Dheeraj Kalgutkar

Although he recently took  sanyas  from Twitter, Rajdeep Sardesai made an exception and offered to commemorate Sachin’s 40th birthday celebrations by going down memory lane and tweeting key moments in the little master’s glittering career. With an Old Monk in hand, soulful music in the background, and footage of the Sachin’s greatest knocks, Rajdeep began his tweet-marathon: (Read  Part I  of this series here) 2001 Winter Tour of South Africa:  The final day of the second Test at Port Elizabeth witnessed a row that threatened to split cricket along racial lines. Match referee and former England Test cricketer, Mike Dennes, in a decision that reverberated like a thunderclap across the cricketing world, penalized Sachin for ball tampering while Saurav was handed a one match suspended sentence. As Cricinfo writer, Martin Williamson, recalls in  this article :  On the fourth day Denness informed India he would be banning Tendulkar for one ...

Although he recently took  sanyas  from Twitter, Rajdeep Sardesai made an exception and offered to commemorate Sachin’s 40th birthday celebrations by going down memory lane and tweeting key moments in the little master’s glittering career. With an Old Monk in hand, soulful music in the background, and footage of the Sachin’s greatest knocks, Rajdeep began his tweet-marathon: India’s tour of Pakistan in 1989:  It all began in 1989 during India’s tour of Pakistan. It was the pre-liberalization era. Sunny’s departure had left a giant void in Indian cricket. Paaji referred to Kapil Dev. On November 15, 1989 in Karachi, a curly haired 15 year old made his Test debut, taking his guard against a formidable pace battery – Imran Khan, Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis. It was  baptism by fire ; A new star lit up the cricketing firmament, one whose spectral luminosity the world had never seen before and perhaps never will. December 1989; 4th Test, Sialkot:  In the 4...

Sachin Tendulkar is undoubtedly India's most famous cricketer and arguably the greatest cricket player of the current generation. He made his debut at the age of 16 (in 1989) and continues to play for India in most forms of the international game. Cricket is a religion in India, and Sachin is the god. While critics believe his best years are past him (which is only natural in a 21-year career), he continues to own almost every batting record in the sport. He also possesses an impeccable track record for his behavior off the field, which is refreshing in this era of professional sport. Here are some quotes to fully illustrate the Sachin Tendulkar phenomenon: "On a train from Shimla to Delhi, there was a halt in one of the stations. The train stopped by for few minutes as usual. Sachin was nearing century, batting on 98. The passengers, railway officials, everyone on the train waited for Sachin to complete the century. This Genius can stop time in India!!" - Pe...

Sachin Tendulkar Sachin Tendulkar will make his television debut in an animation series called 'Master Blasters' in which he will be seen mentoring young talents from across the world. The 3D computer-generated imagery of action, comedy and adventure animation series would be co-produced by Shemaroo Entertainment and Moonscoop, and the first season will comprise 26 episodes of 22 minutes each. "The work has started and it will be ready by next year," a spokesperson for Shemaroo Entertainment said. In the series, Tendulkar is appointed by The Programme for International Training of Cricket Heroes (PITCH), to head a training camp for the finest young cricket talents from around the world, a media release said. While coaching and teaching the young hopefuls the finer points of the game, Tendulkar also mentors them to be down to earth. "I have always been fascinated with the world of animation and have enjoyed watching it with my children. The ...