SACHIN TENDULKAR

Sachin Tendulkar was born on April 24, 1973 in Bombay India. His full name is Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar. He is an Indian professional cricket player, consider by many to be one of the greatest batsman of all time. In 2012 he became the first cricketer to score 100th century in international cricket.

Tendulkar was given his first bat when he was 11 years of age. As a 14 year old, he once scored 329 out of a world record stand of 664 in a school match. A year later he scored a century on his first class debut for Bombay (Mumbai) and at the age 16 years 205 days he became India's youngest test (international) cricketer, making his debut against Pakistan in Karachi in November 1989.

When he was 18 he scored two centuries in Australia (148 in Sydney and 114 in Perth) and in 1994 he scored 179 against the West Indies in august 1996, at age 23, Tendulkar was made captain of his country's team. Although India was defeated in the semi finals of the 1995 world cup, he emerged as the tournament's top run scorer with 523runs.

In 1998 he was chosen for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, the highest award given to an Indian athlete for his outstanding performance in the 1997-98 seasons. India was defeated by Australia in the 1999 world cup, failing to advance past the round of six, and was soundly defeated by both Australia and South Africa in series later that year. In the 2003 world cup, however Tendulkar helped his team advance as far as the finals.

In 2012 Tendulkar became a member of the Rajya sabha, the upper chamber of the Indian Parliamnet the first active athlete to join that body, he was nominated to the post, and his term ended in 2018.

In 2014 he became the first sports man to receive India's highest civilian honor, the Bharat Ratna. Tendulkar was inducted in to the International cricket council Hall of fame in 2018.

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