| SACHIN R |
TENDULKAR |
stats as on 04.04.2011 |
compiled by |
C KESHAVA MURTHY |
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| Date of Birth |
24.04.1973 |
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| Place of Birth |
Mumbai (Bombay) |
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| Type |
RHB/RLB/RAM |
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| Maritial Status |
Married; 2 children |
Wife: Anjali (son of Ashok Mehta, |
Children: |
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(married on 25.05.1995) |
Industrialist) - Doctor |
Son : Arjun (born on 24.09.1999) |
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| Father's Name |
Ramesh Tendulkar |
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Daughter: Sara (born on 12.10.1997) |
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| Mother's Name |
Rajni Tendulkar |
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| Brothers |
Ajit and Nitin |
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| Sister |
Savita |
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| Education |
Sharadashram Vidya Mandir (High School) |
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| Height |
5 ft 5 inches |
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| Tendulkar is noted for his commitment to the game and reasons for his success attributed to the dedication, concentration, best footwork, eyesight and reflexes. |
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ODI |
Test |
World Cup |
IPL (Twenty-20) |
| Debut in |
vs Pak, Gujranwala, |
vs Pak, Karachi, 1989/90 |
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vs Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai, |
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18.12.1989 |
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14.05.2008 |
| BATTING |
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| Matches |
453 |
177 |
45 |
39 |
| Innings |
442 |
290 |
44 |
39 |
| N.O. |
41 |
32 |
4 |
5 |
| Runs |
18111 |
14692 |
2278 |
1318 |
| 100s |
48 (33 in winning cause) |
51 (20 in winning cause) |
6 (3 in winning cause) |
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| 50s |
95 |
59 |
15 |
9 |
| 0s |
20 |
14 |
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2 |
| Highest Score |
200* vs SA, Gwalior, 24.02.2010 |
248* vs BD, Dhaka, 2004/05 |
152 vs Namibia, PM Burg, 23.02.2003 |
89* vs Raj. Royals, Jaipur,11.04.2010 |
| Cts |
136 |
106 |
10 |
17 |
| 4s/6s |
1943/190 |
1892/64 |
241/27 |
171/16 |
| Ave |
45.16 |
56.95 |
56.95 |
38.76 |
| BOWLING |
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| Overs |
1340.4 |
682.4 |
120 |
6 |
| Mdns |
25 |
83 |
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0 |
| RC |
6838 |
2388 |
539 |
36 |
| Wickets |
154 |
45 |
8 |
0 |
| 4 wkts in innings |
6 |
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| BIB |
5-32 vs Aus, Cochin, 01.04.1998 |
3-10 vs SA,Mumbai, 1999/00 |
2-28 vs Kenya, Kingsmead, 20.03.2003 |
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| Ave |
44.4 |
53.07 |
67.38 |
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| Results for India |
Won-230, Lost-195, NR-24, Td-4 |
Won-61, Lost-46, Drawn-70 |
Won-27, Lost-16, NR-1 Td-1 |
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| Captaincy |
P-73, W-23, L-43, NR-6, Td-1; Toss: 42 |
P-25, W-4, L-9, D-12 |
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Played-35, Won-20, Lost-15 |
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2454 runs, 100s-6, 50s-12 |
2054 runs, 100s-7, 50s-7 |
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1170 runs, 100s-0. 50s-8 |
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HS:186* vs NZ, Hyderabad, 08.11.1999 |
217 vs NZ, Ahmedabad, 1999/00 |
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HS: 89* vs Raj. Royals, Jaipur, |
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11 wkts; BB 2-61 vs Pak, Madras, |
4 wkts; BB-3-10 vs SA, Mumbai, |
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11.04.2010 |
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21.05.1197 |
1999/00 |
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No wickets |
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10.10.1996 to 02.03.2000 |
10.10.1996 to 06.03.2000 |
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14.05.2008 to 25.04.2010 |
| Man of the Match Awards |
62 times |
13 times |
9 times |
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| Tendulkar bats, bowls and throws with right hand but writes with his left hand. He wears his left pads first. |
| NOTE : Tendulkar has appeared in one Twenty-20 International scoring 10 runs and taking 1 wicket (vs SA at Johannesburg on 01.12.2006) |
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| Records |
| Tendulkar is just one century away from becoming the only player to score century of centuries in international cricket |
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| Tests - records innumerable but notable are |
| Only player to amass 14000 runs in Tests (14692) |
| Ricky Ponting of Australia (12363 in 152 tests) and Rahul Dravid of India (12063 in 150 tests) are next to him |
| Only player to score most centuries in Tests (51) |
| Jacques Kallis (40) of South Africa and Ricky Ponting (39) of Australia are next to him |
| Only player to aggregate over 100 fifty plus scores in Tests (51 centuries plus 59 half centuries) |
| Has played most number of innings in Tests (290) |
| Has played most number of Tests (177) |
| Ricky Ponting of Australia (152) and Rahul Dravid of India (150) are next to hm |
| Youngest Indian to make debut in a Test at 16 yrs 205 days (5th overall) |
| Youngest Indian to score a century in a Test at 17 years 112 d ays (vs Eng, 1990) and 3rd youngest in the world |
| ODIs |
| Only player to amass 18000 runs in One Day Internationals; No other player has managed to reach even 14000 runs in ODIs |
| Only player to score most centuries in One Day Internationals (48) |
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Ricky Ponting of Australia with 29 centuries is next to him |
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| Has played in most number of ODIs (447) - Only Ricky Ponting of Australia is next to him with 354 appearances among the current players |
| Only player to score a double century in men's One Day Internationals |
| Youngest Indian to make debut in a One Day International at 16 years 238 days (overall 8th) |
| Youngest Indian captain in the ODIs at 23 years 126 days |
| Holds record for most (62) Man of the Match and most (16) Man of the Series awards in the ODIs; |
| Most Runs in a Calendar Year (1894 runs in 1998) |
| Tendulkar is the first player to be adjudjed Run Out by a third umpire when the new technology was introduced in South Africa in 1992/93 |
| Only Allrounder to score 18000 runs and take 150 wickets in ODIs |
| Only player to score 1000 runs in a Calendar Year on seven occasions |
| WORLD CUP |
| Player of the tournament in World Cup - 2003 |
| Only player to score most 100s (6) in World Cup history |
| Has scored most runs in the World Cup (2278 in 45 matches) |
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Next best is Ricky Ponting with 1743 in 46 matches |
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| Only player to score most half centuries in World Cup (15) |
| Most Man of the Match Awards (9) |
| Has scored most fours (241) |
| Others |
| Only Indian to figure in Sir Don Bradman's all time World-XI |
| Player of the tournament, Best Batsman and Best Captain in IPL 2010 |
| First overseas born player to represent Yorkshire in 1992 |
| Was involved in a world record partnership of 664 runs along with Vinod Kambli - his best friend, while playing for Sharadashram High School |
| in 1988 when Ramakant Achrekar was his Coach. Achrekar used to place a coin on the stumps encouraging him to get it by getting good scores. |
| Only player to score a century on debut in Ranji, Duleep and Irani Trophy. |
| AWARDS |
| Padma Vibhushan - 2008 |
| Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna - 2005 |
| Doctorate from Mysore University |
| Maharashtra Bhushan - 2001 |
| Padmashri - 1999 |
| ICC Cricketer of the Year 2010 |
| Arjuna Award - 1994 |
| Wisden Cricketer of the Year - 1997 |
| Peoples Choice Award - 2010 |
| Indian Cricketer of the Year - 2011 (Castrol Award) |
| Honorary Group Captain Award by the Indian Air Force in 2010 |
| Honorary Rank by the Indian Territorial Army in 2010 |
| Chosen for Sai Ratna award by the Sai Baba Temple Trust in Shirdi (Maharashtra) in 2011 |
| Honoured by Indian Navy on 03.09.2010 |
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| Miscellaneous events |
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When Tendulkar was run out against Pak at Calcutta in the Asian Test Championship in 1999, the unruly crowd resorted to rioting and the match was resumed after Tendulkar intervened and appealed to the crowd.
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| Despite losing his beloved father Professor Ramesh Tendulkar during the World Cup 1999 in England, after attending to final rituals of his father, resumed playing in the tournament |
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| Sir Donald Bradman, after meeting the little Tendulkar, had remarked to his wife that she should watch Tendukar's play as it almost resembled his own batting style |
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Tendulkar endorses many commercial products and has also been a brand ambassador for many products (Boost, Britannia, TVS, Adidas,Fiat Palio, Action Shoes, Coca Cola, Castrol, MRF
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| Tendulkar is a tremendous patriot of India having once remarked that 'I am first Indian and then others' which comment enraged Bal Thackery of Shivsena to make remarks on him and ultimately Bal Thackery was at the receiving end for making comments on Tendulkar (2009) |
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| Tendulkar was banned for one test during South Africa' s tour in 2001 by the then Match Referee Mike Denness for alleged ball tampering which received a massive protest from the Indian public. |
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Tendulkar was presented with a Ferrari 360 Modena by automative giant Ferrari in 2002 in recognition of his equalling Don Bradman's feat of 29 test centuries
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| Controversy raged that Tendulkar should pay a customs duty of Rs.1.13 crores but later the laws were amended by the Indian Govesrnment to waive customs duty which again faced criticism and later the Fiat company agreed to pay the import duty. |
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| Tendulkar losing his emotion once hit out against the then Coach Greg Chappell that no coach had ever his suggested his attitude towards cricket; this was when Chappell had hinted that Tendulkar should bat lower down the order as his failure as opener were hurting the team's chances. |
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| Tendulkar owns three restaurants (two in Mumbai and one in Bangalore) in partnership. |
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| Tendulkar sponsors 200 under privileged children every year through Apnalaya and his twitter raised over Rs.10.25 million for fighting against Cancer. |
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During a net practice in February 2002 at the Wankhede Stadium, Tendulkar had an occasion to come across a child which had some eye problem. He embraced the child and after talking with the child's mother, donated a sum of Rs.25,000/- for the treatment of the child.
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| It is reported that Tendulkar has purchasesd a fabulous bungalow in Wests Bandra costing over Rs.39 rores in an area of around 9000 sq ft. |
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It is stated that Tendulkar is superstitious and always puts on his left pads first
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Tendulkar was very fond of the tennis legend John McEnroe and has stated that he had styled after him and that his father used to buy the same type of head bands and sweat bands as used by McEnroe
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| Tendulkar's wax statue was unveiled at Mumbai by Tussauds on 13th April 2009 at a cost of 150,000 pounds. |
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| Tendulkar donned the role of a ball boy in a World Cup match against Zimbabwe when he was just 14. |
