MANCHESTER, 14/08/1990: TESTS, INDIA IN ENGLAND: India's Sachin Tendulkar plays a shot, on his way to his maiden Test hundred at Old Trafford, on the fifth and final day of the Second Test match between India and England on August 14, 1990. The teenager's heroic, unbeaten century (119) helped India save the Test. Photo: V.V. Krishnan
SACHIN TENDULKAR
COLOMBO, 09/09/1994: ONE DAY INTERNATIONALS: Sachin Tendulkar blazed his way to a maiden century in one-day internationals, to take India to victory by 31 runs against Australia, in the Singer World Series tournament at Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on September 09, 1994. Here he plays Warne on the offside with keeper Ian Healy looking on. He scored 110.Photo: N. Sridharan
File Picture: Australian cricket legend Sir Donald Bradman, left, celebrates his 90th birthday with Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar at Bradman's Adelaide home, Thursday, August 27, 1998. (AP Photo/Bryan Chartlton-SACA)
COLOMBO, 07/07/1998: ONE DAY INTERNATIONALS: RUNNING UP RECORDS: Saurav Ganguly (right) and Sachin Tendulkar cross over for a run during their world record opening stand of 252 against Sri Lanka, in the final of the Singer Akai Nidahas Trophy one day international at the Premadasa stadium in Colombo on July 07, 1998. Both made centuries with Tendulkar equalling Haynes' record for number of centuries in one-day Internationals, seventeen. Ganguly made 109.Photo: V. V. Krishnan
BULAWAYO, 26/09/1998: ONE DAY INTERNATIONALS: Sachin Tendulkar plays a shot during his record-breaking century (127 not out), against Zimbabwe in the first one day international at Queen Sports Club ground at Bulawayo on September 26, 1998. The little giant breezed past Desmond Haynes' record of 17 hundreds in this brand of cricket.Photo: V.V. Krishnan
Sachin Tendulkar shows the watch that was presented to him after winning the 2nd Test Match between India and Srilanka at the Ferozshah Kotla Ground in New Delhi on 14_12_2005. Photo:S_Subramanium Digital Image