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Playing It My Way
- My Autobiography
- Narrated by: Sartaj Garewal
- Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins
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Summary
The autobiography of the highest scoring batsman of all time.
The greatest run-scorer in the history of cricket, Sachin Tendulkar retired in 2013 after an astonishing 24 years at the top. The most celebrated Indian cricketer of all time, he received the Bharat Ratna Award - India's highest civilian honour - on the day of his retirement.
Now Sachin Tendulkar tells his own remarkable story - from his first Test cap at the age of 16 to his 100th international century and the emotional final farewell that brought his country to a standstill.
When a boisterous Mumbai youngster's excess energies were channelled into cricket, the result was record-breaking schoolboy batting exploits that launched the career of a cricketing phenomenon. Before long Sachin Tendulkar was the cornerstone of India's batting line-up, his every move watched by a cricket-mad nation's devoted followers.
Never has a cricketer been burdened with so many expectations; never has a cricketer performed at such a high level for so long and with such style - scoring more runs and making more centuries than any other player, in both Tests and one-day games. And perhaps only one cricketer could have brought together a shocked nation by defiantly scoring a Test century shortly after terrorist attacks rocked Mumbai.
His many achievements with India include winning the World Cup and topping the world Test rankings. Yet he has also known his fair share of frustration and failure - from injuries and early World Cup exits to stinging criticism from the press, especially during his unhappy tenure as captain.Despite his celebrity status, Sachin Tendulkar has always remained a very private man, devoted to his family and his country. Now, for the first time, he provides a fascinating insight into his personal life and gives a frank and revealing account of a sporting life like no other.
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- Kam
- 24-08-16
Gave me goosebumps
Having lived through Sachin's career this was an overwhelming experience and emotional one at various moments
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- Raj
- 03-04-15
Tendulkar the living God
Great insight into the life if a living legend. Some stuff I knew lots I didn't. Thanks for the memmories.
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- Zilpefamuk
- 25-10-17
Enjoyed the book but not the narrator
The book is well organised but the narrator was missing pronunciations of key words. Didn’t stop me from enjoying the Sachin journey. What a journey he had so far.
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- Paresh
- 25-11-17
sachin aachin
very interesting autobiography of one of greatest player in history of cricket. came to know many facts and figures about his personal and professional life which would not have possible to come to know without this autobiography. Thanks to sir sachin for entertaining me and whole country throughout my whole life.
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- Mr H S Patel
- 15-09-15
Out for a Duck!
What was most disappointing about Sachin Tendulkar’s story?
For any British Indian cricket fans, Sachin is a legend. Following his retirement this book was much anticipated....What a let down. Sachin always said he was "not about the stats" and he talks about exactly that. How many runs he scored in almost every match he played. Like the BBC football scores announcements on a Saturday....yawn!
The interesting parts are about his youth, his family and interactions with team mates everything else is made to sound boring though it was never boring to watch him play. I would have liked to know more about Sachin, what makes him tick, not how many runs he scored against Bangladesh!
How did the narrator detract from the book?
This was easily the worst narrator to book match i have ever heard. The narrator couldn't even pronounce some of the players names properly and at times seemed like he was putting on the indian accent (border line offensive).
You have to listen to him to understand how bad he is.
If this book were a film would you go see it?
NO!
Any additional comments?
Of all the books i've purchased through Audible, this was the worst for two main reasons:
1. Narrator
2. The story.
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- Teetoo
- 15-02-19
Very disappointing
I had very high hopes from one of my favourite cricketers but sorry to say that the book was a big disappointment. Apart from stories from his personal life and his struggles, the book was a failure. Looked like it was written by a 10 year old. Sachin, get a good ghost writer and re-do the book.
To top it all, the narrator was horrendous. Being a native speaker and horribly mis-pronouncing Indian names was inexcusable. Sachin, change him too!
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