Sachin Tendulkar Biography
Full name
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Born
April 24, 1973, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra
Major teams India, Asia XI, Mumbai, Mumbai Indians, Yorkshire
Nickname Tendlya, Little Master
Playing role Top-order batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak, Legbreak googly
Height
5 ft 5 in
Education Sharadashram Vidyamandir School
Sachin
Tendulkar was born April 24, 1973 in Bombay, India. Given his first cricket bat
at the age 11, Tendulkar was just 16 when he became India's youngest Test
cricketer. In 2005 he became the first cricketer to score 35 centuries (100
runs in a single inning) in Test play. In 2007 Tendulkar reached another major
milestone, becoming the first player to record 15,000 runs in one-day international
play.
Professional
cricket player. Largely considered cricket's greatest batsman, Sachin Tendulkar
was born April 24, 1973 in Bombay, India, to a middle-class family, the
youngest of four children. His father was a professor while his mother worked
for a life insurance company.
Named
after his family's favorite music director, Sachin Dev Burman, Tendulkar wasn't
a particularly gifted student, but he'd always shown himself to be a standout
athlete. He was 11 years old when he was given his first cricket bat and his
talent in the sport was immediately apparent. At the age of 14 he scored 329
out of a world record stand of 664 in a school match. As his accomplishments
grew, he became a sort of cult figure among Bombay schoolboys.
After high
school Tendulkar enrolled at Kirti College, where his father also taught. The
fact that he decided to go to the school where his father worked was of no
surprise. Tendulkar's family is very close and years after he'd achieved
stardom and cricket fame, he continued to live next door to his parents.
Professional
Play
Tendulkar
made his debut in international competition at 16 with a match against Pakistan
in Karachi. He wasted little time matching the expectations surrounding his
arrival on the professional field. At the age of 18 he scored a pair of
centuries in Australia, then in 1994 racked up a score of 179 in a match
against the West Indies.
Tendulkar
was just 23 when he was named captain of his country's team for the 1996 World
Cup. While the tournament proved to be a disappointment for his club, Tendulkar
did nothing to diminish his own standing as one of the world's dominant
players. He finished out the World Cup as the event's top scorer.
In India,
Tendulkar's star shined even brighter. In a country reeling from troubled
economic times, the young cricketer was seen as a symbol of hope by his
countrymen that better times lay ahead. On national newsweekly went so far as
to devote an entire issue to the young cricketer, dubbing him "The Last
Hero" for his home country. His style of play—aggressive and inventive—resonated
with the sport's fans, as did Tendulkar's unassuming off the field living. Even
with his increasing wealth, Tendulkar showed humility and refused to flaunt his
money.
Tendulkar's
dominance of his sport has continued, even as he's moved well into his
thirties. He scored his record-breaking 35th century in Test play in December
2005 in a match against Sri Lanka. In June 2007 he set another mark when he
became the first player to record 15,000 runs in one-day international play. In
January 2010 he again moved into the record books when became the first batsman
to score 13,000 runs in Test play. Just one month later he registered another
first, a "double century" in a match against South Africa. That same
year he was named the 2010 International Cricket Council Cricketer of the Year.
In April
2011 Tendulkar chalked up another milestone when he led India to a World Cup
victory, his first in his long career. During the tournament, the batsman again
showed why he's one of the sport's greatest athletes by becoming the first
batsman to score 2,000 runs and six centuries in World Cup play.
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