Editing Sachin Tendulkar (section)

== Reception and legacy ==
[[File:Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar Wax Statue in Madame Tussauds London.jpg|thumb|Tendulkar's Wax Statue in [[Madame Tussauds]], London]]Tendulkar is often regarded as one of the greatest and most influential [[cricketer|cricketers]] in the [[history of cricket]]. His consistent performances earned him a fan following across the globe, including among Australian crowds, where Tendulkar has consistently scored centuries.<ref name="Tendertouch">{{Cite news|first=Chloe |last=Saltau |title=Tender touch |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/cricket/tender-touch/2007/12/08/1196813091099.html?page=fullpage |date=9 December 2007 |access-date=12 December 2007 |publisher=[[The Age]] Newspaper |location=Melbourne |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212154932/http://www.theage.com.au/news/cricket/tender-touch/2007/12/08/1196813091099.html?page=fullpage |archive-date=12 December 2007 }}</ref> One of the most popular sayings by his fans is, "Cricket is my religion and Sachin is my God".<ref name="gordon">{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Opinion/Editorials/Brown_moots_honour_for_Tendulkar/rssarticleshow/2722571.cms |title=Brown moots honour for Tendulkar |work=The Economic Times |location=India |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080228224123/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Opinion/Editorials/Brown_moots_honour_for_Tendulkar/rssarticleshow/2722571.cms |archive-date=28 February 2008 }}</ref> [[ESPNcricinfo]] mentions in his profile that, "...&nbsp;Tendulkar remains, by a distance, the most worshipped cricketer in the world".<ref name="CricinfoProfile" />

During the Australian tour of India in 1998, [[Matthew Hayden]] said, "I have seen God. He bats at no. 4 in India in Tests".<ref>{{cite news| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/opinion/edit-page/Why-English-fails-Tendulkar/articleshow/5735567.cms | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811054327/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-03-29/edit-page/28149752_1_sachin-tendulkar-gwalior-odi-god | archive-date=11 August 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] | first1=CP | last1=Surendran | title=Why English fails Tendulkar | url-status=live | date=29 March 2010}}</ref> However, Tendulkar himself is reported to have said, "I am not God of cricket. I make mistakes, God doesn't".<ref>{{cite news|agency=Press Trust of India |url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/i-am-not-god-of-cricket-tendulkar/article4580645.ece?homepage=true |title=I am not god of cricket: Tendulkar |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=4 April 2013 |access-date=2 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021155708/http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/i-am-not-god-of-cricket-tendulkar/article4580645.ece?homepage=true |archive-date=21 October 2013 }}</ref> Tendulkar made a special appearance in the [[Bollywood]] film [[Stumped (film)|''Stumped'']] in 2003, appearing as himself.<ref>{{cite web|author=Abhishek Boyanpalli |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-retires-100-facts-763750 |title=Sachin Tendulkar retires: 100 facts about the Little Master bowing out after 24 years |work=[[Daily Mirror]] |date=10 October 2013 |access-date=10 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010222832/http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-retires-100-facts-763750 |archive-date=10 October 2013 }}</ref>{{Unreliable fringe source|reason=No major newspaper, website or Book published that Tendulkar acted, did cameo in "Stumped" film.|date=November 2021}}

On 24 February 2010, the cricket website ESPNcricinfo could not handle the heavy traffic experienced after Tendulkar broke the record for the [[List of One Day International cricket records#Highest individual score (progression of record)|highest individual male score]] in a [[One Day International]] match against South Africa, also becoming the first player to score 200* in the history of ODIs as more than 5&nbsp;million fans visited the website at a time.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bal |first=Sambit |title=Tendulkar breaks ESPNcricinfo records |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/tendulkar-breaks-cricinfo-records-617220 |access-date=22 January 2012 |work='From the Editor' blog |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/india/7308573/Sachin-Tendulkars-200-breaks-ODI-world-record-as-India-crush-South-Africa.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/india/7308573/Sachin-Tendulkars-200-breaks-ODI-world-record-as-India-crush-South-Africa.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |location=London |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |first=Nick |last=Hoult |title=Sachin Tendulkar's 200 breaks ODI world record as India crush South Africa |date=24 February 2010}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

There have been many instances when Tendulkar's fans undertook extreme activities over his [[Dismissal (cricket)|dismissal]] in a game. As reported by many Indian newspapers, for example, a young man [[Suicide by hanging|hanged himself]] due to distress over Tendulkar's failure to reach his 100th century.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Sachin-fan-hangs-himself/articleshow/7858995.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501005200/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-04/bangalore/29380003_1_sachin-fan-sachin-tendulkar-sujay |archive-date=1 May 2013 |title=Sachin fan hangs himself |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |agency=[[Times News Network]] |date=3 April 2011|url-status=live |access-date=30 May 2012}}</ref>

At home in Mumbai, Tendulkar's fan following has caused him to lead a different lifestyle. [[Ian Chappell]] has said that he would be unable to cope with the lifestyle Tendulkar was forced to lead, having to "wear a wig and go out and watch a movie only at night".<ref name="Futuresuperstars">{{cite web |url=http://content-www.cricinfo.com/talk/content/multimedia/304373.html?view=transcript |title=Next change: the superstars of the future |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=31 December 2007 |date=30 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081022103850/http://content-www.cricinfo.com/talk/content/multimedia/304373.html?view=transcript |archive-date=22 October 2008 }}</ref> In an interview with Tim Sheridan, Tendulkar admitted that he sometimes went for quiet drives in the streets of Mumbai late at night when he would be able to enjoy some peace and silence.<ref>{{cite news|last=Murzello |first=Clayton |title=Figures, But Only of Speech |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/printarticle.aspx?270517 |access-date=26 April 2012 |newspaper=Outlook India |date=1 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130430084837/http://www.outlookindia.com/printarticle.aspx?270517 |archive-date=30 April 2013 }}</ref>

=== Indian Premier League ===
In the [[2021 Indian Premier League|2021 IPL]], season he worked for [[Mumbai Indians|Mumbai Indians team]] as a mentor.<ref>{{Cite news|title=IPL 2021: Mumbai Indians mentor Sachin Tendulkar joins team for training session|work=TOI|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-2021-mumbai-indians-mentor-sachin-tendulkar-joins-team-for-training-session/articleshow/86322842.cms}}</ref>