Sachin replaces Ferrari with a Nissan GTR: Reports

Sachin Tendulkar may have sold his Ferrari 360, but it is not without a great car. According to sources, news, Sachin has already replaced his rearing horse 530, Nissan GTR, 530 horsepower, four-wheel drive.

Sachin Tendulkar sells his '360 Modena Ferrari' , gifted by Michael Schumacher

The '360 Modena Ferrari', which once occupied pride of place in batting icon Sachin Tendulkar's fleet of premium cars, is now a prized possession of a city businessman.

Jayesh Desai, Chairman of Raj Hans group, said he purchased the car a fortnight ago.

"I have bought the 360 Modena Ferrari car directly from Sachin Tendulkar with all legal documents," Desai said, but declined to reveal the price.

"It was my dream to drive a Ferrari and now my dream has come true," Desai, who has a passion for driving luxury cars, said.

The Ferrari, which was presented to Tendulkar by racing legend Michael Schumacher, will be the first racing car in his fleet of luxury vehicles, Desai said, adding that his latest acquisition was a prized possession as it was owned by the batting great.

"Kindly ask me only about the car and nothing about Sachin," he said when asked if he and Tendulkar were friends or had known each other.

The Ferrari had got mired in a controversy in 2003 after it was reported that Tendulkar had requested for a customs duty waiver despite getting it as a gift and not winning it as a prize in a tournament.

In August 2003, the finance ministry had exempted Tendulkar from paying around Rs 1.13 crore (approximately $245,000) towards import duty for the vehicle, valued at Rs 75 lakh (approximately $162,600).

The car was gifted to him by FIAT, which manufactures the premium Ferrari cars and endorsed by Tendulkar, after the Indian batting legend equalled Don Bradman's tally of 29 Test centuries.

Ferrari's Formula One driver Schumacher presented the car on behalf of the company to Tendulkar when the two met in 2002 at Silverstone, England.

Tendulkar has taken a break from cricket after playing in IPL and is away on a vacation in England with family.

Why Sachin skipped the series against West Indies?

Mumbai, May 31: Every cricket fan in India and the West Indies was amused when Sachin Tendulkar, opted out of the Test series in the Carribean Islands. The reason for the withdrawal was amusing and annoying at the same time as the batting legend is fit and had a good chance to notch up his 100th international ton against the West Indian bowling line-up.

Some even advocated that the little Master opted out of the series to ensure that he has a chance to bring up his 100th international ton at the Lord's, considered as the 'Mecca of Cricket, that will host the 100th India vs England Test (July 21-25) and the 2000th game in the history of Test cricket.

In an interview the MiD-DAY on May 30, Sachin, considered by many as the greatest batsman ever to have played the game, retorted back asking, "How can you plan such things?"

He then went on to explain the reason for his withdrawal and stated, "I just want to spend some time with my family. I have not had time with my children. If I don't spend time with them now (during their school holidays), I would have to wait for one more year to do so. The kids (daughter Sara and son Arjun) are very thrilled because we hadn't discussed this with them, so they didn't know anything. It was a surprise for them."

But then who can make the fans, who are ready to do anything to watch the little master play, understand? Leave aside fans, even celebrated cricket writers are ruing the fact that Sachin won't be playing in the West Indies.

Fazeer Mohammed, one of the best Cricket Writers in the West Indies, related the master's withdrawal from the series with his country's dismal state of affairs in cricket administration.

In his column in the Trinidad Express, he wrote, "But there was obviously something missing that made India's batting maestro determine that a month in the Caribbean and the prospect of a couple really big innings was worth passing up. Maybe it was the challenge. Maybe it was the sense of occasion. Maybe it was both."

And added, "To put it bluntly: milking our bowlers on the way to a 100th senior international hundred in a near-empty stadium would have been the equivalent of Barcelona defeating Manchester United on a Sunday morning at the Aranjuez Savannah with ten men and two dogs in attendance and two vagrants sleeping at the back of the pavilion."

Whatever others may say, now that the master has cleared the air over his decision to skip the Test series in West Indies, the fans will certainly have some relief before again joining the craze about his 100th international century. Till then, wish the master a very peaceful and happy holidays as he certainly deserves that after a glorious and eventful season of cricket.

Sachin Tendulkar 38 Birthday 2011 - April 24 2011

Sachin Tendulkar 38th Birthday today will be a low key affair today. Sachin born on 24 April 1973. Wishes were pouring in media on his birthday. One can wish him in twitter and other forum. Sachin Twitter Id is @sachin_rt

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Sachin Tendulkar is Going to Break one more Record

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Still Now Sachin palyed arround 166 Test Match and if he played 3 match more held in Shri lanka than he broke the record of Australian Cricketer Strive wo to play 168 Test Match.

Mumbai Indians take on SA's Highveld Lions in CLT20 opener

Indian Premier League III runners-up Mumbai Indians, led by batting great Sachin Tendulkar, will face South Africa's Highveld Lions in the opening match of the Airtel Champions League Twenty20 at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on September 10.

Sachin Tendulkar Now In Twitter

Sachin Tendulkar has connected Twitter. Cricket God sent his first speech on Tuesday night: "Finally, the original SRT on Twitter n the first thing I want to do is to wish my generation the best in windies."

A Sachin fan happy with the latest news tweeted motivation Lines Pt Nehru, "At midnight the fight, which most Indians slept, Sachin joined Twitter."

Must respect Sachin's decision to retire from T20, says Dhoni

Team India West Indies-bound to the T20 World Cup, but the most triumphant batsmen of IPL Season 3 is not boarding the flight. Sachin Tendulkar will be missed by all Indian, but India skipper MS Dhoni said, "We must respect Sachin's decision to withdraw from the T20."

Sachin Tendulkar birthday celebration

Sachin's birthday celebration is one of those special occasions to the Master just before the final in IPL.Sachin celebrates its 36th birthday on April 24th ,2010. Sachin young when he gets old.This is the ultimate paradox, given the way he plays really well.

Wishing you a very happy birthday and we want to see many hundreds, many more 200S really, "Shilpa Shetty, the owner of Rajasthan Royals IPL team, told journalists on the IPL awards, hosted by director-producer Karan Johar here at the Grand Hyatt hotel.