Sachin Tendulkar Biography | Sachin Tendulkar Profile | Sachin Tendulkar Net Worth

Sachin Tendulkar Biography | Sachin Tendulkar Profile | Sachin Tendulkar Net Worth

Sachin Tendulkar Early Life

Sachin Tendulkar was born in Mumbai, India on 24th April 1973. He was born to a famous Marathi novelist named Mr. Ramesh Tendulkar, and an insurance specialist Mrs. Rajni Tendulkar; Sachin was nicknamed as Little Master and Tendlya. He completed his school education from Sharadashram Vidyamandir High School. Once in school, Sachin joined M.R.F. Pace Foundation with the intentional of training himself as a fast bowler. Though, as per the proposition of Dennis Lillee, a fast bowler from Australia, he concentrated more on batting. At his 14 years of age, he served Cricket World Cup 1987 as a ball player in Wankhede Stadium.

Sachin Tendulkar Cricket Life

The career of Sachin Tendulkar started all through his school days under the guidance and coaching of his mentor Ramakant Achrekar. Though, the career of Sachin started at the 13 years of age, once he made cricket debut in the India Cricket Club. 11th December 1988 was marked as the date once 100 not out was scored by Sachin in a local match between Gujarat and Mumbai. Beginning from there, Sachin started to play uncountable cricket matches at national and international level.

Sachin Tendulkar International Career

In December 2012, Sachin Tendulkar emerged as the first batsman to cross more than 34,000 run cumulative in all Cricket formats. He had played 657 matches in international cricket. His much-anticipated 100th century milestone was attained in March 2012 alongside Bangladesh in Asia Cup. In December 2012, Sachin declared his retirement from One Day International Cricket. He also announced that he will not play T20 Internationals.

Some of his notable records:

The only cricketer to score above 30,000 runs in international cricket
The first batsman to score 100 international centuries
The most runs (18,426) in ODI cricket
The only player to have scored over 100 centuries in international cricket (51 in Tests and 49 in ODIs)

More about Sachin Tendulkar

  • Nickname: Master Blaster, God of Cricket, and Little Master
  • Age: 49 years old (in 2023)
  • Gender: Male
  • Full Name: Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
  • Profession: Former Cricketer
  • Nationality: Indian
  • Birthplace: Nirmal Nursing Home in Dadar, Bombay (Now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India
  • Religion: Hinduism
  • Zodiac Sign: Taurus
  • Hobbies: Not known
  • Favorite color: Not known

About Education and Professional Life

  • Education: Sachin Tendulkar dropped out of Khalsa College in Mumbai to pursue a career in cricket
  • Net worth: $160 million
  • Known for: His exceptional cricket career

About Characteristics

  • Body Type: Athletic
  • Height: 5 feet 5 inches (165 cm)
  • Weight: 62 kg (137 lbs)
  • Hair Color: Black
  • Eye Color: Dark brown
  • Shoe Size: 8 (US)

About Family

  • Father: Late Ramesh Tendulkar (Novelist)
  • Mother: Rajni Tendulkar (Worked as an Insurance Agent)
  • Brother: Nitin Tendulkar (Elder, Half-Brother), Ajit Tendulkar (Elder, Half-Brother)
  • Sister: Not known
  • Marital Status: Married to Anjali Mehta; they have two children