1) His full name is Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar2) He was born on April24, 1973, in Mumbai3) He has two brothers and a sister. His elder brother Ajit encouragedhim to play cricket4) He was named after legendary Indian music director Sachin Dev Burman5) His nicknames are Little Master, Tendlya, The Little Champion, and Master Blaster6) Sachin stands just 5ft5ins tall7) He is a right-handed batsman8) He is also a right-handed spin bowler9) But he writes with hisleft hand10) He attended the MRF Pace Foundation to get training as a fast bowler, Australian bowling legend Dennis Lillee was unimpressedand recommended he focus on batting11) He was a ball boy during the 1987 World Cup semi-finals between India and England at Wankhende.England won12) Growing up, Sachin would ask his friend Ramesh Pradhe to dip arubber ball in water and hurl it at him. He wanted to see the wet marks left on the bat to know whether he had middled the ball13) International teammate Praveen Amre bought him his first pair of international quality cricket shoesPals: Amre bought Tendulkar cricket shoes14) A prankster, he once put a hose pipe into Sourav Gangulys room and turned on thetap. Ganguly awoke to find his gear floating15) Sachin calls Ganguly Babu Moshai, meaning elder brother in Bengali. Ganguly calls him Chota Babu – little brother16) He was considered a child prodigy during his high school days. Henever played in under 19 league, instead moving straight into senior cricket17) In his senior seasonof 1988, aged 15, he scored a century in every innings he played18) On 11 December 1988, aged just 15 years and 232 days, Tendulkar scored 100 not out in his debut first-class match for Bombay against Gujarat, making him the youngest Indian to score a century on first-class debut19) He is half of the world record cricket partnership of 664 runs, set with schoolfriend Vinod Kambli in an inter-school competition in 198820) The pair sang and whistled during their 664-run record stand toavoid eye contact with the coachs assistant, who wanted to declare while the duo wanted to bat on. Sachin endedon 326 not out21) He made his Test debut for India against Pakistan on November 15, 1989, scoring 15Ready to go: Sachin ahead of his first Test series22) On his debut he wore a set of cricket pads given to him whenhe was 16 by his hero Sunil Gavaskar23) He always puts his left pad on first when kitting himself up for the crease24) He made his One Day International debuton December 18, 1989 – but Waqar Younis got him out for a duck25) His chosen shirt number when he played ODIs was 10 or 9926) Sachin went 79 matches before scoring his first ODI century – by which time he had scored seven Test hundreds27) During the England tour of 1990, he became the second youngest cricketer to score a Test Century at Old Trafford Manchester28) He was the first overseas player to play for Yorkshire, joining in 1992Getty Images29) Aged 19, it made him the youngest Indian to play in county cricket30) The first brand which Sachin endorsed was the health drink Boost. He was seen alongside Kapil Dev in many of their adverts from 1992 onwards31) Other brands he has promoted include Pepsi, which saw him appear in an advert alongside king of Bollywood Shahrukh Khan. He joined cricketers Karl Hooper and Shane Warne for a commercial which ran during the 2003 World Cup32) In 1992 Sachin became the youngest cricketer to reach 1,000runs in Test cricket33) Sachin’s record of five test centuries before he turned 20 is a world record, still held by him34) Sachin was the first batsman ever to be given out by the third umpire, when he was run out against South Africa in the first test in Durban in 199235) Tendulkars immense popularity saw him be an early pioneer in India on cricket business dealings, signing a record sports management deal with Worldtel in 1995 worth$5.7million over five years. In 2001 he signed a new deal for$15.2million, switching to Saatchi and SaatchisICONIX in 2006 for a deal worth $34.2millionover three years36) He did not have a bat sponsorship contract until 199637) Tendulkar holds thecurrent record (217 against NZ in 1999/2000 season) for the highest score in Test cricket by an Indian when captaining the side38) He also holds the record for the highest 2nd wicket partnership with Rahul Dravid against New Zealand in1990/200039) In 2002 cricket bible Wisden rated him as the second greatest Test batsman, behind Sir Don Bradman40) In 2003 Wisden rated Sachin the greatest ever ODI player41) In 2010 he won the ICC Award-Sir Garfield Sobers trophy for cricketer of the year42) On 3 September 2010 he became the only sportsman to be made an Honorary Group captain by the Indian Air Force43) He was the first cricketer to score 200 runs in an ODI Game, against South Africa in 2010. He held the record for the highest individual score in ODI cricket until it was recently broken by his team mate Virender SehwagHistory maker: Tendulkar celebrates his record-breaking double century44) He is the only cricketer to have featured in six ODI World Cups45) He also has the highest number of World Cup Man of the Match awards46) He holds the recordfor the most number of runs scored in a single World Cup after rackingup 673 runs in the 2003tournament47) His hundred againstEngland during the group stages of last year’s Cricket World Cup gave him more centuries than any other player in World Cups, with six48) That 100 also madehim the first player to score 2,000 runs in World Cup cricket49) He is the only cricketer to receive Rajiv Khel Ratna, India’shighest sporting honour50) He is the highest ever run scorer in ODIs51) Sachin also holds the record for most hundreds in ODIs with 41All rounder: Sachin canturn his hand to spin-bowling52) But he doesn’t always make it to a century – he also has the largest number of ODI innings in the 90s53) He was the first cricketer to pass 10,000runs in ODIs54) He went on to become the first cricketer to pass 15,000runs in ODIs too55) Sachin also holds the record for scoring most boundaries in ODIs56) He is also the first batsman to cross 15,000 runs in Test cricket57) Run machine Sachinis the first player to reach 25,000 international runs58) And the first to reach 30,000 international runs59) He is the only player to have taken 150 wickets and scored more than 15,000 runs in ODIs60) And the only player to have taken 40 wickets and scored more than 11,000 runs in Tests61) Sachin also holds the record for most number of Test appearances at 19862) He has the most Test 50s in history63) Despite all his success, Sachin has never scored a Test century at Lord’s, the only major venue where he has not notched 100Not to be: Sachin Tendulkars name is still not on the Lords honours board64) Sachin’s career average in Tests stands at an impressive 53, while his ODI average finished at 44.8365) Tendulkar features in Bradman’s all time Test XI, the only player from the current generation66) The Don, rated by many as the greatest batsman of all time, considered Tendulkar to have a batting style similar to his.Bradman was most taken by Tendulkars technique, compactness and shot production, and had asked his wife to have a look at Tendulkar, having felt that Tendulkar played like him. Bradmans wife, Jessie, agreed that they did appear similar,” his biography records67) In August 2008 Sachin became the first Indian cricketer, and only the third player in Test match history, to play 150 matches whenhe was selected for the third Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo68) Sachin’s talents extend beyond batting. While he is not a regular bowler, he can bowl medium pace, leg spin, and off spin, and is often used as a partnership breaker69) He has taken 45 Test match wickets and is the 10th highest wicket taker for India inODIs70) Tendulkar has scored more than 1,000runs in a calendar year in ODIs seven timesThe Don: Sir Donald Bradman recognised afellow cricketing legend71) In 1998 he scored 1894 runs, easily the record for the highest number of runs scored by any player in a single calendar year forone day internationals72) Sachin has also hadsuccess in Twenty20. He was made captain for the Mumbai Indiansin the inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 competition in 200873) He was also made the teams icon player- signing for more than$1million74) Tendulkar set the record for most runs in an IPL season in 2010, scoring 618 runs in 14 innings with the Mumbai Indians75) He was declared player of the tournament for his performance during theseason. He also won Best Batsman and Best Captain awards at the 2010 IPL Awards ceremony76) Sachin had less success in his two short spells as international captain, with only four Test wins in 25 matches77) Tendulkar has beenon Twitter since May 2010, tweeting as @sachin_rtNetworker: Sachins Twitter page78) He is the only Indian cricketer to havea waxwork at Madame Tussaud’s79) He is known for his unique punch style of hitting the ball over square. He is also renowned for his picture-perfect straight drive, often completed with no follow-through. The straight drive is his favourite shot80) Sachin is rated as the best batsman in his generations by many contempories, includingGlenn McGrath and Allan Donald. “Theres Steve Waugh and theres Brian Lara, who was wonderful in 1995, but Tendulkar is a class above, consistently special,” said Donald81) Tendulkar has beena partner in two restaurants Tendulkar’sat Colaba, Mumbai, and Sachin’s in Bangalore82) His favourite actor is Amitabh Bacchan, after watching the filmsDeewar and Zanjeer83) Tendulkar is a Hindu84) He is one of the firstsportsmen, along with Grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand toreceive Padma Vibhusan in 2008, which is Indian’s secondhighest civilian honour85) His favourite cricketground is the Sydney cricket ground86) He uses an incredibly heavy bat, weighing in at 3.2lbs87) Tendulkar’s sportingidols are John McEnroe,Sunil Gavaskar, Imran Khan and Sir Vivian Richards88) Sachin made a special appearance in the Bollywood film Stumped in 2003, appearing as himself89) Sachin Tendulkar waved the chequered flag at the Indian F1 Grand Prix in 201190) He is a big fan of motorsport and once received a Ferrari 360 Modena presented by F1 world champion Michael Schumacher, given to mark him equalling Don Bradman’s record of 29Test centuries in 200291) The car caused him a few headaches, though, with Fiat India eventually paying the import duty after the then finance minister’s decision to waive the tax created a political storm92) His favourite movie is Coming To America93) He is set to star in aseries of Virgin Comics as the strip’s superhero94) He married Anjali in1995. She does not eat or drink while he is battingPartner: Sachin with wife Anjali95) Being married to the world’s most successful cricketer has its problems. The couple abandoned a trip to the cinema to see Roja when Sachin mislaid the glasses he was using as a disguise,along with a beard, in the interval96) The couple have a son named Arjun and a daughter named Sara. Arjun is a budding cricketer who bats left-handed and bowls right arm97) The children would be eligible to play for England – his mum’s mum Annabel is English. Don’t bet on it happening though…98) He sponsors 200 underprivileged children every year through Annabels Mumbai-based NGO Apnalaya.99) Shane Warne once said: “I would go to bed having nightmares of Sachin dancing down the ground and hitting me for sixes”100) His 100th 100 reinforced Tendulkar’s position as the most worshipped cricketer in the world. During the Australian tour of India in 1998 Matthew Hayden said: I have seen God. He bats at no. 4 in India in Tests”
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