Sachin Tendulkar Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Sachin Tendulkar is a former Indian international cricketer and a former captain of the Indian national team. He is best known for being internationally regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket and being the highest run-scorer of all time in International cricket. The cricketer has been awarded all the highest civilian and sports honors of India including the Padma Vibhushan, Arjuna Award, Padma Shri and Bharat Ratna for his outstanding achievements in his field.

Sun Sign

Taurus

Residence

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Nationality

Education

Sachin was first enrolled at the Indian Education Society’s New English School in Bandra (East) but later switched to Sharadashram Vidyamandir (English) High School at Dadar.

Manager

Sachin is officially represented by Board Of Control for Cricket in India.

Bowling Style

Right-Arm Medium, Leg Break, Off-Break

Batting Style

Right-Handed

Role

Batsman

Shirt Number

10

Girlfriend / Spouse

Sachin has dated –

1. Anjali Mehta (1990-Present) – Sachin first met Anjali, a pediatrician in 1990. The couple tied the knot on May 24, 1995. Together, they are proud parents to 2 children, a daughter named Sara Tendulkar and a son named Arjun Tendulkar.

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

Curly Hair

Brand Endorsements

Sachin has done endorsement work for brands like Pepsi, Canon, ESPN Star Sports, TVS, Reynolds, Fiat Palio, Adidas, Action Shoes, Boost, Sunfeast, HomeTrade, Britannia, Reliance Communications, Airtel, Wildaid.org, MRF, Rorito, G-Hanz, Sanyo BPL, Toshiba, Colgate-Palmolive, Philips, VISA, Castrol India, Ujala Techno Bright, Coca-Cola, Musafir.com, and Luminous India.

Religion

Hinduism

Best Known For

• Being the former Indian international cricketer and a former captain of the Indian national cricket team
• Being internationally regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket
• Being the highest run-scorer of all time in International cricket

First ODI

Sachin made his ODI debut on December 18, 1989, against Pakistan.

First T20

He played his first T20 match on December 1, 2006, against South Africa.

First Test

He made his Test match debut on November 15, 1989, against Pakistan.

First Film

Sachin made his theatrical film debut in the musical romantic-drama film Kabhie Ajnabi The in a cameo role in 1985.

First TV Show

Other than the broadcast of his cricket matches, he made his first TV show appearance on the reality game show Kaun Banega Crorepati? as ‘Himself’ in 2001.

Personal Trainer

As per an interview, Sachin revealed that he does not go to the gym but his fitness secret lies on the field. He plays cricket in his free time and that is enough to keep him fit and active throughout.

As far as his eating habits are concerned, he does not maintain a diet and is a food lover who likes to have anything he wants.

Sachin Tendulkar Favorite Things

• Shot – Straight Drive

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Sachin Tendulkar Facts

1. Sachin gets his name from his father’s favorite music director, Sachin Dev Burman.
2. Although he is regarded as one of the coolest sportspersons, he was a bully as a young boy and would often pick up fights with newcomers in his school.
3. He was inclined towards playing tennis at a young age but in 1984, his older brother Ajit introduced him to cricket in a hope to control his mischievous and bullying habits.
4. Ajit introduced Sachin to the famous cricket coach and a club cricketer Ramakant Achrekar but in their first meet, he did not play his best game. Ajit convinced Ramakant that it was because of his self-consciousness and that he would do better if he doesn’t know that he is being observed. Ramakant observed him hiding behind the tree, and this time Sachin played a better game and he was accepted as a trainee.
5. It was his coach Ramakant Achrekar who suggested him to shift his school from Indian Education Society’s New English School in Bandra (East) to Sharadashram Vidyamandir (English) High School at Dadar as the latter had a dominant cricket team.
6. During the practice under the guidance of Ramakant Achrekar whenever Sachin felt exhausted, Achrekar would keep a 1 rupee coin on the top of the stumps, and the bowler who could take the wicket used to get the coin while Sachin got to keep the coin if he managed the whole session without getting stumped. He has won overall 13 coins and he now considers them as his most prized possessions.
7. He became known for his game at the mere age of 14 and went on to play for John Bright Cricket Club in Bombay’s premier club cricket tournament, the Kanga League and later was selected to play for the Cricket Club of India.
8. While he was attending the MRF Pace Foundation in Madras in 1987 to train as a fast bowler, he was suggested by Australian fast bowler Dennis Lillee to focus on his batting as he was unimpressed by his bowling.
9. In the 1987 Cricket World Cup, Sachin was the ball boy.
10. In the 1988 season, while playing school level cricket, he went on to score a century in every innings he played and created a remarkable 664-run partnership with his childhood friend and another former international Indian cricketer Vinod Kambli. The pair was so destructive that the opposition was unwilling to play till the end as Sachin alone scored 326 runs in just 1 inning and scored more than 1000 runs in the tournament. This created a record partnership in any form of cricket but was later broken by 2 under-13 batsmen in 2006.
11. One of his biggest dreams was to play alongside his cricket idol which remained unfulfilled as Gavaskar retired after the 1987 Cricket World Cup.
12. On 11 December 1988, Sachin made his debut for Bombay against Gujarat and managed to score a century that made him the youngest Indian to score a century on debut in first-class cricket as he was only 15 years and 232 days old at that time.
13. He made his first double century for Mumbai in 1998 against the Australian team.
14. Sachin is the only player to score a 100 for his debut in all of his 3 domestic first-class tournament that is The Ranji Trophy, Irani Trophy, and Duleep Trophy.
15. He claims the semi-finals of the Ranji Trophy against Tamil Nadu in 2000 to be the best inning of his career where he scored 233 not out.
16. In 1992, Sachin was selected to represent Yorkshire that made him the first foreigner to play for them where he played 16 first-class matches scoring a total of 1070 runs.
17. He made his international test debut in November 1989 at the age of 16 years against Pakistan. He made just 15 runs and was dismissed by Waqar Younis.
18. In an interview, he revealed the story behind the 2004 Australia tour where he was unable to perform well in the first few matches. A day before the big match, he went out to dine at a Malaysian restaurant in Australia accompanied by his family and teammate Ajit Agarkar and ordered Malaysian, sushi, and Japanese food. He went on to score an unbeaten 241 in the first innings, went to the same restaurant ordering the same food and went on to score 60 not out in the 2nd innings.
19. Famous Hollywood actor is a huge fan of Sachin Tendulkar and apparently stood in a queue just to get his autograph.
20. He is a religious person and a devotee of Indian deity Lord Ganesha.
21. Sachin has been a disciple of Indian spiritual guru Satya Sai Baba.
22. Besides being a cricketer, he is also a business person and owns 2 restaurants called Tendulkar’s in Colaba Mumbai and Sachin’s in Mulund Mumbai and Bangalore.
23. He also co-owns Kochi’s Indian Super League Football Team. The name of the team is Kerala Blasters that is a tribute to his nickname Master Blaster.
24. He was placed at number 51 in the Forbes’ list of “World’s Highest Played Sportsperson” in 2013. In the same year, Wealth-X estimated his Net Worth to be $160 million that made him India’s wealthiest cricket player.
25. Sachin has also served as the spokesperson for National Egg Coordination Committee and AIDS Awareness Campaign.
26. He is also the recipient of many prestigious awards such as Arjuna Award (1994) for his outstanding achievements in sports, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award (1997) that is India’s highest sporting honour, the Padma Shri (1999) that is India’s fourth-highest civilian award and Padma Vibhushan (2008) that is India’s second-highest civilian award.
27. He officially retired from cricket on November 16, 2013, and just moments after his retirement, the Office of Prime Minister announced that he would be awarded Bharat Ratna, that is India’s highest civilian award after which Sachin became the youngest ever recipient and first-ever sportsperson to receive the Bharat Ratna.
28. Throughout his career, there were various books written on him including his autobiography titled Playing It My Way that came out in November 2014. The book’s name made it to the Limca Book of Records in the year 2016 as it got the highest adult hardback pre-publication orders, with 1,50,289 copies confirmed to be published.
29. In 2017, his docudrama-biographical sports film titled Sachin: A Billion Dreams graced the big screen.
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