-news-england-dominate-icc-test-team-of-the-year-529914 |access-date=23 January 2020 |work=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>

[[Ian Chappell]] was not happy with Tendulkar's performance after India's tour of Australia. He says that Tendulkar's quest for his 100th hundred has proved to be a hurdle for the entire team and has hampered their performance on the Tour of Australia.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sachin Tendulkar needs to introspect: Ian Chappell |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/ind-aus-2011/news/186344-sachin-tendulkar-needs-to-introspect-ian-chappell |date=3 March 2015 |publisher=NDTV Sports |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904061939/http://sports.ndtv.com/ind-aus-2011/news/186344-sachin-tendulkar-needs-to-introspect-ian-chappell |archive-date=4 September 2015 |access-date=27 April 2015 }}</ref> Former India World Cup winning captain and all-rounder Kapil Dev has also voiced his opinion that Tendulkar should have retired from ODI's after the World Cup.<ref>{{cite web|title=Let Tendulkar decide when to retire: Former players |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/india-vs-pakistan-2012/let-sachin-tendulkar-decide-when-to-retire-former-players-1558124|access-date=31 August 2021|website=NDTVSports.com|language=en}}</ref> Former Australian fast bowler, Geoff Lawson, has said that Tendulkar has the right to decide when to quit although he adds that Tendulkar should not delay it for too long.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.internationalreporter.com/News-9541/why-is-sachin-tendulkar-still-playing.html |title=Why is Sachin Tendulkar still playing?&nbsp;... |publisher=International Reporter.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308222313/http://www.internationalreporter.com/News-9541/why-is-sachin-tendulkar-still-playing.html |archive-date=8 March 2012 }}</ref> The selection committee of BCCI expectedly included Tendulkar in the national Test squad for the upcoming series against New Zealand commencing in August 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/report/sachin-returns-laxman-retained-in-squad-for-nz-tests/20120810.htm |title=Sachin returns, Laxman retained in squad for NZ Tests |date=10 August 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120813025053/http://www.rediff.com/cricket/report/sachin-returns-laxman-retained-in-squad-for-nz-tests/20120810.htm |archive-date=13 August 2012 }}</ref>

==== 100th international century ====
On 16 March 2012, Tendulkar accomplished a remarkable feat by scoring his 100th international century in a match against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup, held at Mirpur.<ref>{{Cite web |title=On This Day: When Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar hit his 100th international ton |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/on-this-day-when-master-blaster-sachin-tendulkar-hit-his-100th-international-ton-7230297/ |url-access=subscription |website=[[The Indian Express]]|date=16 March 2021 }}</ref> This was a pioneering achievement, as he became the first cricketer to ever reach this landmark.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 March 2022 |title=On this day in 2012: Sachin Tendulkar became first player to score 100 international centuries |url=https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/on-this-day-in-2012-sachin-tendulkar-became-first-player-to-score-100-international-centuries-10459081.html |website=[[Firstpost]]}}</ref> This century was not just a momentous occasion for Tendulkar, but it was also his first ODl century against Bangladesh. Despite the widespread media attention and public fascination with this milestone, Tendulkar confessed that it was a challenging time for him, as the constant focus on his 100th hundred became a mentally onerous task.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 December 2022 |title=Sachin Tendulkar finally scores his 100th international century but India lose to Bangladesh in Asia Cup |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-finally-scores-his-100th-international-century-against-bangladesh-in-asia-cup/news-story/3b1a17a1ce523dd0c9107f1b290b4b8d |website=[[Fox Sports]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Burke |first=Jason |date=16 March 2012 |title=Sachin Tendulkar's century of centuries has India celebrating |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/mar/16/sachin-tendulkar-century-of-centuries-india |website=[[The Guardian]] |place=Delhi}}</ref> Despite Tendulkar's illustrious century, India was unable to secure a triumph against Bangladesh, resulting in a defeat by a margin of 5 wickets.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 March 2012 |title=RESULT 4th Match (D/N), Mirpur |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/asia-cup-2011-12-524504/bangladesh-vs-india-4th-match-535797/full-scorecard |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

==== Domestic return ====
After being bowled out in three similar instances against New Zealand and hitting a slump in form, Tendulkar returned to the Ranji Trophy to get back some form ahead of the England Series at home,{{citation needed|date=September 2017}} in a match for Mumbai against Railways on 2 November 2012. This was his first Ranji Trophy match since 2009. He scored 137 off 136 balls, with 21 fours and 3 sixes, to take his team to 344 for 4 at stumps on day one.<ref name="cricketnext">{{cite web |url=http://cricketnext.in.com/live/news/ranji-trophy-sehwag-gambhir-fail-sachin-umesh-shine/68838-13.html |title=Ranji Trophy: Sachin roars back to form; Sehwag, Gambhir miss out |publisher=Cricketnext.com |author=Cricketnext Staff |date=2 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105043140/http://cricketnext.in.com/live/news/ranji-trophy-sehwag-gambhir-fail-sachin-umesh-shine/68838-13.html |archive-date=5 November 2012 |access-date=2 November 2012 }}</ref>

However, because of a poor form in the first two Tests in the series against England, and India being humiliated in the second match of that series by 10 wickets on 26 November 2012,<ref>{{cite web |author=David Hopps |date=26 November 2012 |title=England spinners humiliate India |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-india-2012-13-565792/india-vs-england-2nd-test-565807/match-report-4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121129113250/http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2012/content/story/593212.html |archive-date=29 November 2012 |access-date=30 November 2012 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> some people have started to question his place in the Indian team. A report by ''[[The Hindustan Times]]'' said that Tendulkar had a discussion with the national chief selector [[Sandeep Patil]], in which he said that he would leave it to the selectors to decide on his future as he is not getting any runs.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Chunk-HT-UI-IndiaVSEngland2012-TopStories/My-future-is-your-call-Sachin-Tendulkar-tells-selectors/Article1-965244.aspx |title=I'm not getting runs, now it's your call: Sachin to selectors |author=Sanjjeev K Samyal |author2=Firoz Mirza |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=27 November 2012 |access-date=30 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130022147/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Chunk-HT-UI-IndiaVSEngland2012-TopStories/My-future-is-your-call-Sachin-Tendulkar-tells-selectors/Article1-965244.aspx |archive-date=30 November 2012 }}</ref> This speculation, however, was later considered to be false.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-29/top-stories/35434269_1_sachin-tendulkar-tendulkar-residence-mumbai |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126085350/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-29/top-stories/35434269_1_sachin-tendulkar-tendulkar-residence-mumbai |archive-date=26 January 2013 |title=Sachin Tendulkar's mind is only on cricket |author=Vinay Nayudu |agency=[[Times News Network]] |date=28 December 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=30 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://cricket.yahoo.com/news/speculation-over-tendulkars-retirement-downplayed-140618041.html |title=Speculation over Tendulkar's retirement downplayed |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service]] |date=28 November 2012 |access-date=30 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121202182831/http://cricket.yahoo.com/news/speculation-over-tendulkars-retirement-downplayed-140618041.html |archive-date=2 December 2012 }}</ref>

Then he decided to play in the knockout stage of the [[2012–13 Ranji Trophy]]. He scored 108 in the quarter-final against [[Baroda cricket team|Baroda]] before being bowled by [[Murtuja Vahora]], where Tendulkar was involved in a 234-run partnership with opener [[Wasim Jaffer]] (150) for the 3rd wicket at [[Wankhede Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cricket.yahoo.com/news/tendulkar--jaffer-hit-hundreds-in-ranji-quarterfinal-151804189.html |title=Tendulkar, Jaffer hit hundreds in Ranji quarterfinal |publisher=[[Yahoo! Cricket]] |date=6 January 2013 |access-date=14 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130109012309/http://cricket.yahoo.com/news/tendulkar--jaffer-hit-hundreds-in-ranji-quarterfinal-151804189.html |archive-date=9 January 2013 }}</ref> [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]] eventually piled on 645/9 and won on 1st innings lead.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-domestic-2012/engine/current/match/574132.html |title=3rd Quarter-final: Mumbai v Baroda at Mumbai, Jan 6–10, 2013 {{pipe}} ESPNcricinfo |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=14 February 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130108232517/http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-domestic-2012/engine/current/match/574132.html |archive-date=8 January 2013 }}</ref> In the semi-final against [[Services cricket team|Services]] at Palam A Ground, with [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]] reeling at 23/3, Tendulkar scored 56 from 75 balls and had an 81-run 4th wicket partnership with [[Abhishek Nayar]] (70),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cricket.yahoo.com/news/spunky-services-stretch-mumbai-124625480.html |title=Spunky Services stretch Mumbai |publisher=[[Yahoo! Cricket]] |first=Kunal |last=Diwan |date=16 January 2013 |access-date=14 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119013723/http://cricket.yahoo.com/news/spunky-services-stretch-mumbai-124625480.html |archive-date=19 January 2013 }}</ref> and Mumbai eventually won on 1st innings lead after the match went into the sixth day due to rain delays.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ugra |first=Sharda |date=21 January 2013 |title=Mumbai demolish Services to enter 44th Ranji final |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ranji-trophy-2012-13-574010/services-vs-mumbai-2nd-semi-final-574135/match-report-6 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123232814/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ranji-trophy-2012/content/story/601604.html |archive-date=23 January 2013 |access-date=14 February 2012 |work=ESPNcricinfo |location=Delhi}}</ref> In the final against [[Saurashtra cricket team|Saurashtra]], he was run out for 22 following a misunderstanding with [[Wasim Jaffer]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cricket.yahoo.com/news/unfortunate-that-sachin-got-run-out--jaffer-132739148.html |title=Unfortunate that Sachin got run out: Jaffer |first=Skandan |last=Sampath |publisher=[[Yahoo! Cricket]] |date=27 January 2013 |access-date=14 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130130010612/http://cricket.yahoo.com/news/unfortunate-that-sachin-got-run-out--jaffer-132739148.html |archive-date=30 January 2013 }}</ref> Mumbai eventually won the Ranji Trophy 2012–13.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ravindran |first=Siddarth |date=28 January 2013 |title=Mumbai boss their way to No. 40 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ranji-trophy-2012-13-574010/mumbai-vs-saurashtra-final-574136/match-report-3 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130129230044/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ranji-trophy-2012/content/story/602488.html |archive-date=29 January 2013 |access-date=14 February 2012 |work=ESPNcricinfo |location=Mumbai}}</ref>

He also played in the [[Irani Trophy]] for Mumbai, where he scored 140* against Rest of India and helped [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]] to score 409 in reply to Rest of India's 526. This was also his 81st hundred in first-class cricket, equalling [[Sunil Gavaskar]]'s Indian record for most first-class hundreds.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/203221-sachin-tendulkar-equals-sunil-gavaskars-first-class-record |title=Sachin Tendulkar equals Sunil Gavaskar's first-class record |work=[[NDTV]] |first=K Shriniwas |last=Rao |date=8 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904061939/http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/203221-sachin-tendulkar-equals-sunil-gavaskars-first-class-record |archive-date=4 September 2015 |access-date=30 October 2013 }}</ref>

==== Retirement ====
[[File:199Sachin.jpg|thumb|Tendulkar fielding in his 199th Test match in [[Eden Gardens]] (he is seen wearing a hat)]]
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After a series of underwhelming performances during the 2012 series against England, Tendulkar announced his departure from One Day International cricket on 23 December 2012. However, he stated that he would continue to be available for representation in the Test format of the sport.<ref name="hindustantimes">{{cite news |date=23 December 2012 |title=Sachin Tendulkar announces {{sic|nolink=y|retirment}} from ODI format |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |agency=Press Trust of India |location=Mumbai |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Cricket/CricketNews/Sachin-Tendulkar-announces-retirment-from-ODI-format/Article1-979692.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121223191830/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Cricket/CricketNews/Sachin-Tendulkar-announces-retirment-from-ODI-format/Article1-979692.aspx |archive-date=23 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=23 December 2012 |title=Sachin Tendulkar announces retirement from ODIs |work=[[India Today]] |agency=[[Press Trust of India]] |location=Mumbai |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sachin-tendulkar-retires-from-odis/1/239109.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121223131452/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sachin-tendulkar-retires-from-odis/1/239109.html |archive-date=23 December 2012}}</ref> Upon the announcement of his retirement from One Day International cricket, former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly expressed his surprise, noting that Tendulkar could have still participated in the upcoming series against Pakistan. Anil Kumble reflected on the difficulty of imagining an Indian ODI team without Tendulkar's name, while [[Javagal Srinath]] acknowledged the transformative impact Tendulkar had on the game, starting from the time he debuted as an opener in New Zealand in 1994.<ref>{{cite web |author= |date=23 December 2012 |title=Tributes to Tendulkar |url=http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/sachin-changed-odis-played-srinath/41541 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121223161810/http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/sachin-changed-odis-played-srinath/41541 |archive-date=23 December 2012 |access-date=23 December 2012 |publisher=[[Wisden India]]}}</ref>

After playing a [[Twenty20 International]] in 2006 against South Africa, he said that he would not play the format again.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin is right in not playing international T20: Rajput |url=http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2010/mar/240310-Sachin-Tendulkar-International-T20-Lalchand-Rajput.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125154014/http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2010/mar/240310-Sachin-Tendulkar-International-T20-Lalchand-Rajput.htm |archive-date=25 January 2013 }}</ref> He announced his retirement from the IPL after his team, [[Mumbai Indians]], beat [[Chennai Super Kings]] by 23 runs at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on 26 May to win the [[Indian Premier League 2013]].<ref name="IPLRetirement">{{cite news |date=26 May 2013 |title=Tendulkar calls time on IPL career |publisher=Wisden India |url=http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/tendulkar-calls-time-ipl-career/63929 |access-date=26 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016130919/http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/tendulkar-calls-time-ipl-career/63929 |archive-date=16 October 2013}}</ref> He retired from Twenty20 cricket and limited-overs cricket, after playing the [[2013 Champions League Twenty20]] in September–October 2013 in India for Mumbai Indians.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/champions-league-twenty20-2013/news/215238-sachin-tendulkar-rahul-dravid-bid-goodbye-twitter-overflows-with-emotion |title=Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid bid goodbye, Twitter overflows with emotion |publisher=[[NDTV]] |access-date=8 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007090528/http://sports.ndtv.com/champions-league-twenty20-2013/news/215238-sachin-tendulkar-rahul-dravid-bid-goodbye-twitter-overflows-with-emotion |archive-date=7 October 2013 }}</ref>

On 10 October 2013 Tendulkar announced that he would retire from all cricket after the [[West Indian cricket team in India in 2013–14|two-Test series against West Indies in November]].<ref name="TestRetirement1">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bharat-ratna-sachin-tendulkar/top-stories/sachin-tendulkar-to-retire-after-200th-test/articleshow/23901410.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131011233341/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/series-tournament/sachin-tendulkar-40-not-out--/top-stories/Sachin-Tendulkar-announces-retirement-from-Test-cricket/articleshow/23901410.cms |archive-date=11 October 2013 |title=Sachin Tendulkar announces retirement from Test cricket |work=The Times of India |url-status=live |date=10 October 2013 }}</ref><ref name="TestRetirement2">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/24476273 |title=Sachin Tendulkar: India batting legend to retire from all cricket |date=10 October 2013 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=11 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010171830/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/24476273 |archive-date=10 October 2013 }}</ref> At his request, the BCCI arranged that the two matches be played at Kolkata and Mumbai so that the farewell would happen at his home ground.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tendulkar to bid farewell in Mumbai |url=http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/tendulkar-bid-farewell-mumbai/81270 |publisher=Wisden India |date=15 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017060531/http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/tendulkar-bid-farewell-mumbai/81270 |archive-date=17 October 2013 |access-date=15 October 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Will consider Sachin Tendulkar's request to play 200th Test in Mumbai, says BCCI |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/sachin/news/215462-sachin-tendulkars-200th-test-will-be-in-mumbai-says-bcci |access-date=8 November 2013 |publisher=NDTV |date=11 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014003813/http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/sachin/news/215462-sachin-tendulkars-200th-test-will-be-in-mumbai-says-bcci |archive-date=14 October 2013 }}</ref> He scored 74 runs in his last Test innings against West Indies, thus failing short by 79 runs to complete 16,000 runs in Test cricket, the next man to bat after him was the future captain [[Virat Kohli]].<ref name="FinalTestMatch">{{cite news |date=15 October 2013 |title=India's next generation thrives after Tendulkar 74 |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/west-indies-tour-of-india-2013-14-668845/india-vs-west-indies-2nd-test-676527/match-report-2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131115145106/http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-west-indies-2013-14/content/story/688749.html |archive-date=15 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Episode 1: The Little Master Bids Goodbye (English version)|date=26 November 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BHZhu0v0UA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/4BHZhu0v0UA| archive-date=11 December 2021 |url-status=live|access-date=17 January 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The [[Cricket Association of Bengal]] and the [[Mumbai Cricket Association]] organised events to mark his retirement from the sport.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/mca-honours-sachin-tendulkar/article5339510.ece |title=MCA honours Sachin Tendulkar |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=12 November 2013 |access-date=15 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114160554/http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/mca-honours-sachin-tendulkar/article5339510.ece |archive-date=14 November 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/9jXoOzDipPRZTHRRa8YEmL/Fans-get-shortchanged-in-build-up-to-Sachin-Tendulkars-las.html |title=Fans get shortchanged in build-up to Sachin Tendulkar's last Test |newspaper=[[Live Mint]] |date=13 November 2013 |access-date=15 November 2013 |author=Narula, Chetan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131115021237/http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/9jXoOzDipPRZTHRRa8YEmL/Fans-get-shortchanged-in-build-up-to-Sachin-Tendulkars-las.html |archive-date=15 November 2013 }}</ref> Various national and international figures from cricket, politics, Bollywood and other fields spoke about him in a day-long ''Salaam Sachin Conclave'' organised by ''[[India Today]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.watoday.com.au/sport/cricket/12-billion-say-goodbye-to-little-master-20131113-2xh7k.html |title=1.2 billion say goodbye to Little Master |date=14 November 2013 |author=Chadband, Ian |place=Mumbai |newspaper=[[WAtoday]] |access-date=14 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201164743/http://www.watoday.com.au/sport/cricket/12-billion-say-goodbye-to-little-master-20131113-2xh7k.html |archive-date=1 February 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afaqs.com/media/media_newslets/?id=56969_Salaam+Sachin+India+Today+Conclave+kick-starts+with+Ajit+Tendulkar | title=Salaam Sachin India Today Conclave kick-starts with Ajit Tendulkar | publisher=AFAQS | date=12 November 2013 | access-date=14 November 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201143212/http://www.afaqs.com/media/media_newslets/?id=56969_Salaam+Sachin+India+Today+Conclave+kick-starts+with+Ajit+Tendulkar | archive-date=1 February 2014 }}</ref>

=== Post-retirement ===
In July 2014, he captained the MCC side in the [[Bicentenary Celebration match]] at [[Lord's]].<ref>{{cite web|title=MCC v Rest of the World – 5 July |url=http://www.lords.org/fixtures/fixtures-and-tickets/mcc-v-rest-of-the-world-5-july/ |work=Lord's |date=5 July 2014 |access-date=5 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707031308/http://www.lords.org/fixtures/fixtures-and-tickets/mcc-v-rest-of-the-world-5-july/ |archive-date=7 July 2014 }}</ref>
In December 2014, he was announced ambassador of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 event.<ref>[http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/media-releases/83789/tendulkar-announced-as-icc-cricket-world-cup-2015-ambassador "Tendulkar announced as ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Ambassador"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627055609/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/media-releases/83789/tendulkar-announced-as-icc-cricket-world-cup-2015-ambassador |date=27 June 2015 }},"International Cricket Council", 22 December 2014.</ref><ref>[http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/sachin-tendulkar-announced-as-icc-world-cup-2015-ambassador/519288-78.html "Sachin Tendulkar announced as ICC World Cup 2015 ambassador"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226130437/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/sachin-tendulkar-announced-as-icc-world-cup-2015-ambassador/519288-78.html |date=26 February 2015 }},"IbnLive", 22 December 2014.</ref> It is his second term as he has already held the ambassador of the previous ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.<ref>[http://sports.ndtv.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/news/234871-sachin-tendulkar-named-cricket-world-cup-2015-ambassador-for-2nd-time-in-a-row "Sachin Tendulkar Named Cricket World Cup 2015 Ambassador"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402102228/http://sports.ndtv.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/news/234871-sachin-tendulkar-named-cricket-world-cup-2015-ambassador-for-2nd-time-in-a-row |date=2 April 2015 }},"NDTV Sports", 23 December 2014.{{pb}}{{Cite news| date= December 2014|title=Sachin Tendulkar Named As 2015 Cricket World Cup Ambassador|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/sachin-tendulkar-named-ambassador-for-2015-international-cricket-council-world-cup/articleshow/45600548.cms|access-date=1 January 2023|website=Economic Times}}</ref> He got the ambassador position of the ICC Cricket world cup in consecutive terms of the cricket world cup (2011 and 2015).

==== Exhibition and charity matches ====
{{Anchor|Charity matches|Exhibition and charity matches}}

Tendulkar organised exhibition cricket matches in partnership with former Aussie cricketer [[Shane Warne]]. [[Cricket All-Stars]] held in US in [[baseball]] stadiums and had retired players, some of them was Sourav Ganguly, [[Shoaib Akhtar]], [[Wasim Akram]].<ref>{{Cite news |agency=Agence France-Presse |date=8 November 2015 |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/all%2Dstar%2Dseries%2Dnew%2Dyork%2Dcrowd%2Dgives%2Dthumbs%2Dup%2Dto%2Dmatch%2D1491201?amp%3D1%26akamai%2Drum%3Doff |title=All-Star Series: Shane Warne Hails New York Crowd's "Fantastic" Atmosphere |work=NDTV |access-date=24 April 2021 |archive-date=24 April 2021 |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20210424152534/https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/all%2Dstar%2Dseries%2Dnew%2Dyork%2Dcrowd%2Dgives%2Dthumbs%2Dup%2Dto%2Dmatch%2D1491201?amp%3D1%26akamai%2Drum%3Doff |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 8 February 2020, he played in the [[Bushfire Cricket Bash]], a charity match organised to raise fund for [[2020 Australian bushfires|Australian bushfire]] victims.<ref>{{Cite news |title=After Sachin Tendulkar and Courtney Walsh, Brian Lara to feature in bushfire relief match |work=India Today |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/brian-lara-bush-fire-relief-match-sachin-tendulkar-courtney-walsh-ricky-ponting-shane-warne-devastating-bishfires-1642020-2020-01-31}}</ref>

He captained the India legends team to victory in the 2020–21 Road Safety World Series and was the leading run scorer for the Indian team in the tournament.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Saha |first1=Shivam |title=Road Safety World Series: Sachin Tendulkar-led India Legends clinch title after heroic show from Yuvraj Singh, Yusuf Pathan |url=https://zeenews.india.com/cricket/road-safety-world-series-sachin-tendulkar-led-india-legends-clinch-title-after-heroic-show-from-yuvraj-singh-yusuf-pathan-2349437.html |access-date=29 March 2021 |work=Zee News |date=21 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Road Safety World Series, 2019/20-2020/21 Cricket Team Records & Stats |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=13613;type=tournament |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=29 March 2021}}</ref>

He acted as a coach for the Ponting XI during [[The Big Appeal]]. During the innings break, he batted an over against [[Ellyse Perry]] and [[Annabel Sutherland]] at Perry's request.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/sachin-tendulkar-comes-out-of-retirement-faces-ellyse-perry-bushfire-bash-1644681-2020-02-09|title=Sachin Tendulkar bats for an over against Ellyse Perry in Bushfire charity match|date=9 February 2020|work=India Today|language=en|access-date=9 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Khanna |first1=Akash |title=Bushfire Bash: Sachin Tendulkar "Comes Out Of Retirement" To Face Ellyse Perry In Charity Match. Watch Video |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/bushfire-bash-sachin-tendulkar-comes-out-of-retirement-to-face-ellyse-perry-in-charity-match-watch-v-2177371 |access-date=9 February 2021 |work=NDTV |date=9 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

== Indian Premier League ==
Tendulkar was made the Icon player and captain for his home side, the [[Mumbai Indians]] in the inaugural [[Indian Premier League]] [[Twenty20]] competition in 2008.<ref>{{cite news |date=8 March 2008 |title=Tendulkar to lead "Mumbai Indians" |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/tendulkar-to-lead-mumbai-indians-341569 |url-status=live |access-date=1 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080312171035/http://content-www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/341569.html |archive-date=12 March 2008}}</ref> As an icon player, he was signed for a sum of US$1,121,250, 15% more than the second-highest paid player in the team, [[Sanath Jayasuriya]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/feb/20/cricket.indianpremierleague1 |title=Testosterone sparks Indian Premier League bidding frenzy |work=The Guardian |location=UK |access-date=1 June 2008 |date=20 February 2008 |first=Paul |last=Kelso |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216093411/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/feb/20/cricket.indianpremierleague1 |archive-date=16 December 2013 }}</ref>

In 2010 edition of Indian Premier League, Mumbai Indians reached the final of the tournament. Tendulkar made 618 runs in 14 innings during the tournament, breaking [[Shaun Marsh]]'s record of most runs in an IPL season. He was declared player of the tournament for his performance during the season. He also won Best Batsman and Best Captain awards at [[2010 Indian Premier League#IPL Awards 2010|2010 IPL Awards]] ceremony.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin breaks Shaun Marsh's IPL record for Most Runs scored in a single season and he also Received the Best Batsman and Best Captain Award |work=IBNLive |date=6 October 2013 |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/timeline-sachin-tendulkars-twenty20-journey/426812-78.html |publisher=IBN |access-date=22 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131229231002/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/timeline-sachin-tendulkars-twenty20-journey/426812-78.html |archive-date=29 December 2013 }}</ref> Tendulkar has scored more than 500 runs in IPL in two different seasons as a captain.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/ipl-virat-kohli-breaks-sachin-tendulkars-record/articleshow/52166866.cms |title=IPL: Virat Kohli breaks Sachin Tendulkar's record |website=[[The Times of India]] |date=7 May 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508214002/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/ipl/news/IPL-Virat-Kohli-breaks-Sachin-Tendulkars-record/articleshow/52166866.cms |archive-date=8 May 2016 }}</ref>

Sachin Tendulkar captained Mumbai Indians in 4 league matches of the second edition of the Champions League T20. He scored 68 in the first match and 48 against Guyana. But Mumbai Indians failed to qualify for semifinals after losing the initial two matches. Tendulkar scored 135 runs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iplcricketlive.org/ipl/champions-league-t20-cricket/champions-league-teams/clt20-mumbai-indians/ |title=CLT20 Mumbai Indians {{pipe}} IPL Cricket Live, Season 5 IPL Cricket 2012, CLT20, IPL 2012 Schedule, IPL Fixtures, IPL Online, IPL Live, Champions League T20 Live Cricket |publisher=Iplcricketlive.org |access-date=17 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324001219/http://www.iplcricketlive.org/ipl/champions-league-t20-cricket/champions-league-teams/clt20-mumbai-indians/ |archive-date=24 March 2012 }}</ref>

In the 2011 IPL, against [[Kochi Tuskers Kerala]], Tendulkar scored his maiden Twenty20&nbsp;hundred. He scored 100 not out off 66 balls. In 2013, Tendulkar retired from [[Indian Premier League]] and in 2014 he was appointed as the Mumbai Indian's "Team Icon".<ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin appointed as Mumbai Indian Team Icon |work=IBNLive |date=26 April 2014 |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/mumbai-indians-slump-hurting-sachin-tendulkar/467687-78.html |publisher=IBN |access-date=28 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429063815/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/mumbai-indians-slump-hurting-sachin-tendulkar/467687-78.html |archive-date=29 April 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iplt20.com/teams/mumbai-indians/squad/97/Sachin-Tendulkar/|title=IPLT20.com – Indian Premier League Official Website|website=www.iplt20.com|access-date=8 September 2018|archive-date=9 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909035515/https://www.iplt20.com/teams/mumbai-indians/squad/97/Sachin-Tendulkar/}}</ref> His last match for the team was the
final of the [[2013 Champions League Twenty20|2013 Champions League]], where he scored 14 runs in an Indians victory. In his 78&nbsp;matches in the IPL, Tendulkar scored a total of 2,334 runs; at the time of his retirement he was the fifth-highest run-scorer in the competition's history.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=117;type=trophy |title=Records / Indian Premier League / Most runs |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=31 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031113932/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=117;type=trophy |archive-date=31 October 2013 }}</ref> Mumbai Indians retired his number 10 jersey as a tribute to Tendulkar.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sachin Tendulkar's No.10 jersey retired because players refused to wear it |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/sachin-tendulkar-team-india-jersey-no-10-cricket-bcci-1096683-2017-11-29 |access-date=17 September 2020 |work=India Today |date=29 November 2017 |language=en}}</ref> He recently stepped down as the mentor of the franchise citing personal reasons.<ref>{{cite web |author=Crickified Mohit |date=17 December 2023 |title=Sachin Tendulkar Steps Down as Mumbai Indians Mentor |url=https://theframes.in/cricket/indian-premier-league/sachin-tendulkar-steps-down-as-mi-mentor-2027270 |access-date=17 December 2023 |archive-date=18 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231218094945/https://theframes.in/cricket/indian-premier-league/sachin-tendulkar-steps-down-as-mi-mentor-2027270 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Playing style ==
[[File:Tendulkar shot.JPG|thumb|Tendulkar plays a wristy leg-side flick]]
Tendulkar is [[Cross-dominance|cross-dominant]]: he bats, bowls and throws with his right hand, but writes with his left hand.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sekhar |first=Senjam Raj |title=Fundamentals |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloid/sunday-chronicle/leisure/fundamentals-772 |access-date=25 April 2012 |newspaper=Deccan Chronicle |date=12 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124105132/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloid/sunday-chronicle/leisure/fundamentals-772 |archive-date=24 January 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Nostalgic Sachin recalls writing letters to wife Anjali |date=27 February 2014 |newspaper=[[O Heraldo]] |page=16 |agency=[[Press Trust of India]] |quote=Tendulkar is a righthanded batsman but uses his left for writing. |url=http://www.epaperoheraldo.in/Details.aspx?id=14238&boxid=1511156&uid=&dat=02/27/2014 |access-date=29 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329214947/http://www.epaperoheraldo.in/Details.aspx?id=14238&boxid=1511156&uid=&dat=02%2F27%2F2014 |archive-date=29 March 2014 }}</ref> He would also practice left-handed throws at the nets on a regular basis. [[ESPNcricinfo]] columnist Sambit Bal has described him as the "most wholesome batsman of his time".<ref name="CricinfoProfile">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/35320.html |last=Bal |first=Sambit |title=Sachin Tendulkar—Cricinfo Profile |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=14 December 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101114131426/http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/35320.html |archive-date=14 November 2010 }}</ref> His batting is based on complete balance and poise while limiting unnecessary movements and flourishes. He appears to show little preference for the slow and low wickets which are typical in India, and has scored many centuries on the hard, bouncy pitches in South Africa and Australia.<ref name="CricinfoProfile" /> He is known for his unique punch style of hitting the ball over square. He is also renowned for his picture-perfect [[straight drive]], often completed with no follow-through. The straight drive is often said to be his favourite shot.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/series-tournaments/sachin-tendulkar--an-indian-icon/top-stories/Straight-drive-is-my-favourite-shot-says-Tendulkar/articleshow/10029493.cms | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707082756/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-18/top-stories/30171553_1_sachin-tendulkar-straight-drive-india-england-test-series | archive-date=7 July 2012 | title=Straight drive is my favourite shot, says Tendulkar | access-date=23 September 2011 | work=[[The Times of India]] | url-status=live | date=18 September 2011}}</ref> In 2008, [[Sunil Gavaskar]], in an article he wrote in the AFP, remarked that "it is hard to imagine any player in the history of the game who combines classical technique with raw aggression like the little champion does".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5g1GRbImnh5S88rDMiES1YDRgx9yw |title=AFP: Tendulkar a special talent, says Gavaskar |date=18 October 2008 |access-date=27 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081021164512/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5g1GRbImnh5S88rDMiES1YDRgx9yw |archive-date=21 October 2008 }}</ref>

[[Sir Donald Bradman]], considered by many as the greatest batsman of all time, considered Tendulkar to have a batting style similar to his. In his biography, it is stated that, "Bradman was most taken by Tendulkar's technique, compactness and shot production, and had asked his wife to have a look at Tendulkar, having felt that Tendulkar played like him. Bradman's wife, Jessie, agreed that they did appear similar".<ref>{{cite web |date=16 August 2001 |title=Bradman never missed a Tendulkar innings in last five years |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/bradman-never-missed-a-tendulkar-innings-in-last-five-years-96323 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100128160441/http://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/96323.html |archive-date=28 January 2010 |access-date=14 December 2007 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=I dream of genius&nbsp;... |url=http://observer.guardian.co.uk/osm/story/0,,766851,00.html |access-date=26 April 2012 |newspaper=Observer Sport Monthly |date=4 August 2002 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928054453/http://observer.guardian.co.uk/osm/story/0%2C%2C766851%2C00.html |archive-date=28 September 2012 }}</ref>
[[File:Master Blaster at work.jpg|thumb|left|Tendulkar at the crease, getting ready to face a delivery]]
Former [[Australia national cricket team|Australian cricket team]] coach [[John Buchanan (cricketer, born 1953)|John Buchanan]] voiced his opinion that Tendulkar had become susceptible to the short ball early in his innings because of a lack of footwork.<ref name="Sachinweakness">{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Nov292007/sports2007112938408.asp|title=Buchanan spots Sachin's weakness!|work=[[Deccan Herald]] |location=India|access-date=14 December 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071202033513/http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Nov292007/sports2007112938408.asp <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2 December 2007}}</ref> Buchanan also believes Tendulkar has a weakness while playing left-arm pace.<ref name="Sachinweakness" /> He has been affected by a series of injuries since 2004. Since then, Tendulkar's batting has tended to be less attacking. Explaining this change in his batting style, he has acknowledged that he is batting differently because, firstly, no batsman can bat the same way for the entire length of a long career, and, secondly, he is a senior member of the team now and thus has more responsibility. During the early part of his career, he was a more attacking batsman and frequently scored centuries at close to a run a ball. [[Ian Chappell]], former Australian player, remarked in 2007 that, "Tendulkar now, is nothing like the player he was when he was a young bloke".<ref name="Futuresuperstars" />

Tendulkar has incorporated several modern and unorthodox strokes into his repertoire, including the [[paddle sweep]], the [[Scoop (cricket)|scoop]] over short [[fine leg]] and the slash to [[third man]] over the [[Slip (cricket)|slips]]' heads, especially in his later years. He is often praised for his ability to adapt to the needs of his body and yet keep scoring consistently.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin incorporates several Unorthodox shots |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sachinretirement/my-heart-feels-it-s-time-sachin-tendulkar-on-his-retirement/article1-1133449.aspx |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=22 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217231841/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sachinretirement/my-heart-feels-it-s-time-sachin-tendulkar-on-his-retirement/article1-1133449.aspx |archive-date=17 December 2013 }}</ref>
[[File:Sachin Tendulkar bowling right-arm leg-spin 26 January 2008.JPG|thumb|Tendulkar has taken 201 wickets across all three formats of the international game.]]

While Tendulkar was not a regular bowler, he could bowl [[medium pace]], [[leg spin]], and [[off spin]]. He often bowled when two batsmen of the opposite team had been batting together for a long period, as he could often be a useful partnership breaker.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin can bowl Medium Pace, Off Spin and Leg Spin |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/he-could-do-anything-with-the-ball/1049474/ |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=22 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131108051454/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/he-could-do-anything-with-the-ball/1049474/ |archive-date=8 November 2013 }}</ref> With his bowling, he helped secure an Indian victory on more than one occasion.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2004-05/PAK_IN_IND/SCORECARDS/PAK_IND_ODI1_02APR2005.html |title=1st ODI: India v Pakistan at Kochi, 2&nbsp;April 2005 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071208124451/http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2004-05/PAK_IN_IND/SCORECARDS/PAK_IND_ODI1_02APR2005.html |archive-date=8 December 2007 }}</ref> He took 201 international wickets in his career—46 in Tests, 154 in ODIs, where he is India's [[List of One Day International cricket records#Most wickets|twelfth-highest wicket taker]], and one wicket in [[Twenty20 International]]s.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=11;team=6;template=results;type=bowling |title=ESPNcricinfo Statsguru –All-Test- One-Day Internationals-Twenty20Internationals – Bowling records |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=21 July 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031122454/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=11%3Bteam%3D6%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dbowling |archive-date=31 October 2013 }}</ref>

== Reception and legacy ==
[[File:Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar Wax Statue in Madame Tussauds London.jpg|thumb|Tendulkar's Wax Statue in [[Madame Tussauds]], London]]Tendulkar is often regarded as one of the greatest and most influential [[cricketer|cricketers]] in the [[history of cricket]]. His consistent performances earned him a fan following across the globe, including among Australian crowds, where Tendulkar has consistently scored centuries.<ref name="Tendertouch">{{Cite news|first=Chloe |last=Saltau |title=Tender touch |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/cricket/tender-touch/2007/12/08/1196813091099.html?page=fullpage |date=9 December 2007 |access-date=12 December 2007 |publisher=[[The Age]] Newspaper |location=Melbourne |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212154932/http://www.theage.com.au/news/cricket/tender-touch/2007/12/08/1196813091099.html?page=fullpage |archive-date=12 December 2007 }}</ref> One of the most popular sayings by his fans is, "Cricket is my religion and Sachin is my God".<ref name="gordon">{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Opinion/Editorials/Brown_moots_honour_for_Tendulkar/rssarticleshow/2722571.cms |title=Brown moots honour for Tendulkar |work=The Economic Times |location=India |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080228224123/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Opinion/Editorials/Brown_moots_honour_for_Tendulkar/rssarticleshow/2722571.cms |archive-date=28 February 2008 }}</ref> [[ESPNcricinfo]] mentions in his profile that, "...&nbsp;Tendulkar remains, by a distance, the most worshipped cricketer in the world".<ref name="CricinfoProfile" />

During the Australian tour of India in 1998, [[Matthew Hayden]] said, "I have seen God. He bats at no. 4 in India in Tests".<ref>{{cite news| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/opinion/edit-page/Why-English-fails-Tendulkar/articleshow/5735567.cms | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811054327/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-03-29/edit-page/28149752_1_sachin-tendulkar-gwalior-odi-god | archive-date=11 August 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] | first1=CP | last1=Surendran | title=Why English fails Tendulkar | url-status=live | date=29 March 2010}}</ref> However, Tendulkar himself is reported to have said, "I am not God of cricket. I make mistakes, God doesn't".<ref>{{cite news|agency=Press Trust of India |url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/i-am-not-god-of-cricket-tendulkar/article4580645.ece?homepage=true |title=I am not god of cricket: Tendulkar |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=4 April 2013 |access-date=2 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021155708/http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/i-am-not-god-of-cricket-tendulkar/article4580645.ece?homepage=true |archive-date=21 October 2013 }}</ref> Tendulkar made a special appearance in the [[Bollywood]] film [[Stumped (film)|''Stumped'']] in 2003, appearing as himself.<ref>{{cite web|author=Abhishek Boyanpalli |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-retires-100-facts-763750 |title=Sachin Tendulkar retires: 100 facts about the Little Master bowing out after 24 years |work=[[Daily Mirror]] |date=10 October 2013 |access-date=10 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010222832/http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-retires-100-facts-763750 |archive-date=10 October 2013 }}</ref>{{Unreliable fringe source|reason=No major newspaper, website or Book published that Tendulkar acted, did cameo in "Stumped" film.|date=November 2021}}

On 24 February 2010, the cricket website ESPNcricinfo could not handle the heavy traffic experienced after Tendulkar broke the record for the [[List of One Day International cricket records#Highest individual score (progression of record)|highest individual male score]] in a [[One Day International]] match against South Africa, also becoming the first player to score 200* in the history of ODIs as more than 5&nbsp;million fans visited the website at a time.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bal |first=Sambit |title=Tendulkar breaks ESPNcricinfo records |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/tendulkar-breaks-cricinfo-records-617220 |access-date=22 January 2012 |work='From the Editor' blog |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/india/7308573/Sachin-Tendulkars-200-breaks-ODI-world-record-as-India-crush-South-Africa.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/india/7308573/Sachin-Tendulkars-200-breaks-ODI-world-record-as-India-crush-South-Africa.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |location=London |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |first=Nick |last=Hoult |title=Sachin Tendulkar's 200 breaks ODI world record as India crush South Africa |date=24 February 2010}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

There have been many instances when Tendulkar's fans undertook extreme activities over his [[Dismissal (cricket)|dismissal]] in a game. As reported by many Indian newspapers, for example, a young man [[Suicide by hanging|hanged himself]] due to distress over Tendulkar's failure to reach his 100th century.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Sachin-fan-hangs-himself/articleshow/7858995.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501005200/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-04/bangalore/29380003_1_sachin-fan-sachin-tendulkar-sujay |archive-date=1 May 2013 |title=Sachin fan hangs himself |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |agency=[[Times News Network]] |date=3 April 2011|url-status=live |access-date=30 May 2012}}</ref>

At home in Mumbai, Tendulkar's fan following has caused him to lead a different lifestyle. [[Ian Chappell]] has said that he would be unable to cope with the lifestyle Tendulkar was forced to lead, having to "wear a wig and go out and watch a movie only at night".<ref name="Futuresuperstars">{{cite web |url=http://content-www.cricinfo.com/talk/content/multimedia/304373.html?view=transcript |title=Next change: the superstars of the future |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=31 December 2007 |date=30 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081022103850/http://content-www.cricinfo.com/talk/content/multimedia/304373.html?view=transcript |archive-date=22 October 2008 }}</ref> In an interview with Tim Sheridan, Tendulkar admitted that he sometimes went for quiet drives in the streets of Mumbai late at night when he would be able to enjoy some peace and silence.<ref>{{cite news|last=Murzello |first=Clayton |title=Figures, But Only of Speech |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/printarticle.aspx?270517 |access-date=26 April 2012 |newspaper=Outlook India |date=1 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130430084837/http://www.outlookindia.com/printarticle.aspx?270517 |archive-date=30 April 2013 }}</ref>

=== Indian Premier League ===
In the [[2021 Indian Premier League|2021 IPL]], season he worked for [[Mumbai Indians|Mumbai Indians team]] as a mentor.<ref>{{Cite news|title=IPL 2021: Mumbai Indians mentor Sachin Tendulkar joins team for training session|work=TOI|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-2021-mumbai-indians-mentor-sachin-tendulkar-joins-team-for-training-session/articleshow/86322842.cms}}</ref>

== Awards and honours ==
{{Main|List of career achievements by Sachin Tendulkar}}
[[File:The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting the Padma Vibhushan to Shri Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, famous cricketer, at an Investiture-I Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on May 05, 2008.jpg|thumb|Sachin receiving the [[Padma Vibhushan]] from President [[Pratibha Patil]] in May 2008]]
[[File:The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Bharat Ratna Awards 2014 to Shri Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar at a Investiture ceremony in New Delhi on February 4, 2014..jpg|thumb|Sachin receiving the [[Bharat Ratna]] Award from President [[Pranab Mukherjee]] in February 2014]]
=== National honours ===
==== India ====
* [[List of Arjuna Award recipients (1990–1999)|1994]] – [[Arjuna Award]], by the Government of India in recognition of his outstanding achievement in sports.<ref>{{cite web |title=List of Arjuna Awardees |url=http://yas.nic.in/yasroot/awards/arjuna.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071225221945/http://yas.nic.in/yasroot/awards/arjuna.htm |archive-date=25 December 2007 |access-date=1 June 2008 |publisher=Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Arjuna awards for Sachin, Felix, Rana and Malleswari |url=http://www.webpage.com/hindu/950708/24/0422b.html |access-date=13 September 2023 |work=The Hindu |date=4 July 1995 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961222221618/http://www.webpage.com/hindu/950708/24/0422b.html |archive-date=22 December 1996 |page=22}}</ref>
* 1997–98 – [[Khel Ratna Award]], India's highest honour given for achievement in sports.<ref>{{cite web |title=List of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award Winners |url=http://yas.nic.in/yasroot/awards/rg_khelratna.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071225221953/http://yas.nic.in/yasroot/awards/rg_khelratna.htm |archive-date=25 December 2007 |access-date=1 June 2008 |publisher=Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India}}</ref>
* [[List of Padma Shri award recipients (1990–1999)|1999]] – [[File:Padma Shri Ribbon.svg|50px]] [[Padma Shri]], India's fourth-highest civilian award.<ref>{{cite web |title=Padma Awards Directory, 1954–2007 |url=http://mha.nic.in/pdfs/PadmaAwards1954-2007.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021095912/http://mha.nic.in/pdfs/PadmaAwards1954-2007.pdf |archive-date=21 October 2013 |access-date=1 June 2008 |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India}}</ref>
* 2001 – [[Maharashtra Bhushan Award]], Maharashtra state's highest civilian award.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sachin got Maharashtra Bhushan award |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/image/173304.html |access-date=2 December 2009}}</ref>
* [[List of Padma Vibhushan award recipients|2008]] – [[File:Padma Vibhushan Ribbon.svg|50px]] [[Padma Vibhushan]], India's second-highest civilian award.<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 May 2008 |title=Tendulkar receives Padma Vibhushan |work=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India |url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/05/06/stories/2008050660611400.htm |access-date=1 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509071134/http://www.hindu.com/2008/05/06/stories/2008050660611400.htm |archive-date=9 May 2008}}</ref>
* 2010 – [[File:Flag of Group Captain (India).svg|50px]] [[Group captain (India)|Honorary Group Captain]]
* 2014 – [[File:IND Bharat Ratna BAR.png|50px]] [[Bharat Ratna]], India's highest civilian award.<ref name="BharatRatna1" /><ref name="BharatRatna2" />

==== Australia ====
* 2012 – [[File:AUS Order of Australia (civil) BAR.svg|50px]] Honorary Member of the [[Order of Australia]], given by the Australian government.<ref name="OrderOfAustralia1">{{cite news |date=8 November 2012 |title=Australia toughened up Sachin |work=The Australian |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/cricket/australia-toughened-up-sachin/story-e6frg7rx-1226512605438 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108091830/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/cricket/australia-toughened-up-sachin/story-e6frg7rx-1226512605438 |archive-date=8 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="OrderOfAustralia2">{{cite news |date=7 November 2012 |title=Sachin Tendulkar receives Order of Australia |publisher=Zee News |url=http://zeenews.india.com/sports/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-receives-order-of-australia_751375.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108012928/http://zeenews.india.com/sports/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-receives-order-of-australia_751375.html |archive-date=8 November 2012}}</ref>

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* 1997 – [[Wisden Cricketer of the Year|''Wisden'' Cricketer of the Year]].<ref>{{cite news |date=16 May 2005 |title=Sachin becomes the Wisden Crciketer of the Year |newspaper=ESPNcricinfo |publisher=ESPN |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/209422.html |url-status=live |access-date=22 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323121917/http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/209422.html |archive-date=23 March 2015}}</ref>
* 1998, 2010 – [[Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World|''Wisden'' Leading Cricketer in the World]].<ref>{{cite web |title=WISDEN'S LEADING CRICKETER IN THE WORLD |url=http://wisden.com/default.aspx?id=2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722011452/http://www.wisden.com/default.aspx?id=2 |archive-date=22 July 2012 |access-date=6 July 2012 |work=2010 |publisher=Wisden}}</ref>
* 2001 – [[Mumbai Cricket Association]] renamed one of [[Wankhede Stadium]]'s stands after Sachin Tendulkar.<ref>{{cite web |title=MCA renames stand at Wankhede stadium after Tendulkar |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/mca-renames-stand-at-wankhede-stadium-after-tendulkar-106703 |access-date=16 November 2021 |work=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>
* 2002 – In commemorating Tendulkar's feat of equalling [[Don Bradman]]'s 29 centuries in Test Cricket, Formula One (F1) team [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] invited him to its paddock on the eve of the [[2002 British Grand Prix|British Grand Prix]] on 23 July, to receive a [[Ferrari 360 Modena]] from the F1 world champion [[Michael Schumacher]].<ref>{{cite web |title=When Sachin met Schumacher |url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2002/jul/23slide.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080627035625/http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2002/jul/23slide.htm |archive-date=27 June 2008 |access-date=1 June 2008 |publisher=[[Rediff]]}}</ref>
* 2003 – Player of the tournament in [[2003 Cricket World Cup|Cricket World Cup]].<ref name="WorldCup2003" />
* 2004, 2007, 2010 – [[ICC ODI Team of the Year|ICC World ODI XI]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sachin included in ICC World ODI 11 |url=http://sports.in.msn.com/gallery/tendulkar-receives-order-of-australia-pics?page=17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224105401/http://sports.in.msn.com/gallery/tendulkar-receives-order-of-australia-pics?page=17 |archive-date=24 December 2013 |access-date=22 December 2013 |publisher=MSN}}</ref>
* 2006–07, 2009–10 – [[Polly Umrigar Award]] for International cricketer of the year<ref>{{cite news |author=Staff |date=16 December 2007 |title=Seniors honoured at BCCI awards |work=Rediff.com |url=https://www.rediff.com/cricket/report/awards/20071216.htm |access-date=22 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=31 May 2011 |title=Tendulkar, Durani honoured at BCCI awards |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/india-news-sachin-tendulkar-salim-durani-honoured-at-bcci-awards-517352 |url-status=live |access-date=18 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810030938/http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/517352.html |archive-date=10 August 2011}}</ref>
* 2009, 2010, 2011 – [[ICC Test Team of the Year|ICC World Test XI]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dhoni leads Test Team of Year |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/dhoni-leads-test-team-of-year-427764 |access-date=21 February 2023 |work=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=7 October 2010 |title=Tendulkar named ICC Cricketer of the Year |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/tendulkar-named-icc-cricketer-of-the-year-1.527392 |access-date=21 February 2023 |website=[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Cricket News – India TV 2011">{{cite web | title=ICC Test Team Of The Year 2011 Announced | website=India TV | date=28 August 2011 | url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/icc-test-team-of-the-year-2011-announced-4219.html | access-date=18 April 2023}}</ref>
* 2010 – Outstanding Achievement in Sport and the People's Choice Award at [[The Asian Awards]] in London.<ref>{{cite news |date=27 October 2010 |title=Sachin Awarded in London |newspaper=The Economic Times |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/et-cetera/Sunil-Mittal-bags-Philanthropist-of-the-Year-Asian-Awards/articleshow/6821939.cms |url-status=live |access-date=2 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016094604/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/et-cetera/Sunil-Mittal-bags-Philanthropist-of-the-Year-Asian-Awards/articleshow/6821939.cms |archive-date=16 October 2015}}</ref>
* 2010 – [[Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy]] for cricketer of the year.<ref name="GarfieldSobersTrophy2010.1" /><ref>{{cite web |date=6 October 2010 |title=Sachin wins Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/480072.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222014522/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/480072.html |archive-date=22 December 2013 |access-date=22 December 2013 |publisher=ESPN}}</ref>
* 2010 – [[ICC Awards|LG People's Choice Award]].<ref>{{cite web |date=6 October 2010 |title=Sachin wins the People's Choice Award |url=http://www.thefica.com/2010/10/06/events/sachin-tendulkar-wins-the-peoples-choice-award-at-the-icc-awards |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224122818/http://www.thefica.com/2010/10/06/events/sachin-tendulkar-wins-the-peoples-choice-award-at-the-icc-awards |archive-date=24 December 2013 |access-date=22 December 2013 |publisher=The FICA}}</ref>
* 2010 – Made an Honorary [[Group captain (India)|Group Captain]] by the [[Indian Air Force]].<ref name="IAFGroupCaptain">{{cite news |date=3 September 2010 |title=Sachin becomes IAF's honorary Group Captain |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |agency=[[Press Trust of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/new-zealand-in-india-2016/top-stories/sachin-becomes-iafs-honorary-group-captain/articleshow/6486385.cms |url-status=live |access-date=18 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016094604/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/top-stories/Sachin-becomes-IAFs-honorary-Group-Captain/articleshow/6486385.cms |archive-date=16 October 2015}}</ref>
* 2011 – ''Castrol'' Indian Cricketer of the Year award.<ref>{{cite web |date=28 January 2010 |title=Sachin, Mohinder Bag Top Honors at Castrol Awards for Cricketing Excellence |url=http://www.castrol.com/castrol/genericarticle.do?categoryId=8278043&contentId=7067062 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110201124542/http://www.castrol.com/castrol/genericarticle.do?categoryId=8278043&contentId=7067062 |archive-date=1 February 2011 |access-date=29 January 2011 |website=Castrol India}}</ref>
* 2012 – ''Wisden India'' Outstanding Achievement award.<ref>{{cite news |date=11 June 2012 |title=Wisden India Outstanding Achievement award for Tendulkar |publisher=Wisden India |url=http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-article/wisden-india-award-for-tendulkar/7989 |access-date=6 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021102325/http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-article/wisden-india-award-for-tendulkar/7989 |archive-date=21 October 2013}}</ref>
* 2013 – [[India Post]] released a stamp of Tendulkar and he became the second Indian after [[Mother Teresa]] to have such stamp released in their lifetime.<ref>{{cite web |date=16 November 2013 |title=Sachin's stamp released; MCA removes Kohli's hoardings from Wankhede |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/sports/sachins-stamp-released-mca-removes-kohlis-hoardings-from-wankhede/article5350181.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131116005103/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/sports/sachins-stamp-released-mca-removes-kohlis-hoardings-from-wankhede/article5350181.ece |archive-date=16 November 2013 |access-date=14 November 2013 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
* 2014 – ''[[ESPNcricinfo]]'' Cricketer of the Generation.<ref>{{cite web |date=14 March 2014 |title=ESPNcricinfo Awards 2013 cricketer of the generation: The 20-year dream |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/awards2013/content/story/725867.html |access-date=31 July 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
* 2017 – [[The Asian Awards]] Fellowship Award at the 7th Asian Awards.<ref>{{cite web |date=9 May 2017 |title=Sachin Tendulkar awarded Asian Awards Fellowship |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-awarded-asian-awards-fellowship-4643537/ |access-date=23 October 2021 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
* 2019 – Inducted into the [[ICC Cricket Hall of Fame]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 February 2025 |title=BCCI Awards |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/bcci-awards-2025-indian-cricket-winners-list |access-date=23 October 2021 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X |agency=Press Trust of India}}</ref>
* 2020 – [[Laureus World Sports Award]] for Best Sporting Moment (2000–2020)<ref>{{cite web |date=19 February 2020 |title=Laureus World Sports Awards 2020: Sachin Tendulkar Wins Sporting Moment of the Year Award |url=https://m.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/laureus-world-sports-awards-2020-sachin-tendulkar-wins-sporting-moment-of-the-year-award-1582083831-1 |access-date=19 March 2020 |website=Jagranjosh.com}}</ref>
* 2023 – On his 50th birthday, the West Stand at the [[Sharjah Cricket Stadium]] has been renamed the 'Sachin Tendulkar Stand.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 April 2023 |title=Sharjah stadium stand named after Sachin Tendulkar on his 50th birthday |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/sharjah-stadium-stand-named-after-sachin-tendulkar-on-his-50th-birthday-101682398617637.html |access-date=27 April 2023 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>
* On 24 April 2023, the [[Sydney Cricket Ground]] unveiled a set of gates named after Tendulkar and [[Brian Lara]] on the occasion of Tendulkar's 50th birthday and the 30th anniversary of Lara's [[innings]] of 277 at the ground.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |date=24 April 2023 |title=Sydney Cricket Ground gates named after Tendulkar, Lara |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/sydney-cricket-ground-gates-named-after-tendulkar-lara-2023-04-24/ |access-date=24 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=ANI |date=24 April 2023 |title=Gates named after Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara unveiled at Sydney Cricket Ground |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/gates-named-after-sachin-tendulkar-brian-lara-unveiled-at-sydney-cricket-ground/article66772634.ece |access-date=24 April 2023 |issn=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=24 April 2023 |title=Sachin Tendulkar honoured with gate at Sydney Cricket Ground on 50th birthday |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-honoured-with-gate-at-sydney-cricket-ground-on-50th-birthday-1212439.html |access-date=24 April 2023 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref>
* 2025 - [[BCCI Awards|BCCI awards]], CK Nayudu award for lifetime achievement.<ref name=":6">{{Cite news |date=1 February 2025 |title=BCCI Awards |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/bcci-awards-2025-indian-cricket-winners-list |access-date= |newspaper=}}</ref>
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== Career statistics ==
{{Main|List of career achievements by Sachin Tendulkar}}

=== Runs ===
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left:1em; width:50%;"
|-
! colspan="7" |Tendulkar's Test cricket record<ref>{{cite web |title=Statistics / Statsguru / Sachin Tendulkar/Test Cricket |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/35320.html?class=1;template=results;type=batting |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920192708/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/35320.html?class=1%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dbatting |archive-date=20 September 2015 |access-date=25 April 2015 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
|-
|&nbsp;||Matches||Runs||Best||Average||100s||50s
|-
|Home||94||7216||217||52.67||22||32
|-
|Away||106||8705||248*||54.74||29||36
|}
Tendulkar is the leading run-scorer in Test matches, with 15,921 runs, as well as in ODI matches, with 18,426 runs.<ref name="CricinfoProfile" /> He is the only player to score more than 30,000 runs combined in all forms of international cricket (Test, ODI, and Twenty20).<ref name="AllInternationalCombinedRecords">{{cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284269.html |title=Records / Combined Test, ODI and T20I records / Batting records; Most runs in career |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=17 November 2013 |access-date=17 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131121051835/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284269.html |archive-date=21 November 2013 }}</ref> He is the 16th player and the first Indian to score 50,000 runs in all forms of domestic and international recognised cricket (First-class, List A, and Twenty20). He achieved this feat on 5 October 2013, during a [[2013 Champions League Twenty20|Champions League Twenty20]] match for his [[Indian Premier League|IPL]] team [[Mumbai Indians]] against [[Trinidad and Tobago cricket team|Trinidad and Tobago]].<ref name="AllCombinedRecords">{{cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284266.html |title=Records / Combined First-class, List A and Twenty20 / Batting records; Most runs in career |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=27 September 2013 |access-date=27 September 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131008161414/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284266.html |archive-date=8 October 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/champions-league-twenty20-2013/news/215167-clt20-sachin-tendulkar-first-indian-to-reach-50000-runs-in-all-formats |title=CLT20: Sachin Tendulkar first Indian to reach 50,000 runs in all formats |date=5 October 2013 |access-date=27 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005181418/http://sports.ndtv.com/champions-league-twenty20-2013/news/215167-clt20-sachin-tendulkar-first-indian-to-reach-50000-runs-in-all-formats |archive-date=5 October 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2013/content/story/676959.html |author=Andrew Fidel Fernando |title=Smith puts Mumbai in all-IPL final |work=The Times of India |date=5 October 2013 |access-date=27 March 2013 |quote=Tendulkar crossed the 50,000-run aggregate for recognised cricket across all formats in ... |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007135645/http://www.espncricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2013/content/story/676959.html |archive-date=7 October 2013 }}</ref>

Tendulkar has scored over 1,000 runs in a calendar year in ODIs 7 times, and in 1998 he scored 1,894 runs, the record for the highest number of runs scored by any player in a single calendar year for One-Day Internationals.<ref name="BCCI.SachinTendulkarInNumbers">{{cite web |date=10 October 2013 |title=Sachin Tendulkar in Numbers |url=http://www.bcci.tv/news/2013/news/1350/sachin-tendulkar-in-numbers |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326163940/http://www.bcci.tv/news/2013/news/1350/sachin-tendulkar-in-numbers |archive-date=26 March 2014 |access-date=26 March 2014 |publisher=BCCI}}</ref> He is the first male cricketer to score a double-century in one-day cricket.<ref name="ODI200.1" />

Tendulkar was also one half of the most prolific Test cricket partnership to date, alongside [[Rahul Dravid]]. Batting together, they scored 6920 runs for India at a partnership average of over fifty runs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Partnership records {{!}} Highest overall partnership runs by a pair |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283514.html|access-date=4 February 2021|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

He became the first batsman to score 12,000, 13,000, 14,000 and 15,000 runs in Test cricket,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Tendulkar passes 15,000 Test runs|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/15638424|access-date=16 September 2020}}</ref> having also been the third batsman and the first Indian to pass 11,000 runs in that form of the game.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/6920850.stm |title=''2nd Test England v India'' |work=BBC News |access-date=1 June 2008 | date=28 July 2007 | location=London | first=Paresh | last=Soni}}</ref> He was also the first player to score 10,000 runs in one-day internationals,<ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin Tendulkar Timeline: 1989 to 2013 |work=IBNLive |date=10 October 2013 |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/sachin-tendulkar-timeline-1989-to-2013/427634-78.html |publisher=IBN |access-date=22 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227204834/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/sachin-tendulkar-timeline-1989-to-2013/427634-78.html |archive-date=27 December 2013 }}</ref> and also the first player to cross every subsequent 1,000-run mark that has been crossed in ODI cricket history.{{citation needed|date=March 2014}} On 8 November 2011, Tendulkar became the first batsman to score 15,000 runs in Test Cricket.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/cricket/15638424 |title=Sachin Tendulkar passes 15,000 Test runs |publisher=[[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] |date=9 November 2011 |access-date=26 March 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106021241/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/cricket/15638424 |archive-date=6 January 2014 }}</ref>

Tendulkar has consistently done well in [[Cricket World Cup]]s. He was the highest run scorer of the [[1996 Cricket World Cup]] with a total of 523 runs and also of the [[2003 Cricket World Cup]] with 673 runs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin scores the highest runs in the 1996 and 2003 World Cup |work=Sky Sports |url=http://www1.skysports.com/cricket/news/12040/8966108/a-look-back-at-the-highlights-of-sachin-tendulkars-incredible-career-in-cricket |access-date=22 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224111222/http://www1.skysports.com/cricket/news/12040/8966108/a-look-back-at-the-highlights-of-sachin-tendulkars-incredible-career-in-cricket |archive-date=24 December 2013 }}</ref>

=== Centuries ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; float:right; clear:right; text-align:right; margin-left:1em"
|+ Tendulkar's&nbsp;international&nbsp;centuries
! scope="col" |
! scope="col" | Test
! scope="col" | ODI
!Total
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left" | {{cr|1=Australia}}
| 11 || 9
|20
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left" | {{cr|1=Sri Lanka}}
| 9 || 8
|17
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left" | {{cr|1=South Africa}}
| 7 || 5
|12
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left" | {{cr|1=England}}
| 7 || 2
|9
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left" | {{cr|1=New Zealand}}
| 4 || 5
|9
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left" | {{cr|1=West Indies}}
| 3 || 4
|7
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left" | {{cr|1=Zimbabwe}}
| 3 || 5
|8
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left" | {{cr|1=Pakistan}}
| 2 || 5
|7
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left" | {{cr|1=Bangladesh}}
| 5 || 1
|6
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left" | {{cr|1=Kenya}}
| - || 4
|4
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left" | {{cr|1=Namibia}}
| - || 1
|1
|-
!'''Total'''
|'''51'''
|'''49'''
|'''100'''
|}
{{Further|List of international cricket centuries by Sachin Tendulkar}}
Tendulkar holds the record of the [[List of cricketers by number of international centuries scored|highest number of centuries]] in Tests (51) and stands second in the highest number of centuries in ODIs (49) behind [[Virat Kohli]]. He has the most number of centuries when Tests and ODIs combined (100). He is the only player to have scored 50 centuries in Test cricket,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/india/8212658/Indias-Sachin-Tendulkar-hits-50th-Test-century-in-first-Test-against-South-Africa.html |date=19 December 2010 |title=India's Sachin Tendulkar hits 50th Test century in first Test against South Africa |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=UK |access-date=27 December 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101222012201/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/india/8212658/Indias-Sachin-Tendulkar-hits-50th-Test-century-in-first-Test-against-South-Africa.html |archive-date=22 December 2010 }}</ref> and was the first to score 50 centuries in all international cricket combined.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rudra |first=Tanya |url=https://cricket.yahoo.net/news/fastest-batsmen-score-50-international-012945641 |date=24 November 2017 |title=Fastest batsmen to score 50 international centuries |publisher=[[Yahoo! Cricket]] |access-date=11 May 2019}}</ref>

In the fourth Test match of the [[Australian cricket team in India in 2008–09|2008–09 Border–Gavaskar Trophy]] against Australia on 6 November 2008, Tendulkar surpassed Australia's [[Allan Border]] to become the player to cross the 50-run mark the most times in Test cricket history,<ref>{{Cite news| url=http://cricketcrowd.com/displayvideo.html?ccvideo=1296&ccdesc=Sachin+breaks+Border+record:+he+is+a+genius+(Nagpur)|title=Sachin breaks Border record: he is a genius (Nagpur)|publisher=Cricket Crowd|access-date=19 April 2014|year=2008}}</ref> and also the second ever player to score 11 Test centuries against Australia, tying [[Jack Hobbs]], who had set the record more than 70 years prior.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/statsguru/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;opposition=2;orderby=hundreds;template=results;type=batting |title=ESPNcricinfo Statsguru – Test matches – Batting records |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=27 November 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090505052349/http://stats.cricinfo.com/statsguru/engine/stats/index.html?class=1%3Bopposition%3D2%3Borderby%3Dhundreds%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dbatting |archive-date=5 May 2009 }}</ref>  After his century against England during group stages of [[2011 Cricket World Cup]], he became the player to hit most centuries in Cricket World Cups with six centuries, and the first player to score 2000 runs in World Cup cricket.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/world-cup-2011/news/item/170379-ballboy-in-1987-now-highest-run-getter-in-world-cups |title=Ballboy in 1987, now highest run-getter in World Cups |access-date=10 March 2011 |date=10 March 2011 |publisher=NDTV |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110313012316/http://sports.ndtv.com/world-cup-2011/news/item/170379-ballboy-in-1987-now-highest-run-getter-in-world-cups |archive-date=13 March 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_hundreds_career.html?id=12;type=trophy |title=Cricket Records {{pipe}} ESPNcricinfo |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=17 March 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001164516/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_hundreds_career.html?id=12%3Btype%3Dtrophy |archive-date=1 October 2012 }}</ref> On 16 March 2012, Tendulkar scored his 100th international hundred against Bangladesh during the [[2012 Asia Cup|Asia Cup 2012]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Tendulkar scores his 100th international century |work=Cricinfo |date=16 March 2012 |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/557526.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319004810/http://www.espncricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/557526.html |archive-date=19 March 2012 }}</ref>
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=== Wins ===
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left:1em; width:50%;"
|-
! colspan="7" |Match results in Tendulkar's international career<ref name="Cricinfo">{{cite news |title=Statistics / Statsguru / SR Tendulkar /One-Day Internationals |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/35320.html?class=2;template=results;type=batting |url-status=live |access-date=25 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130213125736/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/35320.html?class=2%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dbatting |archive-date=13 February 2013}}</ref>
|-
|&nbsp;||Matches||Won||Lost||Drawn||Tied||No&nbsp;result
|-
|Test<ref>{{cite news |title=List of Test victories |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=matches;result=1;template=results;type=batting |access-date=25 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140119022911/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Borderby%3Dmatches%3Bresult%3D1%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dbatting |archive-date=19 January 2014}}</ref> ||200||72||56||72||0||–
|-
|ODI<ref>{{cite news |title=List of ODI victories |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2;filter=advanced;orderby=matches;result=1;template=results;type=batting |access-date=25 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031110547/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Borderby%3Dmatches%3Bresult%3D1%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dbatting |archive-date=31 October 2013}}</ref> ||463||234||200||–||5||24
|-
|T20I<ref>{{cite news |title=List of T20I victories |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=3;filter=advanced;orderby=matches;result=1;template=results;type=batting |access-date=25 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031110603/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=3%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Borderby%3Dmatches%3Bresult%3D1%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dbatting |archive-date=31 October 2013}}</ref> ||1||1||–||–||–||–
|}
He also holds the world record for playing the highest number of Test matches (200)<ref>{{cite web |title=Records {{pipe}} Test matches {{pipe}} Individual records (captains, players, umpires) {{pipe}} Most matches in career {{pipe}} ESPNcricinfo |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283683.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226160134/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283683.html |archive-date=26 December 2016 |access-date=26 March 2014}}</ref> and ODI matches (463).<ref name="BCCI.SachinTendulkarInNumbers" /> Tendulkar has been part of most wins by an Indian in both Test cricket with 72 wins and ODIs with 234 wins, and is third in the world in ODI victories after [[Ricky Ponting]] (262), [[Mahela Jayawardene]] (241).<ref name="espncricinfo">{{cite web |title=All-round records {{pipe}} Test matches {{pipe}} ESPNcricinfo Statsguru {{pipe}} ESPNcricinfo |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=matches;result=1;template=results;type=allround |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919114241/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Borderby%3Dmatches%3Bresult%3D1%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dallround |archive-date=19 September 2015 |access-date=9 November 2015 |publisher=stats.espncricinfo.com}}</ref><ref name="espncricinfo2">{{cite web |title=All-round records {{pipe}} One-Day Internationals {{pipe}} ESPNcricinfo Statsguru {{pipe}} ESPNcricinfo |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2;filter=advanced;orderby=matches;result=1;template=results;type=allround |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919132814/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Borderby%3Dmatches%3Bresult%3D1%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dallround |archive-date=19 September 2015 |access-date=9 November 2015 |publisher=stats.espncricinfo.com}}</ref>
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=== Man of the Match ===
He has been [[Man of the Match]] 13 times in Test matches and [[Man of the Series]] four times, including twice in the [[Border–Gavaskar Trophy]] against [[Australian cricket team|Australia]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/guru?sdb=player;playerid=1934;class=testplayer;filter=basic;team=0;opposition=0;notopposition=0;season=0;homeaway=0;continent=0;country=0;notcountry=0;groundid=0;startdefault=1989-11-15;start=1989-11-15;enddefault=2008-01-28;end=2008-01-28;tourneyid=0;finals=0;daynight=0;toss=0;scheduledovers=0;scheduleddays=0;innings=0;result=0;followon=0;seriesresult=0;captain=0;keeper=0;dnp=0;recent=;viewtype=aro_awards;runslow=;runshigh=;batposition=0;dismissal=0;bowposition=0;ballslow=;ballshigh=;bpof=0;overslow=;overshigh=;conclow=;conchigh=;wicketslow=;wicketshigh=;dismissalslow=;dismissalshigh=;caughtlow=;caughthigh=;caughttype=0;stumpedlow=;stumpedhigh=;csearch=;submit=1;.cgifields=viewtype |title=Statistics, Sachin Tendulkar in Tests |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=1 June 2008}}</ref> The performances earned him respect from Australian cricket fans and players.<ref name="Tendertouch" /> In ODI, he has been Man of the Match 62 times and Man of the Series 15 times.<ref name="BCCI.SachinTendulkarInNumbers" />

=== Statistics ===
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{{wide image|1=Sachin Tendulkar graph.svg|2=900px|3=An innings-by-innings breakdown of Tendulkar's Test match batting career showing runs scored (red and green bars) and the average of the last ten innings (blue line)|alt=An innings-by-innings breakdown of Tendulkar's Test match batting career showing runs scored (red and green bars) and the average of the last ten innings (blue line)}}

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== Personal life ==
[[File:Anjali-Sachin.jpg|thumb|Sachin Tendulkar and his wife Anjali]]
On 24 May 1995, Tendulkar married Anjali Mehta, a [[paediatrician]] of [[Gujarati people|Gujarati]] origin, whom he had first met in 1990.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bharat-ratna-sachin-tendulkar/top-stories/The-God-and-his-Gujarat-connections/articleshow/26273682.cms|title=The God and his Gujarat connections|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=23 November 2013|first=Ajit|last=Bezbaruah}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Chadband |first1=Ian |title=How family helps Indian great Sachin Tendulkar hold the world at bay |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/india/10442544/How-family-helps-Indian-great-Sachin-Tendulkar-hold-the-world-at-bay.html |access-date=12 May 2017 |work=The Telegraph |date=11 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160501102157/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/india/10442544/How-family-helps-Indian-great-Sachin-Tendulkar-hold-the-world-at-bay.html |archive-date=1 May 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=I didn't even know who Sachin was when we first met: Anjali|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/i-didn-t-even-know-who-sachin-was-when-we-first-met-anjali/story-kZvBiWRTgCRdXZtYTqJf3J.html|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=12 May 2017|date=14 November 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin Tendulkar To Celebrate A Quiet Marriage Anniversary |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-to-celebrate-a-quiet-marriage-anniversary-1536129 |work=Press Trust of India |publisher=ndtv.com |access-date=12 May 2017 |date=25 May 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170512053031/https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-to-celebrate-a-quiet-marriage-anniversary-1536129 |archive-date=12 May 2017 }}</ref> Anjali decided to leave her medical career following their marriage.<ref name="theguardian.com">{{cite web|date=26 May 2017|title=Sachin: A Billion Dreams review – love letter to cricket's sultan of swing|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/may/26/sachin-a-billion-dreams-review|access-date=23 November 2021|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> They have two children, [[Sara Sachin Tendulkar|Sara]] and [[Arjun Tendulkar|Arjun]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sachin-tendulkars-son-arjun-selected-for-the-under-14-mumbai-team/1/241580.html |title=Sachin Tendulkar's son Arjun selected for the under-14 Mumbai team |date=10 January 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130305181222/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sachin-tendulkars-son-arjun-selected-for-the-under-14-mumbai-team/1/241580.html |archive-date=5 March 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Arjun Tendulkar bowls in England nets |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/899185.html |access-date=7 September 2015 |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=15 July 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912020001/http://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/899185.html |archive-date=12 September 2015 }}</ref> Tendulkar lives in a bungalow in the Mumbai suburb of [[Bandra]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.zeenews.india.com/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-s-house-check-price-and-unseen-pics-of-master-blaster-s-lavish-bungalow-in-mumbai-2368756.html/amp |title=Sachin Tendulkar's house: Check price and unseen pics of Master Blaster's lavish bungalow in Mumbai |access-date=16 November 2021 |archive-date=6 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210706200114/https://zeenews.india.com/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-s-house-check-price-and-unseen-pics-of-master-blaster-s-lavish-bungalow-in-mumbai-2368756.html/amp }}</ref>

Tendulkar is a [[Hindu]].<ref>{{cite news |title=VIDEO: मास्टर ब्लास्टर सचिन तेंडुलकरकडून पाडव्याच्या खास शुभेच्छा|url=https://marathi.abplive.com/sports/sachin-tendulkar-gudhipadva-wishes-latest-updates-385224|work=ABP News |language=mr |date=28 March 2017 |access-date=24 December 2021 }}</ref> He is a devotee of [[Ganesha]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/sachin-tendulkar-celebrates-ganesh-chaturthi-on-a-zoom-call-taimur-builds-himself-a-lego-ganesha/articleshow/77692770.cms |title=Sachin Tendulkar celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi on a Zoom call; Taimur builds himself a Lego Ganesha |newspaper=The Economic Times |date=22 August 2020 |access-date=10 January 2022}}</ref> and a follower of [[Sathya Sai Baba]], whom he visited for the first time in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/156040/tendulkar-cancels-birthday-celebrations-prays.html |title=Deccan Herald – Tendulkar cancels birthday celebrations, prays for Sai Baba |work=Deccan Herald |date=24 April 2011 |access-date=2 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811154618/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/156040/tendulkar-cancels-birthday-celebrations-prays.html |archive-date=11 August 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/sai-devotee-sachin-wont-play-in-todays-mat/780600/ |title=Indian Express – Sai Devotee Sachin|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=24 April 2011|access-date=2 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://expressbuzz.com/cities/hyderabad/sai-bhakt-sachin-calls-off-birthday-celebrations/268529.html |title=Sai bhakt Sachin calls off birthday celebrations |work=The New Indian Express |access-date=2 August 2013 }}{{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The death of Sai Baba on Tendulkar's 38th birthday, in 2011, caused him to cancel his birthday celebrations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/156423/sachin-tears-while-paying-last.html |title=Sachin in tears while paying last respects to Sathya Sai Baba |work=Deccan Herald |date=25 April 2011 |access-date=2 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811135053/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/156423/sachin-tears-while-paying-last.html |archive-date=11 August 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/AndhraPradesh/The-master-mourns-his-guru/Article1-689677.aspx |title=The master mourns his guru |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=26 April 2011 |access-date=2 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811184446/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/AndhraPradesh/The-master-mourns-his-guru/Article1-689677.aspx |archive-date=11 August 2013 }}</ref>

== Business interests ==
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Tendulkar's popularity has led him to be a pioneer in India on cricket business dealings. In 1995, he signed a record sports management deal with [[WorldTel]], the value of the deal being {{INRConvert|300|m}} over five years.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin signs the Sports Management Deal with World Tel |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/photos/sachin-tendulkar-the-brand-4325-2-slideshow |publisher=NDTV |access-date=22 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140129000419/http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/photos/sachin-tendulkar-the-brand-4325-2-slideshow |archive-date=29 January 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=A Brand Name called Sachin Tendulkar |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cricket/a-brand-name-called-sachin-tendulkar/articleshow/18366428.cms |date=7 August 2002 |work=[[The Times of India]] |location=India |access-date=21 March 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020213402/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cricket/A-brand-name-called-Sachin-Tendulkar/articleshow/18366428.cms |archive-date=20 October 2012 }}</ref> In 2001, he re-signed with WorldTel in 2001 with a five-year,  {{INRConvert|800|m}} contract.<ref>{{cite web|title=$17 mn deal for Sachin |url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2001/may/16ten.htm |date=16 May 2001 |publisher=[[Rediff]] |access-date=21 March 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071023074209/http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2001/may/16ten.htm |archive-date=23 October 2007 }}</ref> In 2006, Tendulkar's marketing rights were sold to [[Saatchi and Saatchi]] through a three-year, {{INRConvert|1.8|b}} contract.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tendulkar signs $40-million contract |url=http://mg.co.za/article/2006-05-04-tendulkar-signs-40million-contract |access-date=26 April 2012 |newspaper=[[Mail & Guardian Online]] |date=4 May 2006 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811110115/http://mg.co.za/article/2006-05-04-tendulkar-signs-40million-contract |archive-date=11 August 2013 }}</ref> He started Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar Sports Management Pvt Ltd, a sports management organisation. It manages all social and commercial work of Tendulkar.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sachintendulkar.com/ |title=Home |publisher=Sachintendulkar.com |date= |access-date=10 January 2022}}</ref>{{When|date=March 2023}}{{Better source needed|reason=Shallow link to home page, need non-primary source|date=March 2023}}

Tendulkar has opened two restaurants, Tendulkar's ([[Colaba|Colaba, Mumbai]]) and Sachin's ([[Mulund|Mulund, Mumbai]]).<ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin opens restaurant, plans chains |url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2002/jul/19ten.htm |date=19 July 2002 |publisher=[[Rediff]] |access-date=21 March 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071023074214/http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2002/jul/19ten.htm |archive-date=23 October 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Tendulkar expanding restaurant business |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tendulkar-expanding-restaurant-business/articleshow/888322.cms |access-date=26 April 2012 |newspaper=[[The Economic Times]] |date=17 October 2004 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928080951/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tendulkar-expanding-restaurant-business/articleshow/888322.cms |archive-date=28 September 2012 }}</ref> Tendulkar owns these restaurants in partnership with Sanjay Narang of Mars Restaurants.<ref name="Business Insider">{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.in/sports/god-of-good-life-how-sachin-is-minting-his-millionsand-spending-them/slidelist/25687459.cms| title=God Of Good Life: How Sachin Is Minting His Millions And Spending Them | publisher=Business Insider|access-date=29 June 2021}}</ref>

In 2013, Tendulkar was listed in the 51st position on [[Forbes' list of world's highest-paid athletes]], with his total earnings estimated to be US$22&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/mli45mmlg/51-sachin-tendulkar-4/ |title=#51 Sachin Tendulkar – In Photos: The World's 100 Highest-Paid Athletes |work=Forbes |access-date=2 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615214303/http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mli45mmlg/51-sachin-tendulkar-4/ |archive-date=15 June 2013 }}</ref> In October 2013, the net worth of Tendulkar was estimated at US$160&nbsp;million by Wealth-X, making him India's wealthiest cricket player.<ref>{{cite web |author=ET Bureau |url=http://www.wealthx.com/articles/2013/retiring-tendullkar-is-indias-wealthiest-cricket-player/ |title=Retiring Tendullkar is India's Wealthiest Cricket Player |publisher=wealthx.com |date=7 June 2013 |access-date=2 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102175218/http://www.wealthx.com/articles/2013/retiring-tendullkar-is-indias-wealthiest-cricket-player/ |archive-date=2 November 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=ET Bureau |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bharat-ratna-sachin-tendulkar/sachins-200th-test/richest-sachin-tendulkar-now-worth-160m-wealth-x/articleshow/24954482.cms |title=Richest Sachin Tendulkar now worth $160m: Wealth X |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=7 June 2013 |access-date=2 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031092820/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/series-tournament/sachin-tendulkar-to-hang-his-boots/countdown-to-200th-test/Richest-Sachin-Tendulkar-now-worth-160m-Wealth-X/articleshow/24954482.cms |archive-date=31 October 2013 }}</ref>

Until 2017, Tendulkar co-owned the [[Kerala Blasters FC]] in [[Indian Super League]] [[Association football|Football]] in association with [[Prasad V. Potluri]]'s PVP Ventures. The team was named for Tendulkar's nickname, "Master Blaster".<ref name="Kochi ISL 1">{{cite news|last=Basu |first=Saumyajit |title=Stars embrace soccer through Indian Super League |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/Stars-embrace-soccer-through-Indian-Super-League/articleshow/33712666.cms? |access-date=27 May 2014 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=14 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140609215152/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/Stars-embrace-soccer-through-Indian-Super-League/articleshow/33712666.cms |archive-date=9 June 2014 }}</ref><ref name="Kochi ISL 2">{{cite news|title=Sachin Tendulkar names his football team "Kerala Blasters" |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/Sachin-Tendulkar-names-his-football-team-Kerala-Blasters/articleshow/35629118.cms?intenttarget=no |access-date=27 May 2014 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=27 May 2014 |agency=Press Trust of India |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206100306/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/Sachin-Tendulkar-names-his-football-team-Kerala-Blasters/articleshow/35629118.cms?intenttarget=no |archive-date=6 February 2016 }}</ref><ref name="Kochi ISL 3">{{cite web |title=Sachin Tendulkar's Indian Super League Team Named "Kerala Blasters" |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/224757-sachin-tendulkars-indian-super-league-team-named-kerala-blasters |publisher=NDTV |access-date=27 May 2014 |date=27 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140603090109/http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/224757-sachin-tendulkars-indian-super-league-team-named-kerala-blasters |archive-date=3 June 2014 }}</ref> In 2016, Tendulkar became co-owner of the [[Bengaluru Blasters]] [[badminton]] team, which participates in the [[Premier Badminton League]].<ref>{{cite web |date=8 December 2016 |title=Sachin Tendulkar picks up stake in PBL franchise Bengaluru Blasters |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/sachin-tendulkar-picks-up-stake-in-pbl-franchise-bengaluru-blasters/17816158 |access-date=18 January 2019 |website=mid-day |language=en}}</ref>

In October 2021, Tendulkar was named in the [[Pandora Papers]] leak. His representatives stated that Tendulkar's investments have been legitimate and fully taxed.<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 October 2021 |title=Sachin Tendulkar named in Pandora Papers exposing offshore tax havens |language=en |work=India Today |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/sachin-tendulkar-name-pandora-papers-1860510-2021-10-04 |access-date=20 March 2022}}</ref>

== Political career ==
In April 2012, Tendulkar was [[List of nominated members of the Rajya Sabha|nominated]] by [[Pratibha Patil|President Pratibha Patil]] to the [[Rajya Sabha]], the upper house of [[Parliament of India|India's parliament]]. He became the first active sportsperson and cricketer to receive the honour.<ref name="RajyaSabhaNom2">{{cite news|title=Rajya Sabha stint |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Sachin-starts-Rajya-Sabha-stint-seeks-help-to-bring-changes/Article1-865571.aspx |access-date=4 June 2012 |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=4 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604140724/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Sachin-starts-Rajya-Sabha-stint-seeks-help-to-bring-changes/Article1-865571.aspx |archive-date=4 June 2012 }}</ref><ref name="RajyaSabhaNom1">{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sachin-tendulkar-says-yes-to-rs-nomination/252413-37-64.html |title=Sachin Tendulkar accepts Congress's Rajya Sabha nomination offer: reports |location=India |access-date=26 April 2012 |publisher=[[CNN-IBN]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428110644/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sachin-tendulkar-says-yes-to-rs-nomination/252413-37-64.html |archive-date=28 April 2012 }}</ref>  He took the oath of office on 4 June.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/?utm_source=gocricket&utm_medium=webredirect&utm_campaign=timesinternet&referral=PM | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126040825/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-04/top-stories/32030472_1_cricket-oath-sachin-ramesh-tendulkar | archive-date=26 January 2013 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Sachin Tendulkar sworn in as Rajya Sabha MP | url-status=live | date=4 June 2012 }}</ref> He refused to accept the bungalow allotted to him in [[New Delhi]], calling it "a waste of [taxpayers'] money as I reside in Mumbai".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_sachin-tendulkar-turns-down-government-quarter_1700417 |title=Sachin Tendulkar turns down government quarter |date=10 June 2012 |access-date=10 June 2012 |publisher=DNA Media, Mumbai |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120613175042/http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_sachin-tendulkar-turns-down-government-quarter_1700417 |archive-date=13 June 2012 }}</ref>

=== Attendance ===
As a member of parliament in Rajya Sabha, Tendulkar was one of the worst performers in regards to attendance at parliament sessions and house debates.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sachin Tendulkar Says Medical Emergency in Family Kept Him Away From Parliament |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sachin-tendulkar-says-medical-emergency-in-family-kept-him-away-from-parliament-647078 |access-date=18 November 2021 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=7 August 2014 |title=Sachin Tendulkar yet to attend parliament this year |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Sachin-Tendulkar-yet-to-attend-Parliament-this-year/articleshow/39804053.cms |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808110415/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Sachin-Tendulkar-yet-to-attend-Parliament-this-year/articleshow/39804053.cms |archive-date=8 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=3 August 2017 |title=Why "worst performer" Sachin Tendulkar had to attend Rajya Sabha |work=Hindustan Times |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-attends-rajya-sabha-after-criticism-about-his-absence/story-IgfnbH5qDlszQzqq9nB1dI_amp.html}}</ref> Fellow MPs from various parties, including other nominated MPs, criticised Tendulkar for his absence.<ref>{{cite news |date=3 August 2017 |title=Tendulkar attends Rajya Sabha, after being questioned |language=en |work=ABP |url=https://news.abplive.com/news/india/tendulkar-attends-rajya-sabha-after-being-questioned-560609 |access-date=22 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=8 August 2014 |title=MPs question absence of Sachin Tendulkar, Rekha from Rajya Sabha |work=Deccan Chronicle |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140808/nation-current-affairs/article/mps-question-absence-sachin-tendulkar-rekha-rajya-sabha |access-date=18 November 2021}}</ref>  In his first year, he did not attend a single day of budget or winter session, and his attendance for the monsoon session was 5&nbsp;percent. In his career as an MP, he asked 22 questions and did not participate in any debates. He was part of the Standing Committee on Information Technology. Overall, his attendance for his six year-term was 8&nbsp;percent.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kaushik |first1=Pragya |date=9 August 2018 |title=Mary Kom is a much better MP than Sachin Tendulkar |work=The Print |url=https://www.theprint.in/politics/mary-kom-is-a-much-better-mp-than-sachin-tendulkar/95353/%3famp |access-date=22 April 2022}}</ref> In response to criticism about his attendance, Tendulkar said that he was absent because of personal issues.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Uttam |first1=Kumar |date=8 August 2014 |title=Rajya Sabha MPs question absence of Sachin, Rekha |language=en |work=Hindustan Times |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/rajya-sabha-mps-question-absence-of-sachin-rekha/story-InTgK3CaMTOdfrHcXaNB3M_amp.html |access-date=22 April 2022}}</ref>

=== Use of funds ===
In 2015, Tendulkar released {{INRConvert|76|l|year=2015|to=USD}} from his [[Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme]] fund to a [[West Midnapore|West Midnapore, West Bengal]], school after receiving a request from the school.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Sachin Tendulkar donates Rs 76 lakh to Bengal school|work=Deccan Chronicle|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sports/cricket/130616/sachin-tendulkar-donates-rs-76-lakh-to-wb-school-for-new-facilities.html}}</ref> In 2019, Tendulkar contributed {{INRConvert|22|l|to=USD}} from his Members of Parliament Local Area Development (MPLAD) funds allotted to him during his stint as Rajya Sabha MP for the renovation of a Children's Park in East Bandra.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/mumbai-sachin-gifts-childhood-park-a-makeover/articleshow/68312146.cms|title=Mumbai: Sachin gifts childhood park a makeover|date=8 March 2019|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|language=en|access-date=17 July 2019}}</ref>

In his six years as a Rajya Sabha MP, Tendulkar accrued nearly {{INRConvert|90|l|to=USD}} in salaries and other monthly allowances. He donated this entire salary and allowances to the Prime Minister Relief Fund. In response, the [[Prime Minister's Office (India)|Prime Minister's Office]] released a statement: "Prime Minister acknowledges this thoughtful gesture and conveys his gratitude. These contributions will be of immense help in providing assistance to the persons in distress".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/mp-tendulkar-donates-his-salary-to-pms-relief-fund/articleshow/63566139.cms|title=MP Tendulkar donates his salary to PM's Relief Fund|date=2 April 2018|work=The Economic Times|access-date=23 January 2020}}</ref>

== Role in public awareness and philanthropy ==
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Tendulkar has a charitable organisation, the Sachin Tendulkar Foundation.<ref>{{cite news |title=Watch: Heartwarming moment Sachin Tendulkar met babies in Jammu and Kashmir who had facial deformities fixed |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-helps-in-treatment-of-babies-born-with-deformities-9190164/ |work=The Indian Express |date=1 March 2024 |access-date=2 August 2024 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> He has also supported the campaigns of other organisations.

Since November 2013, he has been the [[List of UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors|UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador]] for South Asia as well its national ambassador for India.<ref name="RegionalAmbassadors">{{cite web |date=26 January 2014 |title=Regional Ambassadors |url=http://www.unicef.org/people/people_regionalambassadors.html |access-date=20 February 2014 |publisher=UNICEF}}</ref><ref name="National">{{cite web |date=15 May 2019 |title=National ambassadors |work=UNICEF |url=http://www.unicef.org/people/people_nationalambassadors.html |access-date=19 February 2020 }}</ref>

=== Health ===
In 2003, Tendulkar worked for [[UNICEF]]'s initiative to spread awareness about [[polio]] prevention in India. In 2010, Tendulkar's campaign for the Crusade Against Cancer Foundation, "Sachin's Crusade Against Cancer in Children", raised {{INRConvert|10.25|m|year=2010}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.breakingnewsonline.net/newswatch/2237-sachin-tendulkar-raises-rs-10-million-for-cancer-charity.html |title=Sachin Tendulkar raises Rs 10 Million for Cancer Charity |publisher=Breakingnewsonline.net |date=29 May 2010 |access-date=17 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811143024/http://www.breakingnewsonline.net/newswatch/2237-sachin-tendulkar-raises-rs-10-million-for-cancer-charity.html |archive-date=11 August 2013 }}</ref> In November 2021, he donated [[Retinal camera|retinal cameras]], which can be used to diagnose [[retinopathy of prematurity]], to a hospital in [[Assam]].<ref>{{cite web |date=3 November 2021 |title=Sachin Tendulkar donates retinal cameras to district hospital in Assam |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-donates-retinal-cameras-to-district-hospital-in-assam-101635945340814.html |access-date=16 November 2021 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>

==== Sanitation ====
In 2008, Tendulkar became involved with UNICEF's initiative to promote hygiene and sanitation.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|title=Sachin Tendulkar|work=UNICEF|url=https://www.unicef.org/india/our-partners/celebrities/sachin-tendulkar}}</ref> Tendulkar led UNICEF's Team Swachh Bharat campaign, which supported the Indian government's [[Swachh Bharat Mission]] (Clean India Mission), a campaign dedicated to improving [[sanitation in India]].<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" />

In 2014, Tendulkar was one of the first nine celebrities appointed by Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] to promote Swachh Bharat Mission.<ref name=":4">{{cite news|date=2 October 2014|title=Swachh Bharat: PM Modi ropes in celebrities for his "Swachh Bharat" challenge|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/PM-Modi-ropes-in-celebrities-for-his-Swachh-Bharat-challenge/articleshow/44121679.cms|access-date=31 July 2020|work=[[The Times of India]]|language=en}}</ref> Tendulkar accepted the nomination, posting a video of himself sweeping a street with his friends in Mumbai.<ref>{{cite web|date=6 October 2014|title=With broom in hand, Sachin Tendulkar joins "Swachh Bharat" campaign|url=https://www.oneindia.com/india/with-broom-in-hand-sachin-tendulkar-joins-swachh-bharat-campaign-1535365.html|access-date=31 July 2020|website=One India|language=en}}</ref> In 2017, he helped sanitation workers clean the [[Bandra Fort]] to contribute to the ''Swachhata Hi Seva'' ('Cleanliness is Service') campaign.<ref>{{cite web|date=26 September 2017|title=Sachin Tendulkar along with son Arjun, participate in Swachh Bharat week|url=https://indianexpress.com/photos/sports-gallery/sachin-tendulkar-along-with-his-son-arjun-participate-in-swachh-bharat-week-4861766/|access-date=23 December 2021|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> In 2019, he was awarded the most effective ''Swachhta'' ('Cleanliness') Ambassador by [[India Today Group|India Today Group's]] fifth edition of ''Safaigiri''  ({{Literal translation|Spread awareness about hygiene movement}}).<ref>{{cite web|date=2 October 2019|title=Sachin Tendulkar gets Most Effective Swachhata Ambassador award at Safaigiri 2019|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/safaigiri-awards-2019/story/sachin-tendulkar-most-effective-swachhata-ambassador-award-safaigiri-2019-1605623-2019-10-02|access-date=31 July 2020|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>

==== COVID-19 pandemic ====
In March 2020, he donated {{INRConvert|25|l}} to the Prime Minister Relief Fund and {{INRConvert|25|l}} to the Chief Minister Relief Fund of Maharashtra in the initial months of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Gupta |first=Rishabh |date=27 March 2020 |title=Sachin Tendulkar donates Rs 50 lakh in fight against coronavirus |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket-sachin-tendulkar-donates-rs-50-lakh-fight-coronavirus-601958 |access-date=16 November 2021 |website=www.indiatvnews.com}}</ref> In May 2020, Tendulkar donated an undisclosed amount of money to 4,000 people, including children of [[Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation]] schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/sachin-tendulkar-donates-undisclosed-amount-4000-daily-wage-earners-families-coronavirus-outbreak-1676092-2020-05-09 |title=Sachin Tendulkar comes forward to support 4,000 underprivileged people amid coronavirus pandemic – Sports News |publisher=Indiatoday.in |date=9 May 2020 |access-date=10 January 2022}}</ref> On 29 April 2021, during the second wave of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India|pandemic in India]], he donated {{INRConvert|1|c}} to the Mission Oxygen group, which imported and donated [[oxygen concentrator]] devices.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/sachin-tendulkar-rs-1-crore-donation-covid-19-oxygen-concentrators-import-india-hospitals-1796451-2021-04-29|title=Sachin Tendulkar donates Rs 1 crore to procure oxygen concentrators for Covid-19 patients in India|date=29 April 2021|magazine=India Today|access-date=13 May 2022}}</ref>

=== Education ===
On 18 September 2011, Tendulkar spent nine hours on the 12-hour "[[Coca-Cola]]-[[NDTV]] Support My School" [[telethon]]. The campaign raised {{INRConvert|70|m|year=2011}} for "the creation of basic facilities, particularly toilets for girl students, in 140 government schools across the country".<ref>{{cite web |date=19 September 2011 |title=Humble Sachin Tendulkar helps telethon raise Rs 7 crore for schools – Sport – DNA |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_humble-sachin-tendulkar-helps-telethon-raise-rs7-crore-for-schools_1589076 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403051847/http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_humble-sachin-tendulkar-helps-telethon-raise-rs7-crore-for-schools_1589076 |archive-date=3 April 2012 |access-date=17 March 2012 |work=Daily News and Analysis}}</ref> In 2009, Tendulkar announced that he would sponsor the education of 200 children through [[Apnalaya]], a Mumbai-based [[Non-governmental organization|non-governmental organisation]] associated with his mother-in-law, Annabel Mehta.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sachin's social responsibility – Behindindia.com – General News – Sachin Tendulkar Apnalaya |url=http://www.behindindia.com/india-news-stories/june-09-01/sachin-tendulkar-04-06-09.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090809154822/http://www.behindindia.com/india-news-stories/june-09-01/sachin-tendulkar-04-06-09.html |archive-date=9 August 2009 |access-date=3 August 2009 |publisher=behindindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Award of MBE to Annabel Mehta |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/award-of-mbe-to-annabel-mehta |access-date=29 March 2023 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}</ref> {{As of|2013}}, Tendulkar continued to annually support 200 children through Apnalaya.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sachin sponsors 200 children |url=http://www.thatscricket.com/news/2009/06/04/tendulkar-to-double-educational-charity.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021095656/http://www.thatscricket.com/news/2009/06/04/tendulkar-to-double-educational-charity.html |archive-date=21 October 2013 |access-date=19 August 2013 |publisher=thatscricket.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sachin sponsors 200 children of apnalaya |url=http://frrole.com/o/sachin-tendulkar-sponsors-200-underprivi-etnowlive-mumbai |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130819170049/http://frrole.com/o/sachin-tendulkar-sponsors-200-underprivi-etnowlive-mumbai |archive-date=19 August 2013 |access-date=19 August 2013}}</ref>

== Post-playing career ==
=== Cricket Advisory Committee ===
In 2015, Tendulkar was appointed by the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) to the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC).<ref>{{Cite news|title=Not getting "any compensation" from Mumbai Indians – Sachin Tendulkar|work=ESPNcricinfo|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/not-getting-any-compensation-from-mumbai-indians-sachin-tendulkar-1182487%3fplatform=amp}}</ref> He was one of three in the committee, along with [[VVS Laxman]] and [[Sourav Ganguly]]. In 2018 he resigned from this job after allegations of conflict of interest, and in 2019 the complaint against him was dismissed.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rao |first1=K Shriniwas |date=28 May 2019 |title=Conflict of interest: Complaint against Sachin Tendulkar dismissed |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/conflict-of-interest-complaint-against-sachin-tendulkar-dismissed/articleshow/69531787.cms |work=The Times of India |access-date=2 August 2024}}</ref> The CAC was formed by BCCI to appoint a head coach for the [[India national cricket team|Indian cricket team]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman likely to return to BCCI's Cricket Advisory Committee.|work=[[India Today]]|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/sachin-tendulkar-vvs-laxman-set-to-return-to-bcci-cricket-advisory-committee-1623819-2019-11-29}}</ref> On 23 June 2016, CAC appointed [[Anil Kumble]] as the national team's head coach.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Anil Kumble appointed India's new coach at BCCI's inaugural conclave.|work=[[India Today]]|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/anil-kumble-india-new-coach-cricket-advisory-committee-ravi-shastri-bcci-15796-2016-06-23}}</ref>

In 2019, Tendulkar made his debut as a [[Cricket commentator]] during the [[2019 Cricket World Cup|2019 ICC Cricket World Cup]].<ref>{{cite news|date=31 May 2019|title=Sachin Opens Again: Tendulkar makes debut in commentary box in World Cup opener|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket-world-cup/sachin-tendulkar-opens-again-commentary-box-world-cup-2019-opener-5757078/|access-date=16 November 2021|work=The Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Lalotra |first1=Gautam |date=31 May 2019 |title='Sachin Opens Again' marks debut of Tendulkar in commentary box at World Cup opener |url=https://news.abplive.com/sports/cricket/sachin-opens-again-marks-debut-of-tendulkar-in-commentary-box-at-world-cup-opener-1222425  |work=ABP Live|access-date=13 May 2022}}</ref>

== In media ==
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In 2001, Tendulkar appeared on ''[[Kaun Banega Crorepati]]'' on [[Star Plus]] with [[Vinod Kambli]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tv/kbc-when-sachin-tendulkar-made-a-comment-about-vinod-kambli-s-temper-and-amitabh-bachchan-was-surprised-101631693928107-amp.html |title=KBC: When Sachin Tendulkar made a comment about Vinod Kambli's temper and Amitabh Bachchan was surprised |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=15 September 2021 |access-date=10 January 2022}}</ref><ref name="jansatta.com" />

In 2011, ''Tendulkar Opus'' was released by [[Kraken Opus]], a speciality book publisher.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Luxurylaunches.com |title=First Sachin Tendulkar Opus is the most expensive book on cricket at $350,000 |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/first-sachin-tendulkar-opus-is-the-most-expensive-book-on-cricket-at-350000-2011-12 |access-date=29 March 2023 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}</ref> Ten copies were part of the "Blood Edition", in which Tendulkar's blood was "mixed into the paper pulp" of the signature page.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |last=Flood |first=Alison |date=19 July 2010 |title=Sachin Tendulkar's blood used to prepare special edition of his memoirs |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/jul/19/sachin-tendulkar-blood-memoirs |access-date=29 March 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The proceeds from the "Blood Editions", which cost US$75,000 each, went to Tendulkar's charitable organisation.<ref name=":5" /> Other editions were offered: about a thousand hardback copies at US$2,000–$3,000, a smaller edition at US$200–$300, and a digital edition.<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Luscombe |first=Belinda |date=21 July 2010 |title=Sachin Tendulkar: You Want Blood with That Book? |language=en-US |magazine=Time |url=https://newsfeed.time.com/2010/07/21/sachin-tendulkar-you-want-blood-with-that-book/ |access-date=29 March 2023 |issn=0040-781X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=29 March 2023 |title=One Sachin Tendulkar Opus to cost $ 350,000 – India Today |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/one-sachin-tendulkar-opus-to-cost-350000-147779-2011-12-04 |access-date=29 March 2023 |archive-date=29 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329054413/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/one-sachin-tendulkar-opus-to-cost-350000-147779-2011-12-04 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>

Tendulkar's autobiography, ''[[Playing It My Way]]'', was released on 6 November 2014. It was listed in the 2016 ''[[Limca Book of Records]]'' for breaking the record for adult hardback pre-publication orders, with 150,289.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bestselling adult hardback on release (orders on first day of publication) |url=http://www.limcabookofrecords.in/record-detail.aspx?rid=1023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818072725/http://www.limcabookofrecords.in/record-detail.aspx?rid=1023 |archive-date=18 August 2016 |access-date=30 June 2016 |publisher=Limca Book of Records}}</ref> It was written by a [[ghostwriter]], [[Boria Majumdar]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Mohan |first=R |date=10 November 2014 |title=Another record for Sachin? |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/141110/lifestyle-booksart/article/another-record-sachin |work=Deccan Chronicle |access-date=24 December 2021}}</ref>

In 2017, ''[[Sachin: A Billion Dreams]]'', directed by [[James Erskine (filmmaker)|James Erskine]], was released.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Iyer |first1=Meena |title=Sachin A Billion Dreams Movie Review |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/sachin-a-billion-dreams/movie-review/58851847.cms |access-date=23 October 2023 |work=The Times of India |date=30 May 2017}}</ref> It is a [[docudrama]] film about Tendulkar, featuring interviews with cricket players and sports commentators. The film received mixed reviews.<ref name="theguardian.com" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sen |first1=Raja |title=Sachin: A Billion Dreams Movie Review: This Brings Back All Our Sachin Tendulkar Memories |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sachin-a-billion-dreams-movie-review-this-brings-back-all-our-sachin-tendulkar-memories-1704142 |access-date=23 October 2023 |work=NDTV |date=26 May 2017}}</ref>

The 2023, the film ''[[Sachin: The Ultimate Winner]]'' was released. It depicts a child called Sachin who is inspired by Tendulkar, his hero and namesake, to return to cricket after becoming severely injured.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Khurana |first1=Archika |title=Sachin The Ultimate Winner Movie Review: A predictable and feeble story about the willpower required to achieve one's goals |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/sachin-the-ultimate-winner/movie-review/96950560.cms |access-date=23 October 2023 |work=The Times of India |date=13 January 2023}}</ref>

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== Further reading ==
The following is a list of books focused on Tendulkar's career:

* Athalye, Neelima (2012). ''Master stroke : 100 centuries of Sachin Tendulkar : Old Trafford, Manchester 1990-Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur 2012'' (1st&nbsp;ed.). Pune: Sakāl Publications. {{ISBN|978-93-80571-84-3}}. {{OCLC|813287935}}.
* Dudhane, Sanjay (2013). ''Dhruvtara''. Dilipraj Prakashan. {{Isbn|978-81-7294-966-2}}. (''in Marathi'')
* Ezekiel, Gulu (2002). ''Sachin : the story of the world's greatest batsman''. New Delhi: Penguin Books. {{ISBN|0-14-302854-5}}. {{OCLC|50711787}}.
* Ezekiel, Gulu (2005). ''The A to Z of Sachin Tendulkar''. New Delhi: UBSPD. {{ISBN|81-7476-530-1}}. {{OCLC|62872657}}.
* Krishnaswamy, V. (2012). ''Sachin : a hundred hundreds now''. Noida: Harper Sport. {{ISBN|978-93-5029-999-9}}. {{OCLC|798903474}}.
* Murray, Peter (2002). ''Sachin Tendulkar Masterful''. Ashish Shukla. New Delhi: Rupa. {{ISBN|81-7167-806-8}}. {{OCLC|50562812}}.
* Pant, Dharmendra; {{Langx|hi|पंत, धर्मेन्द्र|label=none}} (2012). ''Sacina ke sau śataka = Sachin ke sau shatak'' (Pahalā saṃskaraṇa&nbsp;ed.). Naī Dillī. {{ISBN|978-81-237-6524-2}}. {{OCLC|829937315}}. (''in Hindi'')
* Purandare, Vaibhav (2005). ''Sachin Tendulkar : a definitive biography''. New Delhi. {{ISBN|978-81-7436-898-0}}. {{OCLC|903937930}}.
* Santhanam, Vijay (2009). ''If cricket is a religion, Sachin is God''. Shyam Balasubramanian. New Delhi: HarperCollins Publishers India, a joint venture with the India Today Group. {{ISBN|978-81-7223-821-6}}. {{OCLC|315479432}}.

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