Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar biography

Name: Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar

DOB: 24^th April 1973

Age: 32 years, 59 days*

Zodiac sign: Taurus

Place of birth: Mumbai

Test debut: 15^th Nov 1989

ODI debut: 18^th Dec

Playing for: 15years, 192 days*

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar was born on 24^th April 1973 into a middle class family. Sachin Tendulkar got the name Sachin because his family members were all huge fans of the legendary music director Sachin Dev Burman (SD Burman). He attended the Sharadashram Vidyamandir School where he started his cricket career along with buddy Vinod Kambli. During a Harish Shield Tournament he even shared a 664-run partnership with Vinod Kambli (imagine bowling when the opposition’s score is 663/0!!!) His test début was on Nov 15, 1989 at an age of 16 years only vs. Pakistan in Karachi against the duo of Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis.
Sachin's favorites

Favorite food
All sea food, especially fish cooked by his mother, steak. (by the way he also enjoys devouring bowlers of the opposition!)

Hobbies
Driving and listening to music especially Dire Straits, Sting, Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Phil Collins and Eagles.

Other Cricketers admired
Wasim Akram, Sunil Gavaskar, Jonty Rhodes, Shane Warne, Sanath Jayasuriya and Brian Lara


Team Mates Admired
Anil Kumble, Vinod Kambli, Javagal Srinath.

Other sportsmen admired
Diego Maradona, John McEnroe and Boris Becker

In his spare time he attends to
His family and his personal stereo

He likes batting with
Vinod Kambli

One dream that will always remain unfulfilled
Playing against the West Indies pace attack of Holding, Marshall, Garner and Roberts.

Favorite cricket grounds
Sydney Cricket Ground and Wankhede Stadium.


Most memorable match
Beating Pakistan at the Sydney Cricket Ground in the 1992 World Cup

Tendulkar's Dream
Young Sachin had aspired of being a fast bowler. It was this dream that made him undertake trials at Chennai
based MRF pace academy, but his small stature proved to be a major hindrance to his aspiring career. ( THANK
GOD !!! else the WORLD would have been deprived of such a genius batsman. )

First step towards cricket
Tendulkar's sensational journey to cricket stardom sparked of when his brother Ajit made him meet Mr. R.
Achrekar ( Cricket Coach ). Sachin failed to perform in the first go which made him very nervous but his brother's
persuasion led Mr. Achrekar give him another chance.

Turning point in his career
It was his change of school to Shardashram Vidya Mandir in Dadar - close to Shivaji Park on his coach's advice
which marked a turn around in Sachin's career. He says," I use to bat in four nets at one strech. Whenever, I use
to get tired, Achrekar use to keep a one rupee coin on top of the stumps and say, "Anyone who gets him out will
take this coin. If no-one gets him, Sachin takes it." Tendulkar till date contributes this technique in being
instrumental for enhancing his concentration. He still treasures the 13 coins earned by him during the practice
sessions.

Naughty Duo
Sachin and his best pal Vinod Kambli hold the World Record of 664 runs stand for Shardashram School in
inter-school tournament in 1988. Tendulkar candidly admits that the total would have never assumed mammoth
proportion had he and Kambli not ignored the man waving from the boundary with the coach's message to
declare.

Tendulkar's Idol
Tendulkar's idol is the American Tennis superstar-John McEnore. During his young age, he argued and fought for
McEnore with his colony friends who supported Swedish Bjorn Borg. Sachin sported a head-band, sweat-band
and a tennis racquet showing his staunch loyalty towards his idol.

Family Quirks
Sachin's wife Anjali tends to become nervous while he bats, whereas his brother has become so superstitious
that he allows the family members to only watch the match recording.

His reactions to his dismissals
On pre-mature and early exits, Sachin likes to take out his anger somewhere. He prefers to be left alone, till he
cools down.

God's Importance in his life
Tendulkar is a God fearing person, a staunch devotee of Sai Baba, Ganpathi and frequently visits temples during
night when it's calm and quiet. He visualizes God in his parents. Religion to him is what his parents have
inculcated in him, his upbringing and his way of life. Sachin strongly believes in the concept of re-birth, existence
of Hell and Heaven. He loves celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi at home with his family and believes that it firms his
ties with his loved ones.

Favourites of Tendulkar

Movie : Coming to America
Music : Pop
Hobby : Collecting CD's.
Car : His new Ferrari

Actors : Amitabh Bacchan, Nana Patekar
Actresses : Madhuri Dixit
Cricket Heroes : Gavaskar, Viv Richards, Imran Khan and Sandeep Patil
Drink : Orange / Apple juice and water
Pastime : Listening to peaceful music with friends
Clothes : Official jacket and tie, else jeans and T-shirt
Magazine : Sportstar
Newspapers : Times of India, Mid-day, Afternoon Dispatch
Restaurant : Bukhara, Maurya Sheraton
Holiday Resort : Yorkshire, Headingley
Hotel : Park Royal Darling Harbour, Sydney
Other Sports : Tennis

Funniest Moment

Once I (Sachin) was batting with Vinod Kambli for a school match. Vinod dropped his bat in the middle of the
game and started to fly a kite. It was so funny, I really can't forget that day in whole of my life.

Other's

Major Teams : India, Mumbai and Yorkshire
Worst Day : Losing the fist ODI in RSA in 1992
Greatest Influence : Family
Ambition : To be number one in the world
Dream Woman : My wife
Current Players Admired : Vinod Kambli, Brian Lara and Jonty Rhodes
Embarrasing Moment : People asking for my autograph and then asking me my name
Hate : Rumors
Any Changes you desire to have : None

Australian bowling great Shane Warne who is among Wisden's list of five greatest cricket players in 21st century has had a particularly bad time against Tendulkar. He described incidents when he got up in the night from dreams where Tendulkar was smashing him around the ground.

But lately Sachin has been just a shadow of what he was during his best days. He has been a sheer failure as a bastman last couple of years. There has been outcry in the media and some critics are asking for his retirement. If Sachin continues to play the way he is playing now, he is certainly heading for a pretty ordinary retirement. But the words 'ordinary' & 'Tendulkar' have never come close. Hence we hope Sachin once again comes out of the slack and blazes out all allegations!

ALL THE BEST SACHIN!!!!!!!!!!!!

* - (dates as of May 19, 2005)