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<p>Created page with &quot;&lt;br&gt;Sachin Tendulkar became Yorkshire&#039;s first overseas player at the age of 19 in 1992.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Yorkshire had intended to recruit an overseas fast bowler and Australia&#039;s Craig...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&lt;br&gt;Sachin Tendulkar became Yorkshire's first overseas player at the age of 19 in 1992.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Yorkshire had intended to recruit an overseas fast bowler and Australia's Craig McDermott was lined up but the move fell through when he suffered an injury.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;That left Yorshire needing to move quickly for a replacement and it had to be a big name.&lt;br&gt;Rising India star Tendulkar fitted the bill and Sunil Gavaskar persuaded him that it would be a good for his career development.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Tendulkar, pictured celebrating a second wicket against Kent in a Benson and Hedges Cup tie at Headingley, proved a big hit, racking up the runs and inspiring his Yorkshire team-mates in equal measure.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Only weeks after his arrive Yorkshire coach Steve Oldham admitted that Tendulkar's team-mates were &quot;all better players for his presence&quot; and that they &quot;all want to bat with him&quot;.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;In the 16 Championship matches Tendulkar played he plundered 1070 runs at an average of 46.52 and Yorkshire attracted 1500 new members.&lt;br&gt; Sachin Tendulkar is congratulated by Yorkshire team-mates after taking two wickets in a Benson and Hedges tie against Kent on April 30, 1992.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The season with Yorkshire clearly had a big impact on Tendulkar.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A decade later, [https://footballncrickethub.bookmark.com/sachin-tendulkar-family-history https://footballncrickethub.bookmark.com/sachin-tendulkar-family-history] when he was inducted as one of five great Yorkshire players, he said: &quot;I will always remember this as one of the greatest four-and-a-half months I've spent in my life.&quot;&lt;br&gt;</div>

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