4. Personal information
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar AM is an Indian
cricketer widely considered to be the
greatest batsman of all time, after Don
Bradman. He is the leading run-scorer and
century maker in Test and one-day
international cricket.
Born: April 24, 1973 (age
39), Mumbai
Height: 1.65 m
Full name: Sachin Ramesh
Tendulkar
Spouse: Anjali Tendulkar
Awards: Arjuna award, Rajiv
Gandhi Khel Ratna, Padma
Vibhushan, More
Children: Arjun
Tendulkar, Sara Tendulkar
5. International
information
National side India
Test 15 November 1989 v Pakistan
debut(cap 18
7)
Last Test 3 September 2012 v New Zealand
ODI debut(ca 18 December 1989 v Pakistan
p 74)
Last ODI 18 March 2012 v Pakistan
ODI shirt no. 10
Only T20I 1 December 2006 v South Africa
6. Sudhir kumar chaudhary A fan of Sachin
Tendulkar
Tendulkar's entry into world cricket was hyped up by
former Indian stars and those who had seen him play.
Tendulkar's consistent performances earned him a fan
following across the globe, including amongst
Australian crowds, where Tendulkar has consistently
scored centuries.[67] One of the most popular sayings
by his fans is "Cricket is my religion and Sachin is my
God".[144] Cricinfo mentions in his profile that
"... Tendulkar remains, by a distance, the most
worshipped cricketer in the world."[145] During the
Australian tour of India in 1998 Matthew Hayden said
"I have seen God. He bats at no. 4 in India in Tests."[146]
7. Rise through the ranks
Tendulkar's performance
through the years 1994–
1999 coincided with his
physical peak, in his early
twenties. On the day of
the Hindufestival Holi, Ten
dulkar was told to open
the batting
at Auckland against New
Zealand in 1994.[68] He Tendulkar's rise continued when he was the leading run
went on to make 82 runs scorer at the 1996 World Cup, scoring two centuries.[69] He
off 49 balls. He scored his was the only Indian batsman to perform in the infamous
first ODI century on 9 semi-final against Sri Lanka. Tendulkar fell amid a batting
September 1994 against collapse and the match referee, Clive Lloyd awarded Sri
Australia in Sri Lanka the match after the crowd began rioting and
Lanka at Colombo. It had throwing litter onto the field.
taken him 79 ODIs to score
a century.
