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One more for the record books Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar raising his bat on scoring a century during the 2011 Cricket World Cup match between India and South Africa on March 12, 2011, in Nagpur, India.

Sachin Tendulkar

Indian cricketer
Also known as: Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
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Sachin Tendulkar (born April 24, 1973, Bombay [Mumbai], India) is a former Indian professional cricket player, considered by many to be one of the greatest batters of all time. He is the leading run scorer in both Test cricket and one-day internationals (ODIs) and the first cricketer to score 100 centuries (100 runs in a single innings) in international cricket. Often compared to Australian great Don Bradman, Tendulkar became known for his confident stroke play...

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