: Yes. After being impressed with Sachin, Achrekar advised him to shift his schooling to Sharadashram Vidyamandir (English) High School in Dadar.

[157][158], On the second day of the Nottingham Test on 28 July 2007, Tendulkar became the third cricketer to complete 11,000 Test runs.

[292], Sachin Tendulkar captained Mumbai Indians in 4 league matches of second edition of the league.

[275][276] He scored 74 runs in his last Test innings against West Indies, thus failing short by 79 runs to complete 16,000 runs in Test cricket, the next man to bat after him was the future captain Virat Kohli. [161], Tendulkar was dismissed seven times in 2007 between 90 and 100, including three times at 99, leading some to suggestions that he struggles to cope with nervousness in this phase of his innings.

Karl Liebenberg was the third umpire who dismissed him.

[251] [164], In the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, 2007–08, Tendulkar showed exceptional form, becoming the leading run scorer with 493 runs in four Tests, despite consistently failing in the second innings.

[142][143] He played a part in India's victory in Mumbai in that series with a fast 55, though Australia took the series 2–1. 2001: Maharashtra Bhushan Award, Maharashtra State’s highest Civilian Award [180], Before the Indian cricket team's tour of Sri Lanka in July 2008, Tendulkar needed 177 runs to go past Brian Lara's record of Test 11,953 runs.

2012 – Wisden India Outstanding Achievement award. [237] India defeated Sri Lanka in the final. Tendulkar has three elder siblings: two half-brothers Nitin and Ajit, and a half-sister Savita.

Considered as the world's most prolific batsman of all time,[6] he is the only player to have scored one hundred international centuries, the first batsman to score a double century in a One Day International (ODI), the holder of the record for the most runs in both Test and ODI cricket, and the only player to complete more than 30,000 runs in international cricket.

While he displayed a full repertoire of strokes in compiling his maiden Test hundred, most remarkable were his off-side shots from the back foot. [1] He is the only player to score more than 30,000 runs in all forms of international cricket (Tests, ODIs and Twenty20 Internationals). ", "This man sacrificed his cricket, career for Sachin Tendulkar", "38 special facts about Sachin Tendulkar – 3", "38 special facts about Sachin Tendulkar – 2", "Reminiscing old days: Sachin Tendulkar on late coach Ramakant Achrekar", "HTCricket.com: A special HTCricket section celebrating Sachin Tendulkar's 100th Test", "Sachin Tendulkar: The last word in cricket", "Sachin credible: Master in a school cricket team!

He opened the batting at Auckland against New Zealand in 1994, making 82 runs off 49 balls. [31], Tendulkar was born at Nirmal Nursing Home in Dadar, Bombay on 24 April 1973

[182] However, during the following Australia tour of India, he returned to fitness and form, scoring 13 and 49 in the first Test[183] before making 88 in the first innings of the second Test, breaking the record for most Test runs held by Brian Lara. [191][192], England returned for a two-match Test series in December 2008, and the first Test, which was originally planned to be held in Mumbai, was shifted to Chennai following the terror attacks.

", "Revealed! [30] Tendulkar played 664 international cricket matches in total, scoring 34,357 runs.
[287][288], Tendulkar was made the Icon player and captain for his home side, the Mumbai Indians in the inaugural Indian Premier League Twenty20 competition in 2008. [424][425] A request by him on Twitter raised ₹10.2 million (US$140,000) through Sachin's crusade against cancer for the Crusade against Cancer foundation. [336] On 8 November 2011, Tendulkar became the first batsman to score 15,000 runs in Test Cricket. [278][279] Various national and international figures from cricket, politics, Bollywood and other fields spoke about him in a day-long Salaam Sachin Conclave organised by India Today.[280][281]. He was named after the famous Indian Music Director, Sachin Dev Burman.

Tendulkar's rise continued when he was the leading run scorer at the 1996 World Cup, scoring two centuries. [293], In the 2011 IPL, against Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Tendulkar scored his maiden Twenty20 hundred. [49] A couple of months later, former Indian batsman Sunil Gavaskar gave him a pair of his own ultra light pads and consoled him to not get disheartened for not getting the Bombay Cricket Association's "Best junior cricket award" (He was 14 years that time). [255], After being bowled out in three similar instances against New Zealand and hitting a slump in form, Tendulkar returned to the Ranji Trophy to get back some form ahead of the England Series at home,[citation needed] in a match for Mumbai against Railways on 2 November 2012. He was so much into cricket that even after returning home, he used to practice different cricket tricks. Just when it seemed that he would steer India to the large victory target, he tried to scoop a slower delivery from debutant bowler Clint McKay over short fine leg only to be caught by Nathan Hauritz, with India needing 19 runs to win with 18 balls and four wickets left. [69] The Indian selection committee had shown interest in selecting Tendulkar for the tour of the West Indies held earlier that year, but eventually did not select him, as they did not want him to be exposed to the dominant fast bowlers of the West Indies so early in his career. "It was the greatest source of encouragement for me," Tendulkar said nearly 20 years later after surpassing Gavaskar's world record of 34 Test centuries.

[63] Another double century was an innings of 233* against Tamil Nadu in the semi-finals of the 2000 Ranji Trophy, which he regards as one of the best innings of his career.

In his 78 matches in the IPL, Tendulkar scored a total of 2,334 runs; at the time of his retirement he was the fifth-highest run-scorer in the competition's history.

He claims the semi-finals of the Ranji Trophy against Tamil Nadu in 2000 to be the best inning of his career where he scored 233 not out.

Further information on 200th and final Test match: 2013 postage stamps commemorating the Sachin Tendulkar 200th Test Match, Injuries and decline amid surpassing Bradman's haul, Return to form and breaking Brian Lara's record, Indian Premier League and Champions League.

[121], In the 2002 series in the West Indies, Tendulkar started well, scoring 79 in the first Test. The PMO has also issued a letter of acknowledgement which states: "Prime Minister acknowledges this thoughtful gesture and conveys his gratitude. [272], On 10 October 2013 Tendulkar announced that he would retire from all cricket after the two-Test series against West Indies in November. At Sharadashram Vidyamandir, he scored 329 out of a world-record stand of 664 along with Vinod Kambli. He looked the embodiment of India's famous opener, Gavaskar, and indeed was wearing a pair of his pads.

[88], This was the beginning of a period at the top of the batting world, culminating in the Australian tour of India in early 1998, with Tendulkar scoring three consecutive centuries.