Batting Style Bowling Style Right-hand bat Right-arm off-break, Leg-break, Right-arm medium, Leg-break googly       Full Name Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar Nationality Indian Date of Birth April 24, 1973 Place of Birth Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Height 5' 5" Also known as Little Master ‘Little’, because of his size, as he not such a tall man, and ‘Master’, as he is considered the best batsmen of this generation. Master Blaster Because of his great penchant for high risk as well as textbook cricketing shots. The Little Champion As he is not so tall, he is mostly regarded as little and champion because of the fete he has achieved as a cricketer. Tendlya This term may be the first of its kind. It’s originated from Sachin’s mother tongue, Marathi. His fans, well-wishers, colleagues and followers call him by this name. Marital Status Married to Anjali Mehta (born November 10, 1967), a paediatrician. They have two children, Sara (born October 12, 1997), and Arjun (born September 24, 1999). Education Sharadashram Vidyamandir School, Mumbai, India Profession Cricketer Role Primarily a batsman in the team, he does possess a golden arm while bowling. His offbreaks, legbreaks and medium pace swing have disturbed the best batsmen in the world. Known for His flawless textbook cricketing strokes. His game is a combination of power and skill. Fitness Sachin’s injuries have never bogged his spirit to perform better. He has been struggling with a tennis elbow and a bad shoulder. Tendulkar is famous for not missing a Test series in his long and illustrious career. His game has altered because of the stress his body endures, but Sachin never has quit and never will! Physiotherapist John Gloster Main Coach Ramakant Achrekar. Career Highlights • Sachin Tendulkar is the most prolific run scorer in one-day internationals, with 16,361 runs. • With a current aggregate of 12,273 Test runs, he surpassed Brian Lara's previous record tally of 11,953 runs as the highest run scorer in test matches in the second Test of Australia's 2008 tour of India in Mohali. • He also holds the record of highest number of centuries in both Test (40) and ODI cricket (42). • Tendulkar was the highest run scorer of the 2003 Cricket World Cup and 1996 Cricket World Cup. • Tendulkar has scored over 1000 runs in a calendar year in ODIs 7 times, and in one of these years he scored 1894 runs, easily the record for the highest number of runs scored by any player in a single calendar year for one day internationals. • Tendulkar didn’t have a successful stint as a captain. He first took over captaincy in 1996, but resigned before taking it up again in 1997, and then resigned again, with Sourav Ganguly taking over as captain in 2000. Off-field Activities • He currently has the most sponsorships among all players in world cricket. • Sachin Tendulkar was an early pioneer in India on cricket business dealings when he signed a then-record sports management deal with Worldtel in 1995, the value of the deal being 30 crore rupees over 5 years. • His next contract with WorldTel in 2001 was valued at 80 crores over 5 years. • In 2006, he signed a contract with Saatchi and Saatchi's ICONIX values at 180 crores over 3 years. • He is the highest earning cricketer in the world. • Making use of his popularity, Tendulkar has opened two restaurants: 'Tendulkar's' (Colaba, Mumbai) & 'Sachin's' (Mulund, Mumbai). • Sachin owns these restaurants in partnership with Sanjay Narang of Mars Restaurants. He has also got a new restaurant in Bangalore called Sachin's. • In 2007, Tendulkar also announced a JV with the Future Group and Manipal Group to launch healthcare and sports fitness products under the brand name 'S Drive and Sach'. A series of comic books by Virgin Comics is also due to be published featuring him as a superhero. Controversies • In his long, successful and highly popular career, Sachin’s image has never been marred by major controversies. Yet there are a couple of issues that got the better of him • In the second Test of India's 2001 tour of South Africa, match referee Mike Denness fined and imposed a ban of one game on Tendulkar in light of alleged ball tampering. The incident escalated to include allegations of racism and after a thorough investigation, the ICC revoked the official status of the match and the ban on Tendulkar was lifted • In commemorating Sachin Tendulkar's feat of equalling Don Bradman's 29 centuries in Test Cricket, automotive giant Ferrari invited Sachin Tendulkar to its paddock in Silverstone on the eve of the British Grand Prix (July 23, 2002) to receive a Ferrari 360 Modena from the legendary F1 racer Michael Schumacher. The government waived customs duty imposed on the car as a measure to applaud his feat. However the rules at the time stated that the customs duty can be waived only when receiving an automobile as a prize and not as a gift. With the controversy snowballing, Sachin offered to pay the customs duty and the tab was finally picked up by Ferrari.     Test Nov 15-20, 1989, v/s Pakistan at Karachi ODI Dec 18, 1989, v/s Pakistan at Gujranwala Twenty20 Dec 1, 2006, v/s South Africa at Johannesburg   India, Asia XI, Mumbai, Mumbai Indians, Yorkshire Also Viewed Virendra Sehwag, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Gautam Gambir, Andrew Flintoff, Kevin Pietersen, Shaun Pollock   Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award, 2008 ICC World ODI XI: 2004, 2007 Player of the tournament in 2003 Cricket World Cup Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 1997 Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award, 1999 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India’s highest honour given for achievement in sports, 1997-98   Pepsi Canon Airtel Nazara Technologies Reliance Communications Britannia HomeTrade Sunfeast National Egg Coordination Committee (NECC) Boost Action Shoes Adidas Fiat Palio Reynolds TVS ESPN Star Sports G-Hanz Sanyo BPL AIDS Awareness Campaign Colgate-Palmolive Philips MRF VISA   Copyright © 2009, cricketain.com. 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