SACHIN TENDULKAR- PERSONAL LIFE
Tendulkarwas born on 24 April 1973 into a Rajapur Saraswat Brahmin family in Mumbai. His father RameshTendulkarwas a reputed Marathi novelist and hismotherRajni workedinthe insurance industry.Ramesh named Tendulkarafter his favouritemusic director, Sachin Dev Burman. Tendulkarhas threeelder siblings:two half-brothers Nitin and Ajit, and ahalf-sister Savita.They were Ramesh’schildren from hisfirst marriage. He spent hisformative yearsin the Sahitya SahawasCooperative HousingSociety, Bandra (East), Mumbai. As a young boy, Tendulkar was considereda bully, and oftenpickedup fights withnewchildren inhis school. He also showedaninterest in tennis, idolising John McEnroe. To helpcurb hismischievous and bullying tendencies,Ajit introduced him to cricket in1984. He introduced the young Sachinto Ramakant Achrekar, afamous cricket coach of Mumbaiand aclub cricketer of repute, at Shivaji Park, Dadar, Mumbai.
Achrekarwas impressed withTendulkar’stalent and advisedhim to shift hisschooling to Sharadashram Vidyamandir (English) HighSchool, a school at Dadarwhich hada dominantcricket team and hadproduced many notable cricketers. Prior to this, Tendulkarhad attended the Indian Education Society’s NewEnglish School inBandra (East).He was also coached under the guidanceof Achrekarat Shivaji Parkin the mornings and evenings. Tendulkar would practice for hourson end inthe nets.If hebecame exhausted,Achrekar would putaone-rupee coin on the top of the stumps, and the bowlerwho dismissed Tendulkarwould get the coin. If Tendulkar passedthe whole sessionwithoutgetting dismissed,the coach would give him the coin. Tendulkarnow considers the 13 coins hewon then assome of hismost prized possessions. Hemoved inwithhis aunt and uncle, who lived near Shivaji Park, duringthis period, dueto his hectic schedule.
Meanwhileatschool, he developedareputation asa child prodigy. He had become acommon conversation pointin Mumbaicricketing circles, wherethere weresuggestionsalready that hewouldbecome one of the greats. Besidesschool cricket, healso playedclub cricket, initially representingJohn Bright CricketClub inMumbai’s premier club cricket tournament, the Kanga League, and later went on to playfor the Cricket Clubof India. In 1987, atthe ageof 14, heattended the MRF Pace Foundation in Madras (now Chennai) to train asa fast bowler, but Australianfast bowler Dennis Lillee, who took aworld record 355 Test wickets, was unimpressed, suggesting that Tendulkarfocus on hisbatting instead. A coupleof monthslater, former Indian batsman Sunil Gavaskar gavehim a pair of his own ultra lightpads. “It was the greatestsourceof encouragementfor me,” Tendulkarsaid nearly 20 yearslater after surpassing Gavaskar’sworld record of 34 Testcenturies. His seasonin1988 was extraordinary, with Tendulkarscoringa century in everyinnings heplayed.Hewas involvedin an unbroken 664-run partnership in aLord Harris Shield inter-school game againstAnjuman-E-Islam HighSchool in 1988 with hisfriend and team-mate Vinod Kambli, who wouldalso goon to represent India. Thedestructive pair reducedone bowlerto tearsand made the rest of the oppositionunwillingto continue the game. Tendulkarscored326 (not out) in thisinnings and scoredover a thousandruns inthe tournament. This wasa record partnershipin anyform of cricket until2006, when itwas broken by two under-13 batsmenin a match held at Hyderabad in India.
On 24 May1995, at the ageof 22, Tendulkar married Anjali, a paediatrician and daughter of Gujarati industrialist Anand Mehtaand British social worker AnnabelMehta. Anjaliis sixyears his senior. They have two children, Sara(born 12 October 1997) and Arjun (born 24 September1999). Arjun, aleft handed batsman,has recently beenincludedin under-14 probableslist of Mumbai Cricket Associationfor off-seasontraining camp. InJanuary 2013 hewas selectedinMumbai under-14 teamfor the westzone league
Tendulkarwas born on 24 April 1973 into a Rajapur Saraswat Brahmin family in Mumbai. His father RameshTendulkarwas a reputed Marathi novelist and hismotherRajni workedinthe insurance industry.Ramesh named Tendulkarafter his favouritemusic director, Sachin Dev Burman. Tendulkarhas threeelder siblings:two half-brothers Nitin and Ajit, and ahalf-sister Savita.They were Ramesh’schildren from hisfirst marriage. He spent hisformative yearsin the Sahitya SahawasCooperative HousingSociety, Bandra (East), Mumbai. As a young boy, Tendulkar was considereda bully, and oftenpickedup fights withnewchildren inhis school. He also showedaninterest in tennis, idolising John McEnroe. To helpcurb hismischievous and bullying tendencies,Ajit introduced him to cricket in1984. He introduced the young Sachinto Ramakant Achrekar, afamous cricket coach of Mumbaiand aclub cricketer of repute, at Shivaji Park, Dadar, Mumbai.
Achrekarwas impressed withTendulkar’stalent and advisedhim to shift hisschooling to Sharadashram Vidyamandir (English) HighSchool, a school at Dadarwhich hada dominantcricket team and hadproduced many notable cricketers. Prior to this, Tendulkarhad attended the Indian Education Society’s NewEnglish School inBandra (East).He was also coached under the guidanceof Achrekarat Shivaji Parkin the mornings and evenings. Tendulkar would practice for hourson end inthe nets.If hebecame exhausted,Achrekar would putaone-rupee coin on the top of the stumps, and the bowlerwho dismissed Tendulkarwould get the coin. If Tendulkar passedthe whole sessionwithoutgetting dismissed,the coach would give him the coin. Tendulkarnow considers the 13 coins hewon then assome of hismost prized possessions. Hemoved inwithhis aunt and uncle, who lived near Shivaji Park, duringthis period, dueto his hectic schedule.
Meanwhileatschool, he developedareputation asa child prodigy. He had become acommon conversation pointin Mumbaicricketing circles, wherethere weresuggestionsalready that hewouldbecome one of the greats. Besidesschool cricket, healso playedclub cricket, initially representingJohn Bright CricketClub inMumbai’s premier club cricket tournament, the Kanga League, and later went on to playfor the Cricket Clubof India. In 1987, atthe ageof 14, heattended the MRF Pace Foundation in Madras (now Chennai) to train asa fast bowler, but Australianfast bowler Dennis Lillee, who took aworld record 355 Test wickets, was unimpressed, suggesting that Tendulkarfocus on hisbatting instead. A coupleof monthslater, former Indian batsman Sunil Gavaskar gavehim a pair of his own ultra lightpads. “It was the greatestsourceof encouragementfor me,” Tendulkarsaid nearly 20 yearslater after surpassing Gavaskar’sworld record of 34 Testcenturies. His seasonin1988 was extraordinary, with Tendulkarscoringa century in everyinnings heplayed.Hewas involvedin an unbroken 664-run partnership in aLord Harris Shield inter-school game againstAnjuman-E-Islam HighSchool in 1988 with hisfriend and team-mate Vinod Kambli, who wouldalso goon to represent India. Thedestructive pair reducedone bowlerto tearsand made the rest of the oppositionunwillingto continue the game. Tendulkarscored326 (not out) in thisinnings and scoredover a thousandruns inthe tournament. This wasa record partnershipin anyform of cricket until2006, when itwas broken by two under-13 batsmenin a match held at Hyderabad in India.
On 24 May1995, at the ageof 22, Tendulkar married Anjali, a paediatrician and daughter of Gujarati industrialist Anand Mehtaand British social worker AnnabelMehta. Anjaliis sixyears his senior. They have two children, Sara(born 12 October 1997) and Arjun (born 24 September1999). Arjun, aleft handed batsman,has recently beenincludedin under-14 probableslist of Mumbai Cricket Associationfor off-seasontraining camp. InJanuary 2013 hewas selectedinMumbai under-14 teamfor the westzone league
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