Sachin completes 22 years of International cricketing career… Here are 100 reasons why India loves him…

1. He has always made India proud
2. He has countless records
3. He is a great ambassador of the game
4. His career has been controversy free
5. He has the most selfless game
6. He makes a century whenever we ask him to
7. He is going to win us the World Cup
8. He is a great role model
9. He has sacrificed his personal life for his country
10. He has never sledged against any other player
11. Of his self-effacing modesty
12. Of his love for the game, for the country
13. He puts his country above himself
14. He says he is an Indian and not just a Marathi manoos
15. He always respects his parents and coach
16. He has never endorsed alcohol and tobacco products
17. He has entertained us for over 2 decades
18. He has always believed in hard work and not shortcuts
19. He has given the game and country whatever he could
20. He is the best batsman in the world
21. He sponsors 200 underprivileged children every year
22. Of the social causes he supports
23. He raised Rs 1.02 cr via twitter only in a few days for the Crusade against Cancer foundation
24. He is simply a treat to watch
25. He has changed the face of Indian cricket
26. He can bowl leg break, off break and medium-pace
27. He is the greatest wizards of the willow
28. The word pressure does not exist in his dictionary
29. He is a great team mentor
30. He silences his critics only with the bat
31. He doesn’t want to retire anytime soon
32. Bradman was reminded of his own game by Sachin
33. Brian Lara thinks Sachin is the best batsman
34. He is the only player to score a 200 in ODIs
35. Wisden ranked him the second greatest Test batsman of all time, behind Donald Bradman
36. Only he has scored 50 centuries in Tests
37. He is the only player to score a century in all three of his Ranji Trophy,Duleep Trophy and Irani Trophy debuts
38. He was the leading run scorer in the 1996 & 2003 world cups
39. He has proven that cricket is a ‘gentleman’s game’
40. He is a living legend in the cricketing fraternity
41. He is the only batsman in the world to torment Australia
42. He has scored centuries against all test playing nations
43. He was the first overseas cricketer to play for Yorkshire
44. He was gifted the Ferrari 360 Modena by Fiat through Michael Schumacher
45. He has won the most number of man of series and the man of matches in ODIs
46. He scored a century at Perth when he was 18 when all the other batsmen struggled
47. Of his never say die spirit
48. Of his insatiable hunger for runs and victory
49. His desire to dominate the opponent
50. Of his commitment and dedication for his team and country
51. He never shows disrespect to the national flag
52. He is the Einstein of cricket
53. He is responsible for making cricket a religion in India
54. He was named by Sir Don Bradman in his dream team of all time
55. He has the most number of runs in ODIs
56. He has the highest number of centuries in ODIs
57. He was the first one to make 10,000 runs in ODIs
58. He is the highest run scorer in world cups
59. He is the only player to be in top 10 ICC ranking for 10 years
60. He is the only cricketer to win the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award and the Padma Shri
61. Time magazine named him as one of the Asian Heroes in November 2006
62. He has not let his stardom affect his nature
63. Encourages youngsters of other countries also
64. He can play all the shots that exist in a book of cricket
65. He is calm and composed on and off the field
66. He is compassionate
67. He is has an impish smile
68. No matter what his age, he will always look and talk like a kid
69. He is respected by all bowlers of all eras
70. He won the Man of the Series award in the 2003 world cup
71. He remembers all of his test dismissals
72. He autographs with his left hand even if he is right handed
73. He fielded for Pakistan as a substitute during a practice match against India at Brabourne Stadium in 1988 showing his love for the game
74. Being 5’5”, he can smash even the tallest bowlers of the world
75. He has the most number of fifties in ODIs
76. His most man of the match awards are against Australia
77. He has played in 90 different grounds across the world
78. He has inspired and will continue to inspire youngsters day after day
79. He was honoured with the rank of Group Captain by the Indian Air Force
80. If you meet him he will not refuse to give you an autograph
81. He always looks up towards the sky after scoring a 50 or 100
82. The way he balances his professional and personal life
83. He is one of the most down to earth cricketers
84. He never forgets to thank his teachers and coaches who played an important role in his life
85. He plays for his country and not for money
86. He does not put himself above the game
87. He has never been a part of any controversy
88. He has always been a great father and family man
89. He is one of the highest respected cricketers in the world
90. He has a stand named after him at the Wankhede Stadium
91. He captained his IPL team Mumbai Indians to the finals in 2010
92. He played a match winning innings against Pakistan in the 2003 World Cup
93. He carries the hoped of a billion fans on his shoulders
94. He has the largest fan following in the country
95. He surely deserves the Bharat Ratna at the age of 37
96. He plays the sport in the right spirit
97. He considers the victory of his team primary and his personal records secondary
98. He is going to score his hundredth 100 soon
100. He is responsible for making cricket a religion in India