Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (Indian Cricketer) Biography, Wiki, Age, Height, Family, Career, Awards, and Many More

Sachin Tendulkar 

Sachin Tendulkar is an Indian former international cricketer and a former captain of the Indian national team. Sachin is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. Sachin is the highest run-scorer of all time in International cricket. He is the only player to have scored one hundred international centuries, the first batsman to score a double century in a One Day International (ODI), the holder of the record for the most runs in both ODI and Test, and the only player to complete more than 30,000 runs in international cricket.

Biography/Wiki:

Personal Information:

• Name: Sachin  Ramesh Tendulkar  
• Born: 24 April 1973 (age 46)
• Birth  Place: Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India
• Nickname: Little Master, Master Blaster
• Profession:  Former Cricketer, Businessman 
• Home Town: Mumbai, Maharastra, India
• Nationality: Indian 
• Religion: Hindu

Sachin Tendulkar Childhood Picture

Sachin Tendulkar was born at Nirmal Nursing Home in Dadar, Bombay(now Mumbai) on 24 April 1973 to a Maharashtrian family. Sachin Attended schooling in  Sharadashram Vidyamandir (English) High School. Sachin Tendulkar had attended the Indian Education Society's New English School in Bandra (East). Sachin also showed an interest in tennis, idolizing John 
McEnroe.

Sachin Playing Tennis 

Sachin Waiting for Batting Line Up

Ajit  Tendulkar introduced the young Sachin to cricket in 1984. Ajit Tendulkar introduced Sachin to Ramakant Achrekar, a famous cricket coach and a club cricketer of repute, at Shivaji Park, Dadar. In the first meeting, the young Sachin Tendulkar did not play his best. Ajit Tendulkar told Achrekar that he was feeling self-conscious due to the coach observing him, and was not displaying his natural game. Ajit Tendulkar requested the coach to give him another chance at playing, but watch while hiding behind a tree. This time, Sachin Tendulkar, apparently unobserved, played much better and was accepted at Achrekar's academy.

Sachin Tendulkar with his Coach Ramakant  Achrekar 

Achrekar was impressed with Sachin  Tendulkar's talent and advised him to shift his schooling to Sharadashram Vidyamandir (English) High School. Sachin moved in with his aunt and uncle, who lived near Shivaji Park, during this period, due to his hectic schedule.[1]

Physical Appearance:

Sachin Playing with Bat and Ball 

• Height: 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
• Hair Color: Black 
• Eye Color: Dark Brown 

Family and Wife:

Sachin Tendulkar's is father, Ramesh Tendulkar, was a well-known Marathi novelist & poet, and Sachin's mother, Rajni, worked in the insurance industry. Ramesh  Tendulkar named Tendulkar after his favorite music director, Sachin Dev Burman. 

Sachin With his Father and Mother

Sachin Receiving Bat From His Father 

Sachin With his Father

Sachin With his Mother 

Sachin  Tendulkar has three elder siblings: two half-brothers Nitin and Ajit, and a half-sister Savita. They were Ramesh's children by his first wife, who died after the birth of her third child.

Sachin Tendulkar With His Family and Siblings 

Sachin Tendulkar with his Siblings 

On 24 May 1995, Sachin Tendulkar married Anjali Mehta, a pediatrician of Gujarati origin, whom he had first met in 1990. They have a daughter Sara and a son Arjun whose skills in cricket as a teenager have been receiving attention.

Sachin Tendulkar With His Family 

Sachin With His Daughter Sara

Arjun Tendulkar With his Parents 

Sachin Tendulkar With his Wife 

Career statistics

• Sachin Tendulkar Played around 200 Test Matches and Scored around 15,921 Runs, with a batting average of  53.78. These Runs include 51 Centuries and 68 Half Centuries. The Highest Score On the Test is 248*. He Bowled around 4,240 Balls in Test Matches. Sachin Took around 46 Wickets with a Bowling average of 54.17 and his best bowling is 3/10. Sachin  Caught 115 Catches in the Test Matches.
• Sachin Tendulkar Played around 463 Matches in One Day Internationals( ODI). Sachin Scored around 18,426 Runs with a Batting average of 44.83 including 49 Centuries and 96 Half Centuries. Sachin's Top Score is 200*. Sachin Bowled 8,054 Balls In ODI. Sachin  Took  154 Tickets with a bowling average of 44.48 and the best bowling figure is 5/32. Sachin took 5 wickets in the Innings Twice In ODI. Sachin Caught 140 Catches In ODI.
• Sachin Tendulkar Played 310 First-Class Matches and Scored 25,396 Runs with a Batting Average of  57.84  these runs include 81 Centuries and 116 Half Centuries. Sachin's Top score In First Class Cricket is 248 Not Out. Sachin Bowled 7,605 Balls In First Class Cricket. Sachin around 71 Wickets with a Bowling Average is  61.74. Sachin's Best Bowling figure is 3/10. Sachin caught 186 Catches in First Class Cricket. 
• Sachin played 551 List A  Cricket Matches and Scored around 21,999 Runs with a Batting Average of 45.54 these runs include 60 Centuries and 114 Half Centuries. Sachin's Top Score is 200 Not Out. Sachin Bowled 10,230 Balls in List A Cricket  Matches with a Bowling Average of 42.17  and Took around 201 Tickets. Sachin Took 5 Wickets in Innings is Twice. Sachin's Best Bowling Figure In List A Cricket Matches is 5/32. Sachin Caught 175 Catches in List A Cricket Matches.

Career:

Sachin Tendulkar started his Cricketing Career in 1987. Sachin Tendulkar was selected to represent Bombay in the Ranji Trophy, India's premier domestic first-class cricket tournament, for the 1987–88 season. However, Sachin was not selected for the final eleven in any of the matches, though he was often used as a substitute fielder.

Sachin Playing In Ranji Trophy 

Sachin Tendulkar One Day International Came In 1989 against Pakistan at Gujranwala. He Scored  Zero In his debut Match. He made 15 runs in his Test Match Debut, being bowled by Waqar Younis, who also made his debut in that match, but was noted for how he handled numerous blows to his body at the hands of the Pakistan pace attack. In 1989 Sachin Scored his First  Test Fifty in his second Test Match Against Pakistan Tough Bowling Attack at Faisalabad.  This Was the  Career Turning Point for Sachin Tendulkar.

Sachin Tendulkar's First Test Hundred 

 Sachin Scored his First Test Match Century In 1990  on 14 August against England. 

Sachin Scored his First Test Century at Old Trafford Match Against England   

Sachin became the second-youngest cricketer to score a Test century as he made 119 not out in the second Test at Old Trafford in Manchester. Sachin scored his first ODI century on 9 September 1994 against Australia in Sri Lanka in Colombo. It took Tendulkar  78 ODIs to score his first century.

Domestic team information

• 1988: Cricket Club of India
• 1988–2013: Mumbai
• 1992: Yorkshire
• 2008–2013: Mumbai Indians (squad no. 10)

Professional Information:

• Batting: Right-handed
• Bowling: Right-arm medium, leg break, off-break
• Role: Batsman
• National side: India (1989–2013)
• Test debut (cap 187) Played  on 15 November 1989 v Pakistan
• The last Test Played on14 November 2013 v West Indies
• ODI debut (cap 74)  Played on 18 December 1989 v Pakistan
• The last ODI Played on 18 March 2012 v Pakistan
• ODI shirt no: 10
• Only T20I (cap 11) Played on  1 December 2006 v South Africa

Sachin Tendulkar Beliefs:

• Sachin Tendulkar is a practicing Hindu. 
• Sachin is a devotee of the deity Ganesha and was a disciple of the guru Sathya Sai Baba of Puttaparthi, whom he visited on several occasions.

Sachin Tendulkar Praying Lord Ganesha 

• In 1997, Sachin Tendulkar captained the Indian National side, playing against a World Eleven team, in the Unity Cup which was held at the Sri Sathya Sai Hill View Stadium in Puttaparthi, in Baba's presence.
• The death of Sai Baba on Sachin Tendulkar's 38th birthday caused him to cancel his celebrations.
•  Sachin is also known to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi at home and frequently visits temples during the night when it is calm and quiet.

Business interests

• Sachin Tendulkar's popularity has led him to be a pioneer in India on cricket business dealings when he signed a record sports management deal with WorldTel in 1995, the value of the deal being ₹300 million (US$4.2 million) over five years.
• Sachin's next contract with WorldTel in 2001 was valued at ₹800 million (US$11 million) over five years.
• In 2006, Sachin Tendulkar signed a contract with Saatchi and Saatchi's ICONIX valued at ₹1.8 billion (US$25 million) over three years.
• Sachin Tendulkar has opened two restaurants: Tendulkar's (Colaba, Mumbai) and Sachin's (Mulund, Mumbai) and Bangalore. 
• Sachin Tendulkar owns these restaurants in partnership with Sanjay Narang of Mars Restaurants.
•  Sachin Tendulkar co-owned the Kerala Blasters FC in the Indian Super League Football in association with PVP Ventures owned by Prasad V Potluri till 2017. 

Sachin Tendulkar Signing Autograph On Ball

• The team has been named Kerala Blasters after Sachin's nickname "Master Blaster".
•  Sachin also jointly owns the badminton team Bengaluru Blasters which participates in the Premier Badminton League.
• In 2013, Sachin Tendulkar was listed at 51st position in Forbes' list of world's highest-paid athletes, with his total earnings estimated to be US$22 million.
•  In October 2013, the net worth of Sachin Tendulkar was estimated at US$160 million by Wealth-X, making him India's wealthiest cricket player.

Commercial endorsements:

Sachin Tendulkar has been sponsored by several brands throughout his career including Boost (1990–present), Pepsi (1992–2009), Action Shoes (1995–2000), MRF (1999–2009), Adidas (2000–10), Britannia (2001–07), Fiat Palio (2001–03), TVS (2002–05), ESPN Star Sports (2002–present), Sunfeast (2007–13), Canon (2006–09), Airtel (2004–06), Rorito (2016–18), G-Hanz (2005–07), Sanyo BPL (2007–present), Toshiba (2010–present), Colgate-Palmolive, Philips, VISA, Castrol India (2011–12), Ujala Techno Bright, Coca-Cola (2011–13) and Musafir.com (2013–present).

Sachin has also been a spokesperson for National Egg Coordination Committee (2003–05), AIDS Awareness Campaign (2005), and Luminous India (2010–present).

Rajya Sabha nomination:

Sachin Tendulkar In Rajya Sabha (Image Credit: PTI)

• In April 2012,  Sachin Tendulkar accepted the Rajya Sabha nomination proposed by the President of India and became the first active sportsperson and cricketer to have been nominated.
• Sachin Tendulkar took the oath of office on 4 June.
• Sachin Tendulkar refused to take the bungalow allotted to him in New Delhi calling it a "waste of taxpayers' money" as he resides in Mumbai.
• Sachin Tendulkar met with some controversy over his attendance at Rajya Sabha proceedings.
•  In 2019,  Sachin Tendulkar contributed Rs. 22 lakh from his MPLAD funds allotted to him during his stint as Rajya Sabha MP for the renovation of a Children's Park in East Bandra.
•  In the past six years as a Rajya Sabha MP, Sachin had drawn nearly Rs 90 lakh in salaries and other monthly allowances. 
• Sachin donated this entire salary and allowances to the Prime Minister's Relief Fund.
•  The PMO has also issued a letter of acknowledgment which states: "Prime Minister acknowledges this thoughtful gesture and conveys his gratitude. 

Philanthropy

Sachin Tendulkar sponsors 200 underprivileged children every year through Apnalaya, a Mumbai-based NGO associated with Sachin's mother-in-law, Annabel Mehta. A request by him on Twitter raised ₹10.2 million (US$140,000) through Sachin's crusade against cancer for the Crusade against Cancer foundation. Sachin Tendulkar spent nine hours on the 12-hour Coca-Cola-NDTV Support My School telethon on 18 September 2011 that helped raise ₹70 million (US$980,000) to ₹20 million (US$280,000) more than the target – for the creation of basic facilities, particularly toilets for girl students, in 140 government schools across the country.

Autobiography

Sachin Tendulkar's autobiography, Playing It My Way, was released on 6 November 2014. Sachin Autobiography was listed in the 2016 Limca Book of Records for breaking the record for adult hardback pre-publication orders, with 1,50,289 copies confirmed.

Biographies

Books

The following is the listing of books focused on Sachin  Tendulkar's career:

• The Book Sachin: The Story of the World's Greatest Batsman  Is Written by Gulu Ezekiel. Publisher: Penguin Global. 
• The Book: Sachin Tendulkar Opus
• The Book: The A to Z of Sachin Tendulkar  Is Written by Gulu Ezekiel. Publisher: Penguin Global
• The Book: Sachin Tendulkar-a definitive biography Is Written by Vaibhav Purandare. Publisher: Roli Books.
•  The Book Sachin Tendulkar – Masterful  Is Written by Peter Murray, Ashish Shukla. Publisher: Rupa.
•  The Book If Cricket is a Religion, Sachin is God  Is Written by Vijay Santhanam, Shyam Balasubramanian. Publisher: HarperCollins India.
• The Book Master Stroke: 100 Centuries of Sachin Tendulkar Is Written by Neelima Athalye. Publisher: Sakal Publications.
•  The Book Dhruvtara, a book on cricket maestro Sachin Tendulkar, was launched as an audiobook on Monday, 15 October 2012 to mark White Cane Day.
• The Book: Sachin ke sau shatak  Is Written by Dharmender Panth, a book on Tendulkar's 100 centuries written in Hindi.
• This Book is an Autobiography; Playing It My Way.
• The Book: Sachin: A Hundred Hundred Now  Is Written by V. Krishnaswamy.

Films:

Poster of Sachin: A Billion Dreams 

• Sachin: A Billion Dreams, an Indian film directed by James Erskine is based on the life of Tendulkar where Sachin Tendulkar played his character himself.

National honors:

• In 1994 Sachin Tendulkar was Honored with Arjuna Award, by the Government of India in recognition of his outstanding achievement in sports.
•  In between 1997–98, Sachin Tendulkar was Honored with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India's highest honor given for achievement in sports.
•  In 1999 Sachin Tendulkar Honored with Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award.
• In 2001 Sachin Tendulkar was Honored with Maharashtra Bhushan Award, Maharashtra State's highest Civilian Award.
•  In 2008  Sachin Tendulkar Honored with Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian award.
•  In 2014 Sachin Tendulkar was Honored with Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award.

Bharat Ratna 

Other honors:

• In 1997  Sachin Tendulkar Honored with Wisden Cricketer of the Year.
• In 1998, 2010   Sachin Tendulkar Honored with Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World.
• In 2003  Sachin Tendulkar was Honored as Player of the tournament in the 2003 Cricket World Cup.
• In 2004, 2007, 2010  Sachin Tendulkar Honored with ICC World ODI XI.
• In 2006-07, 2009-10   Sachin Tendulkar Honored with  Polly Umrigar Award for international cricketer of the year.
• In 2009, 2010, 2011  Sachin Tendulkar Honored with ICC World Test XI.
• In 2010  Sachin Tendulkar was Honored with  Outstanding Achievement in Sport and the Peoples Choice Award at The Asian Awards in London.
• In 2010  Sachin Tendulkar Honored with Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for cricketer of the year.
• In 2010  Sachin Tendulkar was Honored with  LG People's Choice Award.
• In 2010  Sachin Tendulkar Honored with  Made an Honorary group captain by the Indian Air Force.

Sachin Tendulkar with  Air Force Personnel 

•  In 2011 Sachin Tendulkar Honored with the Castrol Indian Cricketer of the Year award.
•  In 2012  Sachin Tendulkar was Honored with Wisden India Outstanding Achievement award.
•  In 2012  Sachin Tendulkar Honored as an Honorary Member of the Order of Australia, given by the Australian government.
•  In 2013  Sachin Tendulkar Honored with the Indian Postal Service released a stamp of Sachin Tendulkar and he became the second Indian after Mother Teresa to have such a stamp released in their lifetime.
•  In 2014  Sachin Tendulkar Honored with ESPNCricinfo Cricketer of the Generation.
•  In 2017  Sachin Tendulkar Honored with The Asian Awards Fellowship Award at the 7th Asian Awards.
•  In 2019  Sachin Tendulkar Honored with Inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
•  In 2020   Sachin Tendulkar was Honored with Laureus World Sports Award for Best Sporting Moment (2000–2020).

Sudhir Kumar Chaudary a fan who earned the Privilege of tickets  to all of India's Home Games  

Sachin Tendulkar's Wax Statue in Madame Tussauds, London  

Postage Stamps Commemorating the Sachin Tendulkar 200th Test Match 

2013 Postage Stamps Commemorating the Sachin Tendulkar 200th Test Match  

Awards from the media

• In August 2003, Sachin was voted as the "Greatest Sportsman" of the country in the sports personalities category in the Best of India poll conducted by Zee News.
• In November 2006, Time magazine named Sachin Tendulkar as one of the Asian Heroes.
• In December 2006, Sachin was named "Sports Person of the Year".
• In June 2009, Time magazine included Sachin's test debut in "Top 10 Sporting Moments".
• In 2010, Sachin was voted as one of the world's 100 most influential people in "The 2010 TIME 100" poll conducted by Time magazine.
• The current India Poised campaign run by The Times of India has nominated Sachin as the "Face of New India" next to the likes of Amartya Sen and Mahatma Gandhi.
• In February 2010, Sachin was declared "Sports Icon of the Year for 21 years" at the NDTV Indian of the Year Awards. 

Sachin With Boris Becker 

Sachin Tendulkar With A.R  Rahman 

Sachin Tendulkar With Zakir Hussian 

Sachin Tendulkar With Charli Chaplin Satue 

Sachin Tendulkar With Roger Ferder 

Sachin Tendulkar With Muthai Muralitharan 

Sachin Tendulkar With Shane Warne 

Sachin Tendulkar With Jontyrhodes

Sachin Tendulkar With Sir Donald Bradman 






Sachin Tendulkar With VivanRichard 






Sachin and His Wife With Latha Mangeshkar 

Awards for Individual Matches and Series :

•  Sachin Tendulkar has won a record 15 Man of the Series (MoS) and 62 Man of the Match (MoM) awards in ODI Matches.
•  Sachin Tendulkar has won a Man of the Match Award against every one of the ICC Full Members (Test Playing Nations). 
• The only teams against whom he has not won an ODI Man of the Match award, are the United Arab Emirates (2 matches played), the Netherlands (1 match), and Bermuda (1 match).

Social Media Accounts:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sachintendulkar/?hl=en
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SachinTendulkar/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/sachin_rt

Reference:

• ESPN