How Sachin Tendulkar became the Little Master
Despite standing at only 5ft 5ins, Sachin T ulkar is a cricketing giant.
On 16 March 2012 he confirmed his place in sporting hi by becoming the first player to score 100 international centuries, reaching the milestone in the Asia Cup match against Bangladesh. 
At 38, he has enjoyed more than 20 years at the top of the game, and his sparkling talent was evident at an early age.
In February 1988, while still at school, he shared a stand of 664 with fellow child sensation Vinod Kambli in the semi-finals of the Harris Shield.
He finished on 326 not out and word soon spread of his monumental talent.
At the t er age of 16, T ulkar began his international career, making his Test debut for India against Pakistan in Karachi, scoring 15.
It might have been an inauspicious start, but he showed his backbone by batting on in a blood-soaked shirt after a Waqar Younis delivery smashed into his face early in the innings.
That steeliness was to become a hallmark of his play as he battled the best bowlers in the world while balancing the hopes and dreams of 1.2bn of his countrymen on his broad shoulders.
"Millions of people in this country love him," said leg ary Indian all-rounder Kapil Dev. "Every kid wants to become Sachin T ulkar."
His first Test hundred came at the age of 17, helping save the Test against England at Old Trafford in 1990.
Soon after, T ulkar was making hi in the English domestic game when, in 1992, he became Yorkshire's first overseas signing. He did not disappoint, scoring more than 1,000 runs in the summer.
Considered as the most complete batsmen of all time, T ulkar racked up 16 Test hundreds before he turned 25 and in 2000 became the first man to score 50 international tons.
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