Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is an Indian former international cricketer who served as captain of the Indian national team.He is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket.He is the only batsman in world cricket to hit 100 centuries.
BIO
Born : 24 April 1973
Age (as 2021) : 48 Years
Height : 1.65 m (5 ft 5in)
Father’s Name : Ramesh Tendulkar
Mother’s Name : Rajni Tendulkar
Spouse Name : Anjali Tendulkar
Children : Sara And Arjun
Hometown : mumbai
Zodiac sign : Taurus
Nationality : Indian
Religion : Hinduism
Sachin Tendulkar was born to a brahmin family on 24 April, 1973 in Dadar, Mumbai. That is he belongs to renowned Saraswat Brahmin Family. His father, Ramesh Tendulkar, was a Marathi poet and novelist. His mother was Rajni who worked in the insurance industry. He has two brothers namely Nitin and Ajit and one sister Savita.
EDUCATION
School : Indian education society’s new English school in mumbai. Shardashram vidyamandir school, mumbai
College /University : not attended
CRICKET
Batting : Right-handed
Bowling : Right-arm medium, leg break, off break
Role : Batsman
JERSEY : #10(INDIA)
EARLY CAREER:
Tendulkar took up cricket at the age of eleven, made his Test debut on 15 November 1989 against Pakistan in Karachi at the age of sixteen, and went on to represent Mumbai domestically and India internationally for close to twenty-four years. In 2005, he became the first cricketer to score 35 centuries (100 runs in a single inning) in Test play.
Later in his career, Tendulkar was a part of the Indian team that won the 2011 World Cup, his first win in six World Cup appearances for India.
Tendulkar became the first batsman in history to cross the 34,000 run aggregate in all formats of Cricket on 5 December, 2012. In an international cricket approx. he played a total of 657 matches. On 16th March, 2012,100th-century milestone was achieved against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup.
Top Test Cricket Records:
° He holds the record to be the fourth-youngest
°Sachin Tendulkar was the first Indian to surpass the 11,000 run mark in Test
World record of 8,705 runs in Tests away from home
°World record of 29 centuries in Tests away from home
°First player to reach 13,000, 14,000, 15,000 Test runs respectively
°The only cricketer to score 100 centuries in international cricket (test and ODI)
°He is the only cricketer to have scored 5 centuries before he turned 20.
AWARDS:
> 1994 – Arjuna Award for exemplary achievements in cricket
> 1997 – Amongst the five players selected as Wisden Cricketer of the Year
> 1997-98 – Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna India’s highest sporting honour
> 1999 – Sachin received Padma Shri Award
> 2001 – Sachin received Maharastra Bhushan Award
> 2003 – Named as Greatest Sportsman by Zee News
> 2006 – Recognised as one of the Asian Heroes by Times Magazine and Awarded the Sportsperson of the Year
>2008 – Awarded the Padma Vibhushan which is India’s second highest civilian award
> 2009 – Sachin’s Test Debut recognised as Top 10 Sporting Moments by Times Magazine
> 2010 – LG People’s Choice Award, ICC Cricketer of the Year, and Sports Icon of the Year at NDTV Indian of the Year Awards
> 2012 – Wisden India Outstanding Achievement award and Honorary Member of the Order of Australia, given by the Australian government
> 2013 – Bharat Ratna
> 2020 – Laureus World Sports Award for The Sporting Moment of the Year (2000-2020)
RETIREMENT :
His 24 year-long marvellous cricket career came to an end on 16 November, 2013 when he announced his retirement.
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