Who Is Sachin Tendulkar?
Sachin Tendulkar was one of the younger cricketer of Team India, He started played for Team India at the age of 16. He was also first cricketer to score 35 centuries in Test Match. He also achieved another milestone to surpass Brain Lara’s record of 11,953 Test runs. In 2011 he was in that team of Indian Cricket who won World Cup and in 2013 he got retired from the Cricket.
Sachin Tendulkar Early Years
He was born in Bombay in April 24, 1973, His father was a writer and a professor and his mother was working in a life insurance company he was the younger child of 4. His named was given after the name of his family’s favorite music director, Sachin Dev Burman, Since starting he was not too bright student but he like to play cricket and at the age of 14 he set a world record and scored 326 out of 664 bowl in his school match. After completion of School he enrolled at Kirti College
His Passion and Become Cricket Superstar
In December 1988 at the age of just 15 year he scored a century in his domestic first class debut and he was the youngest player to do so. He started his career against Pakistan as a younger player of Team India and in the same match he got injured but declined to take medical assistance after having hit by Waqar Younis boll. In August 1990 at the age of just 17 year he scored 119 not out and save a match against England and after that match he become on of the popular Cricketer in World. In 1992 he sign with England’s Yorkshire Club and become the first international player who do so.
Not only In India even whole World, Sachin Tendulkar is considered as a God of Cricket. In 1996 his name proposed as Team India Captain but in 1998 January he himself relieved that responsibility. In 2001 he become the first Player to score 10,000 runs in One Day International and in the same year he surpassed the Great Don Bradman 30th Test Century ODI record. In 2003 he was the leading run scorer of the World Cup and he won Man of the Series honors but unfortunately India loss the Match.
In April 2011 he become the first batsman to score 2000 runs and six centuries in World Cup Match. In October 2012 he retired himself from ODI and he become the Rajya Sabha Member at the Parliament House of India in New Delhi in June 2012. In November 2013 he played his 200th final test match and his overall score was 34,000 runs and 100 centuries in International play.
Personal Life
| Bio/Wiki | |
| Full Name | Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar |
| Nickname | Tendya, Master Blaster, God of Cricket, Little Master |
| Profession | Cricketer |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters– 165 cm in meters– 1.65 m in feet inches– 5’ 5” |
| Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Cricket | |
| International Debut | ODI- 18 December 1989 against Pakistan at Gujranwala Test- 15 November 1989 against Pakistan at Karachi T20 – 1 December 2006 against South Africa in Johannesburg |
| Last Match | ODI- On 18 March 2012 against Pakistan at Dhaka Test- November 14-16, 2013 against West Indies at Mumbai T20 – 1 December 2006 against South Africa at Johannesburg (it was his only T20I) |
| International Retirement | • From One Day Internationals on 23 December 2012 • From all format of Cricket On 10 October 2013 |
| Jersey Number | #10 (India) #10 (IPL, Mumbai Indians) |
| Domestic/State Team(s) | • Mumbai • Mumbai Indians • Yorkshire |
| Coach/Mentor | Ramakant Achrekar |
| Nature on field | Cool |
| Favourite Shot | Straight Drive |
| Records (main ones) | • He made 1,894 ODI runs in 1998, Most runs scorer by any batsman in a calendar year. • Most number of Test runs – 15,921 • Most number of ODI runs – 18,426 • Most number of Tests played – 200 • Most number of ODIs played – 463 • First batsman to score a double hundred in ODIs • Only batsman to have scored 100 international centuries • Most number of Test centuries – 51 • Most number of ODI tons – 49 • Most ODI half centuries – 96 • Most number of runs (2,278) in World Cup history • Most World Cup appearances (6 editions) • Most fifties in Tests – 68 • Most runs in a single edition of World Cup (673 runs in 2003) • Most ODI hundreds in a calendar year (9 in 1998) • Most times to score 1000 runs in a calendar year: 7 times • Most Fours: 2016 • Most runs in World Cups: 2278 runs at an average of 56.95 in 45 matches • Most centuries in World Cups: 6 in 44 innings • Most Man of the Match titles in World Cups: 9 • Highest number of Man of the Match titles in ODIs: 62 • Most Man of the Match titles in all formats: 76 • Most Man of the Series titles in all formats: 20 |
| Awards, Honours, Achievements | National Honours 1994: Arjuna Award, by the Government of India 1997-98: Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, 1999: Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian award 2001: Maharashtra Bhushan Award, 2008: Padma Vibhushan, 2014: Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award Other Honours 1997: Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2003: Player of the Tournament in the 2003 2010: The Indian Air Force made him an Honorary Group Captain 2011: BCCI Cricketer of the Year award 2012: Honorary Life Membership of Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) |
| Career Turning Point | In 1989; his first Test fifty in his 2nd Test match against Pakistan in Faisalabad |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 24 April 1973 (Tuesday) |
| Age (as in 2020) | 47 Years |
| Birthplace | Nirmal Nursing Home in Dadar, Bombay (Now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| School | • Indian Education Society’s New English School in Bandra (East), Mumbai • Shardashram Vidyamandir School, Dadar, Mumbai |
| College/University | Kirti College |
| Educational Qualification | High School |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Caste | Rajapur Saraswat Brahmin |
| Address | 19-A, Perry Cross Road, Bandra (West), Mumbai |
| Hobbies | Collecting Perfume, Watches & CD’s, Listening to Music |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Affairs/Girlfriends | Anjali Tendulkar (Pediatrician) |
| Marriage Date | 24 May 1995 |
| Family | |
| Wife/Spouse | Anjali Tendulkar (Pediatrician) |
| Children | Daughter– Sara Tendulkar Son– Arjun Tendulkar (Cricketer) |
| Parents | Father– Late Ramesh Tendulkar (Professor) Mother– Rajni Tendulkar (Worked as an Insurance Agent)  |
| Siblings | Brothers– Nitin Tendulkar (Elder, Half-Brother), Ajit Tendulkar (Elder, Half-Brother) Sisters– Savita Tendulkar (Elder, Half-Sister) |
| Favourite Things | |
| Favourite Cricketer(s) | Batsmen : Sunil Gavaskar, Sir Vivian Richards Bowlers : Wasim Akram, Anil Kumble, Shane Warne, |
| Favourite Cricket Ground(s) | Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) & Wankhede Stadium Mumbai |
| Favourite Food(s) | Mutton Curry, Baigan Bharta, Sushi, Bombay Duck, Prawn Curry, Crab masala, Keema Paratha, Lassi, Chingri Prawns, Mutton Biryani, |
| Favourite Street Gola | Ice Gola |
| Favourite Actor(s) | Sylvester Stallone, Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan |
| Favourite Actress | Madhuri Dixit |
| Favourite Film(s) | Bollywood: Sholay Hollywood: Coming To America |
| Favourite Musician(s) | Sachin Dev Burman, Bappi Lahiri, |
| Favourite Singer(s) | Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar |
| Favourite Song | “Yaad Aa Raha Hai Tera Pyar” by Bappi Lahiri |
| Favourite Colour | Blue |
| Favourite Perfume | Comme des Garcons |
| Favourite Restaurant(s) | • Bukhara Maurya Sheraton in Delhi • The Harbour Bay in Mumbai |
| Favourite Hotel | Park Royal Darling, Sydney |
| Favourite Destination(s) | New Zealand, Mussorie |
| Favourite Sport(s) | Lawn Tennis, Formula 1, Golf |
| Favourite Tennis Player(s) | John McEnroe & Roger Federer |
| Style Quotient | |
| Car(s) Collection | Nissan GT-R, BMW “30 Jahre M5” Limited Edition, BMW X5 M, BMW X5 M50d, BMW 760Li, BMW i8 |
| Money Factor | |
| Income (as in 2018) | Rs. 80 crore/annum (Source Forbes India) |
| Net Worth (approx.) | $160 million (Rs. 1100 crore) (as in 2018) |
