Sachin Tendulkar

[Shaggy]

He's retiring!

[Chazza]

Incredible talent and a wonderful career.

Is he ditching it straight away?

[Shaggy]

Playing his 200th Test - which is one more I think - then packing in. Won't be here next summer.

[Chazza]

One last hit against the Windies.

Be fitting if he could go out on a ton.

[Sarb]

Legend

[PTP]

yeah proper legend!

remember that book he did! the one with his blood on every page - it was like £10k for a copy

iirc they had taken some of his blood, and then used it when mixing and mashing up the pulp for the paper used for the pages

[PTP]

edit - sorry £50k - only 10 made

[Buzzo]

yeah proper legend!

remember that book he did! the one with his blood on every page - it was like £10k for a copy

iirc they had taken some of his blood, and then used it when mixing and mashing up the pulp for the paper used for the pages

That is ridiculous.

[Sarb]

yeah proper legend!

remember that book he did! the one with his blood on every page - it was like £10k for a copy

iirc they had taken some of his blood, and then used it when mixing and mashing up the pulp for the paper used for the pages

I remember this. Was crazy.

Just reading a few articles. He's been playing cricket since he was 11. These guys must find it really difficult to give up something they've pretty much devoted their whole life to.

[EwarWoo]

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-24/top-stories/28300108_1_signature-page-smaller-edition-kraken-media

No blood involved. Just a very strictly limited special edition with proceeds going to charity.

The Opus will be strictly limited in number (quantity/price to be decided), each one individually signed on a specially designed signature page by Tendulkar. A more affordable and smaller edition costing about Rs 12,000 will still weigh 14 kg.

"The proceeds from the book will go to charity. We will do more events that will benefit charities, but that will be decided once the book is completed," said Tendulkar.

[Jayesh87]

leg-end

[PTP]

http://articles.timesofindia.indiati...n-kraken-media

No blood involved. Just a very strictly limited special edition with proceeds going to charity.

- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...ost-49000.html

Book made with Sachin Tendulkar's blood to cost £49,000

It is the perfect gift for the cricket fan who has everything: a book about Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar that contains traces of his own blood.



In a bizarre marketing strategy, a luxury book publisher is bringing out a special edition biography of Tendulkar with pages made from his blood.
The "blood edition", which also includes unpublished family pictures and Tendulkar's thoughts about his career, weighs 37kg and contains 852 pages all edged in gold leaf, the Guardian reports.

Due to be released next February, The Tendulkar Opus has a price tag of £49,000. Only 10 copies will ever be made and all have been pre-ordered.
"The signature page will be mixed with Sachin's blood – mixed into the paper pulp so it's a red resin. It is what it is – you will have Sachin's blood on the page," publisher Kraken Media's chief executive Karl Fowler told the paper.

"It's not everyone's cup of tea, it's not to everyone's taste and some may think it's a bit weird. But the key thing here is that Sachin Tendulkar to millions of people is a religious icon. And we thought how, in a publishing form, can you get as close to your god as possible?" The book also showcases the batsman's DNA profile, which was obtained from a swab of his DNA.