Sachin Tendulkar Height, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography, Records & More

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Nickname(s)	Master Blaster, God of Cricket, Little Master, Tendya
Profession	Cricketer
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 165 cm in meters- 1.65 m in feet inches- 5’ 5”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 70 kg in pounds- 154 lbs
Body Measurements (approx.)	- Chest: 40 inches - Waist: 34 inches - Biceps: 13 inches
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 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 [1]The Hindu
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 number of centuries in World Cup history • 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
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
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
Age (as in 2019)	46 Years
Birthplace	Nirmal Nursing Home in Dadar, Bombay (Now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Taurus
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
School(s)	• 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 [2]India Today
Address	19-A, Perry Cross Road, Bandra (West), Mumbai
Hobbies	Collecting Perfume, Watches & CD's, Listening to Music
Controversies	• In 1999, Shoaib Akhtar of Pakistan collided with him during a Test match in Kolkata, resulting in his being ruled run out by the third umpire. • 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.
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
Favourite Things
Favourite Cricketer(s)	Batsmen : Sunil Gavaskar, Sir Vivian Richards Bowlers : Wasim Akram, Anil Kumble, Shane Warne, Muttiah Muralitharan, Glenn McGrath, Curtly Ambrose
Favourite Cricket Ground(s)	Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) & Wankhede Stadium Mumbai
Favourite Food(s)	Bombay Duck, Prawn Curry, Crab masala, Keema Paratha, Lassi, Chingri Prawns, Mutton Biryani, Mutton Curry, Baigan Bharta, Sushi
Favourite Actor(s)	Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Nana Patekar
Favourite Actress	Madhuri Dixit
Favourite Film(s)	Bollywood: Sholay Hollywood: Coming To America
Favourite Musician(s)	Sachin Dev Burman, Bappi Lahiri, Dire Straits
Favourite Singer(s)	Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar
Favourite Song	"Yaad Aa Raha Hai Tera Pyar" by Bappi Lahiri
Favourite Colour	Blue
Favourite Perfume	Comme des Garcons
Favourite Restaurant	Bukhara, Maurya Sheraton, in Delhi
Favourite Hotel	Park Royal Darling, Sydney
Favourite Destination(s)	New Zealand, Mussorie
Favourite Sport(s)	Lawn Tennis, Formula 1
Favourite 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)	₹80 crore/annum [3]Forbes India
Net Worth (approx.)	$160 million (₹1100 crore) (as in 2018)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Sachin Tendulkar

• Does Sachin Tendulkar smoke?: No

• Does Sachin Tendulkar drink alcohol?: Yes
  

  Sachin Tendulkar Drinking Alcohol

• He was born to a well-known Marathi novelist, Ramesh Tendulkar at Nirmal Nursing Home in Dadar, Bombay.

• His mother, Rajni, worked for an Insurance Company.

• He was named after the famous Indian Music Director, Sachin Dev Burman.

• Sachin has 3 elder siblings (2 half-brothers Nitin and Ajit & a half-sister Savita). They were from his father’s first wife, who died.

• His formative years were spent in the “Sahitya Sahawas Cooperative Housing Society” in Bandra (East).
  

  Sahitya Sahawas Cooperative Housing Society

• The young Sachin was considered a bully in his neighbourhood.

• He developed an interest in Lawn Tenis and started idolizing John McEnroe.
  

  Sachin Playing Lawn Tennis

• It was Sachin’s elder brother, Ajit, who recognized his cricketing ability and introduced him to Cricket in 1984. He brought Sachin to Ramakant Achrekar at Shivaji Park in Dadar, Bombay (now in Mumbai).

• After being impressed with Sachin, Achrekar advised him to shift his schooling to Sharadashram Vidyamandir (English) High School in Dadar. Sachin moved to his aunt’s home in Dadar, as it was nearer to the school.
  

  Sharadashram Vidyamandir (English) High School in Dadar

• He started practising hard at the Shivaji Park, and during the net practice, Achrekar used to put a coin on the middle stump and offer the bowlers that he would give that coin to the bowler who would get the wicket of Sachin.

• At Sharadashram Vidyamandir, he scored 329 out of a world-record stand of 664 along with Vinod Kambli.

• Soon, he became a case of the child prodigy at his school.

• He became a good friend of Vinod Kambli at Sharadashram Vidyamandir.
  

  Sachin and Kambli

• His sister, Savita, gifted his first bat in his life.

• He initially wanted to become a fast bowler, however; when he went to the MRF Pace Foundation, Australian fast bowler Dennis Lillee advised him to focus on his batting instead.

• At the age of 17, he met his wife Anjali for the first time at the Mumbai airport and married to her 5 years later.

• He is the co-owner of the Kochi ISL team in the Indian Super League Football League in India with PVP Ventures owned by Prasad V Potluri. 

• He made 15 runs in his Test Debut and zero (Duck) in his ODI Debut, both Vs Pakistan.

• When Sachin played for Pakistan– Although everyone knows that Sachin made his international debut in 1989 against Pakistan; however, very few would know that his first taste of international cricket was two years earlier, not playing for India but for Pakistan. In 1987, during a festival match between India and Pakistan at Mumbai’s Brabourne stadium, when Javed Miandad and Abdul Qadir left the field at lunch time, Sachin was asked to field. Imran Khan placed him at long-on, and soon, Kapil Dev hit the ball in the air in Sachin’s direction; Sachin tried but could not reach the ball. ^[4]Time of India

• His first ODI century came after 79 matches when he made 110 against Australia in the third match of the Singer World Series at the R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo in September 1994; after five years of his debut in 1989. He made his first Test century on 14 August 1990 against England at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester.
  

  Sachin Tendulkar First Test Hundred

• In the ten-year period between 1993 and 2002, Sachin Tendulkar’s Test average of 62.30 was the best by a distance.

• When talking about his test stats, against no team did he average less than 42- the lowest averages were against Pakistan (42.28) and South Africa (42.46).

• Sachin’s lowest test average, quite surprisingly, was in Zimbabwe- 40 in seven innings; it was also the only country where he didn’t score a Test century.

• He averaged more than 50 in Australia and England, 49.52 in New Zealand, and 46.44 in South Africa, countries where subcontinent batsmen have often struggled.

• Of the 329 innings he played in his Test career, 275 were at the No. 4 position. For the first 22 innings of his Test career, Sachin batted at number 6 or 7, but the change happened after he scored 148* against Australia in Sydney in 1992. In the second innings of the second Test, in Adelaide, Sachin moved up to No. 4- above Vengsarkar and Azharuddin. He scored only 17 in that innings but the next game was in Perth, and Tendulkar’s mesmerizing 114- in only his second innings at No. 4- settled matters.
  

  Sachin Tendulkar Playing At Number 4

• He loves celebrating “Ganesh Chaturthi” festival and considers it as the most important day of the year.
  

  Sachin Tendulkar Worshiping Ganesha

• Apart from cricket he loves other sports like Tennis, Football and Formula 1 and is a huge fan of John McEnroe, Diego Maradona, and Michael Schumacher.

• He owned a restaurant in Colaba, Mumbai called “Tendulkar’s.” However, the restaurant couldn’t run longer and has been closed for business.
  

  Sachin Tendulkar Restaurant

• He is the youngest Indian player ever to feature in Tests and ODIs at the age of 16.

• He is the first and the youngest Indian sportsperson to be awarded Bharat Ratna.
  

  Sachin Tendulkar with Bharat Ratna

• He has also been a Member of India’s upper house of parliament (Rajya Sabha).

• Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher gifted him a new Ferrari 360 Modena in 2002.
  

  Sachin Tendulkar with Michael Schumacher

• He was a ball boy during the 1987 World Cup semi-finals between India and England at Wankhede stadium, Mumbai.

• In November 1992, on the second day of the test between India and South Africa at Kingsmead, Durban; Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman to be dismissed (run out) by using television replays. Karl Liebenberg was the third umpire who dismissed him.

• He is ambidextrous, i.e. he bats and bowls with his right hand but writes with his left hand.
  

  Sachin Tendulkar Writing With His Left Hand

• In 2003, he made a special appearance in a Bollywood film called “Stumped.”

• Sachin Tendulkar is said to be so concerned with his game that when he was struggling to score runs throughout the 2003 season, he even changed the way he used to play. Earlier, he had been dismissed on a number of occasions driving at wide balls outside his off stump, and when he scored 241* against Australia in January 2004, there was no driving outside the off stump. His determination towards his game is still hailed by the cricket fraternity around the world.

• Tendulkar’s career span of 24 years and a day is the fifth-longest in Test history.

• With his first-class tally of 50,192, Tendulkar is the third non-England player, after Gordon Greenidge and Viv Richards, to enter the 50,000-first-class-runs club.

• Six times Sachin scored 1000 or more Test runs in a calendar year, the most by any batsman.

• Sachin Tendulkar is the youngest Indian and the third youngest overall to score a Test century. Had he scored a ton in his last Test innings, he would have been the oldest Indian to score a Test century as well.

• Tendulkar was dismissed ten times in Tests when he was in his nineties, the most for any batsman.
  

  Sachin Tendulkar Nervous 90s Dismissal

• Twenty four years at the crease, Tendulkar faced 848 bowlers; if each one of them lined up to bowl one over at him, it would take nine full Test days plus a morning session.

• The 1998 Sharjah Tournament is considered to be his best tournament as he single-handedly helped India reach the finals and also made a significant contribution helping out India emerging victorious. 

• On 24 February 2010, he became the first Cricketer to score a double hundred in an ODI. He set this benchmark against South Africa at Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh, India.
  

  Sachin Tendulkar 200 Not Out Against South Africa At Gwalior

• In 2008, his wax statue was erected in London’s Madame Tussauds.
  

  Sachin Tendulkar Madame Tussauds

• He has his own personalized kit in which he carries a painting of Tri-color (Indian National Flag) by his daughter Sara.
  

  Sachin Tendulkar With His Kit

• His upper-cut to Shoaib Akhtar for 6 during the 2003 World Cup is considered his epic shot ever by his fans. 

• Sachin has a magnum heart and every year he sponsors 200 underprivileged children through Apnalaya, a Mumbai-based NGO associated with his mother-in-law, Annabel Mehta.

• In May 2019, while posting a picture with Neha and Jyoti from the Banwari Tola village in Uttar Pradesh (the barbershop girls whose video went viral online; depicting the incredible story of taking  over their father’s barbershop back in 2014 when he fell ill) through his official Instagram account, Tendulkar shared an image which was captioned, “A First for me! You may not know this, but I have never gotten a shave from someone else before. That record has been shattered today. Such an honour to meet the Barber Shop Girls. #DreamsDontDiscriminate”

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A First for me! You may not know this, but I have never gotten a shave from someone else before. That record has been shattered today. Such an honour to meet the #BarbershopGirls and present them the @gilletteindia Scholarship. #ShavingStereotypes #DreamsDontDiscriminate

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• Back in 1996 against Sri Lanka, when a young Shahid Afridi scored a blazing maiden century off 37 balls to create a new world record, he had used Sachin Tendulkar’s bat. Reportedly, Sachin had given his bat to Waqar Younis who later gave it to Afridi.

• In June 2019, while the ICC Cricket World Cup was going on in England, filed a civil lawsuit against Spartan Sports International, an Australian bat manufacturer; accusing it of using his name and image to promote products and then failing to pay him two million dollars in royalties. The company agreed in 2016 to pay him $1 million a year to use his image, logo and promotional services to sell “Sachin by Spartan” sporting goods and clothing.
  

  Sachin Tendulkar Spartan Sports Controversy

• Tendulkar was dismissed 681 times in his career and for just over 60% of those dismissals, he was out caught.
  

  Sachin Tendulkar Dismissals

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