Next up in the book is depiction of Tendulkar's prowess as a genius batsman against genuine, intimidating pace attack on some of the world's most bouncy wickets of those times - Melbourne, Perth; during India's tour Down Under followed by his appointment as vice-captain of the Indian team, a row on the standard, label, and quality of his willow, his influence on Indian cricket as the era's master batsman, the not so successful first stint as captain, the batting masterpieces during the golden year of his career, the troubled times with captaincy paying a revisit, the devastating test and one day international defeats which left an everlasting scar on Tendulkar's psyche, the debacle of match fixing and ball tampering allegations in Indian cricket, the emergence of an evolved Tendulkar - more calculative in taking risks and containing his aggression; which I presume are known to most admirers of Sachin Tendulkar.

The concluding part of the book includes the Indian batting legend's days as a senior statesman in the Indian cricket team, which unfolds with instances of him revelling as a senior player and a consistently blooming batsman under the captaincy of long time team mates Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, and later MS Dhoni (Dhoni's captaincy does not find a mention in this book for obvious reasons).

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The story of the greatest cricket player of all time, told in his own words.

This particular test innings made an impact not only in cricketing circles but on England in entirety. Publisher :Murray Advertising. Publishe r: Sakal Publications. Publisher: HarperCollins India •Master Stroke: 100 Centuries of Sachin Tendulkar by Neelima Athalye. After failing to take the flight to West Indies, considered a very daunting tour in those days; Sachin Tendulkar first up, set foot on the Karachi stadium to take guard against Pakistan debutant, the fiery paced Waqar Younis.

The Gauging the Swing Test is about this particular episode and more.

I give it to the author for the level of patience and efforts evident in jotting down the minutest details on any aspect, be it the cricket venues, the history of cricket, or the description of various Tests and One Day International contests in the book. When Sachin Tendulkar started, he had that aura surrounding him depicting a - 'I will show you, who the king in charge here is', the kind of arrogance coupled with dominance personified by Sir Vivian Richards himself, at the batting crease during his heydays.

•Dhruvtara, a book on cricket maestro Sachin Tendulkar, was launched as an audio book on Monday, 15 October 2012 to mark White Cane Day. •Sachin ke sau shatak by Dharmender Panth, a book on Tendulkar's 100 centuries written in Hindi. •If Cricket is a Religion, Sachin is God by Vijay Santhanam, Shyam Balasubramanian.

He stamped his authority on the English bowlers like Angus Fraser, Chris Lewis, and Devon Malcolm in the seaming English conditions to score a majestic maiden test ton, a match saving innings. •Sachin Tendulkar – Masterful by Peter Murray, Ashish Shukla. The next few chapters explore further, deep down into the analysis of his performances, the obstacles in the path he came across as a school cricketer, the friendship with Vinod Kambli, his improvement on terms of consistency which bought him tons of runs, leading into a chapter with whole new exciting interpretation of the challenges and adversities that beckoned him at the prospect of an illustrious, long, satisfying cricket career, which I call Gauging the Swing Test of his career - The Tour of Pakistan, 1989-1990.

Not very often do we see a sixteen year old blooded against the fire power of a formidable Pakistan team's bowling attack boasting of deadly pace bowlers, the likes of Imran Khan, Waqar Younis, Wasim Akram, and a world class leg spinner in Abdul Qadir; in international cricket.