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'I don't think anyone, apart from Don Bradman, is in the same class as Sachin Tendulkar.' -Shane Warne Readers are in love with Sachin Tendulkar's autobiography: 'A must read for anyone who knows cricket' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'An idol . . . An inspiration' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A great book by one of the all time greats' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Brings back so many wonderful memories'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This book has made me feel proud to be a lover of the game and has inspired me to succeed in everything I do.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The story of the greatest cricket player of all time, told in his own words. __________ The greatest run-scorer in the history of cricket, Sachin Tendulkar retired in 2013 after an astonishing 24 years at the top. The most celebrated Indian cricketer of all time, he received the Bharat Ratna Award - India's highest civilian honour - on the day of his retirement. Now Sachin Tendulkar tells his own remarkable story - from his first Test cap at the age of 16 to his 100th international century and the emotional final farewell that brought his country to a standstill. When a boisterous Mumbai youngster's excess energies were channelled into cricket, the result was record-breaking schoolboy batting exploits that launched the career of a cricketing phenomenon. Before long Sachin Tendulkar was the cornerstone of India's batting line-up, his every move watched by a cricket-mad nation's devoted followers. Never has a cricketer been burdened with so many expectations; never has a cricketer performed at such a high level for so long and with such style - scoring more runs and making more centuries than any other player, in both Tests and one-day games. And perhaps only one cricketer could have brought together a shocked nation by defiantly scoring a Test century shortly after terrorist attacks rocked Mumbai. His many achievements with India include winning the World Cup and topping the world Test rankings. Yet he has also known his fair share of frustration and failure - from injuries and early World Cup exits to stinging criticism from the press, especially during his unhappy tenure as captain. Despite his celebrity status, Sachin Tendulkar has always remained a very private man, devoted to his family and his country. Now, for the first time, he provides a fascinating insight into his personal life and gives a frank and revealing account of a sporting life like no other. __________ Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hodder; Reprint edition (January 12, 2016)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Paperback ‏ : ‎ 416 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1473605172


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 76


Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.1 ounces


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 1.5 x 8 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #818,045 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #70 in Cricket (Books) #4,017 in Sports Biographies (Books)


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    • India's Most Revered Cricket Icon Of All Time Tells His Story
Sachin Tendulkar's autobiography "Sachin Tendulkar: Playing It My Way" is amazing to read because his rise to greatness was the result of a single-minded all consuming purpose and focus on playing the game at the highest levels of achievement. This book is a particularly inspiring sports story because the challenge to be the best in the sport or for one's country is so intense. It has some great ancillary reader benefits. In India, family is everything. Through Tendulkar, this book provides an excellent portrait of classic Indian values including dedication, persistence and resilience. He is proud of his achievements but explains them modestly. Reading this book, he seems like such a great, great sports hero, setting such a great example for Indian youth or any youth in any sport anywhere in the world. If you're at all curious about cricket as compared to baseball (with the average winning score seeming so high by comparison) this a great book. There are similarities together with lots of differences. Like an American elevator is called a "lift," cricket players "bowl" rather than "pitch" the ball. And the "pitch" refers to the field rather than how the ball is thrown. If you have a really good knowledge of cricket, you'll especially appreciate how Tendulkar gives quite a few explanations of several technical aspects of the game. Tendulkar's account of his early experience in cricket and the encouragement and support of his dad and mom, his friends and his coaches, makes this a very accessible book to an American audience, especially parents whose children take up baseball. All the spoken Hindi, although there is not a lot of it, is well translated into English. There are four pages of mostly color photos of Tendulkar, his family and highlights of his career. And Tendulkar's career statistics are listed in the back of the book. It is written "Tendulkar is to Cricket what Michael Jordan is to Basketball and Muhammad Ali is to Boxing." His autobiography, "Playing It My Way" will tell you exactly how that came to be. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2022 by Larry B.
    • Motivational read
It is an easy read. Sachin talks about his cricketing career in detail, but for some reason he decides to skip all controversial moments that happened inside the Indian team during his career. He goes on in detail how he planned to face Shane Warne and other Australian bowlers during the Australian tour, but he decides to stay silent about how he planned to tackle the uncertainty and chaos caused in the dressing room by his teammates match fixing scandals. It is one thing that he didn't want to talk about other team mates in his auto-biography, but he does not even talk about his own emotional state at that time. Let alone, he completely ignores the incident and skips it, does not even bring it up. Apart from that, the book helps you to figure out why he was one of the best cricketer in the world, why he is the master blaster. The answer is simple, hard work. The book talks about his injuries during his playing career and how he coped up with the pain and always fought back to come back. Apart from cricket, the book touches his courtship and marriage with his wife, her support for him during his playing career and her sacrifices. To summarize, it is a motivational read that teaches only hard work is a key to success. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2014 by bipin
    • Inspiration to the end
This was such a great autobiography,I have ever read.Every page of the book simply showcases the honest,first class cricketer that Sachin has always been.What an icon and such an inspiration for today’s generation.India will always be proud of him
Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2024 by Pinky C
    • Could have been lot better.
It is actually pretty ordinary . I did not get anything substantially new that I have not read elsewhere, which is not saying much anyway. There are anecdotes right through the book . Some of which I enjoyed . Some of his early days in 80s made a good reading . Two things that I became more aware of were He got injured badly right through his career and that bothered him and he struggled with it . Rather unfortunate or may be he was constantly pushing his body. and the second one was he really loved and played for his personal records - centuries , # of tests ..there is a constant theme about these numbers in the entire book . Not to say he was selfish etc ….which he was not , but I just did not think he cared for his personal records as much. That infamous declaration by Rahul which left him stranded @194 is another example. Rahul should not have declared (I did not know that Rahul delayed declaration in sydney test few months ago which may have robbed us of our first series win in aus) but Sachin was livid even after 24 hours !!! when Rahul came over to talk to him . SRT just could not let it go that Rahul tried to send a tough message to Pak that India means business (However bad that call was from Rahul). I just found that strange. Sachin loves his 100s and 200s. For some one with whom he has scored maximum runs with , lack of warmth towards Rahul is conspicuous . He has good words for his knocks but nothing more . There is lot of warmth towards Anil, Sourav, Yuvi, Bhajji, Viru etc. Probably Rahul himself was reserved . He talks about the entire 2011 Eng series and not a word about Rahul’s 3 centuries !!! - may be I am reading too much. I maybe biased because I was surprised by Rahul’s interview by Cricinfo following the release of this book and this incident . Rahul was unusually belligerent when asked if he was looking forward to read the book - he said something like “I am not looking forward to these aspects but I will look to his views on batting skills and how he prepared etc”…. Coming to cricket itself I was surprised as to how so many of his shots were played even before ball was delivered. It was surprising to learn the amount of pre-meditation and out-smarting that goes on !!. This guy lived , breathed cricket - an ultimate Cricket Huccha. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2015 by Cheeri

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