Name- Sachin Tendulkar
Real Name - Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Other Names- GOD of Cricket, Little Master, Master Blaster, The Master, The Little Champion, Sachin Tendlya
Date of Birth- 24/04/1973
Age - 47 years (2020)
Birth Place- Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Profession- Former Indian Cricketer
Father - Ramesh Tendulkar (Marathi Novelist)
Mother - Rajni Tendulkar
Half-Brothers - Ajit Tendulkar, Nitin Tendulkar
Half-Sister - Savita
Wife / Spouse - Anjali Tendulkar (1995)
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| Sachin Tendulkar with Wife Anjali Tendulkar |
Daughter - Sara Tedulkar
Son - Arjun Tendulkar
Nationality - Indian
Religion - Hinduism
School - Indian Education Society's New English School, Bandra (East), Mumbai, Shardashram Vidyamandir School, Dadar, Mumbai
College - Khalsa College, Mumbai
Education - Dropout
Sun Sign / Zodiac Sign - Taurus
ODI Debut - 18 December 1989 v Pakistan
Test Debut - 15 November 1989 v Pakistan
Last ODI - 18 March 2012 v Pakistan
Last Test - 14 November v West Indies
ODI Shirt no - 10
Batting - Right-handed
Bowling - Right-arm medium, Leg break, Off break
Height - 5'5'' / 165 cm / 1.65 m
Weight - 62 Kg / 137 lbs
Body Measurements - Chest - 39 inches, Waist - 32 inches, Biceps - 12 inches
Hair Color - Black
Eye Color - Dark Brown
Affairs / Girlfriends - Not Known
Coach - Ramakant Achrekar
Big Fan - Sudhir Kumar Chaudhary
Favorite Colors - Black, White
Favorite Actors - Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Nana Patekar
Favorite Actresses - Madhuri Dixit, Sridevi
Favorite Food - Mutton Curry, Prawn Curry, Mutton Biryani, Crab Masala, Keema Paratha, Lassi
Hobbies - Collecting Perfume, Watches & CD's, Listening to Music
Salary - Not Known
Net Worth - $170 million (Approx)
Career Statistics -
Matches - Test - 200, ODI - 463, FC - 310, LA - 551
Runs Scored - Test - 15,921, ODI - 18,426, FC - 25,396, LA - 21,999
100s/50s - Test - 51/68, ODI - 49/96, FC - 81/116, LA - 60/114
Filmography - Kabhie Ajnabi The (1985), Stumped (2003), God of Cricket
Biographies -
Books -
1) Sachin: The Story of the World's Greatest Batsman by Gulu Ezekiel, Publisher - Penguin Global
2) Sachin Tendulkar Opus
3) The A to Z of Sachin Tendulkar by Gulu Ezekiel, Publisher - Penguin Global
4) Sachin Tendulkar - a definitive biography by Vaibhav Purandare, Publisher - Roli Books
5) Sachin Tendulkar - Masterful by Peter Murray, Ashish Shukla, Publisher - Rupa
6)If Cricket is a Religion, Sachin is Good by Vijay Santhanam, Shyam Balasubramanian, Publisher - HarperCollins India
7) Master Stroke: 100 Centuries Maestro Sachin Tendulkar (An Audio Book, 15 October 2012)
8) Playing It My Way - an Autobiography
9) Sachin: A Hundred Hundreds Now by V. Krishnaswamy
Film - Sachin: A Billion Dreams, An Indian Film directed by James Erskine
Brand Endorsements -
Boost, Pepsi, Action Shoes, MRF, Adidas, Britannia, Fiat Palio, TVS, ESPN Star Sports, Sunfeast, Canon, Airtel, Rorito, G-Hanz, Sanyo BPL, Toshiba, Colgate-Palmolive, Philips, VISA, Castrol India, Ujala Techno Bright, Coca-Cola, Musafir.com
Sachin Tendulkar has been a spokesperson for National Egg Coordination Committee (2003-2005), AIDS Awareness Campaign (2005) and Luminous India (2010-Present)
Business Interests -
Sachin Tendulkar signed a record sports management deal with WorldTel in 1995 and again next contract with WorldTel in 2001 and he signed a contract with Saatchi and Saatchi's ICONIX in 2006.
Sachin Opened two restaurants - Tendulkar's (Colaba, Mumbai) and Sachin's (Mulund, Mumbai).
Tendulkar co-owned the Kerala Blasters FC in association with PVP ventures owned by Prasad V Potluri till 2017. He also jointly owns the badminton team Bengaluru Blasters in 2013. Sachin Tendulkar was listed at 51st position in Forbes list of World's highest-paid athletes.
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Awards and Achievements -
Arjuna award (1994), Wisden Cricketer of the Year (1997), Rajiv Gandhi khel ratna (1997-98), Padma Shri (1999), Padma Vibhushan (2008), Bharat Ratna (India's Highest Civilian Award, 2014), Maharashtra Bhushan Award (2001), Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World (1998, 2010), Player of the tournament in 2003 Cricket World Cup, ICC World Cup ODI XI (2004, 2007, 2010), Polly Umrigar Award (2006-2007, 2009-2010), ICC World Cup Test XI (2009, 2010, 2011), Outstanding Achievement in Sport and the peoples Choice Award at the Asian Awards in London (2010), LG People's Choice Award (2010), Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy (2010), Made an Honorary group captain by the Indian Air Force (2010), Castrol Indian Cricketer of the Year Award (2011), Wisden India Outstanding Achievement Award (2012), Honorary Member of the Order of Australia (2012), Indian Postal Service released a stamp of Tendulkar and he became the second Indian after Mother Teresa to have such stamp released in their lifetime (2013), ESPNCricinfo Cricketer of the Generation (2014), The Asian Awards Fellowship Award (2017), ICC Cricket Hall of Fame (2019), Laureus World Sports Award (2020)
