Tendulkar - THE LITTLE MASTER BLASTER INTRODUCTION Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (born on 24 April 1973) is an Indian cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is the leading run-scorer and century maker in Test and one-day international cricket. He is the only male player to score a double century in the history of ODI cricket. In 2002‚ just 12 years into his career‚ Wisden ranked him the second greatest Test batsman of all time‚ behind Donald Bradman
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score a single run for the first fifteen minutes. But as time passed‚ he grasped the strategy of the bowlers and began to fully support Afridi. He completed his half-century by playing keen and beautiful shots. When he was at a score of 88‚ the first slip caught him smartly. In this way‚ the first wicket of Pakistan fell at a total of 130. After him‚ Shahid Afridi could not steadily face the bowlers and proceeded towards the pavilion in a short time. Ejaz Ahmed began his batting when the Pakistani
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Comparing and Contrasting Works by Kundera and Khaled Hosseini The unbearable lightness of being was published in Paris in 1984 by Czech author Milan Kundera. The novel is a mix of genre-defying mix of historical fiction‚ love stories‚ philosophy‚ and experimentation with narrative technique. Set mostly in Prague in the late 1960s‚ the novel focuses on the love lives of four Czech intellectuals as they struggle with relationships‚ sex‚ politics‚ and the military occupation of their country. The
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* Team Cohesion-“a dynamic process that is reflected in the tendency of a team to stick together and remain together in pursuit of its goals and objectives regardless of the difficulties and set-backs (Kent‚ 2006)” * Two main components: task cohesion and social cohesion. * Task cohesion- ability a team has to work together to achieve a specific goal. Social cohesion is the level of which the team members like one another and enjoy each other’s company. * Cohesion improved/ developed
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“Sourav’s greatest asset is his ability to communicate. He is a naturally very confident person. He encourages his team‚ is a great motivator and a born captain. He is not the media’s blue eyed boy because he is a very straightforward person‚ who never minces his words‚ instead he talks in a no nonsense manner to the press. He shares an extremely healthy rapport with his teammates. His leadership skills are also vouched for by the youngsters in the team. He has phenomenal brand value. He’s the new-age
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Between 1980 and 1993 the total number of bowlers in America increased by 10 percent‚ while league bowling decreased by 40 percent. This statistic‚ that shows the rise of solo bowling threatens the very‚ livelihood of bowling business proprietors because many of those people who bowl as members of
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participants. One of the soldiers‚ "Norman Bowler‚ otherwise a very gentle person‚ carried a Thumb. . .The Thumb was dark brown‚ rubbery to touch. . . It had been cut from a VC corpse‚ a boy of fifteen or sixteen"(13). Bowler had been a very good-natured person in civilian life‚ yet war makes him into a very hard-mannered‚ emotionally devoid soldier‚ carrying about a severed finger as a trophy‚ proud of his kill. The transformation shown through Bowler is an excellent indicator of the psychological
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Children with Autism Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and the Effects of the Children and their Family University of Phoenix The topic that I have chosen to write about is Autism. Have you heard about it? I am sure you may know someone who suffers from this disease‚ but do you really know what it is‚ or its causes and effects? That is what I am going to explain to you. Autism is a disability that affect young children‚ and we need to understand
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was also coached under the guidance of Achrekar at Shivaji Park in the mornings and evenings.[44] Tendulkar would practice for hours on end in the nets. If he became exhausted‚ Achrekar would put a one-rupee coin on the top of the stumps‚ and the bowler who dismissed Tendulkar would get the coin. If Tendulkar passed the whole session without getting dismissed‚ the coach would give him the coin. Tendulkar now considers the 13 coins he
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melt. So I grabbed an umbrella and ran out to get my bag. My two bowling balls were a Gator ball and a red lightning ball‚ both of which are fourteen pounds. When I returned with my bowling ball‚ Coach Tom Phillips‚ one of the best professional bowlers I had ever seen‚ gave me some “bowling tips” on trying to hit more strikes and spares. He told me after I rolled the bowling ball‚ I needed to bring my hand beside my right ear. It was all part of my technique. I did that for the first and third games
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