SACHIN TENDULKAR BIOGRAPHY

Sachin Tendulkar Biography

Retired Indian cricket player Sachin Tendulkar is considered one of the greatest batsmen in the history of his sport.

Sachin Tendulkar was born April 24, 1973, in Bombay, India. Introduced to cricket age 11, Sachin Tendulkar was just 16 when he became India’s youngest test cricketer. In 2005, he became the first cricketer to score 35 centuries (100 runs in a single innings) in test play. In 2008, he reached another major milestone by surpassing brain Lara’s mark of 11,953 test runs. Tendulkar took home the world cup with his team in 2011, and wrapped up his record-breaking career in 2013.

Early years

Largely considered cricket’s greatest batsman, Sachin Tendulkar was born April 24, 1973, in Bombay, India to a middle-class family, the youngest of four children. His father was a writer and a professor, while his mother worked for a life insurance company.

Named after his family’s favorite music director, Sachin Dev Burman, Tendulkar wasn’t a particularly gifted student, but he’d always shown himself to be a standout athlete. He was 11 years old when he was given his first cricket bat, and his talent in the sport was immediately apparent. At the age of 14, he scored 326 out of a world – records stand 664 in a school match. As his accomplishments grew, he became a sort of cult figure among Bombay schoolboys.

After high school, Tendulkar enrolled at Kirti College, where his father also taught. The fact that he decided to go the school where his father worked came as no surprise. Tendulkar’s family is very close, and years after he’d achieved stardom and cricket fame, he continued to live next door to his parents.

Cricket Superstar

Wasting little time living up to the lofty expectations, the 15-year-old Tendulkar scored a century in his domestic first-class debut for Bombay in December 1988, making him the youngest player to do so.

Eleven months later, he made his international debut for India against Pakistan, where he famously declined assistance despite getting hit in the face by Waqar Younis.

In august 1990, the 17-year-old delivered a match-saving 119 not out against England to become the second-youngest player to record a century in test play. Other celebrated early highlights included a pair of centuries in Australia in 1992, one of them coming at the blindingly fast WACA track in Perth. Underscoring his rapid rise to the top of his sport, Tendulkar in 1992 became the first international player to sign with England‘s storied Yorkshire club.

In India, Tendulkar’s star shined even brighter. In a country reeling from troubled economic times, the young cricketer was seen as a symbol of hope by his countrymen that better times lay ahead. One national newsweekly went so far as to devote an entire issue to the young cricketer, dubbing him “The Last Hero” for his home country. His style of play-aggressive and inventive resonated with the sport’s fan, as did Tendulkar’s unassuming off-the-filled living. Even with his increasing wealth, Tendulkar showed humility and refused to flaunt his money.

After finishing the 1996 world cup as the event’s Tendulkar was named captain of the Indian national team. However, his tenure marked one of the little blight on an otherwise illustrious career. He was relieved of the responsibility in January 1998, and briefly took over as captain again in 1999, but overall won just four of 25 test matches in that position.

Post-Playing Career

Shortly after his final match, Tendulkar became the youngest person and the first sportsman to be conferred the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honor.

Revered throughout his home country, Tendulkar devoted his time to charity work following his retirement. He briefly returned to competition in July 2014 as captain of the MCC team in the bicentenary celebration of lord’s cricket ground in London, and later that year he released his autobiography, playing IT MY WAY. As part of an effort to introduce Americans to cricket, he was named captain of an all-star team for a series of exhibition matches in the U.S in November 2015.

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.

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