When Sachin made his debut, rupee was at 19/$, petrol Rs 9.84

“My life between 22 yards in the 24 years, it’s hard to believe that it’s coming to an end,” Sachin Tendulkar said in his farewell speech as the nation wiped tears.

A 16-year-old Sachin made headlines for being the third youngest Test debutant, 24 years ago.

Tendulkar had impressed everyone with the bat by scoring two fifties against Pakistan in Faisalabad and Sialkot, 88 against New Zealand in Napier and 119 versus England at Manchester. And the rest as they say, is history.

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His debut on Indian soil came a year later.The venue was Sector 16 cricket stadium in Chandigarh on November 23, 1990, and then opponents Sri Lanka.

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Tendulkar’s career in cricket has also coincided with many milestones for India’s economy. As he grew as a player, so did India’s economy. The economy was liberalised, the markets grew and essential commodities cost much much less.

Here is a look at what has changed in the 24 years that Sachin ruled as deity over India’s favourite game:

In 1990, rupee was18.11 against the dollar. Rupee is now at 62.73

strong>The BSE Sensex would be trading at around 800-900. It touched a three figure high on 25 July, 1990. Today, the Sensex is a five-figure number at20700

Petrol was available at Rs 9.84 per litre in the year Sachin debuted. Today, the price of petrol in Mumbai is around Rs 80 per litre.

Diesel was available at Rs 4.08 per litre. Now, it costs around Rs 60 per litre.

For 10 gms of gold, one had to pay Rs 3,100. It now costsRs 31,850 for every 10 gm.