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Sachin Tendulkar’s Biography

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is a former Indian cricketer. Sachin Tendulkar was the captain of the Indian cricket team. Sachin Tendulkar is known to be one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket.
Sachin Tendulkar began playing cricket when he was eleven years old, made his Test match debut against Pakistan in Karachi on November 15, 1989, at the age of sixteen, and went on to represent Mumbai domestically and India internationally for nearly 24 years. Halfway through his career, in 2002, Wisden ranked him second only to Don Bradman among all-time Test batsmen and second only to Viv Richards among all-time ODI batsmen. Later in his career, Sachin Tendulkar played for India, who won the 2011 Cricket World Cup, marking India's first victory in six appearances in the World Cup. In the 2003 competition, Sachin Tendulkar had already won "Player of the Tournament" honours.
Sachin Tendulkar won the Arjuna Award in 1994 for his extraordinary athletic accomplishments, the Khel Ratna Award in 1997, India's top sporting honour, and the Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan awards, two of India's highest civilian honours, in 1999 and 2008, respectively. In November 2013, a few hours after his final game ended, the Prime Minister's Office made the decision to bestow him with the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour. Sachin Tendulkar, the first athlete to receive the award, is currently the youngest recipient as of 2021. Tendulkar was selected in 2012 to serve in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. Tendulkar was listed as one of the "Time 100" in Time magazine's annual list of the most influential people in the world.
At the 2010 ICC Awards, Sachin Tendulkar received the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for cricketer of the year. After retiring from ODI cricket in 2012 and his 200th Test match in November 2013, Sachin Tendulkar ended his career in all forms of cricket. In total, Sahin Tendulkar participated in 664 international cricket games and amassed 34,357 runs. In 2013, an all-time Test World XI was assembled to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, and Sachin Tendulkar and Viv Richards were the only batsmen from the post-World War II era to be included. Sachin Tendulkar was introduced to the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in 2019.
Sachin Tendulkar’s Age
Sachin Tendulkar’s birthday is on 24th April. Sachin Tendulkar was born in 1973. Sachin Tendulkar’s age is 49 years old as of 2022. Sachin Tendulkar’s birthplace is Dadar, Mumbai. Sachin Tendulkar’s zodiac sign is Taurus.