Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Sachin - The God Of Cricket

Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar.jpg
Personal information
Full name Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Born 24 April 1973 (1973-04-24) (age 36)
Mumbai, India
Nickname Little Master, Tendlya,[1] Master Blaster,[2] The Master,[3][4] The Little Champion[5]
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm leg spin / Right-arm off spin
Role Batsman
International information
National side India
Test debut (cap 187) 15 November 1989 v Pakistan
Last Test 24 January 2010 v Bangladesh
ODI debut (cap 74) 18 December 1989 v Pakistan
Last ODI 13 January 2010 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no. 10
Domestic team information
Years Team
1988–present Mumbai
2008-present Mumbai Indians (Indian Premier League)
1992 Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 165 440 266 527
Runs scored 13341 17,394 22,123 20,946
Batting average 55.35 44.80 59.15 45.53
100s/50s 46/54 45/93 72/100 56/111
Top score 248* 186* 248* 186*
Balls bowled 3,982 8,020 7,347 10,196
Wickets 44 154 69 201
Bowling average 52.22 44.26 60.72 42.01
5 wickets in innings 0 2 0 2
10 wickets in match 0 n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling 3/10 5/32 3/10 5/32
Catches/stumpings 104/– 132/– 172/– 167/–

Oscar Milestones

Milestones

Annual ↓ Year ↓ Film ↓ Awards ↓ Noms ↓ Milestone ↓
1st 1927-28 Wings 2 2 Winner of the first Academy award for Best Picture
1st 1927-28 Wings 2 2 First (and only) silent film to win Best Picture
2nd 1928-29 The Broadway Melody 1 3 First sound film to win Best Picture
2nd 1928-29 The Broadway Melody 1 3 First musical to win Best Picture
2nd 1928-29 The Broadway Melody 1 3 First film to win Best Picture without winning any other Academy Awards
4th 1930-31 Cimarron 3 7 First film to be nominated for every major Academy Award, including Best Picture
4th 1930-31 Cimarron 3 7 First Western to win Best Picture
4th 1930-31 Skippy 1 4 First (and only) film based on a comic book, comic strip, or graphic novel to be nominated for Best Picture
5th 1931-32 Grand Hotel 1 1 First (and only) film to win Best Picture without receiving any other nominations
6th 1932-33 She Done Him Wrong 0 1 Shortest film to be nominated for Best Picture (1 hour 6 minutes)
6th 1932-33 The Private Life of Henry VIII 1 2 First foreign film to be nominated for Best Picture and to win any Academy Award (British)
7th 1934 It Happened One Night 5 5 First of only three films to win every major Academy Award, including Best Picture
7th 1934 It Happened One Night 5 5 First Best Picture nominee to win both Best Actor and Best Actress
7th 1934 It Happened One Night 5 5 First comedy to win Best Picture
8th 1935 Mutiny on the Bounty 1 8 First remake to win Best Picture
8th 1935 Mutiny on the Bounty 1 8 Last film to date to win Best Picture without winning any other Academy Awards
8th 1935 A Midsummer Night's Dream 2* 3 First Shakespeare adaptation to be nominated for Best Picture (*one of its two Oscars was a write-in winner)
10th 1937 A Star Is Born 1 7 First all-color film nominated for Best Picture
10th 1937 The Life of Emile Zola 3 10 First biographical picture (biopic) to win Best Picture
11th 1938 Grand Illusion 0 1 First foreign language film to be nominated for Best Picture (French)
12th 1939 The Wizard of Oz 2 6 First children's film to be nominated for Best Picture
12th 1939 Gone with the Wind 8 13 Longest film to win Best Picture (3 hours 54 minutes)
12th 1939 Gone with the Wind 8 13 First all-color film to win Best Picture
13th 1940 Rebecca 2 11 First thriller to win Best Picture
15th 1942 Mrs. Miniver 6 12 First Best Picture nominee to receive nominations in all of the four acting categories
16th 1943 The Ox-Bow Incident 0 1 Last film to date to be nominated for Best Picture and no other award
18th 1945 The Bells of St. Mary's 1 8 First sequel to be nominated for Best Picture
21st 1948 Hamlet 4 7 First foreign film to win Best Picture (British)
23rd 1950 All About Eve 6 14 First of only two films to receive 14 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture
26th 1953 From Here to Eternity 8 13 Last Best Picture winner to date to receive nominations in all of the four acting categories
28th 1955 Marty 4 8 Shortest film to win Best Picture (1 hour 31 minutes)
28th 1955 Marty 4 8 First (and only) film based on a television movie or mini-series to win Best Picture
32nd 1959 Ben-Hur 11 12 First of only three films to win 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture
35th 1962 Lawrence of Arabia 7 10 Only Best Picture winner to have credited roles for actors of only one gender
39th 1966 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 5 13 First (and only) Best Picture nominee to be nominated for every award category in which it was eligible
40th 1967 In the Heat of the Night 5 7 First (and only) mystery to win Best Picture
41st 1968 Oliver! 6 11 First film with an MPAA rating and only G-rated film to win Best Picture
42nd 1969 Midnight Cowboy 3 7 First (and only) X-rated film to win Best Picture
43rd 1970 Patton 7 10 First PG-rated film to win Best Picture
44th 1971 A Clockwork Orange 0 4 Last X-rated film to be nominated for Best Picture
44th 1971 The French Connection 5 8 First R-rated film to win Best Picture
45th 1972 Cabaret 8 10 Best Picture nominee to win the most Academy Awards (8) without winning Best Picture
46th 1973 The Exorcist 2 10 First horror film to be nominated for Best Picture
47th 1974 The Godfather Part II 6 11 First sequel to win Best Picture.
48th 1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 5 9 Second of only three films to win every major Academy Award, including Best Picture
49th 1976 Rocky 3 10 First sports film to win Best Picture
50th 1977 Star Wars 6 10 First Science fiction film to be nominated for Best Picture
50th 1977 The Turning Point 0 11 First of two Best Picture nominees to receive 11 nominations without winning any Academy Awards
53rd 1980 Ordinary People 4 6 Last film to date to win Best Picture without a Best Film Editing nomination.
54th 1981 Reds 3 12 Last Best Picture nominee to date to receive nominations in all four of the acting categories
58th 1985 The Color Purple 0 11 Second of two Best Picture nominees to receive 11 nominations without winning any Academy Awards
58th 1985 The Color Purple 0 11 First PG-13-rated to be nominated for Best Picture
58th 1985 Kiss of the Spider Woman 1 4 First Independent film to be nominated for Best Picture
59th 1986 Children of a Lesser God 1 5 First film directed by a woman (Randa Haines) to be nominated for Best Picture
60th 1987 The Last Emperor 9 9 First PG-13-rated film to win Best Picture
62nd 1989 Driving Miss Daisy 4 9 Last film to date to win Best Picture without being nominated for Best Director
62nd 1989 Driving Miss Daisy 4 9 Last Best Picture winner to date with a PG rating (or lower)
63rd 1990 The Godfather Part III 0 7 First of only two trilogies to have all three films nominated for Best Picture
64th 1991 Beauty and the Beast 2 6 First animated film to be nominated for Best Picture
64th 1991 The Silence of the Lambs 5 7 Third of only three films to win every major Academy Award, including Best Picture
64th 1991 The Silence of the Lambs 5 7 Last Best Picture winner to date to win both Best Actor and Best Actress
64th 1991 The Silence of the Lambs 5 7 First horror film to win Best Picture
65th 1992 Beauty and the Beast N/A 6 First animated film to be nominated for Best Picture and the animated film with the most nominations (tied with WALL-E
66th 1993 Schindler's List 7 12 First (and only) black-and-white film after 1960 to win Best Picture (though with some color sequences)
66th 1993 The Fugitive 1 7 First (and only) film based on a television series to be nominated for Best Picture
70th 1997 As Good As It Gets 2 7 Last Best Picture nominee to date to win both Best Actor and Best Actress
70th 1997 Titanic 11 14 Second of only two films to receive 14 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture
70th 1997 Titanic 11 14 Second of only three films to win 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture
70th 1997 Titanic 11 14 First Best Picture winner to be produced, directed, written, and edited by the same person (James Cameron)
70th 1997 Titanic 11 14 First Best Picture winner to gross over US$1,000,000,000, worldwide.[8]
70th 1997 Titanic 11 14 Last film to date to win Best Picture without a screenplay nomination (Adapted or Original)
71st 1998 Shakespeare in Love 7 13 Last comedy to date to win Best Picture
73rd 2000 Traffic 4 5 Last Best Picture nominee to date to have been based on a television movie or mini-series
73rd 2000 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 4 10 First (and only) martial arts film to date to be nominated for Best Picture
73rd 2000 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 4 10 Foreign language film nominated for Best Picture to date with the most number of Academy Award nominations
74th 2001 A Beautiful Mind 4 8 Last biopic to date to win Best Picture
75th 2002 Chicago 6 13 Last musical to date to win Best Picture
76th 2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 11 11 Second of only two trilogies to have all three films nominated for Best Picture
76th 2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 11 11 Third of only three films to date to win 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture
76th 2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 11 11 Last film to date to win Best Picture and all of its other nominated categories
76th 2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 11 11 First (and only) film to date with ten or more nominations (11) to win in every nomination it received including Best Picture
76th 2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 11 11 First (and only) fantasy film to date to win Best Picture
77th 2004 Million Dollar Baby 4 7 Last film to date to be nominated for every major Academy Award, including Best Picture
77th 2004 The Aviator 5 11 Last film to date to win the most Academy Awards (5) in its year without winning Best Picture
78th 2005 Crash 3 6 First (and only) film festival acquisition to win Best Picture
80th 2007 No Country for Old Men 4 8 Last western to date to win Best Picture
80th 2007 No Country for Old Men 4 8 First (and only) film of the 2000s decade to gross under $2 million in its opening weekend to win Best Picture
81st 2008 Slumdog Millionaire 8 10 Last film to date to win Best Picture without receiving any acting nominations
82nd 2009 Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire TBA 6 First film directed by an African-American to be nominated for Best Picture
82nd 2009 Up TBA 5 First computer animated film and second animated film to be nominated for Best Picture