Tendulkar In Wisden

Sachin Tendulkar who retired from playing in 2014 is universally acknowledged as one of the greatest cricketers of all time and arguably the greatest batsman ever. From the time Tendulkar made an appearance as a schoolboy cricketer in the 1989 Wisden Cricketers Almanack to his retirement in 2014 Wisden on Tendulkar records the highlights of an exceptional career handpicked from all Wisden publications over a quarter of a century and curated for a global audience with special appeal to an Indian readership. Wisden on Tendulkar includes reports from his first Test in Pakistan as a 16-year - old - where a Waqar Younis bouncer had him bleeding to his final Test at home when a country wept as it said goodbye to its most celebrated sporting icon. The most prolific run-getter of all time the most diverse Test and one-day batsman the world s most eminent cricketing hero Tendulkar has many records to his name. His place in cricketing history is especially significant not just for all the records he broke or comparisons with Don Bradman but for what Tendulkar meant to a young nation finding its voice in a globalised world. Wisden on Tendulkar includes Cricketer of the Year feature 1997 Batting for a Billion article 2003 The Long Farewell piece 2014 The ebbs and flows of Tendulkar s 24-year-long career Scorecards of his most significant Test and ODI matches Colour plate section Detailed list of records About the AuthorAnjali Doshi is co-editor of Wisden s cricket quarterly The Nightwatchman. A cricket and features journalist she has followed Indian cricket for nearly fifteen years and contributed pieces to the Wisden Cricketers Almanack Wisden India and Sports Illustrated. She was cricket editor at New Delhi Television. She lives in Mumbai.