Sachin Tendulkar’s new hairdo proves lucky

Did a mane makeover swing it for Sachin at Mirpur? Check out some of his past hairstyles.

As he flicked the ball and ran his way to that one elusive, excruciating century on Friday evening, was it Sachin Tendulkar's Samson moment?

The last year hasn't been too kind to our Master Blaster, with whispers growing louder about his waning strength. Some even called for his retirement. Sachin, for his part, answered them with a superb ton - and a magic makeover for his crowning glory. Gone is the frizzy, spaghetti hair that we've seen in some form or the other since his tumultuous debut in Pakistan back in 1989.                                                                              ©  Getty Images

The cricketer now sports a lustrous head of straightened tresses - a tousled, out-of-bed look. It adds just a touch of playboy cool to the charisma of the man who's always been the epitome of middle-class Indian values. So far. But then, who said superheroes can't change? Sachin just did - and also answered his critics. So here's looking at some of the cool and not-so-cool looks that he has sported over the years.

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