Sachin Tendulkar Height Weight Age Biography Family Wiki Net Worth, Affairs, Marriage & much more.Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar ( born 24 April 1973) is an Indian former international cricketer who captained the Indian national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is the highest run scorer of all time in international cricket, and the only player to have scored one hundred international centuries, the first batsman to score a double century in a One Day International (ODI), the holder of the record for the most runs in both Test and ODI cricket, and as of 2021 the only player to score more than 30,000 runs in international cricket.He was the only Indian cricketer included in an all-time Test World XI compiled in 2013 to mark the 150th anniversary of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.He is affectionately known as “Little Master” or “Master Blaster”.
Tendulkar took up cricket at the age of eleven, made his Test match debut on 15 November 1989 against Pakistan in Karachi at the age of sixteen, and went on to represent Mumbai domestically and India internationally for close to twenty-four years. In 2002, halfway through his career, Wisden ranked him the second-greatest Test batsman of all time, behind Don Bradman, and the second-greatest ODI batsman of all time, behind Viv Richards. Later in his career, Tendulkar was part of the Indian team that won the 2011 Cricket World Cup, his first win in six World Cup appearances for India. He had previously been named “Player of the Tournament” at the 2003 edition of the tournament.
Tendulkar received the Arjuna Award in 1994 for his outstanding sporting achievements, the Khel Ratna Award, India’s highest sporting honour, in 1997, and the Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan awards in 1999 and 2008, respectively, two of India’s highest civilian awards.A few hours after the end of his last match in November 2013, the Prime Minister’s Office announced the decision to award him the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award. As of 2021, he is the youngest recipient to date and was the first sportsperson to receive the award.In 2012, Tendulkar was nominated to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India. In 2010, Time magazine included Tendulkar in its annual Time 100 list as one of the most influential people in the world.
Tendulkar was awarded the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for cricketer of the year at the 2010 ICC Awards. Having retired from ODI cricket in 2012, he retired from all forms of cricket in November 2013 after playing his 200th Test match. Tendulkar played 664 international cricket matches in total, scoring 34,357 runs. In 2019 he was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
Early years
Tendulkar was born at Nirmal Nursing Home in Dadar, Bombay on 24 April 1973 to a Rajapur Saraswat Brahmin maharastrian famiy His father, Ramesh Tendulkar, was a well-known Marathi novelist & poet and his mother, Rajni, worked in the insurance industry. Ramesh named Tendulkar after his favourite music director, Sachin Dev Burman. Tendulkar has three elder siblings: two half-brothers Nitin and Ajit, and a half-sister Savita. They were Ramesh’s children by his first wife, who died after the birth of her third child.
Tendulkar spent his formative years in the Sahitya Sahawas Cooperative Housing Society in Bandra (East). As a young boy, Tendulkar was considered a bully, and often picked up fights with new children in his school.
He also showed interest in Tennis, idolising John McEnroe. When he was 7 to 8 years, he was a fan of McEnroe and his love for Tennis was on equal level of Cricket, as per him it was time whether I play Tennis or play cricket. That time he had grown long hairs like McEnroe and use to wear wrist bands and head bands like his Tennis hero and use to carry Tennis racket wherever go.
To help curb his mischievous, bullying tendencies, Ajit Tendulkar, his elder brother introduced Sachin to cricket in 1984. He introduced him to Ramakant Achrekar, a famous cricket coach and a club cricketer of repute, at Shivaji Park, Dadar. In the first meeting, the Sachin did not able to play his best game. Ajit told Achrekar that he was feeling self-conscious due to the coach observing him, and was not displaying his natural game. Ajit requested the coach to give him another chance at playing, but watch while hiding behind a tree. This time, Sachin, apparently unobserved, played much better and was accepted at Achrekar’s academy.better source needed] Ajit Tendulkar also had experience of playing cricket in Bombay’s Kanga Cricket League.
Achrekar was impressed with Tendulkar’s talent and advised him to shift his schooling to Sharadashram Vidyamandir (English) High School, a school at Dadar which had a dominant cricket team and had produced many notable cricketers. Prior to this, Tendulkar had attended the Indian Education Society’s New English School in Bandra (East). He was also coached under the guidance of Achrekar at Shivaji Park in the mornings and evenings. Tendulkar would practice for hours on end in the nets. If he became exhausted, Achrekar would put a one-rupee coin on the top of the stumps, and the bowler who dismissed Tendulkar would get the coin. If Tendulkar passed the whole session without getting dismissed, the coach would give him the coin. Tendulkar now considers the 13 coins he won then as some of his most prized possessions. He moved in with his aunt and uncle, who lived near Shivaji Park, during this period, due to his hectic schedule.
Sachin Tendulkar and his wife Anjali
Meanwhile, at school, he developed a reputation as a child prodigy. He had become a common conversation point in local cricketing circles, where there were suggestions already that he would become one of the greats. Sachin consistently featured in the school team in the Matunga Gujarati Seva Mandal (MGSM) Shield.Besides school cricket, he also played club cricket, initially representing John Bright Cricket Club in Bombay’s premier club cricket tournament, the Kanga Cricket League, and later went on to play for the Cricket Club of India (CCI). In 1987, at the age of 14, he attended the MRF Pace Foundation in Madras (now Chennai) to train as a fast bowler, but the Australian fast bowler Dennis Lillee, who took a world record 355 Test wickets, was unimpressed, suggesting that Tendulkar focus on his batting instead.On 20 January 1987, he also turned out as substitute for Imran Khan’s side in an exhibition game at Brabourne Stadium in Bombay, to mark the golden jubilee of Cricket Club of India. A couple of months later, former Indian batsman Sunil Gavaskar gave him a pair of his own ultra light pads and consoled him to not get disheartened for not getting the Bombay Cricket Association’s “Best Junior Cricketer Award” (He was 14 years that time). “It was the greatest source of encouragement for me,” Tendulkar said nearly 20 years later after surpassing Gavaskar’s world record of 34 Test centuries. Sachin served as a ball boy in the 1987 Cricket World Cup when India played against England in the semifinal in Bombay.In his seasonclarification needed] in 1988, Tendulkar scored a century in every innings he played. He was involved in an unbroken 664-run partnership in a Lord Harris Shield inter-school game against St. Xavier’s High School in 1988 with his friend and teammate Vinod Kambli, who would also go on to represent India. Tendulkar scored 326 (not out) in this innings and scored over a thousand runs in the tournament. This was a record partnership in any form of cricket until 2006, when it was broken by two under-13 batsmen in a match held at Hyderabad in India.
Personal life
Married since 1995 to wife Anjali, a former pediatrician, Tendulkar has two children, Arjun and Sara. Arjun has followed in his famous dad’s footsteps by pursuing a career as a cricketer.
Sachin Tendulkar Height Weight Age Body Statistics Biography
| Bio/Wiki | |
| Full Name | Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar |
| Nickname | Tendya |
| Names Earned | Master Blaster, God of Cricket, Little Master |
| Profession | Cricketer |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters– 165 cm in meters– 1.65 m in feet inches– 5’ 5” |
| Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Cricket | |
| International Debut | ODI- 18 December 1989 against Pakistan at Gujranwala Test- 15 November 1989 against Pakistan at Karachi T20 – 1 December 2006 against South Africa in Johannesburg |
| Last Match | ODI- On 18 March 2012 against Pakistan at Dhaka Test- November 14-16, 2013 against West Indies at Mumbai T20 – 1 December 2006 against South Africa at Johannesburg (it was his only T20I) |
| International Retirement | • Announced his retirement from One Day Internationals on 23 December 2012 • On 10 October 2013 Tendulkar announced that he would retire from all formats of cricket after the two-Test series against West Indies in November |
| Jersey Number | #10 (India) #10 (IPL, Mumbai Indians) |
| Domestic/State Team(s) | • Mumbai • Mumbai Indians • Yorkshire |
| Coach/Mentor | Ramakant Achrekar |
| Nature on field | Cool |
| Favourite Shot | Straight Drive |
| Records (main ones) | • He made 1,894 ODI runs in 1998, which is a record for most ODI runs by any batsman in a calendar year. • Most number of Test runs – 15,921 • Most number of ODI runs – 18,426 • Most number of Tests played – 200 • Most number of ODIs played – 463 • First batsman to score a double hundred in ODIs • Only batsman to have scored 100 international centuries • Most number of Test centuries – 51 • Most number of ODI tons – 49 • Most ODI half centuries – 96 • Most number of runs (2,278) in World Cup history • Most World Cup appearances (6 editions) • Most fifties in Tests – 68 • Fastest to 10,000 runs in Tests (195 innings – along with Brian Lara (WI) and Kumar Sangakkara (SL)) • Most runs in a single edition of World Cup (673 runs in 2003) • Most ODI hundreds in a calendar year (9 in 1998) • Only one to accomplish rare ODI triple: 15000 runs (18426), 100 wickets (154), and 100 catches (140) • Most times to score 1000 runs in a calendar year: 7 times • Most Fours: 2016 • Most runs in World Cups: 2278 runs at an average of 56.95 in 45 matches • Most centuries in World Cups: 6 in 44 innings • Most Man of the Match titles in World Cups: 9 • Highest number of Man of the Match titles in ODIs: 62 • Most Man of the Match titles in all formats: 76 • Most Man of the Series titles in all formats: 20 • Only player to score a century on debut in all three of his domestic first-class tournaments – the Ranji, Irani, and Duleep Trophies |
| Awards, Honours, Achievements | National Honours 1994: Arjuna Award, by the Government of India 1997-98: Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India’s highest honour given for achievement in sports 1999: Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian award 2001: Maharashtra Bhushan Award, Maharashtra State’s highest Civilian Award 2008: Padma Vibhushan, India’s second highest civilian award 2014: Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award Other Honours 1997: Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2003: Player of the Tournament in the 2003 Cricket World Cup 2010: The Indian Air Force made him an Honorary Group Captain 2011: BCCI Cricketer of the Year award 2012: Honorary Life Membership of Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) 2013: Indian Postal Service released a stamp of Tendulkar; making him the second Indian after Mother Teresa to have such stamp released in their lifetime 2019: Inducted into the International Cricket Council’s Hall of Fame alongside South African pace legend Allan Donald and two-time World Cup-winning Australian woman cricketer Cathryn Fitzpatrick. 2020: In February, Tendulkar’s World Cup winning moment won Laureus Sporting Moment award. After India’s World Cup triumph at home in 2011; the moment Sachin Tendulkar being lifted on the shoulders of his teammates was voted the Laureus best sporting moment in the last 20 years. Sachin is the first Indian sportsperson to win a Laureus World Sports Award; the award is dubbed as the ‘Oscars of Sport.’ After getting the award, Tendulkar tweeted, “Thank you all for the overwhelming love and support! I dedicate this @LaureusSport award to India, all my teammates, fans and well wishers in India and across the world who have always supported Indian cricket.” Note: Tendulkar has many more awards and accolades to his name. |
| Career Turning Point | In 1989; his first Test fifty in his 2nd Test match against a tough bowling attack of Pakistan in Faisalabad |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 24 April 1973 (Tuesday) |
| Age (as of 2021) | 48 Years |
| Birthplace | Nirmal Nursing Home in Dadar, Bombay (Now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Signature | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| School | • Indian Education Society’s New English School in Bandra (East), Mumbai • Shardashram Vidyamandir School, Dadar, Mumbai |
| College/University | Did Not Attend |
| Educational Qualification | High School |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Caste | Rajapur Saraswat Brahmin |
| Address | 19-A, Perry Cross Road, Bandra (West), Mumbai |
| Hobbies | Collecting Perfume, Watches & CD’s, Listening to Music |
| Controversies | • Ball-tampering accusation: In 2001, he was suspended for one Test match by referee Mike Denness for not informing umpires that he was cleaning the seam of the ball during the Port Elizabeth Test against South Africa. Later, ICC found Tendulkar not guilty of tampering. ICC spokesperson Mark Harrison said that Tendulkar was cleaning the ball without the umpire’s permission rather than ball tampering. He said, “It’s still an offence but it’s not as serious as ball tampering.” • Critisims for low attendance in parliament: During his term as the Rajya Sabha Member, he was often criticized for being absent in the Parliament sittings and not raising any questions in the house. [7] • Name appeared in Pandora Papers leak: Sachin Tendulkar’s name appeared in the Pandora Papers leak on 3 October 2021, which was exposed by a worldwide journalistic partnership, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). It claimed to have uncovered the financial details of many celebrities in 91 countries, including India. The ICIJ reported that secret documents linked offshore assets to many celebrities including cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, pop music diva Shakira, supermodel Claudia Schiffer, and an Italian mobster called “Lell the Fat One.” The attorney for Tendulkar, however, claimed that Tendulkar had already informed the authorities about his investments. |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Affairs/Girlfriends | Anjali Tendulkar (Pediatrician) |
| Marriage Date | 24 May 1995 |
| Family | |
| Wife/Spouse | Anjali Tendulkar (Pediatrician) |
| Children | Daughter– Sara Tendulkar Son– Arjun Tendulkar (Cricketer) |
| Parents | Father– Late Ramesh Tendulkar (Novelist) Mother– Rajni Tendulkar (Worked as an Insurance Agent) |
| Siblings | Brothers– Nitin Tendulkar (Elder, Half-Brother), Ajit Tendulkar (Elder, Half-Brother) Sisters– Savita Tendulkar (Elder, Half-Sister) Note: Images in the Parents’ Section |
| Favourites | |
| Cricketer(s) | Batsmen : Sunil Gavaskar, Sir Vivian Richards Bowlers : Wasim Akram, Anil Kumble, Shane Warne, Muttiah Muralitharan, Glenn McGrath, Curtly Ambrose |
| Cricket Ground(s) | Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) & Wankhede Stadium Mumbai |
| Food | Bombay Duck, Prawn Curry, Crab masala, Keema Paratha, Lassi, Chingri Prawns, Mutton Biryani, Mutton Curry, Baigan Bharta, Sushi |
| Street Gola | Ice Gola |
| Actor(s) | Sylvester Stallone, Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Nana Patekar |
| Actress | Madhuri Dixit |
| Film(s) | Bollywood: Sholay Hollywood: Coming To America |
| Musician(s) | Sachin Dev Burman, Bappi Lahiri, Dire Straits |
| Singer(s) | Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar |
| Song | “Yaad Aa Raha Hai Tera Pyar” by Bappi Lahiri |
| Colour | Blue |
| Perfume | Comme des Garcons |
| Restaurant(s) | • Bukhara Maurya Sheraton in Delhi • The Harbour Bay in Mumbai |
| Hotel | Park Royal Darling, Sydney |
| Destination(s) | New Zealand, Mussorie |
| Sport(s) | Lawn Tennis, Formula 1, Golf |
| Tennis Player(s) | John McEnroe & Roger Federer |
| Style Quotient | |
| Car(s) Collection | Nissan GT-R, BMW “30 Jahre M5” Limited Edition, BMW X5 M, BMW X5 M50d, BMW 760Li, BMW i8 |
| Money Factor | |
| Income (as in 2018) | Rs. 80 crore/annum |
| Net Worth (approx.) | $160 million (Rs. 1100 crore) (as in 2018) |
career
Sachin Tendulkar statsBatsmanCareer Batting StatsRight-Handed Batsman
| Format | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test1989–13 | 200 | 329 | 33 | 15921 | 248* | 53.8 | 29437 | – | 51 | 68 | 2058 | 69 |
| ODI1989–12 | 463 | 452 | 41 | 18426 | 200* | 44.8 | 21367 | 86.2 | 49 | 96 | 2016 | 195 |
| T20I2006 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10.0 | 12 | 83.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| IPL2008–13 | 78 | 78 | 11 | 2334 | 100* | 34.8 | 1948 | 119.8 | 1 | 13 | 295 | 29 |
| 1st class1988–13 | 310 | 490 | 51 | 25396 | 248* | 57.9 | 34358 | – | 81 | 116 | 2539 | 116 |
| List A1989–12 | 551 | 538 | 55 | 21999 | 200* | 45.5 | 22802 | – | 60 | 114 | 2190 | 217 |
| T202006–13 | 96 | 96 | 11 | 2797 | 100* | 32.9 | 2310 | 121.1 | 1 | 16 | 359 | 38 |
Career Bowling StatsRight-arm Off Spin Bowler
| Format | M | Inn | B | Mdn | Runs | W | BB | Econ | Avg | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test1989–13 | 200 | 145 | 4240 | 83 | 2492 | 46 | 3/10 | 3.52 | 54.2 | 92.2 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI1989–12 | 463 | 270 | 8054 | 24 | 6850 | 154 | 5/32 | 5.10 | 44.5 | 52.3 | 4 | 2 |
| T20I2006 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1/12 | 4.80 | 12.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
| IPL2008–13 | 78 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0/7 | 9.66 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 1st class1988–13 | 310 | 240 | 7605 | 170 | 4384 | 71 | 3/10 | 3.46 | 61.8 | 107.1 | 0 | 0 |
| List A1989–12 | 551 | 326 | 10230 | 39 | 8478 | 201 | 5/32 | 4.97 | 42.2 | 50.9 | 4 | 2 |
| T202006–13 | 96 | 8 | 93 | 0 | 123 | 2 | 1/12 | 7.94 | 61.5 | 46.5 | 0 | 0 |
Career Fielding Stats
| Format | Catches | Run Outs | Stumpings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test1989–13 | 115 | 8 | 0 |
| ODI1989–12 | 140 | 23 | 0 |
| T20I2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| IPL2008–13 | 23 | 3 | 0 |
| 1st class1988–13 | 186 | 8 | 0 |
| List A1989–12 | 175 | 24 | 0 |
| T202006–13 | 28 | 3 | 0 |