Name: Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar.
DOB:24thApril 1973.
Age: 34 Years, 2 Months, and 10 Days
Zodiac Sign:Taurus.
Place of Birth:Mumbai.
Test Debut:15th Nov 1989.
ODI Debut:18th Dec
Playing since:17 Years, 7 Months, and 19 Days
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| Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar was born on 24th April 1973 into a middle class family. Sachin Tendulkar got the name Sachin because his family members were all huge fans of the legendary music director Sachin Dev Burman (SD Burman). He attended the Sharadashram Vidyamandir School where he started his cricket career along with buddy Vinod Kambli. During a Harish Shield Tournament he even shared a 664-run partnership with Vinod Kambli (imagine bowling when the opposition’s score is 663/0!!!). His test début was on Nov 15, 1989 at an age of 16 years only vs. Pakistan in Karachi against the duo of Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis.
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Favorite food : All sea food, especially fish cooked by his mother, steak. (by the way he also enjoys devouring bowlers of the opposition!)
Hobbies : Driving and listening to music especially Dire Straits, Sting, Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Phil Collins and Eagles.
Other Cricketers admired : Wasim Akram, Sunil Gavaskar, Jonty Rhodes, Shane Warne, Sanath Jayasuriya and Brian Lara.
Team Mates Admired : Anil Kumble, Vinod Kambli, Javagal Srinath.
Other sportsmen admired : Diego Maradona, John McEnroe and Boris Becker.
In his spare time he attends to : His family and his personal stereo.
He likes batting with : Vinod Kambli.
One dream that will always remain unfulfilled : Playing against the West Indies pace attack of Holding, Marshall, Garner and Roberts.
Favorite cricket grounds : Sydney Cricket Ground and Wankhede Stadium.
Most memorable match : Beating Pakistan at the Sydney Cricket Ground in the 1992 World Cup.
Tendulkar's Dream : Young Sachin had aspired of being a fast bowler. It was this dream that made him undertake trials at Chennai based MRF pace academy, but his small stature proved to be a major hindrance to his aspiring career. ( THANK GOD !!! else the world would have been deprived of such a genius batsman. )
First step towards cricket : Tendulkar's sensational journey to cricket stardom sparked of when his brother Ajit made him meet Mr. R. Achrekar ( Cricket Coach ). Sachin failed to perform in the first go which made him very nervous but his brother's persuasion led Mr. Achrekar give him another chance.
Turning point in his career : It was his change of school to Shardashram Vidya Mandir in Dadar - close to Shivaji Park on his coach's advice which marked a turn around in Sachin's career. He says," I use to bat in four nets at one strech. Whenever, I use to get tired, Achrekar use to keep a one rupee coin on top of the stumps and say, "Anyone who gets him out will take this coin. If no-one gets him, Sachin takes it." Tendulkar till date contributes this technique in being instrumental for enhancing his concentration. He still treasures the 13 coins earned by him during the practice sessions.
Naughty Duo : Sachin and his best pal Vinod Kambli hold the World Record of 664 runs stand for Shardashram School in inter-school tournament in 1988. Tendulkar candidly admits that the total would have never assumed mammoth proportion had he and Kambli not ignored the man waving from the boundary with the coach's message to declare.
Tendulkar's Idol : Tendulkar's idol is the American Tennis superstar-John McEnore. During his young age, he argued and fought for McEnore with his colony friends who supported Swedish Bjorn Borg. Sachin sported a head-band, sweat-band and a tennis racquet showing his staunch loyalty towards his idol.
Family Quirks : Sachin's wife Anjali tends to become nervous while he bats, whereas his brother has become so superstitious that he allows the family members to only watch the match recording.
His reactions to his dismissals : On pre-mature and early exits, Sachin likes to take out his anger somewhere. He prefers to be left alone, till he cools down.
God's Importance in his life : Tendulkar is a God fearing person, a staunch devotee of Sai Baba, Ganpathi and frequently visits temples during night when it's calm and quiet. He visualizes God in his parents. Religion to him is what his parents have inculcated in him, his upbringing and his way of life. Sachin strongly believes in the concept of re-birth, existence of Hell and Heaven. He loves celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi at home with his family and believes that it firms his ties with his loved ones.
Favorite Movie : Coming to America.
Favorite Music : Pop
Favorite Hobby : Collecting CD's.
Favorite Car : His new Ferrari.
Favorite Actors : Amitabh Bacchan, Nana Patekar.
Favorite Actresses : Madhuri Dixit.
Favorite Cricket Heroes : Gavaskar, Viv Richards, Imran Khan and Sandeep Patil
Favorite Drink : Orange / Apple juice and water
Favorite Pastime : Listening to peaceful music with friends.
Favorite Clothes : Official jacket and tie, else jeans and T-shirt.
Favorite Magazine : Sportstar.
Favorite Newspapers : Times of India, Mid-day, Afternoon Dispatch.
Favorite Restaurant : Bukhara, Maurya Sheraton.
Favorite Holiday Resort : Yorkshire, Headingley.
Favorite Hotel : Park Royal Darling Harbour, Sydney.
Favorite Other Sports : Tennis.
Funniest Moment : Once I (Sachin) was batting with Vinod Kambli for a school match. Vinod dropped his bat in the middle of the game and started to fly a kite. It was so funny, I really can't forget that day in whole of my life.
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Major Teams : India, Mumbai and Yorkshire.
Worst Day : Losing the fist ODI in RSA in 1992.
Greatest Influence : Family.
Ambition : To be number one in the world.
Dream Woman : My wife.
Current Players Admired : Vinod Kambli, Brian Lara and Jonty Rhodes.
Embarrasing Moment : People asking for my autograph and then asking me my name!
Hate : Rumors.
Any Changes you desire to have : None
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Australian bowling great Shane Warne who is among Wisden's list of five greatest cricket players in 21st century has had a particularly bad time against Tendulkar. He described incidents when he got up in the night from dreams where Tendulkar was smashing him around the ground.
But lately Sachin has been just a shadow of what he was during his best days. He has been a sheer failure as a bastman last couple of years. There has been outcry in the media and some critics are asking for his retirement. If Sachin continues to play the way he is playing now, he is certainly heading for a pretty ordinary retirement. But the words 'ordinary' & 'Tendulkar' have never come close. Hence we hope Sachin once again comes out of the slack and blazes out all allegations!
ALL THE BEST SACHIN !!!!!!!!!!!!
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