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Ranchi, 20 April (HS). Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar reached Ranchi on Saturday with his wife Anjali Tendulkar to encourage young women football players.
After reaching the airport, the Indian batsman said that he has come to Ranchi for the Sachin Tendulkar Foundation, which works with youth foundations. Also he has come here to encourage young women footballers.
Sachin told reporters, “I have come here for our foundation. Sachin Tendulkar Foundation works closely with the Youth Foundation here, so I have come here to encourage women football players.”
Sachin is considered the greatest batsman of this game. With 34,357 runs in 664 international matches at an average of 48.52, Sachin is the leading run-scorer in international cricket. He has scored maximum 100 centuries and 164 half-centuries in international cricket. He is the only player to score centuries.
With 18,426 runs in ODIs and 15,921 runs in Tests, Sachin also has the most runs in both the formats. He is the first player to score a double century in ODI and play 200 Test matches.
He also has 201 international wickets to his name, which makes him a very useful part-time spin bowling option. With a total of 664 international matches, he is the most capped player of all time. He was part of the Indian team that won the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2011.