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Richard Levi acknowledges the crowd after scoring a half century during match 1 of the the Indian Premier League ( IPL) 2012 between The Chennai Superkings and The Mumbai Indians held at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on the 4th April 2012 

The 90 year old coin used for the toss during match 1 of the the Indian Premier League ( IPL) 2012 between The Chennai Superkings and The Mumbai Indians held at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on the 4th April 2012

Souvrav Ganguly captain of Pune Warriors India and Sachin Tendulkar of Mumbai Indians before the start of the match 3 of the Indian Premier League ( IPL) 2012 between The Mumbai Indians and the Pune Warriors India held at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on the 6th April

PROFILE: Birth Date : 27 February 2012,, Nickname : Little Master,, T20 Debut : 2008 No one has captured the imagination of the cricket world like Sachin Tendulkar has over the last 23 years. The Little Master made his mark in international cricket at the tender age of 16, and now has broken almost all meaningful batting records. He is the leading run-getter in both Test cricket and ODIs. Although retired from international Twenty20s, he continues to play in the IPL. He has played a crucial role in the Mumbai Indians’ set-up since the very first season of the IPL. In IPL 2010, Tendulkar was on top of his game and led his team to the final. He even clinched the Orange Cap (presented to the leading run-getter in the league stage). The 39-year-old master batsman even scored a century in IPL 2011.

SACHIN TENDULKAR ON MONDAY, HANDED OVER THE CAPTAINCY OF MUMBAI INDIANS TO HARBHAJAN SINGH

Mumbai:SACHIN TENDULKAR ON MONDAY, HANDED OVER THE CAPTAINCY OF MUMBAI INDIANS TO HARBHAJAN SINGH. Terming Mumbai Indians franchise as a family, Tendulkar said the decision was taken after due consideration. "The Mumbai Indians is more than a team. It is like a family to me. At this point of time, I feel I need a break from the responsibility of captaincy of the Mumbai Indians. After due consideration, I discussed my intention to hand over the Captain-ship of the team to Harbhajan Singh," he said. Tendulkar said that he had consulted with Nita and Mukesh Ambani, owners of Mumbai Indians. "I was touched by the graciousness and wholehearted support they offered me while emphasising that they would accept any decision which helps me to continue enjoying the game." The decision was a difficult moment for Nita Ambani who however, said that Tendulkar was the best judge on such matters. "It was a very difficult moment when Sachin expressed his desire to relinquish the captaincy. But we believe that Sachin is the best judge on such matters and hence, as always, we fully support his decision," she said. Harbhajan will now lead the side in the upcoming edition of Indian Premier League and he said it was an honour for him. "Sachin Paaji spoke to me about his decision of wanting me to take over the responsibility of the team. It is huge honour and I thank Paaji and Nita Bhabhi for the faith reposed in my abilities," he said. Harbhajan has the distinction of having led the team to triumph in the Champions League Twenty20 last year.

SACHIN: Regarded as one of the greatest batsmen ever, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is the mainstay of Indian batting line-up for more than two decades. He is the world's leading run-scorer in both Test (14,692) and ODI (18,111) cricket. In 2011, Tendulkar finally achieved his dream of winning the Cricket World Cup at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai. It took six World Cup appearances for the 'Little Master' to win the coveted trophy. Tendulkar is the leading century maker in both Test and ODI and has so far scored 99 (51 Test + 48 ODI) international centuries. He also has played highest number of Test and ODI matches. Among many laurels he had won - the most prominent ones are: Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award, and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India's highest sporting honour. Surprisingly after playing for more two decades, Tendulkar won his first ICC cricketer of the year award in 2010. Tendulkar described ‘2010’ as among the best ever in his cricketing career. In February 2010, he became the first batsman to break the 200-run barrier in the one-day cricket. Tendulkar made his Test debut as a 16-year-old against Pakistan at Karachi in November 1989. He then played his first one-day match against the same team in the next month.