Sachin Tendulkar is a cricketer.
The 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup was the eighth Cricket World Cup , organized by the International Cricket Council ( ICC ) . The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was the tenth Cricket World Cup . The Indian cricket team , also known as Team India and Men in Blue , represents India in international cricket . Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar ( [ sətʃɪn_tɛnˈduːlkər ] born 24 April 1973 ) is a former Indian cricketer and captain , widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time . In 2002 , just halfway through his career , Wisden Cricketers ' Almanack ranked him the second greatest Test batsman of all time , behind Don Bradman , and the second greatest ODI batsman of all time , behind Viv Richards .