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The friendship, happiness, success on the field gets translated to same off the field too. As we say so dearly, Cricket Creates Character & Friendship for many many years. Our Master seen here with @RaviShastriOfc & @virendersehwag at @ESPNcricinfo awards function

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Many times, Sachin had to conquer a lone battle within himself as well. There were times he felt his injuries or a minor loss in form would take his career & his Cricket away from himself.
But, he kept fighting against all odds and came out victorious each time🙌

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Being that kid who loves to add fun with work while being the best student too was a phrase so very apt for our Master in all phases of his personal & professional lives. Always the one to keep the unit together with his wonderful deft touches & scorching shots too

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That big front foot stride forward, turning his back leg so slightly, changing his grip at the last moment and giving the ball direction required in the slightest of the gaps through cover region.

Uff, "SACH A" brilliance from our Master in a fraction of a second🙌
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The unconditional love between a mother & son is so very evident from this pic below. As our Master said, all the success in his career was because of his mother & her prayers, love, care & tons of affection. May this mother-son bond grow forever🙏
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If our Sachin owned a Cricket ground outside India, it has to be the beautiful @scg 🏏. Be it the freshness of 1992, brilliance of 2004, greatness of 2007 or the experience of 2012, our Master just loved the sight of the Sydney wicket🔥 and his superstitions too 🙌

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Cricket's been such a beautiful game producing many breathtaking partnerships on the field & helped them grow & flourish off the field as well. The camaraderie between Dada, Dravid & Sachin and their happiness is so very evident from this wonderfully rare pic 🙌

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This was a pure 💔 for us then, now & forever too. But quality of this innings from GOD had "SACH A" impact on our lives that we would applaud this masterstroke, but remain sad with end result too. Backfoot punches & Straight Drives seen at their very very best🙌

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#OnThisDay in 2008, @sachin_rt came out to bat with @Sanath07 in his debut IPL game for @mipaltan.
What a night that was at our W with their thunderous partnership of 82 in just 7.2 overs🙌
Well probably, this was just the Calmness prior to the Storm to follow🏏

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@sachin_rt @Sanath07 @mipaltan Playing Test Cricket in Eng has a romantic feel to it always. Those overhead conditions with a green pitch, bowler running in at full tilt & our Master just getting in line of the delivery with the full face of his MRF bat caressing it past the bowler. Ufff❤😍

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Whenever the spinners tried to keep our Master quiet on the leg side, Sachin used to bring out a famous weapon of his to counter them worldwide. With a huge front foot stride forward, Sachin loved to bring his paddle/regular sweep shots💥 out of his textbook 🙌👏

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This was a partnership for the batting artists. If one end was full of some beautiful wrists for the bowlers to deal with, other end had that full face of the bat in the strokeplay. Both the off & on sides were really kept busy with excellent boundaries too 🙌

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This was a BLOCKBUSTER contest which was right up there in IND v AUS. Pigeon coming into bowl with his pinpoint accuracy and our Master waiting for the challenge with the exuberance of a child.
Your most fav @sachin_rt
@glennmcgrath11 contest🤔

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Batting overseas was something Sachin treasured doing right throughout his career with brilliant strokeplay. Being the One Man Show in the initial 90s was something which he took on as an additional responsibility, until he found 2 golden gems in England, 1996 🙌

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Being the 1st man on planet to reach 10K runs in ODI cricket just showcased our Master's brilliance in adapting to the format and himself being a great learner of the game too. We all marvelled at the manner in which he paced his innings with sheer dominance 🙌🏏

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Sachin was a real "master" with the art of playing the Pull Shots. That amazing stuff of picking the line & length of the delivery early, piercing the gaps on the on side and scoring boundaries & sixes at will, avec (with) pleasure:)

"SACH" A Wonderful Player🙌

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As we famously say in Cricket, "This is a camera man's delight!".
This phrase holds so very true for this epic batting position of our Master in his follow through⬇️.
Just as your coaches from Mumbai maidans will tell you "Kadakkk" after appreciating that pose 👏

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Getting to a 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ & helping the team win gives the ultimate satisfaction to a batsman. But our Master on reaching this 100 ⬇️, looked upward, thanked GOD & searched for his beloved father in the heaven waiting to shower his love, blessings upon his beloved son🙏
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Respect for elders and love for delicious food are two of @sachin_rt everlasting qualities
And what could be better than both of these together at an India team mate's home back in the day :)
So humble and yet so heroic!

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Wishing our dearest Anjali & Sachin a very Happy Silver Jubilee Wedding Anniversary with lots of love, best wishes. Partnerships are diamonds, but this is surely the best partnership our Master ever had. May this quickfire 25 turn into a glorious 50 & even more❤

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@sachin_rt @TrendsSachin @mipaltan That majestic smile on our Master's face on hitting a gorgeous on the up cover drive spoke volumes of his confidence levels while playing overseas in his teens.
The way this confidence kept accumulating over all these years is a beautiful story to be told too 🙌

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That head in a wonderful position, high front arm elbow and the full face of our favourite MRF blade. Can't get any better than this.
This is a picture perfect pose from our Master showing his pure beautiful technique.
What a player, what a wonderful player 🙌🙌

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Spinners found it difficult with their lengths when it came to bowling to our Master. But with this very special paddle sweep of his, the bowlers found it tough going with the lines too. Just getting in line, caressing the ball gently past the stumps & keeper❤💥

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Picking the bowler's mind & the length of the delivery as early as possible, just swaying away from the line, analyzing the pace in his mind & getting his blade above shoulder level to guide it through the vacant third man region, or even smack it for a 6 too❤💥

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The bowler may have outplayed our Master on that given day, but those moments never hampered the spirits of our Champion. He used to come up with his own set of skills to counterattack opposition attacks on a new day. That was something we ❤ watching the most 💥

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Planning for a match is something our Master started atleast 15 hours prior, in his own words. His dedication towards his preparation process was an inspiration to all budding youngsters. We loved to see Sachin bat in the nets too, as much as on match days 🏏💥

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The Master loved his time with the red cherry & his bowlers at mid on/mid off positions. That constant working on regaining the shine, plotting the dismissals with the bowlers, captain, we've seen it all and loved it all too❤
A reader of the game par excellence💥
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We could be a bit late in the day, but we never forget to post our love for our Master. Such has been the happiness he has provided us all these glorious years through the truckload of memories, victories & runs from his blockbuster blades.
Sachin...Sachin...🙌❤

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We have biology in the world of science, but nothing is greater than this Trilogy of Indian Cricket. Ample of memories together, this partnership lifted the mood of Indian Cricket from the shambles it found itself in for some time.
Victories, Runs, Partnerships❤

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Hope we would have seen our Master and his devotee bat together more often than what all we got to see.
Childhood + Youth = Sachin
Adulthood = Kohli
Can't ask for more from Cricket & from life, can we?

We're blessed to see both these legends in their own eras ❤

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An absolutely brilliant judge of a single, not many were as good as our Master in this aspect. He exactly knew it in his mind as soon as the ball left his willow.
We just used to love watching him steal those sneaky singles at will 😍 What A Sight that was 🙌💥🏏

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Sachin has had some great contests in Test Cricket Down Under against best of the Aussie attacks right from 1992-2012. Be it @c_mcdermott328, @ShaneWarne, @BrettLee_58, @dizzy259 we cherished them all🙌.
But the one against @glennmcgrath11 was at another level 🔥

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Our Master just did not love caressing the red cherry with his beloved willows, but also loved having them in his hand & being eager to bowl, whenever his captain turned to him. Be it Hero Cup '93, Titan Cup '96, Eden Gardens 2001, Sachin with the ball was 🔥💥😍

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#Manchester99Memories
There are days when you aren't in great nick but you will yourself to do the job for your team
45 imp. runs with 5x4s to start off things well and then when Moin was beginning to look dangerous, a well judged catch from this reliable outfielder
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Getting on top of the bounce on the true NZ pitches & bringing those smashing cut shots into play was something our Master enjoyed doing on each tour and also something we enjoyed watching him do so too.

Just have a look at that perfect balance on the heels ❤

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If we talk about a Super Wankhede knock from our local boy, the sizzling 114 vs SA, '96 comes to mind. If the drives vs pacers were the starters, the cuts, sweeps & the "Reverse Sweep" vs spinners were the perfect desserts ❤

Master's only ODI 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ @ our W💥

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Our Master always came with 🔥 in his comeback innings, post several injuries
One such special knock was his 23rd ODI 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ (120) vs @OfficialSLC attack in the Aiwa Cup, '99, with magical Sir Tony Greig commentary too😍
As always, Sachin was Back with a Bang❤💥

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Kolkata 2001
Adelaide 2004

Sachin always had his joy with the ball in hand in many famous Indian Test wins.
But this "Round the Legs Beauty of a Googly" from our Master to Moin Khan on the very last ball of day's play @ Multan 2004 was an absolute ripper ⭐❤😍

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A one man army for most of the 90s era.
This brilliant knock of 177 v Eng, '96 was just one of his many amazing overseas 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣s. The manner in which he played the cuts, drives & pulls against the pacers & spinners was a royal treat for our cricketing eyes😍

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"SACH A" brilliance was something we saw in many innings from our Master across his career.
Dhaka, '98, Wills Int'l Cup:
India 8/2, Sachin (141) comes with a masterstoke with Dravid (48), later with Jadeja (71) too.
With the ball, he had magical figures of 4/38❤

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The last thing a bowler can do is try getting into the skin of our Master.
Olonga post bowling a super spell 2 days ago, found himself on receiving end of some
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What followed was a killer knock, 124*(92) in Champions Trophy Final '98 😍🙌

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@sachin_rt Sometimes, the beginning is just enough to tell us something very special is in store for us ❤

Supreme Backfoot Punch🔥
Gorgeous Upper Cut🔥
Delicate Square Leg Glance🔥
Gentle Forward Push🔥

🏏 98(75) wasn't just any knock, "SACH" was the everlasting impact😍

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1st innings: c Taylor b Warne (4)
Aus lead by 71 runs.

Sachin comes into bat in 2nd innings @ 2/115, with Sidhu departing for a majestic 64❤.
What followed was an onslaught which has capitulated in our memories for generations to follow 🔥
A TRUE MASTERCLASS ❤

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IND PAK ODI Series at 2-2🔥

Our nemesis of the series, Inzi looking dangerous @ crease. He comes down the track on a well flighted delivery from @kartikmurali. Looks like a flattish six unless @sachin_rt comes up with this BLINDER @ long on & Rest is History❤

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@kartikmurali @sachin_rt Dada had to literally ask Sachin if things were all fine, since he didn't have a single throw down during the entire WC.
But the form in which our Master found himself in, it was just all soothing to our cricketing eyes.
That brilliant strokeplay was just ❤🏏

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@sachin_rt #OnThisDay 24 yrs ago, Dada, Dravid debuted together, giving much required overseas cushion to Sachin for yrs to come.
Such was glorious partnership between this "Tridev" of Indian Cricket on & off the field.
Leeds 2002 was 1 such ❤ innings with 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣s from all

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@sachin_rt We have seen Sachin please the cricketing nation with beautiful hits, his knack of picking wkts at regular intervals and his wonderful catches too.
But we also saw days when the bowlers got the better of him too :(

We all saw light at the end of the tunnel too❤

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@sachin_rt Sachin & his love for Mumbai Cricket was so evident from his early Ranji days.

Right from playing a Mumbai game after coming from an overseas tour overnight or wanting to play only in his Mumbai clothing, he has always been that type of Mumbaikar all his life ❤

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