Published 14:10 IST, December 22nd 2019
Sachin Tendulkar reveals the forgettable phase of his life and how it came to an end
Sachin Tendulkar had recently revealed the worst phase of his life and how it came to an end. Sachin had represented India from 1989-2013 i.e. 24 years
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Sachin Tendulkar is arguably best batsman in world cricket as he holds numerous records in gentleman's game. He started his cricketing career at a tender of 16 back in 1989 when India h toured Pakistan. At such a young , Sachin h to face likes of Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and ors who h comprised of a fierce bowling unit back n. To date, Master Blaster holds most number of centuries in both Tests and One Day Internationals and at same time, he remains top-run getter in both formats as well. Even after retirement, Little Master has been following Indian team very keenly. However, re was also a time when a man of his calibre h to go through worst phase in life.
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Sachin Tendulkar on worst phase of his life
Sachin has experienced many low points in life during his 24-year illustrious cricketing career. However, Master Blaster has gone on to say that 2007 was lowest point of his career while speaking to a news channel. batting maestro said that he did t enjoy that phase Indian cricket at all because y were t going in a good direction and he just felt that re was something drastically wrong with Indian cricket. leing run-scorer in Tests and ODI's n went on to say that thought process was wrong and what y wanted to achieve was t a common goal as re were individuals thinking in team and he felt that atmosphere was t healthy in dressing room which needed to change.
Indian team led by Rahul Dravid were one of strong favorites to win World Cup in 2007. neless, ir campaign suffered a huge setback after an upset against Banglesh. y did man to beat Bermuda but a loss against Sri Lanka in a must-win game brought curtains down on ir campaign and y suffered a first-round exit.
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How it ended?
Sachin Tendulkar n said that worst phase ended in very same year i.e. after forgettable 2007 World Cup campaign where re was a sudden and overnight transformation in team when players showed a tremendous amount of body langu and energy on field along with cohesiveness which was element that Men In Blue h missed. Tendulkar n mentioned that once Venkatesh Pras, Robin Singh, Chandu Borde, Lalchand Rajut, etc. came toger and when Gary Kirsten and Pdy Upton joined, things started to change from re.
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rest, as y say, is history as India went on to lift inaugural edition of ICC World T20 in 2007, become top-ranked Test side in 2009 and win World Cup for second time after a long wait of 28 years in 2011 at Sachin's own backyard, Wankhede Stium where India also became first host nation to lift coveted trophy.
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13:26 IST, December 22nd 2019