Tendulkar magic: 10 iconic moments from the India legend at ICC events

Ponting reflects on Tendulkar's greatness and Kohli comparisons

Perhaps the crowning moment of Tendulkar's international career came at his home ground in Mumbai when he helped India claim a second ICC Men's Cricket World Cup crown in 2011.

While Tendulkar managed just 18 runs during India's thrilling run chase against Sri Lanka, the dynamic right-hander amassed a whopping 482 runs at the tournament to finish as the second leading run-scorer at the event.

Images of Tendulkar perched high upon the shoulders of his teammates during celebrations after the match are still a part of cricket folklore and will continue to live on for many more years.

While Tendulkar didn't fire with the bat in the 2011 World Cup final, his well-crafted innings of 85 from 115 deliveries in the semi-final was a major reason why India were even able to reach the decider.

Tendulkar batted with patience against the world-class Pakistan bowling line-up, defending when required and only attacking when offered extra width as India posted a match-winning total of 260/9.

The star batter enjoyed batting against Pakistan as he notched up yet another Player of the Match performance and sent local fans into raptures as India qualified for the World Cup final in style.

The Little Master was in a devastating mood for India's home opener at the 2011 World Cup as he produced his 47th ODI century in one of the most memorable 50-over contests of all time.

Tendulkar smashed five sixes during his sensational knock - equal third for the most sixes in a single ODI innings of his entire international career - as India amassed a whopping score of 338. It took an equally impressive innings from England captain Andrew Strauss for the match to finish in a thrilling tie.

Tendulkar was super-aggressive against the likes of James Anderson and Graeme Swann during his magnificent innings and this century was among his best at any World Cup.

Another massive clash against the old rival on the biggest stage of all and yet another Tendulkar masterclass as the India legend produced a superb individual innings to help guide his side to the win.

The victory target of 274 looked a tough ask for India against some of the best Pakistan bowlers of all time and in front of a packed Centurion crowd, but they didn't count on Tendulkar scoring with ease with a little help from reliable teammates Yuvraj Singh, Rahul Dravid and Mohammad Kaif.

It took a Shoaib Akhtar thunderbolt in excess of 150km/h to stop Tendulkar just short of reaching triple figures, but the India star had done enough to put his team in an unassailable position.

A memorable World Cup moment if there ever was one from Tendulkar, and an equally unforgettable piece of commentary from the iconic voice of Tony Greig to match it as the India dynamo launched England seamer Andy Caddick out of the Durban ground in jaw-dropping style.

Not for the first time, Tendulkar made the difficult seem easy as he saw a short ball from Caddick nice and early and launched the right-armer over the mid-wicket boundary and out of the ground with apparent ease.

While Tendulkar notched yet another World Cup half-century and helped India to another victory during this match, it was this effortless maximum that really stood out in what was a dominant individual performance at the 2003 tournament.

This was a memorable innings for Tendulkar for a number of reasons and none more so than it was his first innings back following the death of his father.

Tendulkar missed the match against Zimbabwe prior to this clash as he flew back home to be around his family, and India's World Cup campaign was on the brink of disaster following consecutive losses to start the tournament.

Enter an emotional Tendulkar who combined with fellow centurion Rahul Dravid for an unbeaten partnership of 237 that helped put India's World Cup back on course.

Perhaps the best individual performance of Tendulkar's sensational white-ball career came in the inaugural Champions Trophy event just prior to the 1999 World Cup, with the India gun showing off his all-round prowess by dominating with both bat and ball.

We had come to expect quickfire centuries from Tendulkar well before this tournament, but doing brilliant things with the ball was not always as forthcoming in the same manner to what he produced against Australia in Dhaka.

Australia was well-placed to chase down India's total of 307/8 prior to Tendulkar's introduction to the bowling crease, but the often underrated spinner produced a match-winning spell in a magnificent all-round effort to ensure his side clinched the victory.

This was a classic case of brilliant counter-attack batting as Tendulkar single-handedly turned around the hopes of his side with an astonishing quickfire knock against a typically powerful Australia line-up.

India looked dead and buried when teammates Ajay Jadeja and Vinod Kambli were dismissed cheaply by seamer Damien Fleming, but Tendulkar took the attack to the likes of Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne to provide India some chance of chasing down the lofty total of 259 for victory.

Tendulkar hit 14 fours and one massive six to take India from 7/2 to 143/3 while it took some clever bowling from Australia all-rounder Mark Waugh to dismiss the India champion courtesy of an Ian Healy stumping from a wide.

There are always plenty of eyes watching when India take on Pakistan at any event, but when the two arch-rivals battle it out at a World Cup the spotlight shines even brighter.

This was Tendulkar's first match-up against Pakistan at a World Cup and the then teenager produced a Player of the Match performance to help India to victory.

Tendulkar hit a stylish half-century with the bat and then picked up the valuable scalp of Aamer Sohail in reply as India clinched a famous victory by 43 runs.

While Tendulkar made his international debut a couple of years earlier against Pakistan in 1989, it was at the 1992 World Cup where he started to become a household name and his knock against the co-hosts in Dunedin was one of pure class.

Tendulkar strode to the crease with his team in a bit of trouble after India opener Ajay Jadeja was forced to retire hurt early in the innings, but the youngster played with poise and intent to compile his highest ODI score at the time and help his side put a decent total of 230 on the board.

It proved in vain as the Kiwis successfully chased down the victory target in the 48th over, but it was arguably the day that Tendulkar turned from a promising player to one of the best in the world.