#4 Sachin Tendulkar
Little Master, Master Blaster, God of Cricket - Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is known by many names and is one of the most loved cricketers of all time. The right-handed batsman went on to make innumerable records in his career which spanned nearly 24 years.
15921 runs in 200 Tests at an average of 53.79, 18426 runs in 463 ODI matches at an average of 44.83 - Tendulkar's career statistics are just astounding. The Mumbai-born player also holds a special record of scoring 100 (51 in Tests and 49 in ODIs) international centuries in his career.
16 November 2013 is the date when SRT announced retirement from all forms of cricket and the entire nation wept as he gave his farewell speech. He persevered to fulfill his dream of lifting the World Cup in 2011.
Post-retirement, Sachin has become an able businessman. The Little Master is the owner of Bengaluru Blasters, a Premier Badminton League franchise. Kerala Blasters, a prominent ISL club, is also majorly owned by him. The veteran player owns SRT10 sports management company and still endorses a lot of brands.
He is known to appear on cricket chat shows as an analyst but his appearances are rare.
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