Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar audioSachin_Tendulkar.oggpronunciation (lang-mr???? ???? ????????) (born April 24, 1973 in Mumbai) is an Indian cricketer (Indian cricket team) widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is the leading run-scorer and century maker in Test (Test cricket) and One Day International cricket. In 2002, Wisden (Wisden Cricketers Almanack) ranked him the second greatest Test (Test cricket) batsman of all time, next to Donald Bradman, and the second greatest one day international (ODI) batsman of all time, next to Viv Richards. In September 2007, the Australian leg spinner Shane Warne rated Tendulkar as the greatest player he has played with or against. Tendulkar was the only player of the current generation to be included in Bradmans Eleven.#tag:refBradmans team: Barry Richards (South Africa), Arthur Morris (Australia), Don Bradman (Australia), Sachin Tendulkar (India), Garry Sobers (West Indies (West Indies cricket team)), Don Tallon (Australia), Ray Lindwall (Australia), Dennis Lillee (Australia), Alec Bedser (England (England cricket team)), Bill OReilly (cricketer) (Australia), Clarrie Grimmett (Australia). 12th man Wally Hammond (England)group="nb" He is sometimes referred to as Little Master or Master Blaster.

Tendulkar is the highest run scorer in both Test matches and ODIs, and also the batsman with the most centuries in either form of the game. The first player to score fifty centuries in all international cricket combined, he now has eighty-eight international centuries.

On November 20, 2009, Tendulkar passed 30,000 runs in international cricket.

On October 17, 2008, when he surpassed Brian Laras record for the most runs scored in Test Cricket, he also became the first batsman to score 12,000 runs in that form of the game, cite web url= title= Tendulkar breaks Laras record date= 2008-10-17 accessdate = 2008-10-17 publisher= cricinfo.com www.cricinfo.com

having also been the third batsman and first Indian to pass 11,000 runs in Test cricket. He was also the first player to score 10,000 runs in one-day internationals, and also the first player to cross every subsequent 1000-run mark that has been crossed in ODI cricket history. In the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, Tendulkar surpassed Australias Allan Border to become the player to cross the 50-run mark the most number of times in Test cricket history, and also the second ever player to score 10 Test centuries against Australia, after only Sir Jack Hobbs of England more than 70 years back. Tendulkar has been honored with the Padma Vibhushan award, Indias second highest civilian award, and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, Indias highest sporting honor.