Sachin Tendulkar Biography, Achievements, Career Info, Records

Facts and Information about Sachin Tendulkar

Full Name	Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Born	April 24, 1973 (Mumbai)
Birth Place	Nirmal Nursing Home, Dadar, Mumbai
Nickname	Master Blaster, Tendlya, Little Master
Nationality	Indian
Height	5 feet 5 inches (165 cm)
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm leg spin, off spin, medium pace
Father	Ramesh Tendulkar (reputed Marathi novelist)
Mother	Rajni Tendulkar
Named after	Sachin Dev Burman (his father’s favorite music director)
Wife	Anjali Tendulkar
Children	Sara and Arjun
Siblings	Nitin and Ajit (half-brothers), Savita (half-sister)
Sporting Idols	John McEnroe, Sunil Gavaskar, Imran Khan and Sir Vivian Richards
Religious beliefs	Tendulkar is a devoted follower of Sathya Sai Baba of Puttaparthi.
Marriage	Married Anjali, a pedriatician, on May 24, 1995. He was 22 at that time. Anand Mehta, Tendulkar’s father-in-law, is a Gujarati industrialist.
Schooling	Sharadashram Vidyamandir (English) High School
Introduction To Cricket	Sachin was introduced to cricket by his brother Ajit, who took him to to Ramakant Achrekar, famous club cricketer and coach of that time.
School Cricket	Sachin was regularly a part of his school’s cricket team.
John Bright Cricket Club	He played club cricket in the Kanga League, the premeir tournament in Mumbai. At that time he represented the John Bright Cricket Club.
Best Junior Cricket Award	In 1987, when Sachin was 14, he became extremely disheartened after not getting the Best Junior Cricket Award. Sunil Gavaskar consoled him by giving Sachin his ultra-light pads.
Ballboy	In the 1987 Cricket World Cup semifinal (India vs. England), Sachin was the ballboy.
664-run Partnership in School	He was part of an unbroken 664-run partnership in a Lord Harris Shield inter-school game against St. Xavier’s High School in (1988). His partner was Vinod Kambli, who also became a notable cricketer for India.
First Ranji Match	Sachin scored a century on his very first match in the Ranji Trophy (Decemer 10, 1988, Bombay vs. Gujarat, Wankhede Stadium in Bombay) and thus became the first Indian to score a century on first-class debut.
First Double Century in Ranji	In April 2000, Sachin scored 233 not out against Tamil Nadu.
First One Day International	Sachin’s ODI debut was against Pakistan on December 18, 1989. In a major upset, Waqar Younis sent him back without scoring a single run.
First Test Match	Tendulkar played his first test on November 23, 1989, when he wasn’t even 17. He could score only 15 runs, but received attention for his technique.
First Test Century	August 14, 1990 saw Tendulkar score his first test century against England at Old Trafford, Manchester. His 119 not out saved the match for India.
First One day International Century	His first ODI century came after 78 matches and five long years.
First World Cup Match	February 22, 1992, against England (Perth, Australia)
First One Day Double Century	February 24, 2010 (200 off 147 balls. 25 fours, 3 sixes)
First Test Double Century	Against New Zeland on October 30, 1999, Ahmedabad (217 not out)
First Twenty20 Match	Against South Africa in Johannesburg (December 1, 2006)
First T20 IPL	Against Chennai Super Kings on May 14, 2008
Last Ranji Match	November 13, 2013 against Haryana (scored a match-winning 79 not out)
Last One day International	Against Pakistan at Dhaka (March 18, 2012)
Last World Cup Match	Against Sri Lanka at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai (April 2, 2011)
Last One Day Century	Against Bangladesh at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur (scored 114)
Last Test Century	Against South Africa on January 4, 2011 at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town (scored 146)
Last T20 Match	Against South Africa at Johannesburg
Last Test Match	Against West Indies in Kolkata, November 6-8, 2013
Last T20 Match	Against Sunrisers (May 13, 2013)
Best Score in Test Match	248 not out against Bangladesh at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka on December 12, 2004
Best Score in One Day International	200 not out Against South Africa on February 24, 2010
Most Runs in One Day International	18426 in 463 Matches (452 Innings)
Most Runs in Test Cricket	15847 in 199 Matches (328 Innings)
Most Centuries in One Day International	49 (also, 96 half-centuries)
Most Centuries In Test Cricket	51 (also, 67 half-centuries)
Record as Test Captain	Won 4, Lost 9, Drew 12, Tied 0, Total 25
Record as ODI Captain	Won 23, Lost 43, Tied 2, No Result 6, Total 73
100th Century	On March 16, 2012, Sachin became the only batsman to score 100 international centuries. The 100th century was scored against Bangladesh at the Shere Bangla Stadium, Mirpur
Most Run In IPL 2010	618 runs in 14 innings
Nervous 90s	Dismissed 28 times in his 90s (18 times in ODIs and 10 times in Tests)
First to be given out by the Third Umpire	When Sachin was given run out against South Africa in Durban in 1992, he became the first bastman to be given out by the third empire.
Highest Man of The Match Awards	199 times
Most Runs in a Calander Year	1894 runs (in 1998)
Favourite Cricket Ground	Sydney
Favourite Movie	Coming to America
World Cup Appearances	Holds the joint record for most World Cup appearances – 6 (1992 to 2011)