1. Sachin Tendulkar started off with centuries in his debut
matches in the Ranji, Duleep and Irani Trophy. No other domestic cricketer has
been able to break this record till now.
2.
Sachin Tendulkar was done
in by a sharp bouncer from Zimbabwe’s Henry Olonga in a league match at Sharjah
in 1998. In the final match against the same opposition, Tendulkar had his
revenge as he smashed the bowler all around the ground and belted an unbeaten
118 runs.
3. Sachin
Tendulkar is a big
fan of tennis legend John McEnroe. In his formative years, McEnroe was
Tendulkar’s idol. The young Sachin pleaded his parents to get a similar
headband and wristbands like McEnroe. Also take one look at his childhood snaps
and the McEnroe styled shock of hair on his head tells everything.
4.
Sachin Tendulkar was
named after the great musician SD Burman. Sachin’s father’s, Ramesh Tendulkar
was a big fan of SD’s music.
5.
Sachin Tendulkar was led
onto the field on his Ranji debut by his then captain, Ravi Shastri.
6.
Sachin Tendulkar was
gifted a Ferrari 360 Modena by F1 champion Michael Schumacher in 2002. Ferrari
presented the car to Sachin in honour of him equalling Don Bradman’s record of
29 Test centuries.
7.
Sachin Tendulkar spoke to
his favourite music star, Mark Knopfler, the lead guitarist of the rock band,
Dire Straits for the very first time during a programme he was doing for the
ESPN network. It was Sachin’s birthday and it turned out to be a happy surprise
for him.
8. Sachin
Tendulkar went to
watch the movie Roja in 1995 with a beard and disguise. And it all went
wrong when his glasses fell off and the crowd in the cinema hall recognised
him.
9.
Sachin Tendulkar returned
from a four-month tour of Australia after the 1992 World Cup and immediately
turned up to represent Kirti College in April 1992. That’s some commitment from
a cricketer who was already a superstar by then.
10.
Sachin Tendulkar uses a
very heavy bat at the crease, weighing 3.2lbs. Only South Africa's Lance Klusener
used a heavier bat in world cricket.
11. Sachin Tendulkar wanted to become a fast bowler, but when he
was rejected by Dennis Lillee’s MRF Pace Foundation in 1987. Lillee told the
young Tendulkar to focus on his batting. The other youngster turned away by
Lillee along with Tendulkar was Sourav Ganguly.
12.
Sachin Tendulkar fielded
for Pakistan as a substitute during a one-day practice match against India at
the Brabourne Stadium in 1988.
13.
Sachin Tendulkar and
Vinod Kambli set a world record partnership of 664 runs in the Harris Shield,
an inter-school tournament in Mumbai. Tendulkar scored an unbeaten 326 runs and
reportedly the mammoth stand literally drove the opposition to tears.
14.
Sachin Tendulkar at the
age of 19 became the youngest Indian to play in county cricket.
15.
Sachin Tendulkar had to
wait for 79 matches for his first ODI century and by that time he had scored
seven Test hundreds.
16.
Sachin Tendulkar was the
first batsman to be given out by the Third-umpire. In 1992, on the second day
of the Durban Test, a Jonty Rhodes throw caught Tendulkar short of the crease.
After watching TV replays he was adjudged out.
17.
Sachin Tendulkar made his
Test debut in 1989 against Pakistan in Karachi. In the same match, Pakistani
pacer Waqar Younis also played his first Test match ever.
18.
Sachin Tendulkar went to
Sharadashram Vidyamandir School only after coach Ramakant Achrekar saw his
batting potential. Achrekar was the cricket coach of Sharadashram Vidyamandir
School. Before enrolling at Shardashram, Tendulkar went to New England School
of Indian Education Society in East Bandra
19. The first brand which Sachin
Tendulkar endorsed
was the health drink ‘Boost.’ He was seen alongside Kapil Dev in many of their
ad films, the start of which happened in 1990.
20. English fast bowler Allan Mulally playing
in his debut Test against India complained that Sachin
Tendulkar was
batting with a bat broader than the normal willow. That’s how much Tendulkar
had psyched the bowler with his brilliant batting.
21. Sachin Tendulkar was without a bat contract until the start
of the 1996 Cricket World Cup. At the end of the tournament a famous tyre
manufacturer sponsored his willow.
22.
Sachin Tendulkar was a
big bully in the school. Whenever his friend introduced him to a new kid in the
school, Tendulkar would invariably ask, “Will I be able to beat him?’ He was
famous for picking up a fight.
23.
Sachin Tendulkar asked
his friend to dip the tennis ball in a bucket of water and hurl at him so that
he could find out whether he was hitting ball from the middle of his bat.
24.
Sachin Tendulkar has been
granted the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award and Padma Shri by Indian
government. He is the only Indian cricketer to get all of them.
25.
Sachin Tendulkar played
for Yorkshire what was so special about it? Well, he was the county side’s
first overseas professional ever. He averaged 46.52 with the bat in his stint
with the county team.
26.
Sachin Tendulkar's wife Anjali does not eat or drink whenever the Master is at
the crease.
27.
Sachin Tendulkar was most
fascinated by band-aids. A hint of a wound and he would plaster it all over the
injury.
28.
Sachin Tendulkar loves
collecting perfumes and watches.
29.
Sachin Tendulkar batted
in his debut Test against Pakistan wearing the pads gifted to him by Sunil
Gavaskar
30. In 1992 Sachin became the youngest cricketer to reach
a 1000 runs in Test cricket
31. Ashley
Giles was the first bowler to get him stumped out in Test cricket in 2002
32.
Sachin’s record
of five test centuries before he turned 20 is a current world record.
33.
Tendulkar is the
only player who has 40 wkts and more than 11000 runs in Tests
34. Sachin
Tendulkar has the
most number of Stadium Appearances: 90 different Grounds
35.
Sachin Tendulkar with
Sourav Ganguly hold the world record for the maximum number of runs scored by
the opening partnership. They have put together 6,271 runs in 128 matches.
36. He has 20 century partnerships for opening
pair with Sourav Ganguly is a world record.
37. Tendulkar has scored most Centuries in a
calendar year: 9 ODI centuries in 1998.
38. In 1998 he made 1,894 ODI runs, a record
for ODI runs by any batsman in a calendar year.
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