On #SachinTendulkar & #39;s 40th Birthday @Outlookindia had brought out a special commemorative edition guest edited by @BoriaMajumdar Sir. The foreword titled Keeper Of Our Hopes is brilliantly worded. The edition has snapshots of all the 100 Hundreds. Thread. #HappyBirthdaySachin 1/3
24 years, 50 grounds, 100 tons.
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A Hundred Reasons, A Hundred Sachin Centuries Explained. Compiled by @BoriaMajumdar #SachinTendulkar
Continuing with this thread with interesting snippets about #Sachin published in the @Outlookindia & #39;s commemorative edition 40 @ 40.

1. Sachin shares a commonality with Beethoven, Tom Cruise, Jimi Hendrix, Einstein, Rafael Nadal among others. He is cross-dominant.
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2. When the sandstorm disrupted proceedings in the famous match on 22/4/1998, Sachin went & stood behind the Australian players. "I knew they would take the brunt and I wouldn& #39;t be blown away ". https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😎" title="LĂ€chelndes Gesicht mit Sonnenbrille" aria-label="Emoji: LĂ€chelndes Gesicht mit Sonnenbrille">
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3. Sachin won a Magnum champagne bottle as MoM in the test match at Old Trafford in 1990, where he scored his 1st Test https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💯" title="Hundert Punkte Symbol" aria-label="Emoji: Hundert Punkte Symbol">. Being underage he couldn& #39;t pop it https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😍" title="LĂ€chelndes Gesicht mit herzförmigen Augen" aria-label="Emoji: LĂ€chelndes Gesicht mit herzförmigen Augen">. He saved it for daughter Sara& #39;s 1st Birthday in 1998.
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4. Sachin& #39;s ODI 200 scored on 24 Feb 2010 broke the record held by Saeed Anwar& #39;s 194 for highest ODI score. Interestingly both opened the batting for a combined Indo-Pak team (Wills India Pakistan XI) in a solidarity match vs SriLanka in 1996.
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5. BCCI selectors debated taking 16 year old Sachin in the Indian team for Pak tour of 1989-1990. Some wondered if the schoolboy would stand up to Imran, Akram & Qadir. West Zone selector Naren Tamhane ended the debate with, "Sachin never fails." !!!
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6. A superstitious Sachin helped Anil Kumble during the Perfect 10 against Pakistan at FSK in Delhi. Sachin would hand over Kumble& #39;s sweater & cap to the umpire before Kumble bowled an over. Everytime he did so, Kumble got a wicket :).
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7. Henry Olonga is evidence that Sachin can hit back with venom if needled. Sachin reflects: "If the opposition needles you, you get pumped up. You feel the extra urge to put them in place".
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8. In 2006, Sachin played five games for Lashings World XI in order to regain his comeback. He scored 155, 147 (retd), 98, 101 (retd) & 105 in the five matches, with a strike rate of well above 100.
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9. The 1st time Sachin& #39;s name popped in papers was courtesy a scorer at a local match. The players name appeared only if he scored 30 runs. Sachin was 24 n.o & the scorer added 6 extra runs to make it 30. Coach Achrekar found out & chided him.
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10. The match being shown in Slumdog Millionaire character Javed& #39;s house is the 1st ODI of the Future Cup between India & SA played at Belfast on 26 June 2007. Sachin was run out for 99, India lost the match by 4 wickets.
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