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Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar is seen by Indians as a living god. As his quarter-century cricketing career comes to a close, Tim Franks looks at his life and role as inspiration to a nation.

India means Sachin and Sachin means India. So how did a shy 16-year-old cricketer come to embody a nation and its hopes and dreams? Sachin Tendulkar's career spanned a period of remarkable change in what is now one of the world's biggest developing economies. As he plays his 200th and final test match, Tim Franks looks at how Sachin's progress mirrored and even inspired India's over a quarter of a century.

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Sun 17 Nov 2013 17:40

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  • Sat 16 Nov 2013 19:00
  • Sun 17 Nov 2013 05:45
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