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SACHIN
TENDULKAR
Born : 1973
The pride of Indian cricket Sachin Tendulkar, was the first batsman to
score 10,000 runs in one-day cricket, in a five-day match series against
Australia on the 31st of March 2001. He has scored a world record, 28
hundreds and 50 half-centuries in his 10,000 runs.
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar was born on April 24, 1973, in Mumbai. Young
Sachin wanted to be a fast bowler. He even undertook trials at the MRF
pace foundation, Chennai, but his short stature proved to be a hindrance
for bowling. Meeting Mr. R. Achrekar, his Cricket Coach and changing his
school to Shardashram Vidya Mandir in Dadar marked a turning point in
Sachin's cricket career.
Sachin at the age of 16, made his International debut in ODI’s India v
Pakistan at Gujranwala and Tests debut India v Pakistan at Karachi around
1989/90. He then went to England as a part of the national team, and has
not looked back ever since. He knows every shot in the book and and makes
his own improvisations. His shots have tremendous power and he times the
ball perfectly, making him one of the best batsman in the world. He is
also an effective bowler and also one of the best fielders.
This all rounder has been the captain of the Indian cricket team twice. On
the personal front, Sachin is god fearing and he is married to a doctor
Anjali and they have a daughter Sarah. In1998, he won the Coopers and
Lybrand Award for 'Player of the year' and has been in the number one
position in the Wisden Cricket ratings..
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