Sachin Tendulkar Biography

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Name	Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Date of Birth	24,Apr,1973
Place of birth	Mumbai, Maharashtra
Family	Dad : Ramesh Tendulkar Sister: Savita Tendulkar Brothers : Nitin Tendulkar & Ajit Tendulkar Grandmother:LakshmiBai Wife : Anjali Daughter: Sarah Son :Arjun
Height	5’4″
Firends	Vinod Kambli,Salil Ankola-Cricket players Ramesh-His secretary
Wedding Day	25,May
Coach	Ramakant Achrekar
Major teams he has played for	India, Yorkshire, Mumbai
Batting Style	Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style	Right Arm Off Break, Leg Break, Right Arm Medium
Bat weight	3 pounds 2 ounces
Test Debut	India v Pakistan at Karachi, 1st Test, 1989/90
ODI Debut	India v Pakistan at Gujranwala, 2nd ODI, 1989/90
Special Shots	straight drive, the cover drive, the square cut, the pull shot over midwicket/square leg, the delicate leg glance, the late cut, the lofted shots over mid-on and mid-off
Cricket Heroes	Gavaskar, Viv Richards, Imran Khan and Sandeep Patil
Current players admired	Vinod Kambli, Brian Lara, Jonty Rhodes
Memorable Day	Beating Pakistan in the 1992 World Cup
Worst Day	Losing the first ODI in South Africa in 1992
Favorite Ground	Sydney Cricket Ground
Least Favorite ground	Bangalore
Other Sports Followed	Tennis
Other favorite stars	Maradona, Borris Becker
Greatest Influence	His family
Dream woman	His wife Anjali
Ambition	To be number one in the world
Favorite food/drink/ restaurant/hotel/ holiday resort	Food: Steak,Thai food,sea food, Indian food Drink: Orange / Apple Juice and Water Restaurant: Bukhara, Maurya Sheraton, New Delhi Hotel: Park Royal Darling Harbour, Sydney Holiday resort:Yorkshire, Headingley
Favorite magazine/Newspaper	Magazine: Sportstar Newspaper:Times of India, Mid-day, Afternoon Dispatch
Hobbies	Collecting CDs,listening to music with friends
Favorite Car	Maruti
Favorite music	Ghazals,film music, music by Dire Straita,Michael Learns to Rock,Michael Jackson and Eagles
Favorite artistes	Actors:Amitabh Bacchan, Nana Patekar Actress:Madhuri Dixit
Favorite film	Coming To America
Funniest moment	When batting with Vinod Kambli in a school game. Vinod dropped his bat and started to fly a kite.
Embarrassing moment	People asking for autograph and then asking the name!
Achievements in cricket	With Vinod Kambli put on a record 664* runs partnership in the Harris Shield Competition The first batsman to score 10,000 runs in one-day cricket Scored 30 test centuries in 99 test matches
Awards	Maharashtra Bhushan Award-2000-01 Padma Shri Award-1999 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award-1998 Cricketer of the Year by the Wisden Almanack-1997 Arjuna Award-1994
Other interesting facts	Tendulkar wanted to play tennis. When his brother turned him to cricket he wanted to become a fast bowler. But because of his height he became a batsman. Knows to cook certain dishes. Have cooked the dish Baigan-bartha once for all the team mates.
Regarded As	World’s best batsman
Motto in life	Be true to yourself
Quote by BRADMAN on Tendulkar	“Tendulkar is the only person who reminds me of myself”

WISH U A HAPPY BIRTHDAY SACHIN TENDULKAR