7 Fascinating Facts About Sachin Tendulkar

1. 5th Youngest player in Test Cricket

Tendulkar became the fifth-youngest Test cricketer when he debuted against Pakistan in Karachi on November 15, 1989. He was 16 and 205 days old.

2. A Poet’s Son

On April 24, 1973, at Nirmal Nursing Home in Dadar, Bombay, Tendulkar was born to Maharashtrian parents. His father, Marathi novelist and poet Ramesh Tendulkar, and mother, Rajni, worked in insurance. 

3. His wicket is worth one rupee!

Sachin's early tutor was Achrekar at Shivaji Park. Tendulkar spent hours in the nets. 

4. Assisting as a ball boy

During the 1987 World Cup, Sachin was a ball boy for India-Zimbabwe at Wankhede Stadium. He was 14. Sachin Tendulkar, a cricket fanatic, slept with his gear as a child.

5. Yorkshire’s first foreign-born player

In 1992, 19-year-old Tendulkar became Yorkshire's first foreign player. Yorkshire never selected an outsider before Tendulkar.

6. First International cricketer to be given out by a third umpire

A third umpire ejected Sachin Tendulkar first. A Jonty Rhodes toss caught Tendulkar short of the crease on the second day of the 1992 Durban Test.

7. The Little Master’s World Records

Sachin Tendulkar is a record-breaker. Many bear his name. We listed a few: Most ODIs: 463 Most Man of the Match awards: 62 22 years, 91 days.

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