THE JOURNEY OF
1973
24 April
Born on 24th April 1973 in Mumbai, Sachin is the youngest of his 3 siblings, brothers Nitin and Ajit and sister Savita. His father, late Ramesh Tendulkar, was a renowned Marathi poet and novelist. Sachin’s mother Rajni worked in the insurance industry. Sachin was named after the famous music director, Sachin Dev Burman.
1983
Inspiration
Sachin started taking serious interest in cricket after seeing India win the 1983 World Cup.
1984
Under the guidance of his coach late Ramakant Achrekar, Sachin honed his cricketing skills. Achrekar Sir demanded tremendous dedication and discipline towards the sport. Sachin was always up to the challenge.
Under the guidance of his coach late Ramakant Achrekar, Sachin honed his cricketing skills. Achrekar Sir demanded tremendous dedication and discipline towards the sport. Sachin was always up to the challenge.
- 1985 Sachin showed early signs of his hunger for runs as the 12-year old cracked a ton in a U-17 Harris Shield encounter.
- 1986 At the age of 13, Sachin was selected to play in all three junior level (U-15, U-17 and U-19) BCCI tournaments.
- 1987 In November - named alongside his idol Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar (aged 14) became the youngest to be selected among the probables for the Mumbai Ranji team. Ranji Trophy is India’s premier first-class cricket tournament.
1988
664 run partnership
Scoring 326 not out, Tendulkar stitched a world-record 664-run partnership with Vinod Kambli in the Harris Shield Tournament- Mumbai’s premier interschool cricket tournament. The feat earned mentions from The Guinness book of Records (1990) and Wisden Cricketers’ Almanac (1989).
100
1989
The Debut
At the tender age of 16, Tendulkar made his international debut for India in Tests as well as ODIs. He became the youngest cricketer to play for India.
1990
119*
Saving a Test match for India in Manchester, 17-year old Tendulkar celebrated his maiden Test century. He became India’s youngest Test centurion.
1992
Yorkshire
Signed by Yorkshire County Cricket Club, Tendulkar became the first overseas-born cricketer to represent that county.
1994
OPENED FOR THE 1ST TIME
Opening the innings for the first time in ODIs, Tendulkar smashed 82 off 49 balls against New Zealand in Auckland. ( March 1994)
First ODI 100
Later on in the year, Tendulkar brought up his first ODI century versus Australia in Colombo. ( September 1994)
1995
Married!
On 25th May 1995, Sachin married Dr. Anjali Mehta, a paediatrician by profession. The two had first met in the year 1990 at the Mumbai international airport.
1996
LEADING RUN-GETTER
With 523 runs including two centuries, Tendulkar ended the 1996 World cup as the leading run-getter of the tournament.
At age 23, Tendulkar was made the captain of his national team.
1997
The couple welcomed their first child, daughter Sara in 1997.
1998
Enjoying a dream year with the bat, Tendulkar amassed 1894 ODI runs in a single year which till date is the record for most runs in a calendar year in ODI cricket. His twin centuries against Australia in Sharjah (143 and 134) helped India win the Coca-Cola Cup. The innings of 143 was briefly interrupted by a desert storm. Post-resumption, Tendulkar launched a memorable attack on the Australians.
1999
Two years after the birth of their first child, Sachin and Anjali were blessed with a son, Arjun.
2001
Sachin became the first player to score 10,000 runs in an ODI match against Australia in Indore. He celebrated this landmark by scoring another 100 in this match.
WANKHEDE STADIUM STAND
IN HIS NAME
In 2001, Tendulkar joined an elite list of India cricketers to have a stand named after him at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
2003
World cup- Man of the series
With 673 runs in 11 appearances, Tendulkar won the Player of the Tournament Award for the 2003 World Cup. His tally remains the highest number of runs scored in a single World Cup edition.
2005
In Delhi, Tendulkar scored his 35th Test century against Sri Lanka and thus became the highest century maker in Test cricket. With 51 test centuries to his name, he continues to hold this record till date.
2008
Tendulkar went past Brian Lara’s record tally of 11,953 Test runs to become the highest run-getter in the longest format of the game. His final tally of 15,921 test runs is a world record till date.
2009
MADAME TUSSAUDS
In 2009, on Sachin’s birthday, the Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in London launched a life-size wax statue of the cricketer, making him the first Indian sportsperson to feature in the museum.
2010
First Ever Double Centurion
Scoring 200* against South Africa, Tendulkar became the first-ever double centurion in Men’s ODIs.
2010
BEST BATSMAN & BEST CAPTAIN
During the IPL, Tendulkar won the Orange Cap for the season with a tally of 618 runs. He was also named as the Player of the Series.(March/April 2010)
ICC CRICKETER OF THE YEAR
Sachin was named ICC cricketer of the year for his remarkable achievements in ODI and test cricket.
50TH TEST HUNDRED
In Centurion, Tendulkar brought up his 50th Test century – the only cricketer to score these many. ( December)
AIR FORCE - GROUP CAPTAIN
In 2010, Tendulkar was conferred with the Indian Air Force’s honorary rank of Group Captain at the 83rd Indian Air Force Day celebrations at the Hindon Air Base to honour his cricketing achievements and contribution to Indian cricket. He became the first sportsperson to be conferred a rank by IAF.
THE DREAM COMES TRUE
Tendulkar fulfilled his lifelong dream of lifting the World Cup Trophy for India. In Mumbai, India beat Sri Lanka in the final. With 482 runs including two centuries, he was also India’s highest run-getter in the tournament and the 2nd-highest across teams.
A milestone no one could have imagined, Tendulkar scored his 100th hundred in international cricket.
2013
Bringing a close on a glorious career, Tendulkar exited from the field in front of his home crowd in Mumbai.
UNICEF GOODWILL AMBASSADOR
The year 2013 saw Sachin being appointed as UNICEF’s Goodwill Ambassador for the South Asia region to promote and advocate the important cause of hygiene and sanitation in communities.
2014
Sachin Tendulkar was conferred the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award, by the president Pranab Mukherjee. Tendulkar is the first sportsperson, as well as the youngest person to receive the award.
2014
ADOPTED TWO VILLAGES- AS AN MP, ONE OF THE FIRST
In a first-of-its-kind initiative, as a Rajya Sabha MP, Sachin adopted Puttamraju Kandrika - a village in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh in 2014 under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana. Two years after the adoption, the village was declared ‘Open Defecation Free’ (ODF) and various other development works were completed. In 2017, Tendulkar adopted another village named Donja in Osmanabad, Maharashtra with an aim of focusing on the development of a new school building, a water supply scheme that would provide portable water to each household, concrete roads and a sewage line.
2015
CWC 2015 BRAND AMBASSADOR
Ahead of the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup in Australia & New Zealand, the ICC announced Sachin Tendulkar as the tournament’s ambassador. It was the second consecutive time that the Master Blaster was appointed for the role, after having fulfilled the role in the 2011 edition, which was co-hosted by India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The ICC chose Tendulkar to promote and support a variety of their initiatives to enhance the profile of the tournament.
2017
CRICKET FOR GOOD AMBASSADOR FOR WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2017
Ahead of the 2017 Women’s World Cup in the UK, the International Cricket Council (ICC) appointed Tendulkar as the UNICEF Cricket For Good ambassador, with a view to encourage young girls and their families to be part of the sport.
2019 
Swachhta Ambassador award
Committed to impacting behavioural change for a cleaner and healthier India, Sachin has been advocating for Swachh Bharat since 2014. On 2019, on the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Indian President Ram Nath Kovind conferred Tendulkar with the Most Effective Swachhta Ambassador award at the ‘India Today Safaigiri Summit’ for his relentless pursuit to drive sanitation and hygiene practices across the country.
2019
HALL OF FAME
In 2019, Sachin became only the sixth Indian cricketer to be inducted into the prestigious ICC Cricket Hall of Fame, alongside former South African pacer Allan Donald and Australia’s Cathryn Fitzpatrick.
2020
LAUREUS AWARD 2020
Sachin Tendulkar’s World Cup-winning moment of 2011 titled ‘Carried on the Shoulders of a Nation’ won the ‘Sporting Moment 2000-2020’ Award at the 2020 Laureus Awards held in Berlin, Germany. Post India’s historic win at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium on April 2nd 2011, Tendulkar was carried by his teammates on their shoulders and honoured with a victory lap.
SECOND INNINGS...
Sachin Tendulkar was surrounded by a loving family, friends and mentors. Their support, along with the unconditional love of sports fans worldwide, helped him achieve his dream of playing for India and winning the World Cup for the nation. The tremendous support he received over the years from fans all over has made him who he is today. Sachin wanted to give back to the nation which has supported him throughout his journey. The Sachin Tendulkar Foundation is a platform which is created to bring together people, institutions and resources who are passionate about bring a social change. The foundation attempts to serve children and give them a better tomorrow.
National honors
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1990-91
Shiv Chatrapati Award - 1990-91 ( highest sport award at the state level by
Govt. of Maharashtra )
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1994
Arjuna Award, by the Government of India in recognition of his outstanding
achievement in sports.
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1997–98
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India’s highest honour given for achievement in
sports.
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1999
Padma Shri, India’s fourth-highest civilian award.
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2001
Maharashtra Bhushan Award, Maharashtra State’s highest Civilian Award.
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2008
Padma Vibhushan, India’s second-highest civilian award.
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2014
Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award.
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1990-91
Shiv Chatrapati Award - 1990-91 ( highest sport award at the state level by
Govt. of Maharashtra )
-
1994
Arjuna Award, by the Government of India in recognition of his outstanding
achievement in sports.
-
1997–98
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India’s highest honour given for achievement in
sports.
-
1999
Padma Shri, India’s fourth-highest civilian award.
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2001
Maharashtra Bhushan Award, Maharashtra State’s highest Civilian Award.
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2008
Padma Vibhushan, India’s second-highest civilian award.
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2014
Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award.