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From Ball boy to Bharat Ratna

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Sachin tendulkar has received his Bharat Ratna today. He is the youngest Indian and the first sports person to receive the Bharat Ratna.  Sachin is a Member of Parliament as a nominated member of Rajya Sabha. Here is a quick factoid on the living legend.

 

SACHIN TENDULKAR

Sun Sign: Taurus

Born on 24th April, 1973

 

Test career:

  • Debut: 15 November, 1989
  • Opposition: Pakistan
  • Matches: 200
  • Runs: 15,921
  • Average: 53.79
  • 50s: 68
  • 100s: 51
  • Highest: 248*
  • Wickets: 46
  • Catches: 115

 

  • ODI career:
  • Debut: 18 December, 1989
  • Opposition: Pakistan
  • Matches: 463
  • Runs: 18,426
  • Average: 44.83
  • 50s: 96
  • 100s: 49
  • Highest: 200*
  • Wickets: 154
  • Catches: 140

 

Things you didn’t know about the Little Master:

 

  • Sachin Tendulkar was a ball boy when India hosted the World Cup in 1987.
  • Sachin has dazzled the silver screen as well, making a guest appearance in a the movie ‘Stumped’ in 2003. he also featured in an Australian reality television series called An Aussie Goes Bolly.
  • Sachin tendulkar has a kitty full of records. This is the weirdest one by far. In 1992, he became the first batsman in Tests to be given out by the third umpire.
  • Sachin Tendulkar was a bully in school.
  • Apart from the Bharat Ratna, Tendulkar is the only cricketer to receive all these awards: Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award and Padma Shri.

 

Some of his records:

 

  • Most runs in Tests — 15,921
  • Most runs in ODIs — 18,426
  • Most centuries in Tests and ODIs
  • Most number of Man of the Match and Man of the series in ODIs
  • First cricketer to reach 10,000 ODI runs
  • Highest partnership in ODIs (with Rahul Dravid)
  • Highest number of century partnerships (with Sourav Ganguly)
  • First double century in ODIs
  • Only player with 150 wickets and 15,000 runs in ODIs
  • Only player with 40 wickets and 15,000 runs in Tests

 

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