Sachin Tendulkar Biography – Facts, Childhood, Family Life & Achievements
Along with his friend Vinod Kambli, he was involved in a record 664-run partnership in an inter school match against ‘St. Xavier’s High School’ in 1988.
He went to ‘Sharadashram Vidyamandir High School,’ as suggested by Achrekar, as the school had a rich cricketing tradition. He shone as a star cricketer, playing for his school. Subsequently, he had people predicting that he would one day become a famous player.
As a young boy, he was a bully. His older brother encouraged him to play cricket in order to divert his attention from fights, and introduced him to Ramakant Achrekar who was a reputed cricket coach.
He was born on 24 April 1973, in Dadar, Bombay, Maharashtra, as the youngest of four siblings, to Ramesh Tendulkar, a Marathi novelist and Rajni, who worked in the insurance industry. He was named after his father’s favorite music director, Sachin Dev Burman.
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Career
He embarked on his domestic first-class career in 1988, playing for Mumbai and scored a century in his very first match. He ended the season as the highest run scorer.
Thanks to his impressive performance in first-class matches, he was soon selected for the national team. He made his international test debut against Pakistan in November 1989, aged just 16.
Even though he could not score many runs in the series, he got noticed both for his batting technique and his dedication to the sport. He also made his debut in One Day International (ODI) in 1989.
During the 1991-92 tour of Australia, he made 148 runs in one of the matches and 114 in another, batting against reputed bowlers like Merv Hughes, Craig McDermott, and Bruce Reid.
Asked to open the batting against New Zealand in an ODI in 1994, he set the stadium on fire, blasting 82 runs off just 49 balls. The very same year, he made his first ODI century against Australia.
In 1998, Australia was on a tour to India, and the series was hyped as ‘Sachin versus Warne’ contest. Sachin blasted Warne in the series, and made two centuries in the three-test series. Sachin played a vital role in India’s win in the series.
Sachin had two brief stints as captain of Indian cricket team, and both of them were not very successful. He took over as captain in 1996 but the team performed poorly, and he gave up captaincy in 1997. He was once again made the captain in 1999 but was not very successful and gave up captaincy the same year.
India was one of the favorites to win the 2003 ‘Cricket World Cup’ where he performed superbly, making 673 runs in 11 matches to help India reach the finals. The team however lost the finals to Australia, and Sachin was adjudged ‘Man of the Tournament.’
After going through a difficult phase, he regained his form in 2007, completing 11,000 test runs to become the leading run scorer from India. In the ‘Border-Gavaskar Trophy’ in 2007–08, he scored 493 runs in four tests, demonstrating his unbelievable batting skills.
Sachin was once again at his best in the 2011 ‘World Cup’ during which he made 482 runs, including two centuries. India faced Sri Lanka in the finals and won the match—it was the first ‘World Cup’ victory for him.
His form faltered after the ‘World Cup,’ and he went through a lean phase. He retired from all forms of cricket in November 2013, and was given a very emotional farewell by his fans.
In 2014, he was appointed as the ‘Team Icon’ for the popular ‘IPL’ team ‘Mumbai Indians.’ He was also announced as the ambassador of the 2015 ‘ICC Cricket World Cup.’
