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Indian cricketer (born 1973)
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is an Indian former international cricketer who captained the Indian national team. Tendulkar is widely regarded as one of the greatest cricketers in the history of cricket. He holds several world records, including being the all-time highest run-scorer in international cricket, receiving the most player of the match awards in international cricket, and being the only batsman to score 100 international centuries. Tendulkar was a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha by presidential nomination from 2012 to 2018.
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Indian cricketer (born 1987)
Rohit Gurunath Sharma is an Indian international cricketer and the former captain of the India national cricket team in all formats of the game. He is a right-handed top-order batter. He represents Mumbai in domestic cricket and Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League. Sharma was a member of the teams that won the 2007 T20 World Cup, the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy and was the winning captain of the 2024 T20 World Cup and the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy. Sharma is widely regarded as a modern-day great, known for his leadership and explosive batting.
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Metropolis in Assam, India
Guwahati, formerly known as Gauhati, is the largest city of the Indian state of Assam, and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the seat of the Government of Assam. The Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport is the 10th busiest in India, and the busiest in the Assam and North-East of the country. A major riverine port city along with hills, and one of the fastest growing cities in India, Guwahati is situated on the south bank of the Brahmaputra.
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Rohit Sharma is the second fastest batsman overall in terms of innings faced to go past the mark, only behind his longtime teammate Virat Kohli.
At 39, Indias star batter Rohit Sharma continues to add new chapters to his remarkable ODI career, reaching yet another landmark on Wednesday as he became only the third Indian batter to complete 12,000 runs in the format.
The former captain becomes the third Indian to reach 12,000 runs in Men's ODIs, joining Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli.