SACHIN TENDULKAR-MASTER BLASTER: 2008

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

DILIP VENSARKER

Dilip Vengsarkar
He burst upon the scene as a talented teenager when he scored a breezy 110 for Bombay against the Rest of India in the Irani Trophy match at Nagpur in 1975, in the process taking a heavy toll of Bedi and Prasanna, then at their peak. On his immense potential, he was straightaway inducted into the Indian team but success was rather slow in coming. It was not until the tour of Australia in 1977-78 that Dilip Vengsarkar established himself in the side and for the next 15 years he was one of the batting bulwarks. Tall and slimly built, Vengsarkar was basically an elegant strokeplayer but on his day - which was often - he could be a tormentor of even the strongest attacks. He was India's No 3 for many years and from that pivotal position guided the fortunes of the country's batting for more than a decade.

From the late 70s to the late 80s, Vengsarkar was among the best batsmen in the country and, during a purple patch in the 80s, he was very nearly the leading player in the world. From 1986 to 1988, in 16 Tests, he scored eight hundreds. Vengsarkar's best known feat of course is being the first to score three hundreds against England at Lord's. A superb player of the drive, Vengsarkar could also pull effortlessly and hook fearlessly. With Sunil Gavaskar he holds the Indian record for the second wicket in Tests - 344 unbroken against West Indies at Calcutta in 1978-79. He led the country in ten Tests, but lost the captaincy in 1989 following a controversial tour to the USA to play some festival matches. He lost his place in the side temporarily and though brought back for a few games in the early 90s he was never really the same commanding player. At the time of his retirement in 1992, he was second only to Gavaskar in runs and centuries scored in Tests. He now runs the Elf cricket academy in Mumbai.

Full name Dilip Balwant Vengsarkar
Born April 6, 1956, Rajapur, Maharashtra
Major teams India, Mumbai, Staffordshire
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium

Career statistics

Test debut New Zealand v India at Auckland - Jan 24-28, 1976
Last Test Australia v India at Perth - Feb 1-5, 1992
ODI debut New Zealand v India at Christchurch - Feb 21, 1976
Last ODI India v South Africa at New Delhi - Nov 14, 1991
First-class span 1975/76 - 1991/92
List A span 1975/76 - 1991/92

DILIP VENSARKER

KAPIL DEV NIKHANJ

Kapil Dev was the greatest pace bowler India has produced, and their greatest fast-bowling allrounder. If he had played at any other time - not when Imran Khan, Ian Botham and Richard Hadlee were contemporaries - he would surely have been recognised as the best allrounder in the world. In any case he did enough to be voted India's Cricketer of the Century during 2002. His greatest feats were to lead India almost jauntily, and by his allround example, to the 1983 World Cup, and to take the world-record aggregate of Test wickets from Hadlee. It was the stamina of the marathon runner that took him finally to 431 wickets and only a yard beyond. He might not have been quite the bowling equal of Imran, Hadlee or Botham at his best, and his strike rate was less than four wickets per Test. But he was still outstanding in his accuracy and ability to swing the ball, usually away from right-handers. And he could hit a ball even more brilliantly than he bowled it, with uncomplicated flair.

Kapil's most memorable knock was an unbeaten 175 in the 1983 World Cup against Zimbabwe at Tunbridge Wells in England, where he rescued India from 17 for five to 266 in 60 overs.

Kapil has claimed 434 Test and 253 One-day wickets in 15 years. He surpassed Richard Hadlee of New Zealand to become the world's highest wicket taker. Walsh of West Indies recently beat him to the world record.
Ever since he broke on the cricketing scene in 1978 as a young fast bowler, Kapil Dev Ramlal Nikhanj has become a household name in Indian cricket. Kapil Dev was the first genuine fast bowler on Indian soil and toiled hard under conditions not very conducive for his type of bowling to become the highest wicket taker in the world.
West Indian war horse Courtney Walsh recently surpassed Kapil's great effort of 434 Test wickets. Though Kapil reached the pinnacle of glory in Test cricket, his high water mark was winning the World Cup in 1983. He was named as the Wisden "Cricketer of the Year" in 1983.
Kapil began his career at Pakistan under the captaincy of Bishen Singh Bedi in 1978. He never looked back, emerging as the strike bowler for India.
Kapil made his Test and Limited Overs International (LOI) debuts in Pakistan during India's tours of 1978-79. Both his debuts were not very impressive in terms of wickets taken.
The tall and well-built Haryana 'Jat' showed that he had the potential to develop into a world-beater. The innings against Zimbabwe during the 1983 World Cup stands out for his ability to win matches single-handedly.
With India tottering at 17 for five, the country's chances of making further progress in the championship looked very bleak. But Kapil scored a marvelous unbeaten 175 (a record which stood for a long time) to take India through to World Cup triumph.


Full name	Kapildev Ramlal Nikhanj
Born	January 6, 1959, Chandigarh
Major teams	India, Haryana, Northamptonshire, Worcestershire
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling style	Right-arm fast-medium

Career statistics


Test debut	Pakistan v India at Faisalabad - Oct 16-21, 1978
Last Test	New Zealand v India at Hamilton - Mar 19-23, 1994
ODI debut	Pakistan v India at Quetta - Oct 1, 1978
Last ODI	India v West Indies at Faridabad - Oct 17, 1994
First-class span	1975/76 - 1993/94
List A span	1977/78 - 1994/95

SAHIN TRIVIA

CONTROVERSY-AUS MEDIA

Victory for cricket

BCCI vice-president Rajiv Shukla on the removal of Bucknor. Jan 8

Let's worry about playing in the middle, performing well, and if you lose so be it

McGrath stands up for Bucknor and Australia. Jan 8

Bucknor has gone on too long

Harold 'Dickie' Bird

Unfair allegation of racism against our Indian player is wholly unacceptable

BCCI president Sharad Pawar. Jan 7

We tried our best to defuse the situation but their collective behaviour through the game and then, the unwarranted racial slur on Harbhajan led to this

An Indian player. Jan 7

There's been no sledging

Andrew Symonds, who initiated the angry exchange, in Herald Sun. Jan 7

I am satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that Harbhajan Singh directed that word at Andrew Symonds

Mike Procter, the match referee decides. Jan 6

Only one team was playing in the spirit of the game

Anil Kumble, post-match press conference. Jan 6, 7:30pm

I think it's fair to say that there were a few mistakes made but I am not going comment anything more as it might get me in trouble

Ricky Ponting after his team's record-equalling 16th straight Test win. Jan 6, 6:45 pm

Bastards

Brad Hogg, directed at Kumble and batting partner Mahendra Singh Dhoni, during the second test at Sydney

LATEST BCCI NEWS

BCCI changes Ranji schedule for Champions T20 League

Oct 04, 2008

The Ranji Trophy schedule for the 2008-09 season has been altered to prevent a clash of dates with the Champions Twenty20 League, which is scheduled from December 3 to 10.
As per the revised fixtures, the third and fourth round matches of the Elite division have been advanced by a day from November 17 and 24 to November 16 and 23 respectively. The dates of the subsequent rounds have also been changed.
In the Plate division, the first two rounds dates will remain unaltered but from third round onwards their schedule will be changed.
The final match's date remains the same but the semifinals would be played on new dates, according to a statement issued by BCCI Secretary N Srinivasan.

Manohar takes over BCCI reins from Pawar

Sept 27, 2008

Shashank Manohar the Nagpur based lawyer replaced Sharad Pawar on Saturday, as the new president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). In another change, N Srinivasan became the BCCI secretary at the 79th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the apex cricket body in the country.
Manohar, who took over as the new president of BCCI, served as one of the five vice-presidents under Pawar. Krishnamachari Srikkanth, the former Indian captain as well as Test and ODI opener was appointed as the chief selector, replacing Dilip Vengsarkar. He also captained India on the 1989 tour of Pakistan. There are also some new faces in the four different zones who will act as the co-selectors. They are - Yashpal Sharma, Raja Venkat, Surendra Bhave and Narendra Hirwani. Abey Kuruvilla, the former Test and Mumbai pacer became the new chairman of the junior selection panel as Lalchand Rajput, the former, Mumbai based Test opener refused to accept the job.
The chairman of the outgoing junior selection panel, Sanjeev Sharma will remain a member of the five-man panel along with Sanjay Desai, Rajesh Borah, Rajinder Singh Hans and Sanjay Jagdale. Mahendra Pandove, another joint secretary under Pawar, holds the post of the new treasurer. Arun Jaitley, N Shivlal Yadav, Aridam Ganguly, Chirayu Amin and Lalit Modi have been elected as the five vice presidents. Pawar will continue to be the president of the Mumbai Cricket Association. Besides, he also plays the important role as the chairman of its important marketing sub-committee.
While Rajeev Shukla, one of the vice-presidents under Pawar, was elected as the new chairman of the finance committee; Niranjan Shah was appointed vice-chairman of the Indian Premier League, led by Modi. While speaking to the media, Manohar told that the working committee had decided that before being appointed to the senior selection panel, the candidate for the post must have played his last international match at least ten years ago.

SACHIN TENDULKAR MEMORABILIA

Unframed and Unsigned print - 80cm x 40cm - 22 USD

As a tribute to this outstanding feat, we are proud to release a magnificent, full colour print, titled "Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar 35". ". This collage style print contains the details of all of Sachin's 35 Test Centuries, various images taken during his career and also his Record Breaking innings. Unlimited in volume, this piece has been especially created to enable Sachin fans all around the World to be able to own a little piece of this historic achievement. Unsigned and unframed, this print is a very affordable piece of cricket memorabilia.
"While every Cricketer dreams of being the best in his time, this boy dreamt a little more - of being the best there ever was. Even as a little boy playing in the park, he was introspective, quiet, critical of every century he scored, every shot he played. At 16, he debuted for India, and is today the only batsman ever to have been compared with Sir Donald Bradman universally, including by Bradman himself."

Signed and Framed print

Signed and Framed print - 100cm x 50cm - 550 USD

During the 1st Test, Pakistan v India at Karachi in November 1989, a quiet 16 year-old named Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar made his Test debut for his beloved India.
Then, during the 2nd Test, England v India at Manchester in 1990, Sachin showed the cricket world what he was capable of, scoring his first ever Test century, he finished 119 not out after facing 189 balls.
On December 10th 2005, during the 2nd Test, India v Sri Lanka at Delhi, Sachin Tendulkar scored an amazing 109. This Test century, being the 35th of his career, saw Sachin surpass the World Test Record of 34, previously held by Indian great Sunil Gavaskar since his retirement in 1987. Facing 196 balls, Sachin displayed his true brilliance at the crease, hitting 14 fours and 1 six, until being trapped LBW by a spectacular delivery from Muralitharan.
This outstanding achievement is destined to stand for many years to come.
As a tribute to this outstanding feat, we are proud to release a limited edition of 1000 prints, titled "Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar 35". This collage style print contains the details of all of Sachin's 35 Test Centuries, various images taken during his career and also his Record Breaking innings. These prints have been elegantly framed in a quality timber and frame and Perspex glazed.
This strictly limited piece of Test Cricket history has been personally signed by Sachin and will be the only signed print released World wide to officially commemorate his World Test Record.
This product is supported by A-Tag Authentication Technology and includes an official a-Tag Certificate of Authenticity.
"While every Cricketer dreams of being the best in his time, this boy dreamt a little more - of being the best there ever was. Even as a little boy playing in the park, he was introspective, quiet, critical of every century he scored, every shot he played. At 16, he debuted for India, and is today the only batsman ever to have been compared with Sir Donald Bradman universally, including by Bradman himself."

Framed bat

Framed bat - 105cm x 60.5cm - 827 USD

As a tribute to this outstanding feat, we are proud to release a limited edition of 1000 of this special piece, titled "Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar 35". This "SRT 35" cricket bat has been elegantly framed in a quality timber box frame and Perspex glazed alongside four photos of Sachin taken during his World Record innings. This quality collectable also contains the details of all of Sachin's 35 Test Centuries printed onto the mat board in gold text.
This strictly limited piece of Test Cricket history has been personally signed by Sachin and will be the only signed bat released World wide to officially commemorate his World Test Record.
This product is supported by A-Tag Authentication Technology and includes an official a-Tag Certificate of Authenticity.
"While every Cricketer dreams of being the best in his time, this boy dreamt a little more - of being the best there ever was. Even as a little boy playing in the park, he was introspective, quiet, critical of every century he scored, every shot he played. At 16, he debuted for India, and is today the only batsman ever to have been compared with Sir Donald Bradman universally, including by Bradman himself."

LATEST NEWS ON SACHIN

I know my batting : Sachin

Jan 31, 2007

Having silenced his critics with a classy one-day international century, Sachin Tendulkar today said he had been in the game long enough to know about his batting and never paid heed to others views.
"I always bat as I feel is the correct way to bat. I have played long enough to know what is good for me. I do not want to know what others are thinking," Tendulkar said after India's 160-run win in the fourth and final one-dayer against the West Indies here. Tendulkar, who faced criticism during India's tour of South Africa, hit a 76-ball 100 for his 41st one-day hundred. "I always knew that I was batting well and getting decent scores, but somehow was not converting them into big scores. It was important for us today," said the Mumbaikar who was adjudged Man of the Match as well as the series which India won 3-1.

Sachin Tendulkar signs up with Canon

Nov 7, 2006

Sachin Tendulkar has signed another multi-million dollar deal even as Team India gets ready to rake in more moollah with the 2007 World Cup.
He will now feature as the global brand ambassador of Japanese digital imaging solutions company Canon. Tendulkar's 'disconnect' with Airtel had hogged the headlines recently, but that's something the Japanese camera makers are not too worried about "Right now, we need to make a strong brand recognition," said Alok Bharadwaj, VP, Canon India. The new deal will see the Master Blaster endorse the brand along with tennis star Maria Sharapova.

Sachin hits out at Aussies

Nov 6, 2006

Sachin Tendulkar has indirectly hit out at triumphant Australian captain Ricky Ponting and his teammates' behaviour during the prize distribution ceremony after the ICC Champions Trophy final against the West Indies at the Brabourne Stadium.
Eager to take hold of the trophy and pose for the cameras with his teammates, Ponting was seen tapping BCCI President Sharad Pawar on the shoulder as a gesture to leave the stage. Tendulkar, saying he had heard about the incident from others, termed it an unpleasant experience and "uncalled for" behaviour against a person who was dear to all the cricketers. "I wasn't watching the proceedings because I was traveling, but from what I heard it was an unpleasant experience which was uncalled for ," the ace batsman said. "Firstly, it should not have happened. It's important to show respect to the person who is so dear to the cricketers and is involved with cricket. So it's good that we avoid such incidents," he said in response to a specific query.

Shane Warne picks Tendulkar, Lara as best batsmen

Oct 1, 2005

Having reached the twilight of his career, spin wizard Shane Warne yearns for a Test hundred even as he picks Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara as the two best batsmen of his era and hardest to bowl at.
"Im proud of what Ive achieved in cricket. I dont usually set too many personal goals, but a Test hundred is still something Id like. Ive messed up my six best chances," Warne told Observer sports monthly in an interview. "There are a lot of statistics linked to me, most of which I dont worry about - being hit for the most sixes in international cricket, for example - while having the most Test wickets is obviously great. "The one statistic that does annoy me is having the most Test runs in the history of the game without a hundred. I dont like that." The 37-year-old worlds highest Test wicket-taker interestingly holds the record of accumulating most Test runs (2958) without having scored a hundred. His highest has been 99 he scored in Perth in 2001-02 against New Zealand. He had scored 11 fifties and has a batting average of 16.61. Warne also said Indias master blaster Sachin Tendulkar and current West Indies captain Brian Lara were the hardest batsmen to bowl at. "The hardest batsmen would be Brian Lara and Sachin Tendulkar, the two best of my era," said the Hampshire captain. He, however, said South African Daryll Cullinan was his favourite prey batsman and thought he could get him out every ball.

All eyes on Sachins Tendulkar as crucial tri-series starts

Aug 13, 2005

All eyes will be on Sachin Tendulkar as the Indian teams 2006-07 cricket season starts with the Unitech Cup triangular series, which will begin with a Sri Lanka-South Africa match here Monday.
Tendulkar will be the centre of attraction as he is making a comeback after a right shoulder injury that forced him to miss 14 one-day internationals (ODIs) and four Tests in his four-and-half-month absence since March when he was operated upon in London. The 33-year-old maestro will, however, not be seen in action here till Wednesday when India play their first match against Sri Lanka, a day-night affair at the R. Premadasa Stadium, one of the two venues of the seven-match competition.
Captain Rahul Dravid acknowledged that Tendulkars mere presence in the team in enough to boost the players. India, now ranked fourth on the International Cricket Councils ODI Championship table, badly need Tendulkar as their fine ODI run was checked by the West Indies in May. India, then ranked third, lost 1-4 in the Caribbean and slipped by one place.

SACHIN'S LATEST WORLD RECORD

35!!

Dec 9, 2005

India's Sachin Tendulkar celebrated becoming cricket's most prolific Test century scorer when he hit his 35th ton against Sri Lanka. Tendulkar brought up the world record with a single off Chaminda Vaas in fading light as play ended on the first day of the second Test in Delhi. He surpasses the record held by compatriot Sunil Gavaskar. India ended the day on 245-3 with VVS Laxman hitting 69 and Sourav Ganguly unbeaten on 39. Tendulkar, who had not been in great batting form since returning from a six-month injury absence, took 177 balls for his century, hitting 13 fours and a six along the way. And he reached the milestone in 125 Tests, the same amount Gavaskar took to score 34 centuries.

SACHIN 4 U

Sachin Ramesh TendulkaR (born April 24, 1973) is an Indian cricketer, widely considered to be one of the greatest batsmen of all time. He currently holds the records for the most cumulative runs in One-Day Internationals, and the most number of centuries scored in both One-day Internationals and Test cricket. He made his international debut against Pakistan in 1989 at the age of sixteen, becoming India's youngest Test player. Although primarily a top-order batsman, Tendulkar has often proved to be a useful and effective slow bowler. He received India's highest sporting honour, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in the year 1997-1998 and the civilian award Padma Shri in 1999. His cricketing and batting abilities are widely regarded as genius by many stalwarts of the game. For instance, Sir Donald Bradman, the Australian great said of Sachin, "He reminds me of myself". He is affectionately known as The Little Master by his adoring fans.

CRICKET'S BIGGEST BRAND AMBASSADOR

If there is an Indian equivalent of Tiger Woods, Roger Federer,Michael Schumacher... it is HIM, it is HIM.
He personifies the 'new India' – someone with the confidence and desire to excel. Sachin is not transitory like bollywood Actors. Sachin is 'real', Sachin is a face of indian and world cricket in todays world . In ad terms, He has the performance connect plus the personality connect."
"You've got to create heroes and you've got to pay them," said Mark Mascarenhas of WorldTel back in 1995 after he made Sachin Tendulkar India's first multimillionaire sportsperson. Make no mistake Sachin Tendulkar is a cricketer and a brand all rolled into one.

Sachin Tendulkar endorses the following products:
* Pepsi: 1992 - Present

* Canon: 2006 - 2009

* Airtel : 2004-2006

* Aviva Insurance

* Nazara Technologies: 2005 - 2008. License for Mobile Content development based on Sachin.

* Reliance Communications sub-licensed brand 'Sachin Tendulkar' to update the user of the latest 2007 Cricket World Cup scores and news in Sachin's voice.