Video : Sachin Tendulkar Wishing Happy New Year to Fans

December 23,2012 (NDTV) : After announcing retirement from one-day cricket, Sachin Tendulkar headed straight for hill station Mussoorie in Uttarakhand, where he is likely to celebrate Christmas and the New Year. Hours after the news about his retirement form ODIs broke, people were taken by surprise as the batting legend landed at the Jollygrant Airport on Sunday along with his wife Anajli, son Arjun and daughter Sara. Congress MP Priya Dutt...

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Top 10 Sachin Tendulkar Moments of 2012

2012 is  not a great year according to the standards of Sachin Tendulkar, but it was a mixed feeling as the year ended with his retirement from ODI's, The year started with Sachin's super knock of 80 in SCG, and then he went on to become the First man  in the History of Cricket to score 100 Internaional hundreds. He was honoured by the Australian Government with "ORDER OF AUSTRALIA' for his contribution to world cricket. He was also made...

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I enjoyed bowling to Sachin: Saqlain Mushtaq

Former Pakistan off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq said it was an honour playing against India batting great Sachin Tendulkar and he enjoyed bowling to the master blaster. Mushtaq, who played his last international match in 2004, said the cricket world has suffered a huge loss with the retirement of Tendulkar. "The world of One-Day cricket has suffered a huge loss with Sachin Tendulkar's retirement from one day internationals. There will never be another...

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Words Not Enough to Describe about Sachin : Jayasurya

They have been fierce on-field competitors but like a true champion, former Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya acknowledged that Sachin Tendulkar was a "true champion on and off the field." "I don't have words to express Sachin's greatness. I have had good experience while playing against him for Sri Lanka and with him for Mumbai Indians (in IPL). Both have been wonderful experiences," the prolific opener told PTI Bhasha from Sri Lanka. "Everyone...

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Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis salutes "special" Tendulkar

Famed Pakistan pace duo Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis on Monday, paid rich tribute to Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar, labelling him "the greatest batsman of this era". Tendulkar, 39, announced his retirement from one-day internationals on Sunday after scoring 18,426 runs in 463 matches with 49 centuries -- all three world records for most runs, matches and hundreds. "I don't say that a batsman like him will not come but he was the greatest...

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Exclusive Pics : Sachin Tendulkar with his Family at Mussoorie

After announcing retirement from one-day cricket, Sachin Tendulkar headed straight for hill station Mussoorie in Uttarakhand, where he is likely to celebrate Christmas and the New Year.Hours after the news about his retirement form ODIs broke, people were taken by surprise as the batting legend landed at the Jollygrant Airport on Sunday along with his wife Anajli, son Arjun and daughter Sara.Congress MP Priya Dutt was also accompanying Tendulkar,...

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Learnt a lot from Sachin Tendulkar,will Miss him : Dhoni

Terming Sachin Tendulkar's contribution to cricket as immense, Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Monday said he had learnt a lot from the batting maestro. "I learnt a lot from him whenever I got a chance to bat in the ODI (One-Day International) format. I think his contribution is immense and it will be difficult to replace him," Dhoni said a day after Sachin announced his retirement from ODIs in Mumbai on Sunday. Admitting that the team would...

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Video : Ganguly & VVS Laxman Pay Tribute to Sachin Tendulkar

Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar ranked the World Cup win as the best moment of his career and said that the Indian team should start the preparatory process to defend the World Cup in 2015. Tendulkar, who announced his retirement from the One-Day Internationals on Sunday, said winning the World Cup was his dream and that he felt blessed to have fulfilled it in 2011. "I have decided to retire from the One-Day format of the game. I feel blessed to...

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Words are not enough to sing Sachin Tendulkar's praise: Pakistan cricket team

The Pakistani players on Sunday fell short of words while describing Sachin Tendulkar's impact on world cricket and said the Indian batting legend will be missed sorely in One-day cricket following his retirement. Tendulkar called it a day on his 23-year-old One-day career on the eve of the series against arch-rivals Pakistan. Pakistan fast bowler Sohail Tanvir said he enjoyed bowling against Tendulkar because the margin of error was so slim that...

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Cricketers Pay Tribute to Sachin Tendulkar

Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar ranked the World Cup win as the best moment of his career and said that the Indian team should start the preparatory process to defend the World Cup in 2015. Tendulkar, who announced his retirement from the One-Day Internationals on Sunday, said winning the World Cup was his dream and that he felt blessed to have fulfilled it in 2011. "I have decided to retire from the One-Day format of the game. I feel blessed to...

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Greatful to all for the Love & Support : Sachin Tendulkar

Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar ranked the World Cup win as the best moment of his career and said that the Indian team should start the preparatory process to defend the World Cup in 2015. Tendulkar, who announced his retirement from the One-Day Internationals on Sunday, said winning the World Cup was his dream and that he felt blessed to have fulfilled it in 2011. "I have decided to retire from the One-Day format of the game. I feel blessed to...

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Sachin Tendulkar to play in ODIs against Pakistan and England, say reports

Sachin Tendulkar has intentions to play in the upcoming one-day series against arch rivals Pakistan and the subsequent series against England, a television channel claimed on Friday. The channel claimed that Tendulkar, who was woefully out of form in the recent four-match Test series against England in which he averaged a poor 18.66, had a discussion with chief selector Sandeep Patil over his future. The veteran batsman expressed his intentions...

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Sachin Tendulkar has helped me immensely: Rayudu

Ever since Ambati Rayudu started playing for Baroda about a couple of years ago, this stylish Hyderabad batsman's fortunes have been on an upswing. And after some fabulous performances for Baroda and a couple of great seasons for Team Mumbai in the IPL (Indian Premier League), the icing on the cake came when Rayudu was recently selected in the Indian team for the two T20 matches against England. "I have been consistently doing well for Baroda and...

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Crazy to stop playing for no reason: Viswanathan Anand tells Sachin Tendulkar

Struggling Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on Monday received support from unexpected quarters with five-time world champion chess wizard Viswanathan Anand urging him to continue playing as long as he wanted. "Criticism is fine, but if you still like playing it's crazy to stop for no reason. In sport there is no question that it favours young people in general. But I really want to play chess still," the 43-year-old Anand told reporters here at...

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In Pics : Sachin Tendulkar During Day 1 of Nagpur Test vs England

NDTV.COM: It’s a match India must win, if only to save face and avoid humiliation – a Test series defeat at home after a 0-4 drubbing when on tour in England last year. So India versus England it was at the Vidarbha Cricket Association ground in Nagpur, but the highlight of the day was provided by the pitch – almost white, dry and starting to crack, making batting very difficult while not yet assisting the spinners much. So much so that though...

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In Pics : Sachin Tendulkar During India's Training Session at Nagpur

NDTV.COM : Down in the dumps after back-to-back defeats, India's under-fire cricketers will have to pull themselves up by the bootstraps and compete on equal footing against a confident England in the perform-or-perish fourth and final Test commencing on Thursday.Trailing the buoyant visitors 1-2 in the rubber after being outplayed in the second and third encounters at Mumbai and Kolkata, the home players need to sort themselves out on several...

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Sachin is the best man to have in the side : Dhoni

Well aware of Sachin Tendulkar's penchant for proving his detractors "wrong", Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Wednesday advised everyone to stop speculating about the senior batsman's future in international cricket. "When it comes to Sachin I feel the best thing to do is not to speculate. He has proved everybody wrong throughout his career. But I am not Sachin Tendulkar, may be when he comes for pc (press conference) you will have to ask...

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Sachin Tendulkar’s Facebook Page a Blockbuster Hit

Over two years after making his debut on Twitter, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar joined Facebook on September 9,2012. The Little Master's Facebook page is currently with 8.6 Million likes. Sachin Tendulkar's Facebook page is maintained by a Gurgaon based company Seven3Rockers. The page is also chronicles Tendulkar's cricketing career and lists his major achievements. Tendulkar welcomed his fans to a Facebook page with a video message : Hello friends,...

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Why Blame Sachin alone For India’s Defeats : Sourav Ganguly

INTERVIEW WAS GIVEN BEFORE THE START OF EDEN GARDENS TEST MATCH. Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday said that the media should refrain from criticising Sachin Tendulkar who is likely to play his last Test at the Eden Gardens starting Wednesday.   Post Ricky Ponting's retirement, there has been talks that Tendulkar should also follow suit, but Ganguly thinks otherwise.   "The retirement of Ricky Ponting does not...

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Nobody good enough even to tie Sachin Tendulkar’s shoelaces : Ravi Shastri

“Forget what some people may say... Right now, there’s nobody good enough even to tie Sachin Tendulkar’s shoelaces... I rest my case there,” former India captain and cricket manager Ravi Shastri told The Telegraph. Speaking on Wednesday evening, after the opening day’s play in the third Test, Shastri added: “Of course, the team needs Sachin... There’s no replacement... There’s none to take his place... Take out his 76 and where would the team have...

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In Pictures : Sachin Tendulkar in action during day 3 of Eden Test

India are still only second favourites to win in Kolkata, but as modern captains say, MS Dhoni can take a few positives from the third day of the third Test. England finished Thursday (December 7) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on 509 for 6 — a lead of 193 — after Alastair Cook made a silly error to be run out for 190. The ball turned, giving the Indian spinners well-deserved wickets late in the day. And, more importantly, a smidgeon of hope for...

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Sourav Ganguly praises Sachin Tendulkar for gutsy knock

Lauding master batsman Sachin Tendulkar for a "gutsy" innings on day one of the Eden Gardens cricket Test against England, former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday said that the knock would give him the platform to play well in subsequent essays. "Tendulkar may not have got a hundred, but he played well. It may not be one of his most fluent knocks, but it was a gutsy innings," said Ganguly. Tendulkar struck 76, his first half century since...

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