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The milestone man

REUTERS, Peshawar
When India's Sachin Tendulkar made his Test debut in Pakistan more than 14 years ago, many observers pre-
dicted he would be one of the alltimegreats.
The 30-year-old, widely considered to be the best batsman of his generation, has spent his career proving them right as he has passed one milestone after another.
Tendulkar added another landmark to his illustrious list during the second one-day international against Pakistan on Tuesday by becoming the first player to score 13,000 one-day runs and hit 37 centuries.
The achievement came during India's first full tour to Pakistan
since 1989-90 and completed the circle on a batting record that can compare with the best in cricket history.
Tendulkar had long wanted to return to Pakistan, where he started
his career as a curly-haired 16-year-old with 215 runs in four Tests against the searing pace of Wasim Akram and an upcoming Waqar Younis.
But with political tension between India and Pakistan clouding cricket relations, his only opportunity before the current tour was a three-match one-day series in 1997.
"I'm happy at getting runs in Pakistan, where I started my career," Tendulkar said. "I always wanted to do well here."
Pakistan captain Inzamamul Haq is second on the all-time one-day list, way back with 9,607 runs. Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly is the second-highest one-day cen-tury-makerwith 22.
"I didn't know I'd crossed 13,000 runs till after I got out," Tendulkar said.
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Tendui^ 31265 T^r'Kittf' puts him fourth on the all-time list, behind ' India's Sunil Gavaskar and former Australian captains Steve Waugh and Allan Border.
He also has 32 Test hundreds, fast closing in on Gavaskar's world record 34.
The reclusive Tbndulkar is almost as much a hero in Pakistan as he is in India.
The crowds that packed Karachi and Rawalpindi for the first two one-dayintemationalswerethercasmuch to get a rare glimpse of his master class as to watch the two south Asian neigh-'bouisbattlcitoutonthecricketpitch.
Tendulkar's god-like status in India forces him to stay away from the limelight.
He is passionate about sports cars but can only drive late at night for fear ofbeingmobbed.
When he visits a temple near his ' housclnaBombaysuburb,itisalways in the wee hours of the morning.
Tendulkar was disappointed his 141 on Tuesday could not ensure an Indian victory, the visitors losingby 12 runs after he had kept them in the . hunt for what would have been a _ worldrecord330-nin chase.
"A hundred is always better when _ the team wins," he said.
But with the five-match one-day series tied 1-1 and a much-, anticipated Test scries looming, India l will wijeome the fact that their best ' batsman is in prime form.