Editing Sachin Tendulkar (section)

== Indian Premier League ==
Tendulkar was made the Icon player and captain for his home side, the [[Mumbai Indians]] in the inaugural [[Indian Premier League]] [[Twenty20]] competition in 2008.<ref>{{cite news |date=8 March 2008 |title=Tendulkar to lead "Mumbai Indians" |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/tendulkar-to-lead-mumbai-indians-341569 |url-status=live |access-date=1 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080312171035/http://content-www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/341569.html |archive-date=12 March 2008}}</ref> As an icon player, he was signed for a sum of US$1,121,250, 15% more than the second-highest paid player in the team, [[Sanath Jayasuriya]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/feb/20/cricket.indianpremierleague1 |title=Testosterone sparks Indian Premier League bidding frenzy |work=The Guardian |location=UK |access-date=1 June 2008 |date=20 February 2008 |first=Paul |last=Kelso |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216093411/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/feb/20/cricket.indianpremierleague1 |archive-date=16 December 2013 }}</ref>

In 2010 edition of Indian Premier League, Mumbai Indians reached the final of the tournament. Tendulkar made 618 runs in 14 innings during the tournament, breaking [[Shaun Marsh]]'s record of most runs in an IPL season. He was declared player of the tournament for his performance during the season. He also won Best Batsman and Best Captain awards at [[2010 Indian Premier League#IPL Awards 2010|2010 IPL Awards]] ceremony.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin breaks Shaun Marsh's IPL record for Most Runs scored in a single season and he also Received the Best Batsman and Best Captain Award |work=IBNLive |date=6 October 2013 |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/timeline-sachin-tendulkars-twenty20-journey/426812-78.html |publisher=IBN |access-date=22 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131229231002/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/timeline-sachin-tendulkars-twenty20-journey/426812-78.html |archive-date=29 December 2013 }}</ref> Tendulkar has scored more than 500 runs in IPL in two different seasons as a captain.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/ipl-virat-kohli-breaks-sachin-tendulkars-record/articleshow/52166866.cms |title=IPL: Virat Kohli breaks Sachin Tendulkar's record |website=[[The Times of India]] |date=7 May 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508214002/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/ipl/news/IPL-Virat-Kohli-breaks-Sachin-Tendulkars-record/articleshow/52166866.cms |archive-date=8 May 2016 }}</ref>

Sachin Tendulkar captained Mumbai Indians in 4 league matches of the second edition of the Champions League T20. He scored 68 in the first match and 48 against Guyana. But Mumbai Indians failed to qualify for semifinals after losing the initial two matches. Tendulkar scored 135 runs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iplcricketlive.org/ipl/champions-league-t20-cricket/champions-league-teams/clt20-mumbai-indians/ |title=CLT20 Mumbai Indians {{pipe}} IPL Cricket Live, Season 5 IPL Cricket 2012, CLT20, IPL 2012 Schedule, IPL Fixtures, IPL Online, IPL Live, Champions League T20 Live Cricket |publisher=Iplcricketlive.org |access-date=17 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324001219/http://www.iplcricketlive.org/ipl/champions-league-t20-cricket/champions-league-teams/clt20-mumbai-indians/ |archive-date=24 March 2012 }}</ref>

In the 2011 IPL, against [[Kochi Tuskers Kerala]], Tendulkar scored his maiden Twenty20&nbsp;hundred. He scored 100 not out off 66 balls. In 2013, Tendulkar retired from [[Indian Premier League]] and in 2014 he was appointed as the Mumbai Indian's "Team Icon".<ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin appointed as Mumbai Indian Team Icon |work=IBNLive |date=26 April 2014 |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/mumbai-indians-slump-hurting-sachin-tendulkar/467687-78.html |publisher=IBN |access-date=28 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429063815/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/mumbai-indians-slump-hurting-sachin-tendulkar/467687-78.html |archive-date=29 April 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iplt20.com/teams/mumbai-indians/squad/97/Sachin-Tendulkar/|title=IPLT20.com – Indian Premier League Official Website|website=www.iplt20.com|access-date=8 September 2018|archive-date=9 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909035515/https://www.iplt20.com/teams/mumbai-indians/squad/97/Sachin-Tendulkar/}}</ref> His last match for the team was the
final of the [[2013 Champions League Twenty20|2013 Champions League]], where he scored 14 runs in an Indians victory. In his 78&nbsp;matches in the IPL, Tendulkar scored a total of 2,334 runs; at the time of his retirement he was the fifth-highest run-scorer in the competition's history.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=117;type=trophy |title=Records / Indian Premier League / Most runs |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=31 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031113932/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=117;type=trophy |archive-date=31 October 2013 }}</ref> Mumbai Indians retired his number 10 jersey as a tribute to Tendulkar.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sachin Tendulkar's No.10 jersey retired because players refused to wear it |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/sachin-tendulkar-team-india-jersey-no-10-cricket-bcci-1096683-2017-11-29 |access-date=17 September 2020 |work=India Today |date=29 November 2017 |language=en}}</ref> He recently stepped down as the mentor of the franchise citing personal reasons.<ref>{{cite web |author=Crickified Mohit |date=17 December 2023 |title=Sachin Tendulkar Steps Down as Mumbai Indians Mentor |url=https://theframes.in/cricket/indian-premier-league/sachin-tendulkar-steps-down-as-mi-mentor-2027270 |access-date=17 December 2023 |archive-date=18 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231218094945/https://theframes.in/cricket/indian-premier-league/sachin-tendulkar-steps-down-as-mi-mentor-2027270 |url-status=dead }}</ref>