The master blaster Sachin Tendulkar has fans not only in India but also abroad. British actor Daniel Radcliffe too is a huge fan of Sachin. Radcliffe, of the Harry Potter fame, has confessed that he is a huge fan of cricket and also of the cricket legend.

Daniel also said that he cherishes an autograph of Sachin, which he had taken along with his friends. The Harry Potter actor added that he and his friends were thrilled to get his autograph.

Daniel expressed that he wanted to visit Indian during the Cricket World Cup but was held up with his Broadway musical, How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. The actor assured that he would soon make a trip to India.

The actor even shared many things that he had known about India. Daniel said that he knew that people in India are huge fans of cricket as he is.

While talking about his Harry Potter character, he says that he does not want to break his image as Potter and is also confident that it will not come in the way of his future films.

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Sachin Tendulkar who is on top of his game right now, since India Won the ICC World Cup 2011 may think of retirement plans soon as his dream of winning the World cup for the Indian team has finally come true. India played like true champions in the World Cup and Sachin’s career is at a all time high since he broke into the international circuit in the year 1989.

Sachin known as the little master is by far the best batsmen in the world with 99 hundreds in international cricket to his credit. Sachin Tendulkar would know for himself that if he had to retire, this is the best time. The IPL season starts in a few days and Sachin is the captain of the Mumbai India team and he can still continue to play IPL. For international cricket the competition is getting more fierce in the Indian team and the only thing that is against him is his age.

Sachin’s career has been more than 20 years and it is very tough to sustain a career for so long and to be successful as he has, its truly legendary. Sachin may have not announced anything regarding his retirement as for now, but fans should not be suprised if he soon announces the same.

He will not let down his fans and he has done more than one could for India cricket and has literally lifted the Indian team for 20 years. All the Indian cricket team fans are just waiting to see the little master back in action.

Indian singing legend, Lata Mangeshkar has proudly stated that, she is really grateful to have a son like Sachin Tendulkar. She has also wished him the very best in his life, especially after he scored his 50 test century, and says that he should continue playing the game impressively for many more years ahead.

She acclaimed that Sachin has always treated her as a mother and even called her ‘aai’ in Marathi which means mother. Mangeshkar said that her father Dinanath Mangeshkar’s death anniversary falls on the birthday of Sachin, and she has never met him on that occasion. When Sachin called Mrs. Lata his mother she was quite happy and emotional about it.

Lata Mangeshkar is a singing legend and has been awarded the Bharat Ratna, and many people who know Sachin closely, too feel that he should be awarded with the same award, even Lata Mangeshkar feels so. Mangeshkar also added that for her the real Bharat Ratna is Sachin himself, as there can be only one person who is so special in this form of sport and there will be none like him.

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The first test at Centurion, where India and South Africa have officially locked horns has turned into one of the most exciting matches of the season. Sachin Tendulkar indeed has no definition for his performance, for he has scored the 50th test century in his career at the SuperSport Park. An achievement that could take a really long time to surpassed, the master blaster has jotted his name in history, for being the only person to achieve this feat.

India on the other hand moving down a losing track and this match seems to have slipped from their hands, still trailing by 30 runs and only two wickets in hand, India will need a miracle to survive this game. The Indian batsmen have indeed performed in the second innings but the runs stockpile created by the South Africans is just a bit too much to handle.

South Africa are looking quite confident enough to swipe out this test match, and also are looking forward to claim this series, but India here have shown its mettle as because the first innings conditions were just a bit unfavourable, the team collapsed. Rather the second innings defined why India is called the no.1 test team in the world, for they have survived by being beaten by an innings. To conclude, there is utterly no words for Sachin, he has redefined class and technique of the game, plus created a history that will never be broken by anyone, for now at least.

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In the latest news of India vs Australia 2nd Test in Bangalore, Sachin Tendulkar has made India look comfortable in this match, and thanks to his 49th test century. From the beginning of the day, Sachin looked very stable and comfortable against the Australian bowlers, and did not give them even one moment to take any sort of advantage over him.

Sachin Tendulkar is accompanied with Murli Vijay, who is also looking very threatening to the Australian bowlers, as he too is nearing his century. It seemed once again th arch Nemesis of Australia is gaining advantage over them and this could be clearly seen on Australia’s captain, Ricky Pointing’s expression.

Sachin is batting on 119, and Murali Vijay is nearing his hundred and is at 95. India have reached 261/2 and are 217runs behind the visitors score. But it seems that India need not to worry, as these two genius batsmen are on the pitch, gliding India for a solid game against the Kangaroos.

It was a proud moment for India, as Sachin Tendulkar, has been awarded the ICC Cricketer Of The Year 2010. It couldn’t have got bigger than this for Sachin by bagging his first ICC Cricketer of the Year in the event held at Bangalore. On the other hand he lost other major catogories, and one includes the Test Player of The Year, which was won by Virender Sehwag.

Sachin also won the People’s Choice Award at the event, and he stated, that the last season has been very special for him and  his team. It was right from the begining of the season, when they won against Sri Lanka, the team just took off from there and were ranked 1 on the Test Team table, something that India dreamt for a long time.

He also took this opportunity in thanking the coach, Gary Kirsten, for it was after his guidance and work, the team’s batsmen are managing to play exceptionally well. He is also a perfect mentor, who himself gets involved with the players on field during the practice sessions. It is also a very auspcious moment for India, as these two players, Sachin Tendulkar and Vireder Sehwag have made India proud by their consistent performance in the game.

India beat Sri Lanka in the Final decider to clinch the test series in Sri Lanka’s home territory.

India chased the runs on the board comfortably and won the test by 5 wickets just before the tea break on the 5th day of the test match. V.V.S Laxman saved the day for India with a century, he was not out at 103. Suresh Raina also helped India and held a great partnership with Laxman.

It was Laxman’s highest score in his second innings, his previous best was 74 against England. Suresh Raina joined the elite group of India batsmen to score a century on debut in the previous test match stayed in good form through this test match. Raina made 41 not out and hit a six to score the winnings runs.

Sachin Tendulkar made a half century but could not go ahead. Laxman was injured and had a runner in his innings.

India goes on to lead the ICC test rankings with many points ahead.

India Vs Sri Lanka: India is slowly inching closer and closer to save the second test in Colombo Sri Lanka today. Sachin Tendulkar has slammed a double hundred against the Lankans once again, as he is playing a not out of 202. Both the batsman countinued to stand firm against the Lankans, on the fourth day, but later Raina got out by Mendis when he was on 120.

Dhoni and Sachin are now on the crease, playing on a favorable pitch that is strictly a batsman’s paradise to bat on. Sanchin on the other hand had shown most his mettle and patience yesterday, when it seemed that India would be going down on another losing streak.

India with 589/5 look very firm against the hosts piled up with 642/4. Sachin today has looked very comfortable, and has played like a classic batsman, he has not been budged by any ball, except the one that suddenly hit his head and landed for a boundary. India is looking in the drivers seat for the moment as they are on the path to save today match.