Sachin Tendulkar, or Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is a former Indian international cricketer who opened for India in Limited Overs Cricket while batted in the middle order in Test Cricket. Tendulkar has played for Indian national cricket team during 1989 -2012. He would take forward what Sunil Gavaskar had created, runs milestones. In his case, he would go on to become the most prolific scorer of international cricket and would lead the ODI and Test runs charts.
Personal
| FULL NAME | Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar |
| COUNTRY | India |
| GENDER | Male |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 24, 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| PLACE OF RESIDENCE | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| NICKNAME | God of Cricket, Tendlya, Master Blaster, Maestro |
| FATHER’S NAME | Ramesh Tendulkar |
| MOTHER’S NAME | Rajni Tendulkar |
| NAMES OF SIBLINGS | Ajit Tendulkar, Nitin Tendulkar |
| SPOUSE’S NAME | Anjali Tendulkar |
| CHILDREN NAME | Sara Tendulkar, Arjun Tendulkar |
| PROFILE TYPE | Sportsperson |
Social
Sport Profile
| SPORT | Cricket |
| DISCIPLINE | Men’s Cricket |
| SPORTS TYPE | Team Sport |
| ACTIVE/RETIRED | Retired |
| RETIREMENT | November 16, 2013 |
| HEIGHT | 5 Feet 5 Inch |
| ROLE | Right- Hand Batsman, Leg Break Bowler |
| HIGHEST CAREER RANKING | World Number 1 |
| JERSEY NUMBER | 10 |
| LEVEL | National, International, Club |
| COACH | Ramchandra Achrekar |
| TEAMS | India, Mumbai Indians, Yorkshire, Asia XI, Mumbai, Cricket Club of India |
Career
1. Debut Test Match: vs Pakistan at National Stadium, Karachi on November 15, 1989
2. Last Test Match: vs West Indies at Wankhede Stadium on November 14, 2013
3. Debut ODI Match: vs Pakistan at Jinnah Stadium on 18th of December in 1989
4. Last ODI: vs Pakistan at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on March 18, 2012
5. Only T20I Match: vs South Africa at Wanderers Stadium on December 1, 2006
6. Debut IPL Match: vs Chennai Super Kings at Wankhede Stadium on April 14, 2008
7. Last IPL Match: vs Sunrisers Hyderabad at Wankhede Stadium on May 13, 2013
8. Sachin Tendulkar has scored 15921 runs in 200 matches in 23 years of Test career at an average of 53.79 and strike rate of 54.08 including 51 hundreds and 68 fifties. He has taken 46 wickets in his Test career at an average of 54.17.
9. Sachin Tendulkar has scored 18426 runs in 463 matches in 22 years of ODI career at an average of 44.83 and strike rate of 86.24 including 49 hundreds and 96 fifties. He has taken 154 wickets in 463 matches in his ODI career at an average of 44.48 including 2 five-wicket hauls.
10. He has scored 2334 runs in 78 matches in 5 years of IPL career at an average of 33.83 and strike rate of 119.82 including 1 hundred and 13 fifties.
Achievements/Records
1. Sachin Tendulkar was honored with Arjuna Award, by the Government of India, in 1994.
2. He would become the highest run scorer in both Test Cricket and ODI Internationals
3. The first Cricketer to score 30,000 international runs and 100 Centuries in International Cricket.
4. Sachin was honored with Khel Ratna in 1997, the highest sports honor in India.
5. Tendulkar was honored with Padma Shri in 1999, the fourth highest civilian honor of India.
6. Sachin Tendulkar was honored with Padma Vibhushan in 2008, the second highest civilian honor in India.
7. Tendulkar was honored with Bharat Ratna in 2014, the highest civilian honor in India.
8. Sachin Tendulkar was honored with Maharashtra Bhushan Award in 2001, the highest civilian honor in Maharashtra.
9. He was the Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1997.
10. Sachin Tendulkar was chosen the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World in 1998 & 2000.
11. Tendulkar was the Player of the tournament in Cricket World Cup 2003.
12. Sachin Tendulkar was included in the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in 2019.
References:
1. 11 Astonishing Facts about the Indian Cricket Team
2. 10 Cricketers Who Have Scored Most ODI Runs
3. Top 5 Fastest 10000 ODI Runs by Indians
4. 5 Cricketers Who Reached Earliest to 11000 ODI Runs
5. 5 Cricketers Who Reached Earliest to 10000 ODI Runs
6. 5 Cricketers Who Reached Earliest to 9000 ODI Runs
7. 5 Cricketers Who Reached Earliest to 8000 ODI Runs
8. 5 Cricketers Who Reached Earliest to 7000 ODI Runs
9. 4 Cricketers Who Reached Fastest to 13000 ODI Runs
10. 5 Cricketers Who Reached Fastest to 12000 ODI Runs
11. 5 Cricketers Who Reached Fastest to 11000 ODI Runs
12. 5 Cricketers Who Reached Fastest to 10000 ODI Runs
13. 5 Cricketers Who Reached Fastest to 9000 ODI Runs
14. Top 5 Most Runs in a single edition of Cricket World Cup
15. Top 5 Batsmen With Most Fours In Cricket World Cups
16. Top 5 Cricketers With Most Sixes In Cricket World Cups
17. Top 5 Cricketers With Most Runs in Cricket World Cups
Business/Post Retirement
| OCCUPATION | Former Member of Parliament, Ex-Cricketer |
| OCCUPATION | Mentor- Mumbai Indians Co-owner- Kerala Blasters Football Club (ISL Franchise) |
| HIGHEST EDUCATION | 10th Pass- Vilasam High School Mumbai |