The Most Searched Person Celebrity in India - Sachin Tendulkar

Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar emerged as the most searched male celebrity in mobile videos in India, according to a reports.

The findings of a latest global video insights report for September, released by Vuclip, an independent mobile video service, Tendulkar was the most favourite male celebrity for the web surfers while Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif emerged the most searched celebrity in mobile videos.

Tendulkar, who plays for franchise Mumbai Indians was earlier the most searched player in the 3^rd season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2010 according to the 2nd IPL Zeitgeist for 2010, a survey conducted by Google India. Tendulkar was then followed by former India captain Sourav Ganguly.

Tendulkar is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is the leading run-scorer and century maker in Test and one-day international cricket. He is the only male player to score a double century in the history of ODI cricket.

In 2002, just 12 years into his career, Wisden ranked him the second greatest Test batsman of all time, behind Donald Bradman, and the second greatest one-day-international (ODI) batsman of all time, behind Viv Richards.

Tendulkar was an integral part of the 2011 Cricket World Cup winning Indian team at the later parts of his career, his first such win in six World Cup appearances for India.

Mumbai Indians Won CLT20

Sachin Tendulkar heaped praises on skipper Harbhajan Singh, who, he felt played a key role in Mumbai Indians victory in the Champions League final against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday.

“I think it was fantastic. He led from the front. Today was an important day because he got crucial wickets at the crucial moment. So, his role was really, really big,” Sachin said of Harbhajan’s performance, “said Tendulkar.

 The batting legend also heaped praises on his team, Mumbai Indians for winning the Champions League T20 finals against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday despite starting the tournament as underdogs.

He said, “We started the tournament as underdogs. In a way, it was wonderful because there was no pressure on the players to deliver and live up to expectations. When everyone is already running you down, it becomes a challenge to prove everyone wrong.”

Tendulkar felt the secret behind team’s success was a display of team effort by the younger players who were picked in the team due to injuries to many seniors.

“[Yuzvendra] Chahal really bowled well today. He got us an important wicket. Abu Nechim has bowled really well. He has had a really good tournament. Generally, I would say, it was a team effort. Suryakumar [Yadav], [Rajagopal] Sathish… all the guys have chipped in. It was not that one individual blasted and the match got over. It was about the team and everyone chipped in,” said Tendulkar.

Finally, there can be no discounting how Tendulkar’s presence shaped MI’s destiny in this tournament. Even if it were only from the sidelines, the batting maestro’s words of wisdom surely spurred the side on. “I am part of Mumbai Indians whether I am fit or unfit, whether I’m playing or not. I’ve always enjoyed being around to share what I feel about the wicket, the ground and how one should approach the game.”