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| Who is Maria Sharapova? A cricket atheist who does not know Tendulkar | Who is Maria Sharapova? A cricket atheist who does not know Tendulkar |
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| Hell hath no fury like a Sachin Tendulkar fan scorned. When Maria Sharapova, Russia's greatest ever tennis player, admitted that she did not know of Tendulkar, India's greatest ever cricketer, Tendulkar's fans reacted with outrage – and a dose of humour – resulting in #whoismariasharapova trending worldwide. For any readers struggling to picture Tendulkar, here he is at Wimbledon's Centre Court waving to his many admirers: | |
| Sachin Tendulkar acknowledges the people of Wimbledon | Sachin Tendulkar acknowledges the people of Wimbledon |
| And here are five handy facts about Tendulkar: | And here are five handy facts about Tendulkar: |
| 1) His full name is Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, but he goes by the nicknames Little Master, Tendlya, the Little Champion and Master Blaster. His more devoted fans like to call him the "God of Cricket". | 1) His full name is Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, but he goes by the nicknames Little Master, Tendlya, the Little Champion and Master Blaster. His more devoted fans like to call him the "God of Cricket". |
| 2) He writes with his left hand but, when it comes to cricket, he is a right-handed batsman and a right-handed spin bowler. | 2) He writes with his left hand but, when it comes to cricket, he is a right-handed batsman and a right-handed spin bowler. |
| 3) He is just 5ft 5in tall, considerably shorter than Sharapova. | 3) He is just 5ft 5in tall, considerably shorter than Sharapova. |
| 4) He took up cricket at the age of 11, made his Test debut aged 16 and went on to represent Mumbai domestically and India internationally for nearly 24 years. He is the only player to have scored one hundred international centuries, the first batsman to score a double century in a One Day International, the only player to complete more than 30,000 runs in international cricket, and the 16th player and first Indian to score more than 50,000 runs. Put simply: he's really good at cricket. | 4) He took up cricket at the age of 11, made his Test debut aged 16 and went on to represent Mumbai domestically and India internationally for nearly 24 years. He is the only player to have scored one hundred international centuries, the first batsman to score a double century in a One Day International, the only player to complete more than 30,000 runs in international cricket, and the 16th player and first Indian to score more than 50,000 runs. Put simply: he's really good at cricket. |
| 5) When he fans get angry, they react like this: | 5) When he fans get angry, they react like this: |
| Dear Sharapova learn something from your tennis mate BTW who is Maria Sharapova pic.twitter.com/c252wm3Ehr | Dear Sharapova learn something from your tennis mate BTW who is Maria Sharapova pic.twitter.com/c252wm3Ehr |
| Who is Maria Sharapova? | Who is Maria Sharapova? |
| She is the one who doesn't know who sachin tendulkar is #Wikipedia pic.twitter.com/L3cMTPuDmn | She is the one who doesn't know who sachin tendulkar is #Wikipedia pic.twitter.com/L3cMTPuDmn |
| who is Maria Sharapova to say I don't know Sachin Tendulkar. Look wat @BBCSport has to say about this. #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/pWTQnZb0Nl | who is Maria Sharapova to say I don't know Sachin Tendulkar. Look wat @BBCSport has to say about this. #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/pWTQnZb0Nl |
| This is who Sachin Tendulkar is!! | This is who Sachin Tendulkar is!! |
| #GodOfCricket | #GodOfCricket |
| Who is Maria Sharapova? pic.twitter.com/2F43rQot1n | Who is Maria Sharapova? pic.twitter.com/2F43rQot1n |
| Who is Maria Sharapova ?? | Who is Maria Sharapova ?? |
| Sachin tendulkar is God of cricket ! pic.twitter.com/MkoB3QM58e | Sachin tendulkar is God of cricket ! pic.twitter.com/MkoB3QM58e |
| RT PLZ Google dont knw | RT PLZ Google dont knw |
| Tennis | Tennis |
| Who is Maria Sharapova | Who is Maria Sharapova |
| Sachin Tendulkar Roger Federer pic.twitter.com/F5IrJBjIB3 | Sachin Tendulkar Roger Federer pic.twitter.com/F5IrJBjIB3 |
| This will happen when Maria Sharapova realises who Sachin Tendulkar is...... pic.twitter.com/YDvZl8eajo | This will happen when Maria Sharapova realises who Sachin Tendulkar is...... pic.twitter.com/YDvZl8eajo |
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