Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar born 24 April 1973 is a former Indian international cricketer and a former
captain of the Indian national team. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsman in the
history of cricket.He is the highest run scorer of all time in International cricket. Tendulkar took
up cricket at the age of eleven, made his Test debut on 15 November 1989 against Pakistan in Karachi
at the age of sixteen, and went on to represent Mumbai domestically and India internationally for
close to twenty-four years. He is the only player to have scored one hundred international
centuries, the first batsman to score a double century in an ODI, the holder of the record for the
most runs in both Test and ODI, and the only player to complete more than 30,000 runs in
international cricket.He is colloquially known as Little Master or Master Blaster.
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Personal Life
Family:- On 24 May 1995, Tendulkar married Anjali Mehta, a paediatrician of Gujarati origin, whom he had first met in 1990.They have a daughter Sara and a son Arjun whose skills in cricket as a teenager have been receiving attention.
Beliefs:- Tendulkar is a practising Hindu. He is a devotee of the deity Ganesha and was a disciple of the guru Sathya Sai Baba of Puttaparthi, whom he visited on several occasions. In 1997, Tendulkar captained the Indian National side, playing against a World Eleven team, in the Unity Cup which was held at the Sri Sathya Sai Hill View Stadium in Puttaparthi, in Baba's presence.The death of Sai Baba on Tendulkar's 38th birthday caused him to cancel his celebrations.The cricketer is also known to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi at home and frequently visits temples during night when it is calm and quiet.
Achievements
Arjuna Award : By the Government of India in recognition of his outstanding achievement in sports
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna : India's highest honour given for achievement in sports.
Padma Shri : India's fourth highest civilian award.
Maharashtra Bhushan Award : Maharashtra State's highest Civilian Award.
Padma Vibhushan : India's second highest civilian award.
Bharat Ratna : India's highest civilian award.