Sachin Tendulkar Wife, Age, Height, Biopic, Coach, Batting Records, Stats, Net Worth, Cars

Published on: Jun 14, 2018 10:48 am IST|Updated on: Apr 22, 2024 5:28 pm IST

Sachin Tendulkar Wife, Age, Height, Biopic, Coach, Batting Records, Stats, Net Worth, Cars best cricketer GOAT greatest of all time batsman

Sachin Tendulkar is arguably the greatest cricketer ever. The biggest icon ever in the sport, SRT is worshipped as a God by cricket fans. Tendulkar is the most prolific batsman in the history of cricket, scoring more centuries and runs than any other player.

Why Sachin Tendulkar is called God of Cricket?

Sachin Tendulkar is referred to as The God of Cricket for the sheer quality of his batsmanship, matchless stroke-making and always letting his bat do the talking. From a teenager taking on the best Pakistani attack to scoring his 100th century at 38 years, Tendulkar has enjoyed more than two decades at the top of the game, and rewrote the history.

Nickname Master Blaster, Maestro, God of Cricket
Profession: Cricketer (Retired), Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha 2012-2018)

Autobiography

Playing It My Way (2014)

Biopic

Sachin: A Billion Dreams

Height

5 feet 5 inches
Instagram sachintendulkar
Tattoo No
Date of Birth 24 April 1973
Birth Place Mumbai
Zodiac sign/Sun sign Taurus
Nationality Indian
School Indian Education Society’s New English School in Bandra East (Mumbai), Shardashram Vidyamandir School in Dadar (Mumbai)
College Khalsa College, Mumbai
Educational Qualifications College Dropout
Signature Sachin Tendulkar signature

Family

Father Ramesh Tendulkar (Novelist)

Sachin Tendulkar father Ramesh Tendulkar

Mother Rajni Tendulkar (Worked as an Insurance Agent)

Sachin Tendulkar Mother Rajni Tendulkar

Sister Savita Tendulkar (Elder, Half-sister)
Brother Nitin Tendulkar (Elder, Half Brother),
Ajit Tendulkar (Elder Half brother)

Sachin Tendulkar Family

Coach Ramakant Achrekar

Sachin Tendulkar Coach Ramakant Achrekar

Religion Hinduism
Address 19-A, Perry Cross Road, Bandra (West), Mumbai

 

Cricket Career

Test debut Pakistan v India at Karachi, Nov 15-20, 1989
ODI debut Pakistan v India at Gujranwala, Dec 18, 1989

Sachin Tendulkar debut

During debut series in Pakistan

Jersey Number 10
Teams India, Mumbai, Yorkshire, Mumbai Indians
Nature on field Calm
Likes to play against Australia
Favourite Shot Straight Drive

Stats

Most test runs: 15921

Most ODI runs: 18426

Most International appearances: 664

The only batsman to score 100 International hundreds

First batsman to score ODI double hundred

Most runs in Cricket World Cup: 673 (2003 WC)

Most ODI runs and hundreds in a calendar year: 1894 runs and 9 centuries (1998)

Related Sachin Tendulkar Stats

Preferences

Hobbies Playing Tennis, driving, listening to music
Favourite Batsmen Sunil Gavaskar, Sir Vivian Richards, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma
Favourite Bowlers Wasim Akram, Anil Kumble, Shane Warne, Muttiah Muralitharan, Glen McGrath
Favourite Cricket Ground Sydney Cricket Ground, Wankhede Cricket Stadium
Favourite sports personalities John McEnroe, Roger Federer
Favourite Food Bombay Duck, Prawn Curry, Chingri Prawns, Mutton Biryani, Sushi, Baigan Bharta, Crab Masala
Favourite Actors Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit, Aamir Khan, Nana Patekar
Favourite Films Sholay, Coming to America
Favourite Musicians/Singers SD Burman, Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Bappi Lahiri, Dire Straits, U2
Favourite Destinations New Zealand, Mussoorie
Smoking/Alcohol No/Yes

 

Cars

Nissan GT-R, BMW “30 Jahre M5″Limited Edition, BMW i8, BMW X5 M50d, BMW 760Li, BMW X5M

 

Sachin Tendulkar Wife

Marital Status: Married
Girlfriend NA

Wife Name

Anjali Tendulkar
(Pediatrician)

Sachin Tendulkar wife anjali tendulkarAnjali Tendulkar is the wife of Sachin Tendulkar

Marriage Date: 24 May 1995
Children: Sara Tendulkar (Daughter), Arjun Tendulkar (Son)

Sachin Tendulkar Children Sara and Arjun

 

anjali tendulkar is the wife of Sachin Tendulkar

Tendulkar family

Sachin Tendulkar Family
Sachin Tendulkar Family

Sachin Tendulkar Net Worth

1250 crore INR (as on 2023)

 

Sachin Tendulkar Bharat Ratna

Tendulkar was conferred with India’s highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna, in 2014. He is the youngest sportsperson to receive the award.

 

SACHIN TENDULKAR BHARAT RATNA

 

  • Tendulkar received the Arjuna Award in 1994 for his outstanding sporting achievement, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 1997, India’s highest sporting honour, and the Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan awards in 1999 and 2008.
  • Tendulkar is the first sportsperson and the first person without an aviation background to be awarded the honorary rank of group captain by the Indian Air Force.
  • In 2002, Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack ranked Tendulkar the second greatest Test batsman of all time, behind Don Bradman, and the second greatest ODI batsman of all time, behind Viv Richards.
  • In 2012, he was named an Honorary Member of the Order of Australia.
  • In 2010, Time magazine included Sachin in its annual Time 100 list as one of the “Most Influential People in the World.”
  • In 2013, he was the only Indian cricketer included in an all-time Test World XI named to mark the 150th anniversary of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.
  • In 2003 Cricket World Cup, Tendulkar was the player of the tournament.

 

Sachin Tendulkar player of the tournament 2003 Cricket World Cup

Match Fixing Charges

In 2001, Tendulkar was slapped with a ban of one game by match referee Mike Denness in light of alleged ball tampering. Television cameras suggested that he may have been involved in cleaning the seam of the cricket ball.

Sachin Tendulkar Facts

  1. Tendulkar is referred to as the ‘God of Cricket’ by Indian cricket followers.
  2. Tendulkar took up cricket at the age of eleven.
  3. Tendulkar was involved in an unbroken 664-run partnership in a Lord Harris Shield inter-school game against St. Xavier’s High School in 1988 with his friend and teammate Vinod Kambli.
  4. In 1987, at the age of 14, Tendulkar attended the MRF Pace Foundation in Madras (now Chennai) to train as a fast bowler, but Australian fast bowler Dennis Lillee, who took a world record 355 Test wickets, was unimpressed and suggested that he should focus on his batting instead.
  5. Sachin served as a ball boy in the 1987 Cricket World Cup when India played against England in the semifinal in Bombay.
  6. On 20 January 1987, Tendulkar turned out as a substitute for Imran Khan’s side in an exhibition game at Brabourne Stadium in Bombay.
  7. In 1992, at the age of 19, Tendulkar became the first overseas-born player to represent Yorkshire, which prior to Tendulkar joining the team, never selected players even from other English counties.
  8. Sir Donald Bradman considered Tendulkar to have a batting style similar to his. In his biography, it is stated that “Bradman was most taken by Tendulkar’s technique, compactness and shot production, and had asked his wife to have a look at Tendulkar, having felt that Tendulkar played like him. Bradman’s wife, Jessie, agreed that they did appear similar.
  9. Tendulkar, by a distance, is the most worshipped cricketer in the world. One of the most popular sayings by his fans is “Cricket is my religion and Sachin is my God.” However, on God, Tendulkar himself is reported to have said “I am not God of cricket. I make mistakes, God doesn’t.
  10. Tendulkar made a special appearance in the Bollywood film Stumped in 2003, appearing as himself.
  11. Tendulkar sponsors 200 underprivileged children every year through Apnalaya, a Mumbai-based NGO.

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