1st Chapter - Early life and Education
Full name : Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
DOB: 24th April 1973
Age: 36
Place of Birth: Mumbai India
Sachin Tendulkar attended an ordinary High School called Sharadashram Vidyamandir in the city of Mumbai but was not recognised as a clever student. He was although radiating a wavy brilliance of playing cricket.
Family Life
Family Life
Sachin Tendulkar's father Ramesh Tendulkar was a Marathi novelist and a school teacher. He had named Sachin after his favourite musical director Sachin Dev Burman. His mother Rajni Tendulkar worked in LIC ( Life insurance cover) centre. Sachin was brought up with two brothers. Ajit and Nitin with sister Savitai Tendulkar. He was the youngest out of the four. In 1995 Sachin Tendulkar married his lover Anjali Mehta, a Gujurati doctor. They had two children Sara: born October 12, 1997 and Arjun: September 24, 1999.
Sachin loved to play tennis, when he was younger, his greatest idol was American star John Mcenroe. He would admire the style and would defend him, from his friends who supported Bjorn Borg.
Major Influence
Major Influence
Although his tennis craze Sachin's brother had motivated encouraged and effectively influenced Sachin to play cricket. Interview with Sachin explains about his brothers' influence. He told me that professional cricket could be a future for me and convinced my father to let me change schools, to help me play more.
Ever since he was presented with a cricket bat by his older sister at the age of 7 he was dreaming of hitting sixes and fours with the stadium applauding for him, his dream evolving into reality. In a interview with Sachin Tendulkar he tells us about the significance of the bat.
"My big sister gave it to me after returning from a trip to Kashmir, which is known for its high-quality willows." "It wasn't the best bat, but it was like a piece of gold to me. I used to imagine myself batting for India, hitting