Name : Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (सचिन रमेश तेंडुलकर)
Date Of Birth : 24 April 1973
Born in : Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Siblings : Brother-Nitin & Sister- Savita
High School : Sharadashram Vidyamandir
Coach : Ramakant Acharekar
Wanted to be : Fast Bowler, but coach suggested to focus on his batting instead.
Married to : Dr. Anjali (daughter of Gujarati industrialist Anand Mehta)
Children : Sara (born 12 October 1997), & Arjun (born 24 September 1999).
Identified qualities : His elder brother Ajit encouraged him to play cricket
1st Test Crichet : Tendulkar played his first Test match against Pakistan in Karachi in 1989 aged just 16Yrs.
The Funny Thing : He bats, bowls and throws with his right hand, but writes with his left hand.
In beginning of His Career : Little Master
Later on he is : Blaster Master
Now for all Cricket Fans : God of Cricket
The Indian Air Force : The honorary rank of Group Captain
India must award him : 'Bharat Ratna'*
Bowling : Being Batsman, he adept at bowling medium pace, leg / off spin with equal ease
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| Sachin's Favourite Photo, Taken by his neighbour |
What World Say About Sachin Tendulkar:
1. The Australian leg spinner Shane Warne rated Sachin as the greatest player he has played with or against.
2. Sunil Gavaskar says, "it is hard to imagine any player in the history of the game who combines classical technique with raw aggression like the little champion does"
3. Sir Donald Bradman says, "Bradman was most taken by Tendulkar's technique, compactness and shot production''
Moments:
1. When he was 14, Indian batting legend Sunil Gavaskar gave him a pair of his own ultra light pads. "It was the greatest source of encouragement for me," He Says
2. He was involved in an unbroken 664-run partnership in a Lord Harris Shield inter-school game in 1988 with friend and team mate Vinod Kambli
Apart from Cricket, What He is doing is unknown to many:
1. Tendulkar sponsors 200 underprivileged children every year through Apnalaya, a Mumbai-based NGO associated with his mother-in-law, Annabel Mehta
Brand endorsements:
Pepsi, Canon, Airtel, Reliance Commu., Hutch, Brittnia, Sunfeast, NECC, Boost, Action Shoes, Adidas, Fiat Palio, Reynolds, TVS, ESPN, Sanyo BPL, AIDS Awareness Campaign, Colgate -Palmolive, Philips, MRF, Vista, Aviva, Royal Bank of Scotland, Toshiba, Castrol....and so on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIGO2kCsjnM&feature=relatedTendulkar scores 200 runs in one Day against south africa
