Sachin Ramesh Tendukar

Personal Info• Full name:Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar• Born:24 April 1973 (age 43)

Bombay, Maharashtra, India• Nickname: Tendlya, Little Master, Master Blaster• Height :5 ft 5 in (165 cm)• Batting style:Right-handed• Bowling style:Right-arm medium, leg break, off break• Role:Batsman• RelationsWife: Anjali Tendulkar (m. 1995)

Daughter: Sara Tendulkar (b. 1997)Son: Arjun Tendulkar (b. 1999)

Sachin Tendulkar was named “Sachin” by his father after legendary musician SD Burman. And

now people are named after him

Sachin Tendulkar is the youngest player to play in a Ranji Team at the age of 14 years.

Tendulkar’s dream of becoming a fast bowler was rejected during 1987 in Chennai at the MRF Pace Academy by Australian

great Dennis Lillee. Thanx to him we got SRT.

Sachin Tendulkar bats and bowl using his Right hand but writes using his left hand means he is an ambidextrous. One more talent he has.

Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for most man-of-the-match awards won by a player on losing side which is 6 times.CRICKET IS A TEAM GAME.

Sachin Tendulkar scored five Test centuries which is a world record before the age of 20.

Sachin Tendulkar is the only batsman to have scored over 2,000 runs in World Cup cricket. He has scored 2,278 runs in 45 matches. He has also been the top

run scorer in an individual World Cup tournament twice – 673 runs in 2003 and 523 runs in 1996.

Sachin Tendulkar is Superstitious,During the game against Pakistan in Ferozshah Kotla, where Anil Kumble scalped his record 10 wickets in an

innings, a superstitious Tendulkar, handed Kumble’s cap and sweater to the umpire before the latter began his over. Kumble picked up a wicket each time

Sachin did so.

When Sachin Tendulkar won the man-of-match award for his first Test century in 1990, he was given a champagne bottle. Although he could not use

it as he was below 18 and age limit for alcohol was 18,he opened that champagne bottle on his Daughter’s first birthday in 1998.

Sachin had a habit of sleepwalking as well as talking in his sleep.Sachin had a habit of sleepwalking as well as

talking in his sleep.

At the age of 14, Sachin was a ball boy for the match between India and Zimbabwe at the

Wankhede Stadium during the 1987 World Cup.

Sachin Tendulkar, 14, and Vinod Kambli, 16 compiled a 664-run unbroken partnership for Shardashram Vidyamandir against St Xavier's. Kambli made 349 not out and Tendulkar 326

not out.

Sachin Tendulkar is India's first active cricketer to be nominated to the Rajya Sabha.

Sachin Tendulkar fielded for Pakistan as a substitute during a one-day practice match against India at the

Brabourne Stadium in 1988.

During his early days, Tendulkar would win a coin from his coach Ramakant Achrekar if he could bat through an entire session of

nets without being dismissed. Tendulkar has 13 such coins.

October 1995, Sachin became the richest cricketer when he signed a five-year contract worth Rs 31.5 crore

with World Tel.

Sachin Tendulkar used to sleep with his cricket gear during his junior days.

Sachin Tendulkar was the first international batsman to be given out by a third-umpire.In 1992, on the second day of the Durban Test, a Jonty Rhodes throw caught Tendulkar short of the crease. After watching TV replays, he was adjudged out. Karl Liebenberg of South Africa was the third umpire in the match.

At 19, Sachin Tendulkar became the youngest Indian to play county cricket

The first advertisement in which Sachin featured was for a sticking plaster

The first brand which Sachin Tendulkar endorsed was the health drink 'Boost.' He wasseen alongside Kapil Dev in many of their ad films, the start of which happened in

1990.

In his debut Test match, English fast bowler Alan Mullally complained that Sachin Tendulkar was batting with a bat broader

than the normal willow.

Sachin Tendulkar started off with centuries in his debut matches in the Ranji, Duleep and Irani Trophy.

Sachin used his favorite vampire bat during the innings in which he scored the historical 50th Test ton

Sachin Tendulkar batted in his debut Test against Pakistan wearing the pads gifted to him by Sunil

Gavaskar

Sachin Tendulkar was a huge fan of John McEnroe, a former tennis legend. He grew his hair and tied a band

around it to copy his idol.

In 1998, he made 1,894 ODI runs, a record for ODI runs by any batsman in a calendar year.

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