Here Is Some Interesting Facts About Sachin R Tendulkar...
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Grew his hair and tied a band around it to copy his idol John McEnroe.was called McEnroe by his friends. Admires Pete Sampras,Boris Becker and Diego Maradona.
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Wanted to be a tearing fast bowler
and even went to the MRF Pace
academy but head coach Dennis Lilee
told him to concentrate on his batting.
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Has scored big runs on Indian
festivals like Gokulastmi,Holi,Raksha
Bandhan and Diwali.
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Loved to have i-can-eat-more-vada-
pavs-than-you competitions with
cricket buddies Vinod Kambli and Salil
Ankola.
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Loves sea food. co-owns a
restaurant called ‘Tendulkar’s’ near
‘Gateway of India’ in Mumbai.
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Sydney cricket ground is his favorite
ground.
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Loves Kishore Kumar and rock
group Dire Straits.Fusses over his
personal stereo.
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A ganesh devotee, he visits Siddhi
Vinayak temple in the early hours of
morning
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Wears his left pad first, has the
tricolor pasted inside his kit bag.
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Remembers every test dismissals
especially the bowler who dismissed
him.Likes to dunk his glucose biscuit
into his tea.
.
Ambidextrous: bats with his right
hand and eats and autographs with
his left hand.
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Used to sleep with his cricket gear
during his junior days.
.
Refused to shoot for a soft drink ad
of him smashing cricket balls with a fly swatter.he reportedly told film-maker
Prahlad Kakkar "that would make me
greater than the game." the ad was
modified: he hit the balls with a stump.
.
A fast car friend who likes to tear
down Mumbai's road at 4 am.
.
Fell from a tree on a Sunday evening
during the summer vacation, when
Guide was showing on national TV. His
infuriated brother (and mentor) Ajit
packed him off to cricket coaching
class as punishment.
.
Came back from 4 month tour of
Australia after the 92 world cup and
turned up to play for his college,Kirti
college in April 1992.
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Was without a bat contract during
the 1996 world cup where he emerged
as the highest run-getter. A famous
tyre company promptly signed him up
after that.
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His coach at Shardashram,
Ramakant Achrekar used to offer a 1
rupee coin as a prize to anyone who
dismissed him. If he remained not out
the coin belonged to Sachin. That he
still has a good bunch of those coins
tells the story.
.
Fielded for Pakistan as substitute
during a one-day practice match
against India in Brabourne stadium in
1988.
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Was a ball boy during the 1987
world cup semi final match between
India and England at Wankhede.
.
The first ad he shot was for a
sticking plaster.
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In school he was once mistaken for
a girl by his good friend Atul Ranade
because of his long curls.
.
Amitabh Bachchan became his
favorite hero after watching Deewar
and Zanjeer..
.
Played tennis ball cricket and darts
during rainbreaks.
.
Sang and whistled with Vinod
Kambli during their 664 run stand in
Harris shield in 1988 to avoid eye
contact with coach's assistant, who
wanted to declare while the duo
wanted to bat on.
.
Teammate Praveen Amre bought
him his first pair of international
quality cricket shoes.
.
Was a bully at school but was kind to
cats and dogs. His first captain Sunil
Harshe said that he loved to pick a
fight. Every time he was introduced to
someone, his 1st reaction was. will I be able to beat him?
.
Used to go fishing for tadpoles and
guppy fishes in the stream that ran
through the compound of Sahitya
Sahwas at Bandra East.
.
Made his mother once look for a
frog bhaji recipe.
.
The nanny who looked after him is
now universally called Sachuchi bai.
.
Colony watchman's son Ramesh
Pardhe who was his playmate, said
Sachin would ask him to dip a rubber
ball in water and hurl it at him. He
wanted to see the wet marks left on his
bat to find out whether he middle the
ball correctly.
.
A prankster, he once put a hose
pipe into Saurav Ganguly's room and
turned the tap on. Ganguly awoke to
find his gear floating. Calls Ganguly
babu mashai,Saurav calls him chhota
babu.
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40 years ago, a star was born. Sachin Tendulkar has been a child prodigy, a cricketing legend and an Indian icon who will be remembered for generations.
i bring you 20 of his rare and candid photos.
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Indian all-rounder Kapil Dev praising and passing on some secrets of the game of cricket to Sachin Tendulkar in Bombay on January 1, 1989.
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Hero in action: Sachin swings his bat at the Wankhade Stadium in 1990.
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Sir Richard Hadlee puts an affectionate arm round Sachin Tendulkar. The two played against each other in the Pepsi Cup World Allrounder Tournament at the Wankhede Stadium, Bombay during 1990s.
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A rare photo of Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli during a match in Bombay during 1990s.
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Star batsman and cricketing genius Sachin Tendulkar in his youthful days in the 90s.
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Tendulkar cuts his 17th birthday cake at Sun Grace Mafatlal office in Bombay on April 24, 1990. Trivia: Tendulkar got a job in the PR division of Sun Grace as a birthday gift!
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Boyish yet brilliant: Young Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar poses with an empty magnum champagne bottle in New Delhi in 1990.
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Tendulkar plays a hook shot during an ODI match in Bombay on October 28, 1990.
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Tendulkar with his family – father Prof Ramesh Tendulkar, mother Rajni Tendulkar and brothers Nitin (right behind) and Ajit Tendulkar (left), in Bombay on October 28, 1990.
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A portrait of Sachin on February 23rd, 1991.
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Kapil Dev and Sachin Tendulkar at a practice session at the National Stadium in New Delhi on October 10th, 1993.
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Sachin Tendulkar with bride Anjali at their wedding ceremony in Bombay on May 24, 1995.
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Tendulkar shares a laugh with his bride Dr Anjali Mehta after their wedding in Bombay on May 25, 1995.
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Tendulkar with wife Anjali, after receiving the Arjuna Award from President Shankar Dayal Sharma at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on August 29, 1995.
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Sachin Tendulkar with Sunil Gavaskar and Alan Border, holding the Gavaskar-Border trophy after India beat Australia by seven wickets on the fourth day at Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi on 13th October, 1996.
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Tendulkar holds the 'Titan Cup', his first winning trophy for India as skipper of Indian cricket team, in Mumbai on November 7, 1996. Also seen from left to right are Jag Mohan Dalmiya, President of International Cricket Council (ICC), Manohar Joshi, Maharashtra Chief Minister and Xerxes Desai, Managing Director of Titan Industries.
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Mohd Azharuddin, Hirwani, Nayan Mongia and Sachin Tendulkar with the Gavaskar-Border trophy after beating Australia by seven wickets in New Delhi on March 5, 1998.
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Tendulkar waves to his fans after a token appearance for Vijay Manjrekar single wicket tournament at Shivaji Park Gymkhana in Mumbai on April 26, 1998.
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Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar and his business partner Sanjay Narang announce the opening of their restaurant ''Tendulkar's'' at Colaba in Mumbai on October 7, 2002.
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Tendulkar along with Founding Trustees of 'We Care of Children Trust', Dr Y K Amdekar (left) and M R Lokeshwar (right) during the launch of 'Child Festival 2002,' in Mumbai on November 19, 2002.
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Sachin has come far since these photos – advancing in talent, achievement, records and of course – age. We wish this living legend a very happy birthday,
.
.
.
.
Grew his hair and tied a band around it to copy his idol John McEnroe.was called McEnroe by his friends. Admires Pete Sampras,Boris Becker and Diego Maradona.
.
Wanted to be a tearing fast bowler
and even went to the MRF Pace
academy but head coach Dennis Lilee
told him to concentrate on his batting.
.
Has scored big runs on Indian
festivals like Gokulastmi,Holi,Raksha
Bandhan and Diwali.
.
Loved to have i-can-eat-more-vada-
pavs-than-you competitions with
cricket buddies Vinod Kambli and Salil
Ankola.
.
Loves sea food. co-owns a
restaurant called ‘Tendulkar’s’ near
‘Gateway of India’ in Mumbai.
.
Sydney cricket ground is his favorite
ground.
.
Loves Kishore Kumar and rock
group Dire Straits.Fusses over his
personal stereo.
.
A ganesh devotee, he visits Siddhi
Vinayak temple in the early hours of
morning
.
Wears his left pad first, has the
tricolor pasted inside his kit bag.
.
Remembers every test dismissals
especially the bowler who dismissed
him.Likes to dunk his glucose biscuit
into his tea.
.
Ambidextrous: bats with his right
hand and eats and autographs with
his left hand.
.
Used to sleep with his cricket gear
during his junior days.
.
Refused to shoot for a soft drink ad
of him smashing cricket balls with a fly swatter.he reportedly told film-maker
Prahlad Kakkar "that would make me
greater than the game." the ad was
modified: he hit the balls with a stump.
.
A fast car friend who likes to tear
down Mumbai's road at 4 am.
.
Fell from a tree on a Sunday evening
during the summer vacation, when
Guide was showing on national TV. His
infuriated brother (and mentor) Ajit
packed him off to cricket coaching
class as punishment.
.
Came back from 4 month tour of
Australia after the 92 world cup and
turned up to play for his college,Kirti
college in April 1992.
.
Was without a bat contract during
the 1996 world cup where he emerged
as the highest run-getter. A famous
tyre company promptly signed him up
after that.
.
His coach at Shardashram,
Ramakant Achrekar used to offer a 1
rupee coin as a prize to anyone who
dismissed him. If he remained not out
the coin belonged to Sachin. That he
still has a good bunch of those coins
tells the story.
.
Fielded for Pakistan as substitute
during a one-day practice match
against India in Brabourne stadium in
1988.
.
Was a ball boy during the 1987
world cup semi final match between
India and England at Wankhede.
.
The first ad he shot was for a
sticking plaster.
.
In school he was once mistaken for
a girl by his good friend Atul Ranade
because of his long curls.
.
Amitabh Bachchan became his
favorite hero after watching Deewar
and Zanjeer..
.
Played tennis ball cricket and darts
during rainbreaks.
.
Sang and whistled with Vinod
Kambli during their 664 run stand in
Harris shield in 1988 to avoid eye
contact with coach's assistant, who
wanted to declare while the duo
wanted to bat on.
.
Teammate Praveen Amre bought
him his first pair of international
quality cricket shoes.
.
Was a bully at school but was kind to
cats and dogs. His first captain Sunil
Harshe said that he loved to pick a
fight. Every time he was introduced to
someone, his 1st reaction was. will I be able to beat him?
.
Used to go fishing for tadpoles and
guppy fishes in the stream that ran
through the compound of Sahitya
Sahwas at Bandra East.
.
Made his mother once look for a
frog bhaji recipe.
.
The nanny who looked after him is
now universally called Sachuchi bai.
.
Colony watchman's son Ramesh
Pardhe who was his playmate, said
Sachin would ask him to dip a rubber
ball in water and hurl it at him. He
wanted to see the wet marks left on his
bat to find out whether he middle the
ball correctly.
.
A prankster, he once put a hose
pipe into Saurav Ganguly's room and
turned the tap on. Ganguly awoke to
find his gear floating. Calls Ganguly
babu mashai,Saurav calls him chhota
babu.
…
40 years ago, a star was born. Sachin Tendulkar has been a child prodigy, a cricketing legend and an Indian icon who will be remembered for generations.
i bring you 20 of his rare and candid photos.
.
.
.
Indian all-rounder Kapil Dev praising and passing on some secrets of the game of cricket to Sachin Tendulkar in Bombay on January 1, 1989.
.
.
.
.
Hero in action: Sachin swings his bat at the Wankhade Stadium in 1990.
.
.
.
.
Sir Richard Hadlee puts an affectionate arm round Sachin Tendulkar. The two played against each other in the Pepsi Cup World Allrounder Tournament at the Wankhede Stadium, Bombay during 1990s.
.
.
.
.
A rare photo of Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli during a match in Bombay during 1990s.
.
.
.
.
Star batsman and cricketing genius Sachin Tendulkar in his youthful days in the 90s.
.
.
.
.
Tendulkar cuts his 17th birthday cake at Sun Grace Mafatlal office in Bombay on April 24, 1990. Trivia: Tendulkar got a job in the PR division of Sun Grace as a birthday gift!
.
.
.
.
Boyish yet brilliant: Young Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar poses with an empty magnum champagne bottle in New Delhi in 1990.
.
.
.
.
Tendulkar plays a hook shot during an ODI match in Bombay on October 28, 1990.
.
.
.
.
Tendulkar with his family – father Prof Ramesh Tendulkar, mother Rajni Tendulkar and brothers Nitin (right behind) and Ajit Tendulkar (left), in Bombay on October 28, 1990.
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.
.
.
A portrait of Sachin on February 23rd, 1991.
.
.
.
.
Kapil Dev and Sachin Tendulkar at a practice session at the National Stadium in New Delhi on October 10th, 1993.
.
.
.
.
Sachin Tendulkar with bride Anjali at their wedding ceremony in Bombay on May 24, 1995.
.
.
.
.
Tendulkar shares a laugh with his bride Dr Anjali Mehta after their wedding in Bombay on May 25, 1995.
.
.
.
.
Tendulkar with wife Anjali, after receiving the Arjuna Award from President Shankar Dayal Sharma at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on August 29, 1995.
.
.
.
.
Sachin Tendulkar with Sunil Gavaskar and Alan Border, holding the Gavaskar-Border trophy after India beat Australia by seven wickets on the fourth day at Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi on 13th October, 1996.
.
.
.
.
Tendulkar holds the 'Titan Cup', his first winning trophy for India as skipper of Indian cricket team, in Mumbai on November 7, 1996. Also seen from left to right are Jag Mohan Dalmiya, President of International Cricket Council (ICC), Manohar Joshi, Maharashtra Chief Minister and Xerxes Desai, Managing Director of Titan Industries.
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.
.
.
Mohd Azharuddin, Hirwani, Nayan Mongia and Sachin Tendulkar with the Gavaskar-Border trophy after beating Australia by seven wickets in New Delhi on March 5, 1998.
.
.
.
.
Tendulkar waves to his fans after a token appearance for Vijay Manjrekar single wicket tournament at Shivaji Park Gymkhana in Mumbai on April 26, 1998.
.
.
.
.
Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar and his business partner Sanjay Narang announce the opening of their restaurant ''Tendulkar's'' at Colaba in Mumbai on October 7, 2002.
.
.
.
.
Tendulkar along with Founding Trustees of 'We Care of Children Trust', Dr Y K Amdekar (left) and M R Lokeshwar (right) during the launch of 'Child Festival 2002,' in Mumbai on November 19, 2002.
.
.
.
.
Sachin has come far since these photos – advancing in talent, achievement, records and of course – age. We wish this living legend a very happy birthday,
