Sachin Tendulkar Profile:
Personal information
Full name
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
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Born
24 April 1973 (1973-04-24) (age 38)
Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India
Nickname
Little Master, Tendlya[1]
Height
5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Batting style
Right-handed
Bowling style
Right-arm leg spin, off spin, medium pace
Role
Batsman
International information
National side
India
Test debut (cap 187)
15 November 1989 v Pakistan
Last Test
24 January 2012 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 74)
18 December 1989 v Pakistan
Last ODI
26 February 2012 v Australia
ODI shirt no.
10
Only T20I
1 December 2006 v South Africa
Domestic team information
Years
Team
1988
Cricket Club of India
1988–present
Mumbai
2008–present
Mumbai Indians
1992
Yorkshire
Fast Facts
* Sachin Tendulkar was the ICC Player of the Year 2010, Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1997 and also Wisden Leading Cricketer, 2011.
* Tendulkar became the first sportsperson without an aviation background to be awarded the honorary rank of Group Captain by the Indian Air Force.
* He wanted to become a fast bowler but could not impress Dennis Lillee who suggested him to focus on his batting.
* In 1988, in an inter-school game, Tendulkar's 664-run stand with Vinod Kambli reduced an opposition bowler to tears and the rest were so frustrated that they refused to continue the game.
* He is the leading run-getter and centurion in Tests and ODIs.
* Tendulkar became the first batsman to score a double century in ODI cricket.
* He also became the first to score 90 International centuries.
* He was the first batsman in Tests to record 12,000 runs and later the first to reach 13,000 as well.
* “The Little Master” was the first batsman in ODIs to reach the 10,000 run milestone.
* He holds the record as the youngest Indian to make a debut in international cricket.
* Crossing and unprecedented milestone of 17,000 ODI runs in 2009, Tendulkar stretched his lead as the highest run-scorer in ODIs.
* A Formula One enthusiast, Sachin Tendulkar was given the honour of waving the chequered flag at the inaugural Indian GP in 2011.
