| 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” |
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