Sachin Tendulkar is an Indian cricketer considered one of the greatest batsmen of all time. Some key facts about him include that he was born in 1973 in Bombay, holds numerous batting records including being the only player to score over 2,000 runs in World Cup cricket, and broke into professional cricket at a very young age by playing for the Ranji team at age 14 and making his Test debut at age 16. Throughout his career he set many batting and career records that still stand today.

2. 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)

3. Sachin Tendulkar was named “Sachin” by his
father after legendary musician SD Burman. And
now people are named after him

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

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

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

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. 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.

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

16. Sachin Tendulkar fielded for Pakistan as a substitute
during a one-day practice match against India at the
Brabourne Stadium in 1988.

17. 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.

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

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

20. 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.

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

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

23. The first brand which Sachin Tendulkar endorsed was the health drink 'Boost.'
He was
seen alongside Kapil Dev in many of their ad films, the start of which
happened in 1990.

24. In his debut Test match, English fast bowler Alan Mullally
complained that Sachin Tendulkar was batting with a bat broader
than the normal willow.

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

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

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

28. 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.

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

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