What are some amazing and lesser known stats or facts about Sachin Tendulkar?

 I bet you are not aware of most of the facts because they are not available anywhere online. I have extracted this information from his biography Playing it My way.

When Sachin Tendulkar was scolded for the innings that made him famous- Sachin Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli became overnight sensation for their record breaking partnership of 664 runs in the Harry Sheild Cup. Sachin Tendulkar scored 326* and Vinod Kamble scored 349* not out and played till the lunch of second day. But Sachin’s coach Ramakant Achrekar wanted them to declare their innings in the morning itself after both the players completed their double centuries. He sent his assistant to inform the same to the two players but they ignored the advice and continued batting. When they were going out during lunch the assistant told them that they are in big trouble. Sachin decided to declare the innings but Kambli asked him not to do it because he was playing at 349* and wanted to complete his 350. So Sachin telephones hos coach to ask him and Achrekar asked him - “How many wickets have you people taken”? Sachin told them we haven't declared yet. Then he said Kambli wants to ask something and handed him the phone. But Kambli was so scare of Achrekar that he didn't came on call and they decided to declare. After the end of match which they won, Achrekar called a meeting where they read out the list of indiscipline by both these batsman including Kambli flying kite in the middle of the match on the ground!!

Sachin Tendulkar had a habit of taking and giving challenges and not just about Cricket -

Since childhood Sachin was a prankster who used to play pranks on his neighbours like throwing water on strangers or plucking mangoes on Sunday afternoons. He was adamant to get a new bicycle as all his friends had one. His father got him one but he got into an accident just a few hours after getting his bicycle. So after a few days he got injured again while wicket-keeping and he didn't had money to take a taxi or go to hospital so he walked down home with blood coming out of his face. After these incidents he started riding bicycle slowly and almost stopped wicket-keeping in cricket.

During 1992 World Cup in Australia, Sachin Tendulkar with his othe teammates challenges Venkatapati Raju to pull the moustache of Merve Hughes (Raju was lean and thin and Merve Hughes was ill tempered and big in size). Everybody thought Raju will get a good thrashing but Raju managed to pull the moustache and escaped unarmed which mad him a hero.

During the India England series 2002 he took up a major eating challenge at West Yorkshire. One of his friend suggested visiting the famous Harry Ramsden’s, in Guiseley in West Yorkshire. This restaurant, served great fish and chips and Ajit Agarkar and Sachin decided to try out the fare. There was one item on the menu titled Harry’s Challenge, whichinvited the customer to eat a giant portion of fish, either cod or haddock, served with chips, bread and butter and two other side dishes. If successful, the head chef would personally sign a certificate for the customer. Since Sachin had always been a big eater, so he decided to take on the challenge. He managed the giant portion of fish fairly comfortably and also polished off the salad and other side dishes served. The only thing he did not eat was the chips, which he thought might be just a little too fattening. Impressed with his performance, the chef signed the Harry’s Challenge certificate.

Music Lover- Sachin Tendulkar was named after the great music director Sachin Dev Burman. The whole Tendulkar family was fond of music. And Sachin was particularly a big fan of Pankaj Udhas. At one point he sent his brother Nitin to Dubai to get the latest album of Pankaj Udhas and waited till midnight to get hold of the casette. Also interestingly when the Indian team went to play Pakistan in the semi-final of World Cup 2011, he asked his teammates if they have the song “Bade Acche Lagte hai” on their iPod. Then he uploaded the song on his iPod and listened to that one song for the next few days on loop to ease his nerves. He also considers O paalanhare as his favourite song at times of adversity.

Why are Sachin Tendulkar’s Sharjah innings so famous?

 Ah! Being a cricket fan it's always a joy to talk about Sachin's Sharjah innings.

Let's go point by point.

1. Target: The target set by Aussies were 284 and 273. While it may not be a big deal today, but that was a daunting task way back in 1998. The average score in a 50 over match used to hover around 225–230. Hence, in such circumstances, any score above 250 was a tough nut to crack.
2. Batting under lights: While with the development of cricket, it might have become easier to chase in a day-night match. But during that time, all the team used to prefer to bat first in a day-night match.
3. Intent: In the match just before the finals, India had to score 254 to reach the finals. The score was later revised to 236 in 46 overs. While others were focused on getting the score of 236, there was one man who was playing to win the match, Sachin Tendulkar.
4. Single handed effort: Sachin scored 55% and 49% runs of the team in those two matches which clearly states that it was him vs the Aussies. On a pitch were other Indian batsmen were finding it tough to survive, Sachin was playing at more than run-a-ball.

5. The Opposition: Windies in 70s and Aussies in 90s were the team who could beat any team at any ground. If you are playing against the Australian side in the late 90s, it was assumed that you are going to lose the match. The Opposition had a formidable bowling attack in Shane Warne, Kapsrowicz, Fleming and Tom Moody. Sachin targeted their prime bowler Warne and ensured runs keep coming throughout the Indian batting.

6. Shots: He played every shot in the book. He cut, pulled, flicked and drove everything that came in his way. He came down the track and hit a fast bowler for a six over his head. This was something that was pretty unimaginable at that time. I believe these innings opened the floodgates to a plethora of attacking shots in the cricket history.

This innings was more about having the belief that Sachin had in himself. It was a single-handed superhuman effort from the ultimate cricketer world will ever see.

What are some amazing and lesser known stats or facts about Sachin Tendulkar?

 1. Sachin Tendulkar has got all the scores from 0 to 100 in his international career except 58 and 75.

2. Sachin Tendulkar was wrongly given out at least 39 times in his career. Note that, it's at least. Believe me, he must have wrongly given out more than this. And you know what the worst is, this stat is never shown in the records and haters say that it's a part of game. Instead of showing anger and disappointment, he used to always give a smile and go to the pavilion.

3. Sachin Tendulkar got out for a duck only once in his entire Ranji Trophy Career and guess who got him ?

4. Sachin Tendulkar became the first player to be adjudged run out by third umpire in 1992. It was Karl Liebenberg who took made the decision.

5. Sachin Tendulkar has bowled more number balls than Shoaib Akhtar in ODI's. Sachin Tendulkar bowled a total of 8,054 balls in ODIs as compared to Akhtar's 7764. Thus, he bowled 290 balls (i.e. 48.2 overs) more than the former pace battery.

6. Sachin Tendulkar has more five-wicket hauls than the legendary leg spinner Shane Warne in ODI's. Sachin has one more 5 wicket haul than Warne.

7. Sachin Tendulkar is the only bowler to defend 6 or fewer runs in the last over twice in ODI's. He first handed the win to India in the semi final against South Africa in 1993. He then repeated the feat against Australia in 1996.

8. Sachin Tendulkar has batted all the days of the year (including 29 Feb) except May 1st.

Well, there are so many unusual stats of Sachin. Here, I listed some of them.

What is the difference between Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar?

 Firstly, I am going to make a full analysis of the playing style of Kohli and Sachin.

• Shots

Sachin Tendulkar:—

This man is more of a lofty player. If you watch his innings, 60% of his boundaries would be sixers, one or two bounce. He really makes use of the height he has got. His Sixers go high, and usually travels 70 metres. This is also an advantage along with his ability to hit shots in the gap.

Most played shots-

• Hook
• Back foot drive/punch
• Straight drive
• Leg glance
• Cover drive

Sachin Tendulkar 143 (Vs) Australia - SandStorm Innings Sharjah

Virat Kohli:—

He is lofty, but not as much as Sachin was. Just 45% of his boundaries go for Sixers, one or two bounce. His shots mostly go in the ground and his Sixers are flat. They usually go 70-80 metres.

Most played shots-

• Cover drive
• Flick
• Square drive
• Pull shot

Virat Kohli 183 vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2012 HD

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• Battling spinners

Both thrash spinners very well. The shots against spinners will mostly go airy. Kohli’s most played shot against spinners in inside out and cover drive while Sachin slogs sometimes and sometimes even sweeps.

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• Influence of body

Sachin Tendulkar-

He uses his wrists less. His height is a gift for him to play Yorkers.

Virat Kohli-

He uses his wrists a lot and plays short balls well.

Have a look-

Look how wristy Kohli’s goes.

Secondly, the matter of stats.

Sachin Tendulkar-

Tests-

Runs- 15,921

Average- 53.78

100s- 51

50s- 68

Strike rate- 54.08

ODIs—

Runs- 18,426

Average- 44.83

100s- 49

50s- 96

Strike rate- 86.24

Virat Kohli(As of March 2018)-

Tests-

Runs- 5554

Average- 53.4

100s- 21

50s- 16

Strike rate- 58.27

ODIs-

Runs- 9588

Average- 58.11

100s- 35

50s- 46

Strike rate- 92.15

Bowlers they faced

Sachin Tendulkar-

• Wasim Akram
• Waqar Younis
• Glenn McGrath
• Shoaib Akhtar
• Shane Warne
• Muttaiah Muralidharan
• Brett Lee
• Allan Donald
• Oh shit, it's a big list

Virat Kohli

• Mitchell Starc
• Mohd. Amir
• Trent Boult
• Lasith Malinga
• Kagiso Rabada

Therefore you have to decide who's best. I’ve given you playing style, stats, bowlers and VK has the possibility of breaking records of Sachin in Limited overs but his test cricket isn't convincing.

What are the business ventures of Sachin Tendulkar?

Sachin Tendulkar played his first innings beautifully, we can explain his first innings in just a quote of Tony Grieg - ”well this little man is the nearest thing to bradman there's ever been, what a wonderful player! ” (if you are 90’s kid you surely must have read that in Tony's voice)

Talking about his second innings, it is nothing less flamboyant than his first one, he is up there in the charts for the preferences for endorsement till now, although it has been more than 6 years of him retiring.

His ventures are in themselves a great life lesson, some are great investments which were very successful, but as we all do, there were some of his investments that weren't that imminent.

Let us have a look at them,

RESTAURANT BUSINESS (Tendulkar's & Sachin's)

Sachin Tendulkar began his journey as an entrepreneur by opening a restaurant in Mumbai in 2002. He partnered with celebrity hotelier Sanjay Narang, and his first eatery was named 'Tendulkar's'. Soon after, he opened another one, 'Sachin's', in Mumbai and Bengaluru. Although, he took keen interest in setting up the ventures, he did not taste success and had to eventually shut down both by 2007. However, never one to give up, Tendulkar followed through with other business ventures.

‘SACH' - ‘The personal care brand'

In 2011, The Future Group's Big Bazaar launched a range of personal care products named 'Sach', inspired by Sachin Tendulkar. The cricketer is also a stakeholder in the joint venture between Future Group and the Manipal Group, which has under its aegis a variety of products in the health supplement, sports goods, fitness equipment and lifestyle accessories categories.

MUSAFIR - THE TRAVEL BRAND

IN 2013, The cricketer had 7.5 per cent stake in this UAE-based travel portal, apart from also being its brand ambassador. Despite being associated with such a big brand, the portal failed to deliver and eventually Tendulkar decided to exit from the partnership. After 5 years of being associated with the brand, he retired with Rs 25 crore, one crore for being the brand ambassador for each year and Rs 20 crore at the time of exit.

SPORTS FRANCHISEES

You can't take sports away from the God of cricket. Tendulkar may have stopped playing, but he is now the co-owner of the Indian Super League (ISL) franchise Kerala Blasters FC, Badminton Premier League team Bengaluru Blasters, and Master Blaster's magic in Kabaddi. As a co-owner of ISL, the former Indian cricket team captain had been associated with the club since its inception in 2014. However, in September 2018, Tendulkar sold off his stake in ISL after an association of 4 years.

SMAAASH SPORTS

Getting into the business of sports stimulation was a natural choice for the master blaster. Smaaash Entertainment, founded in 2009, provides sports simulation tech based on cricket, football, racing, and leisure activities, like that of a lounge, spa, arcade gaming. Tendulkar is one of the biggest shareholders of the company which was founded by Shripal Morakhia, the man behind Sharekhan. Last year, the company managed to raise Rs 25 crore from US investments.

TRUE BLUE - THE APPAREL BRAND.

This apparel brand for men is a joint venture between Tendulkar and Arvind Fashion Brands Limited and was launched in May, 2016. The legend who admits to take fashion tips from his son Arjun, who is a budding cricketer, wanted to bring something for his fans which was stylish. Last year he expanded his brand's presence globally, by foraying into the US and UK markets. He plans to make headway into women's wear as well, however he hasn't set a timeline for it yet.

SPORTS MANAGEMENT COMPANY

SRT Sports Management Pvt. Ltd, a sports management company is managed by the cricketer and his wife, Dr. Anjali Tendulkar. The cricketer himself manages all commercial engagements and social initiatives. The company was launched in 2016.

SRT PHONE

Tendulkar and Smartron joined hands to bring together the srt.phone. The phone represents Tendulkar's dependability and is exclusively available on Flipkart. Available in two storage variants, the Smartron Sachin Tendulkar phone comes in Titanium Grey colour. The 32GB variant priced at Rs. 12,999, and the 64GB variant priced at Rs. 13,999.

What are some amazing and lesser known stats or facts about Sachin Tendulkar?

 Below are some lesser Known facts about Sachin Tendulkar

• Sachin Tendulkar became the first player to be adjudged run out by third umpire in 1992. It was Karl Liebenberg who made the decision
• Sachin Tendulkar got out for a duck only once in his entire Ranji Trophy Career the bowler who dismissed him for duck was none other than Bhuvaneshwar Kumar Singh

• Sachin Tendulkar has got all the scores from 0 to 100 in his international career except 58 and 75.
• Sachin Tendulkar is only one of the two players to score over 2000 runs in IPL, without hitting more than 30 sixes

• Sachin Tendulkar has played and international games at every single day of year except 1st May, in his whole international career.
• Sachin Tendulkar is the only bowler to defend 6 or fewer runs in the last over twice in ODI's. He first handed the win to India in the semi final against South Africa in 1993. He then repeated the feat against Australia in 1996.
• Sachin has taken more ODI wickets than R. Ashwin, and more ODI five wicket hauls than Shane Warne!
• His 3 highest scores of 200 in 2010 against South Africa, 186 against New Zealand, 175 against Australia witnessed same umpire S K Tarapore officiating in all 3 matches, seems like the umpire was Lucky for Sachin.
• During a match against Sri Lanka in world cup 2003 he batted with tissues in his underwear because of an upset stomach. He even go back to dressing room during one drinks break. India won that match by a huge margin.
• Only Kumar Sangakkara and Kalluwitharna are the only two keepers who have stumped Sachin two times in International cricket.

What are the best Sachin Tendulkar moments on field?

 

The sandstorm innings where he single handedly took india to the finals and won the finals with another great knock

He was struggling in that innings with cramp but still went on to play one of the most memorable innings of all time. These 2 contrasting moments of pain and greatness will lasts in memories forever.

Answering Mcgrath the best way he could.

An enotional 140* against kenya after his father’s death.

That amazing final innings 100 against england to chase 387 and later dedicating that innings to mumbai attack victims.

First man on the planet to reach 200, and its the superman from india!

The most awaited ton in cricketing history.

When you have waited something for that long, thats how you celebrate!

And finally the moment, which ended most of our’s childhood!