Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar

Written by Atharva Jori

(born 24 April 1973) is an Indian former international cricketer who captained the Indian national team. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest cricketers of all time,and is the holder of several world records, including being the all-time highest run-scorer in both ODI and Test cricket, receiving the most player of the match awards in international cricket, and being the only batsman to score 100 international centuries. Tendulkar was a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha by presidential nomination from 2012 to 2018.

Personal information

Full name

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar

Born

24 April 1973 (age 52)

Bombay, India

Nickname

Little MasterMaster Blaster

Height

165 cm (5 ft 5 in)

Batting

Right-handed

Bowling

Right-arm leg break

Right-arm off break

Role

Top order Batter

Relations

Ramesh Tendulkar (father)

Arjun Tendulkar (son)

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