This Day, That Year - Sachin Tendulkar Made His International Debut

India’s batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar made his international debut today, exactly 30 years ago. On November 15, 1989, Tendulkar made his India debut against Pakistan in a Test match in Karachi. Although he had a poor run, but since then, went onto hold most of the batting records in international cricket.

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The magical talent from Mumbai made his debut only at the age of 16 years and 205 days. He became the third-youngest to make his Test debut after Mushtaq Mohammad and Aaqib Javed. Sachin Tendulkar scored only 15 runs in the first innings, which was the only time he got to bat as the match ended in a draw. Tendulkar got out to Waqar Younis, who also made his international debut in that game.

Over the years, Tendulkar forged his name in history as the greatest batsman of all time. He also got earned the nickname Master Blaster. The Mumbai-born cricketer aggregated 34,357 runs across formats, which is more than 6,000 runs ahead of the second-placed former Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara.

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Sachin Tendulkar also has 100 international centuries to his name – a record every batsman will desire to achieve. One of India’s finest son announced his international in 2013 playing his last Test against West Indies at his favourite Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Till date, he has the most runs in ODI and Test formats.

Post his retirement, Tendulkar has been working with Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League as a mentor. Earlier this year, ICC inducted him to the Hall of Fame; only the sixth Indian cricketer to achieve the feat.

Many took to social media sites to relive the beautiful memory of Sachin Tendulkar making his international debut, 30 years ago. The fans have been the luckiest to witness greatness during their time.

Here are some of the tweets:

I have seen you batting from close quarters since you were 11.
It has been an honour to bat along with you for School, Mumbai and India! @sachin_rt, you are an inspiration to one and all! #SachinDebutDay pic.twitter.com/aIm9IZ0qlk

— Vinod Kambli (@vinodkambli349) November 15, 2019

#SachinNahiHotaToh no one would cue up to take this iconic pic the last time he came out to bat!

30th anniversary of @sachin_rt 's debut! pic.twitter.com/LGPySPRTQN

— Mithali Raj (@M_Raj03) November 15, 2019

Thirty years of Sachinism @sachin_rt pic.twitter.com/jsMy98AI9a

— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) November 15, 2019

https://twitter.com/kichchabasayya/status/1195203227748163584?s=20

https://twitter.com/pallavi_deka/status/1195188691649454081?s=20

https://twitter.com/Gagan_G_Gowda/status/1195185222788075521?s=20

9 out 10 people in india started watching Cricket only because of @sachin_rt This is the Hard Fact no one can deny the fact… #30YearsOfSachinism #SachinTendulkar #debutdayofsachin

— Dr.Nobita (@plasticsmile88) November 14, 2019

Thank you Sachin! The nation owes you everything for all the memories.#30YearsOfSachinism #SachinTendulkar pic.twitter.com/zBvfQcvGvA

— Ajinkya Pradhan (@ajinkya_pradhan) November 14, 2019

https://twitter.com/Sanjanaharish3/status/1195206772350320640?s=20