| Full Name |
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar |
| Date of Birth |
24,Apr,1973 |
| Place of birth |
Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Family |
Dad : Ramesh Tendulkar
Sister: Savita Tendulkar
Brothers : Nitin Tendulkar & Ajit Tendulkar Grandmother:LakshmiBai
Wife : Anjali
Daughter: Sarah
Son :Arjun |
|
Height |
5'4" |
|
Firends |
Vinod Kambli,Salil
Ankola-Cricket players
Ramesh-His secretary |
|
Wedding Day |
25,May |
|
Coach |
Ramakant Achrekar |
|
Major teams he has played for |
India,
Yorkshire, Mumbai |
|
Batting Style |
Right
Hand Bat |
|
Bowling Style |
Right
Arm Off Break, Leg Break, Right Arm Medium |
| Bat
weight |
3
pounds 2 ounces |
|
Test Debut |
India v Pakistan at
Karachi, 1st Test, 1989/90 |
ODI
Debut |
India
v Pakistan at Gujranwala, 2nd ODI, 1989/90 |
| Special Shots |
straight drive, the
cover drive, the square cut, the pull shot over
midwicket/square leg, the delicate leg glance, the late cut,
the lofted shots over mid-on and mid-off |
| Cricket Heroes |
Gavaskar, Viv
Richards, Imran Khan and Sandeep Patil |
| Current players
admired |
Vinod Kambli, Brian
Lara, Jonty Rhodes |
| Memorable Day |
Beating Pakistan in
the 1992 World Cup |
| Worst Day |
Losing the first ODI
in South Africa in 1992 |
| Favorite Ground |
Sydney Cricket Ground
|
| Least Favorite ground |
Bangalore |
| Other Sports Followed |
Tennis |
| Other favorite stars |
Maradona, Borris
Becker |
| Greatest Influence |
His family |
| Dream woman |
His wife Anjali |
| Ambition |
To be number one in
the world |
| Favorite food/drink/
restaurant/hotel/ holiday resort |
Food: Steak,Thai food,sea
food, Indian food
Drink: Orange / Apple Juice and Water
Restaurant: Bukhara, Maurya Sheraton, New Delhi
Hotel: Park Royal Darling Harbour, Sydney
Holiday resort:Yorkshire, Headingley |
| Favorite magazine/Newspaper |
Magazine: Sportstar
Newspaper:Times of India, Mid-day, Afternoon Dispatch |
| Hobbies |
Collecting CDs,listening to music with
friends |
| Favorite Car |
Maruti |
| Favorite music |
Ghazals,film music, music by Dire
Straita,Michael Learns to Rock, Michael Jackson and Eagles |
| Favorite artistes |
Actors:Amitabh Bacchan,
Nana Patekar
Actress:Madhuri Dixit |
| Favorite film |
Coming To America |
| Funniest moment |
When batting with Vinod Kambli
in a school game. Vinod dropped his bat and started to fly
a kite. |
| Embarrassing moment |
People asking for autograph and then asking
the name! |
| Achievements in cricket |
With Vinod Kambli put on a record
664* runs partnership in the Harris Shield Competition
The first
batsman to score 10,000 runs in one-day cricket
Scored
30 test centuries in 99 test matches |
| Awards |
Maharashtra Bhushan
Award-2000-01
Padma Shri Award-1999
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
Award-1998
Cricketer of the Year by the
Wisden Almanack-1997
Arjuna Award-1994 |
| Other interesting facts |
Tendulkar wanted to play tennis.
When his brother turned him to cricket he wanted to become
a fast bowler. But because of his height he became a batsman.
Knows to cook certain
dishes. Have cooked
the dish Baigan-bartha once for
all the team mates.
|
| Regarded As |
World's best batsman |
| Motto in life |
Be true to yourself |
| Quote by BRADMAN on
Tendulkar |
"Tendulkar is the only person
who reminds me of myself" |
