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Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar

Net Worth

$120,000,000

Born in (City)

Mumbai

Born in (Country)

INDIA

Date of Birth

24th December, 1973

Date of Death

-

Mother

Rajni Tendulkar

Father

Ramesh Tendulkar

Children

  • Sara Tendulkar
  • Arjun Tendulkar

About

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar popularly known as 'Master Blaster' is a former international cricketer from India and a former captain of the Indian National Team. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is the highest run scorer of all time in International cricket and the world’s most prolific batsman of all time. Sachin is the only player to have scored one hundred international centuries, and the first batsman to score a double century in a One Day International (ODI). Tendulkar is cross-dominant: he bats, bowls and throws with his right hand, but writes with his left hand. He also practices left-handed throws at the nets on a regular basis. Cricinfo columnist Sambit Bal has described him as the "most wholesome batsman of his time". His batting is based on complete balance and poise while limiting unnecessary movements and flourishes. The straight drive is often said to be his favourite shot. In 2008, Sunil Gavaskar, in an article he wrote in the AFP, remarked that "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". Equipment-wise, his bats tend to be heavier than the average batman.

Early Life

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is a former international cricketer from India and a former captain of the Indian National Team. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is the highest run scorer of all time in International cricket and the world’s most prolific batsman of all time. Sachin is the only player to have scored one hundred international centuries, and the first batsman to score a double century in a One Day International (ODI). is father, Ramesh Tendulkar, was a well-known Marathi novelist & poet and his mother, Rajni, worked in the insurance industry.[36] Ramesh named Tendulkar after his favourite music director, Sachin Dev Burman. 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. Ajit introduced the young Sachin to cricket in 1984. He introduced him to Ramakant Achrekar, a famous cricket coach and a club cricketer of repute, at Shivaji Park, Dadar. On 24 May 1995, Tendulkar married Anjali Mehta (b. 1967), a paediatrician 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.

Road to Success

On 14 November 1987, the 14-year-old Tendulkar was selected to represent Bombay in the Ranji Trophy, India’s premier domestic First-class cricket tournament, for the 1987–88 season. However, he was not selected for the final eleven in any of the matches, though he was often used as a substitute fielder. A year later, on 11 December 1988, aged 15 years and 232 days, Tendulkar made his debut for Bombay against Gujarat at home and scored 100 not out in that match, making him the youngest Indian to score a century on debut in first-class cricket. He was handpicked to play for the team by the then Bombay captain Dilip Vengsarkar and kapil Dev. He followed this by scoring a century in his first Deodhar and Duleep Trophies, which are also Indian domestic tournaments. Tendulkar finished the 1988–89 Ranji Trophy season as Bombay’s highest run-scorer. He scored 583 runs at an average of 67.77, and was the eighth highest run-scorer overall. He also made an unbeaten century in the Irani Trophy match against Delhi at the start of the 1989–90 season, playing for the Rest of India. Sachin was picked for a young Indian team to tour England twice, under the Star Cricket Club banner in 1988 and 1989. In the famous 1990–91 Ranji Trophy final, in which Haryana defeated Bombay by two runs after leading in the first innings, Tendulkar’s 96 from 75 deliveries was a key to giving Bombay a chance of victory as it attempted to chase 355 from only 70 overs on the final day. His first double century (204*) was for Mumbai while playing against the visiting Australian team at the Brabourne Stadium in 1998. He is the only player to score a century on debut in all three of his domestic first-class tournaments (the Ranji, Irani, and Duleep Trophies). Another double century was an innings of 233* against Tamil Nadu in the semi-finals of the 2000 Ranji Trophy, which he regards as one of the best innings of his career. INTERNATIONAL CAREER Career of world-famous cricketer Sachin Tendulkar began at the age of 13 years when he made cricket debut in the Cricket Club of India. On 11 December, 1988 in a first-class cricket match between Mumbai and Gujarat, Sachin scored 100 not out. Starting from here, he played several cricket matches at national as well as international level. In 2002 just half way through his career, Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack ranked him the second greatest Test batsman of all time, behind Don Bradman, and the second greatest ODI batsman of all time, behind Viv Richards. 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. He had previously been named "Player of the Tournament" at the 2003 edition of the tournament, held in South Africa. In the 2011 World Cup Victory, he became the highest run-scorer with 482 runs at an average of 53.55 in the tournament. 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, his much-awaited 100th-century milestone was achieved against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup. Sachin announced his retirement on 23rd December, 2012 from ODI Cricket. He also stated that he will not be playing in T20 Internationals. In 2013, he was the only Indian cricketer included in an all-time Test World XI named to mark the 150th anniversary of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.

Achievements

1994 – Arjuna Award, by the Government of India in recognition of his outstanding achievement in sports.|1997–98 – Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India’s highest honour given for achievement in sports.|1999 – Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian award.|2001 – Maharashtra Bhushan Award, Maharashtra State’s highest Civilian Award.|2008 – Padma Vibhushan, India’s second highest civilian award.|2014 – Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award. He is the only sports person in the history of india to receive this.|He was also the first sportsperson and the first person without an aviation background to be awarded the honorary rank of group captain by the Indian Air Force. In 2012, he was named an Honorary Member of the Order of Australia.

Quotes

  • People throw stones at you and you convert them into milestones.
  • Don't stop chasing your dreams, because dreams do come true.
  • If you remain humble, people will give you love and respect even after you have finished with the game.