Sachin Tendulkar's career: In pictures

Sachin Tendulkar made his Test match debut against Pakistan on November 15, 1989. A 16-year-old Tendulkar, who was hit on his mouth by Waqar Younis, refused to leave the field and continued to bat on, leaving the players in complete admiration of his spirit.

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It did not take much time for the Master Blaster to get recognised. While India pretty much dominated at home, in overseas matches, day after day, match after match, this would be the scene. Tendulkar would walk alone after having saved India from embarrassment, earning the plaudits of even the opposition players.

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On 24 May 1995, at the age of 22, Tendulkar married Anjali, a paediatrician and daughter of Gujarati industrialist Anand Mehta and British social worker Annabel Mehta.

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“I’ll be going to bed having nightmares of Sachin just running down the wicket and belting me back over the head for six. He was unstoppable. I don’t think anyone, apart from Don Bradman, is in the same class as Sachin Tendulkar. He is just an amazing player” – Shane Warne

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Chasing 252 to win, Sachin Tendulkar was well on his way to deliver what could have been a sensational victory for India against Sri Lanka in the semi-finals of the 1996 World Cup at Kolkata before he was stumped off Sanath Jayasuriya’s bowling.

His departure led to a meek surrender as India lost the next 6 wickets for just 22 more runs which riled the fans at the stadium to an extent that the match was awarded to the eventual champions Sri Lanka.

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We will never get to see this on the cricket field again. The partnerships between Tendulkar and Dravid were as close as you could get to the right mix of aggression and caution. Together, Tendulkar and Dravid made the opposition bowlers resign to their fate.

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Sachin Tendulkar and Anjali Tendulkar watch on from the Royal Box on Centre Court at the Wimbledon. Tendulkar is a self-confessed tennis fan.

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Sachin Tendulkar scored the first ever double century in the history of one-day internationals against South Africa at the Captain Roop Singh Stadium in Gwalior on February 24, 2010.

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How can Tendulkar’s career be complete without a World Cup and this fan of the Master Blaster? Sachin Tendulkar poses with the World Cup trophy and Sudhir Kumar Gautam, a die hard cricket fan, after the 2011 ICC World Cup final victory against Sri Lanka at Wankhede Stadium on April 2, 2011 in Mumbai, India.