Sept 3, 2010, Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar added one more feather in his cap as he was conferred the Indian Air Force’s honorary rank of Group Captain due to his great achievements and contribution to the nation on the cricket field.

Setting more records, the little master became the first sportsperson and the first individual having no aviation background to be conferred a rank by the Indian Air Force.

In a ceremony held at Air Force auditorium in Delhi, Air Chief Marshal P V Naik inducted Sachin Tendulkar into the Air Force as its brand ambassador. Once captain of Indian cricket team, Sachin now will be known as Group Captain of IAF.

Sachin thanked IAF for showering this honor and said “It’s a great pleasure and honour to be honoured by IAF. It was wishful thinking and it has come true today. I’m extremely proud to be a part of IAF. I want to urge the youth to join air force and serve the nation. So dream, because dreams do come true.”

Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar today broke his silence and said that “ICC should make a thorough probe in the ’spot-fixing’ scandal
and take appropriate action if the players are found guilty. If the allegations are true, they will certainly bring disrepute to the game.

Sachin was speaking after the biggest cricket scandal hit world cricket when a bookie name Mazhar Majeed paid money to Pakistani palyers, Salman Butt Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamir for bowling no balls during the Lord’s Test against England last week. All the three players have been suspended by ICC till investigation is complete.

When the topic of Indian hand in booking was raised, Tendulkar said, “In my 21 year of international cricket, I have never heard of an Indian player being approached by bookies.”

The God Of Cricket has rewritten history once again today as he become topped the list of cricketers who have played the maximum number of Tests. Today India took Sri Lanka in the third test of the ongoing series and with this match, Tendulkar surpassed Australian Steve Waugh’s tally of 168 test matches.

With this Test, he takes his tally to 169 Tests. He still remembers his Test debut in November 1989 against Pakistan and was very pleased to add this record to his kitty. Sachin Tendulkar also holds the record for most runs and centuries in ODI and Test cricket.

We at justsachin.com stand and salute this greatest cricketer of all time and wish he could make more records in future.

July 28, 2010 – India, the number one test team in the world was playing against Sri Lanka and were in trouble when the master came to pitch. Having lost the first match, the number one spot was at risk but when it comes to the Cricket God- Sachin, you can be rest assured. He started off cautiously and kept on playing with utmost concentration and raised his 50. Raina along with Sachin then steadied India’s inning and before day’s end, Sachin scored his 48th test century. The duo ended day three with the score of 382/4.( S Tendulkar:108 not out, S Raina:66 not out)

Resuming at the overnight score of 108, Sachin kept his cool and despite facing some problems due to good bowling by Lankan batsmen continued to score runs. He completed his 5th double ton, the first against Sri Lanka. His innings of 203 (23 fours 1 six) saved the match for India and now this match seems to be ending in a draw.

India will take on Lanka in the third match and had to win that match in order to level the series as they have already lost the first match in Galle.

On 24th April, all the cricket lovers will be celebrating the birthday of Cricket God – Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar. Born on 24 April 1973, the little master has served cricket and India for past 21 years. It is because of him, Cricket has got the status of a religion in India and people irrespective of caste and creed worship him as Cricket God.

We at justsachin.com along with all fans of Sachin wish the master blaster a very happy and prosperous life ahead. Hope he continues to serve India not only with his bat but also with his wisdom.

Today in the 45th match of DLF Indian Premier League, Sachin Tendulkar showed his class and scored fifth fifty in IPL. Today’s knock was a special one because Rajasthan Royals had got early wickets and it looked Mumbai Indians are in real trouble. But the master rescued them and that too with style. He scored 89 not out in just 59 balls with 2 sixes and 10 fours. Once again the champ has shown, he is still the best when it comes to cricket be it any form – Test, ODI or Twenty20.

His batting today ensured that Mumbai Indians thrash Rajasthan Royals and cement team’s place in semis.

Match Details
Match: 45 T20, IPL3
Venue:Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Date: April 11, 2010
Time: 8:00 pm
Toss: Rajasthan Royals elected to field
Result: Mumbai Indians won by 37 runs
Man of the match: S Tendulkar

Batting Scorecard – Mumbai Indians

Mumbai Indians		Runs	Balls	Fours	Sixes	SR
S Jayasuriya	c Jhunjhunwala b Watson	1	2	0	0	50.00
S Tendulkar	Not Out	89	59	10	2	150.85
A Rayudu	c Ojha b Watson	0	3	0	0	0.00
S Tiwary	c Raut b Watson	15	9	3	0	166.67
JP Duminy	c Lumb b Trivedi	31	32	4	0	96.88
K Pollard	b Aditya Dole	25	13	3	1	192.31
R Sathish	Not Out	1	2	0	0	50.00
D Kulkarni	DNB
Harbhajan Singh	DNB
Z Khan	DNB
L Malinga	DNB
Extras: 12 b:0 lb:4 nb:0 w:8 FOW:S Jayasuriya (12-1, 1.3), A Rayudu (12-2, 2), S Tiwary (30-3, 3.5), JP Duminy (93-4, 12.3), K Pollard (143-5, 18)		Total: 174-5 (20) | Curr. RR: 8.70

Rajasthan Royals	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	NoBall	Wide	Eco
Y Pathan	4	0	26	0	0	2	6.50
S Watson	4	0	37	3	0	1	9.25
Aditya Dole	3	0	34	1	0	3	11.33
A Jhunjhunwala	1	0	5	0	0	0	5.00
S Warne	4	0	34	0	0	1	8.50
S Trivedi	4	0	36	1	0	1	9.00

Batting Scoreboard – Rajasthan Royals

Rajasthan Royals		Runs	Balls	Fours	Sixes	SR
M Lumb	c Duminy b Kulkarni	8	6	2	0	133.33
N Ojha	c Tendulkar b Khan	0	5	0	0	0.00
F Fazal	run out (Jayasuriya)	10	15	1	0	66.67
S Watson	run out (Rayudu)	1	2	0	0	50.00
A Jhunjhunwala	run out (Tiwary)	22	22	0	1	100.00
A Voges	c Rayudu b Khan	28	27	2	0	103.70
Y Pathan	c Harbhajan b Pollard	10	8	0	1	125.00
A Raut	Not Out	20	17	0	2	117.65
Aditya Dole	c sub (Dhawan) b Harbhajan	30	18	2	1	166.67
S Warne	DNB
Trivedi	DNB
Extras: 8 b:0 lb:1 nb:0 w:7 FOW :M Lumb (9-1, 1.4), N Ojha (9-2, 2.1), S Watson (11-3, 2.4), F Fazal (34-4, 6.1), A Jhunjhunwala (61-5, 10.2), Y Pathan (85-6, 13.4), A Voges (87-7, 14.2), Aditya Dole (137-8, 20)		Total: 137-8 (20) | Curr. RR: 6.85

Mumbai Indians	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	NoBall	Wide	Eco
Z Khan	4	1	17	2	0	0	4.25
D Kulkarni	4	0	40	1	0	1	10.00
L Malinga	4	0	23	0	0	0	5.75
Harbhajan Singh	4	0	21	1	0	2	5.25
S Jayasuriya	2	0	16	0	0	0	8.00
K Pollard	2	0	19	1	0	0	9.50

Source – Indian Premier League Scorecards

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Today once again Sachin Tendulkar scored a 50 to guide Mumbai Indians to a decent total. In the 25th match of DLF IPL, Deccan Chargers won the toss and invited Mumbai Indians to bat first. Sachin Tendulkar scored a brilliant 50 and then little master showed an excellent captaincy move by opening the bowling attack by Harbhajan Singh. This move worked and Singh got the priced wicket of Gilchrist in the very first over.

Sachin’s cricketing brain has helped Mumbai Indians win one more match in IPL and lead the points tally.

Match: 25th T20, IPL3
Venue: Mumbai
Date: March 28, 2010
Toss: Deccan Chargers elected to field.
Result: Mumbai Indians won by 41 runs

Batting Scorecard – Mumbai Indians

Mumbai Indians		Runs	Balls	Fours	Sixes	SR
S Dhawan	lbw b Jaskaran	8	12	2	0	66.67
S Tendulkar	c Gilchrist b RP Singh	55	43	9	0	127.91
D Bravo	c Symonds b RP Singh	23	16	3	1	143.75
S Tiwary	c Gilchrist b RP Singh	4	3	1	0	133.33
A Rayudu	st Gilchrist b P Ojha	6	7	0	0	85.71
R Sathish	c Suman b P Ojha	3	5	0	0	60.00
K Pollard	c Suman b Jaskaran	1	5	0	0	20.00
R McLaren	Not Out	13	15	1	0	86.67
Harbhajan Singh	Not Out	49	18	8	2	272.22
Z Khan	DNB
L Malinga	DNB
Extras: 10 b:1 lb:0 nb:4 w:5 FOW:S Dhawan (24-1, 3.3), D Bravo (64-2, 7.3), S Tiwary (68-3, 8), A Rayudu (84-4, 10.4), R Sathish (92-5, 12.1), K Pollard (93-6, 13.1), *S Tendulkar (119-7, 16.4)		Total: 172-7 (20) | Curr. RR: 8.60

Bowling – Deccan Chargers

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	NoBall	Wide	Eco
K Roach	4	0	32	0	0	2	8.00
Jaskaran Singh	3	0	30	2	4	1	10.00
P Ojha	4	0	24	2	0	0	6.00
RP Singh	4	0	31	3	0	1	7.75
A Symonds	4	0	41	0	0	1	10.25
Rohit Sharma	1	0	14	0	0	0	14.00

Batting Scoreboard : Deccan Chargers

Deccan Chargers		Runs	Balls	Fours	Sixes	SR
A Gilchrist	c Tendulkar b Harbhajan	0	2	0	0	0
Mohnish Mishra	c McLaren b Malinga	13	12	1	1	108.33
H Gibbs	c Pollard b Z Khan	27	16	3	2	168.75
A Symonds	c Bravo b Malinga	1	6	0	0	16.67
Rohit Sharma	b Z Khan	45	28	3	2	160.71
T Suman	c and b Harbhajan	15	17	0	1	88.24
Venugopal Rao	c McLaren b Pollard	7	9	1	0	77.78
Jaskaran Singh	c sub (Duminy) b Harbhajan	1	2	0	0	50.00
K Roach	b Z Khan	10	9	1	0	111.11
RP Singh	b Malinga	1	5	0	0	20.00
P Ojha	Not Out	0	0	0	0	0
Extras: 11 b:2 lb:5 nb:0 w:4 FOW:*A Gilchrist (0-1, 0.2), H Gibbs (47-2, 4.5), Mohnish Mishra (49-3, 5.2), A Symonds (50-4, 6), T Suman (81-5, 10.4), Venugopal Rao (100-6, 13.1), Jaskaran Singh (116-7, 14.3), Rohit Sharma (130-8, 16.4), K Roach (131-9, 17), RP Singh (131-10, 17.4)		Total: 131-10 (17.4) | Curr. RR: 7.42 | Req. RR: 18.00

Bowling – Mumbai Indians

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	NoBall	Wide	Eco
Harbhajan Singh	4	0	31	3	0	2	7.75
R McLaren	3	0	24	0	0	1	8.00
Z Khan	3	0	21	3	0	0	7.00
L Malinga	3.4	0	12	3	0	1	3.27
D Bravo	2	0	16	0	0	0	8.00
K Pollard	2	0	20	1	0	0	10.00

Source – IPL 2010