Sporty Info: Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar

Friday 25 May 2012 12:58 By Admin , In Cricket , Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (born 24 April 1973) is an Indian cricketer widely considered to be one of the greatest batsmen of all time. He is the leading run-scorer and century maker in Test and one-day international cricket. He is the first player to score a double century in ODI cricket. In 2002, just 12 years into his career, Wisden ranked him the second greatest Test batsman of all time, behind Donald Bradman, and the second greatest one-day-international (ODI) batsman of all time, behind Viv Richards.

Full name: Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar

Born: 24 April 1973, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India

Nickname: Little Master, Tendlya

Height: 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)

Batting style: Right-handed

Bowling style: Right-arm leg spin, off spin, medium pace

Test debut (cap 187): 15 November 1989 v Pakistan

ODI debut (cap 74): 18 December 1989 v Pakistan

ODI shirt no: 10