we love Sachin Tendulkar

• 1. He has always made India proud
• 2. He has countless records
• 3. He is a great ambassador of the game
• 4. His career has been controversy free
• 5. He has the most selfless game
• 6. He makes a century whenever we ask him to
• 7. He is going to win us the World Cup
• 8. He is a great role model


• 9. He has sacrificed his personal life for his country
• 10. He has never sledged against any other player
• 11. Of his self-effacing modesty
• 12. Of his love for the game, for the country
• 13. He puts his country above himself
• 14. He says he is an Indian and not just a Marathi manoos
• 15. He always respects his parents and coach
• 16. He has never endorsed alcohol and tobacco products
• 17. He has entertained us for over 2 decades
• 18. He has always believed in hard work and not shortcuts
• 19. He has given the game and country whatever he could
• 20. He is the best batsman in the world
• 21. He sponsors 200 underprivileged children every year
• 22. Of the social causes he supports
• 23. He raised Rs 1.02 cr via twitter only in a few days for the Crusade against Cancer foundation
• 24. He is simply a treat to watch
• 25. He has changed the face of Indian cricket
• 26. He can bowl leg break, off break and medium-pace
• 27. He is the greatest wizards of the willow
• 28. The word pressure does not exist in his dictionary
• 29. He is a great team mentor
• 30. He silences his critics only with the bat
• 31. He doesn’t want to retire anytime soon
• 32. Bradman was reminded of his own game by Sachin
• 33. Brian Lara thinks Sachin is the best batsman
• 34. He is the only player to score a 200 in ODIs
• 35. Wisden ranked him the second greatest Test batsman of all time, behind Donald Bradman
• 36. Only he has scored 50 centuries in Tests
• 37. He is the only player to score a century in all three of his Ranji Trophy,Duleep Trophy and Irani Trophy debuts
• 38. He was the leading run scorer in the 1996 & 2003 world cups
• 39. He has proven that cricket is a ‘gentleman’s game’
• 40. He is a living legend in the cricketing fraternity
• 41. He is the only batsman in the world to torment Australia
• 42. He has scored centuries against all test playing nations
• 43. He was the first overseas cricketer to play for Yorkshire
• 44. He was gifted the Ferrari 360 Modena by Fiat through Michael Schumacher
• 45. He has won the most number of man of series and the man of matches in ODIs
• 46. He scored a century at Perth when he was 18 when all the other batsmen struggled
• 47. Of his never say die spirit
• 48. Of his insatiable hunger for runs and victory
• 49. His desire to dominate the opponent
• 50. Of his commitment and dedication for his team and country
• 51. He never shows disrespect to the national flag
• 52. He is the Einstein of cricket
• 53. He is responsible for making cricket a religion in India
• 54. He was named by Sir Don Bradman in his dream team of all time
• 55. He has the most number of runs in ODIs
• 56. He has the highest number of centuries in ODIs
• 57. He was the first one to make 10,000 runs in ODIs
• 58. He is the highest run scorer in world cups
• 59. He is the only player to be in top 10 ICC ranking for 10 years
• 60. He is the only cricketer to win the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award and the Padma Shri
• 61. Time magazine named him as one of the Asian Heroes in November 2006
• 62. He has not let his stardom affect his nature
• 63. Encourages youngsters of other countries also
• 64. He can play all the shots that exist in a book of cricket
• 65. He is calm and composed on and off the field
• 66. He is compassionate
• 67. He is has an impish smile
• 68. No matter what his age, he will always look and talk like a kid
• 69. He is respected by all bowlers of all eras
• 70. He won the Man of the Series award in the 2003 world cup
• 71. He remembers all of his test dismissals
• 72. He autographs with his left hand even if he is right handed
• 73. He fielded for Pakistan as a substitute during a practice match against India at Brabourne Stadium in 1988 showing his love for the game
• 74. Being 5’5”, he can smash even the tallest bowlers of the world
• 75. He has the most number of fifties in ODIs
• 76. His most man of the match awards are against Australia
• 77. He has played in 90 different grounds across the world
• 78. He has inspired and will continue to inspire youngsters day after day
• 79. He was honoured with the rank of Group Captain by the Indian Air Force
• 80. If you meet him he will not refuse to give you an autograph
• 81. He always looks up towards the sky after scoring a 50 or 100
• 82. The way he balances his professional and personal life
• 83. He is one of the most down to earth cricketers
• 84. He never forgets to thank his teachers and coaches who played an important role in his life
• 85. He plays for his country and not for money
• 86. He does not put himself above the game
• 87. He has never been a part of any controversy
• 88. He has always been a great father and family man
• 89. He is one of the highest respected cricketers in the world
• 90. He has a stand named after him at the Wankhede Stadium
• 91. He captained his IPL team Mumbai Indians to the finals in 2010
• 92. He played a match winning innings against Pakistan in the 2003 World Cup
• 93. He carries the hoped of a billion fans on his shoulders
• 94. He has the largest fan following in the country
• 95. He surely deserves the Bharat Ratna at the age of 37
• 96. He plays the sport in the right spirit
• 97. He considers the victory of his team primary and his personal records secondary
• 98. He is going to score his hundredth 100 soon
• 100. He is responsible for making cricket a religion in India