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20 interesting facts about Sachin Tendulkar

By pitchhigh | Apr 24, 2020

Sachin Tendulkar

When Sachin Tendulkar announced his retirement from the cricket test on Thursday, here is a compilation of some interesting facts about the little teacher.

  1. Sachin Tendulkar is the first active cricketer from India to be nominated for Rajya Sabha.
  1. As an aspiring fast fast bowler, Dennis Lillee MRF Pace in 1987 rejected the young Sachin Tendulkar.
  1. During the 1987 World Cup, Sachin was a ball boy in the match between India and Zimbabwe at Wankhede Stadium. He was 14 years old at the time.
  1. Sachin Tendulkar sent Pakistan as a substitute during a one-day training match against India at Brabourne Stadium in 1988.
  2. During his early days, Tendulkar would get a coin from his coach Ramakant Achrekar if he can pass a full communication session without being fired. Tendulkar has 13 of these currencies.
  1. In October 1995, Sachin became the richest cricketer player when he signed a five-year contract worth Rs. 31.5 crores with World Tel.
  1. Sachin Tendulkar was sleeping with the cricket team during his junior days.
  2. Sachin Tendulkar loves to collect perfumes and watches.
  1. Tendulkar's first car was a Maruti-800.
  2. Sachin Tendulkar was the first international batsman to be given him a third-umpire In 1992, on the second day of the Durban Test, a shot was taken by Jonty Rhodes Tendulkar under the fold. After watching TV replays, he was tried. South African Karl Liebenberg was the third referee in the match.
  1. At the age of 19, Sachin Tendulkar became the youngest Indian to play cricket in the district.
  1. The first advertisement in which Sachin appeared was for a sticking plaster.
  1. The first brand approved by Sachin Tendulkar was 'Boost'. was so He was seen alongside  Kapil Dev in several of his trailer films, whose debut took place in 1990.
  1. In his first test match, English soccer player Alan Mulally complained that Sachin Tendulkar was hitting a broader bat than a regular willow. 
  2. Sachin Tendulkar has started centuries in his first games in the Ranji, Duleep and Irani Trophy.
  1. Sachin Tendulkar was taken to the square in his first appearance in Ranji by his then- captain, Ravi Shastri.
  1. Sachin Tendulkar uses a very heavy bat fold, weighing 3.2 lbs. Only South Africa`s Lance Klusener used a heavier bat in world cricket.
  2. Sachin Tendulkar, who is considered a calm person, was very bullied at school.
  1. Sachin Tendulkar went to see the red movie in 1995 with a beard and a costume. It all went wrong when his glasses fell off and the audience recognized him in the movie theater.
  2. Sachin Tendulkar received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award and Padma Shri from the Indian government. He is the only Indian cricketer to get it all.

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