Cricket is considered one of the best sports in the world from its history till today. England is the father of cricket but nowadays it is popular all over the world, especially in Asian countries, its craze is different. Indian fans worship cricketers like Sachin, Dhoni, Gavaskar, Rohit, Kohli, Bumrah etc. But this does not happen only in India. Our neighboring countries Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Nepal and Bangladesh also do the same. But do you know why cricket is so popular in these countries? There are many great batsmen who came on the 22-yard pitch and created a different history. Cricket is considered a game of batsmen in the initial stages. Viv Richards, Sunil Gavaskar, Sir Gary Sobers, Javed Miandad, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Jacques Kallis, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Joe Root are considered one of the best players in the world of cricket. They earned fame all over the world with their game. Some are called the Don of Cricket, while some took the title of God of Cricket. But if one has to choose the best batsman of this game, then a dilemma arises. It is very difficult to choose one among them but according to the opinion of some cricket experts, Sachin Tendulkar is considered the best batsman in the world because his statistics testify to this.
Sachin Tendulkar played 24 years for his Nation. He made his debut for India in 1989 against Pakistan while he played his last international match in 2013. He scored 34357 International Runs including 100 hundreds across all formats. He is the first player of the planet who hits a double hundred in ODI Cricket. He Played six 50 Over World Cup and 4 Champions Trophy. The Man whose fans cover thousands of miles to just watch him. Because of him, Modern Era Great Virat Kohli, World Champion captain MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma and many other players started playing cricket. Not only India, world cricket's greatest batsman Kane Williamson also started his cricket career by watching Sachin Tendulkar. Apart from this, there are many players around the world who got inspired by this great player.
Sachin Tendulkar scored 15921 test runs including 51 centuries and 68 fifties. He scored 18426 ODI runs including 49 centuries and 96 fifties. He also played a T20 match against South Africa. Talking about Sachin, he has scored runs everywhere. If we look at his international stats, his average is 42 in Australia, 49 in England, 43 in New Zealand, 41 in South Africa, 50+ average in Asian conditions and 47 in West Indies. He is a true cricketer. There are many great players who have been successful in their careers because of him. If we look at the batting records book, except for 2-4 records, Sachin has made all the records in his name at some time or the other. Sachin had a different aura in his time. Bowlers knew that if Sachin settled down at the crease, India would never lose the match. The world's best bowlers Shane Warne, Wasim Akram, Shoaib Akhtar, Brett Lee, Muttiah Muraldharan, Chaminda Vaas, Shane Bond, Daniel Vettori, James Anderson, Abdul Qadir, Saqlain Mushtaq etc. have also witnessed Sachin's master class at one time or another and now all of them praise Sachin's innings. if we see his cricket highlights today, it seems that Sachin is still playing for India.
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