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'''Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar''', {{post-nominals|list=[[Bharat Ratna|BR]] [[Order of Australia|AO]]}} ({{IPAc-en|audio=Sachin Tendulkar.ogg|ˌ|s|ʌ|tʃ|ᵻ|n|_|t|ɛ|n|ˈ|d|uː|l|k|ər}}; {{IPA-mr|sətɕin teːɳɖulkəɾ|pron}}; born 24 April 1973) is an Indian former international [[cricket]]er who [[List of India national cricket captains#Men's cricket|captained the Indian national team]]. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest [[batsmen]] in the [[history of cricket]].<ref>*{{cite news |title=Sachin Tendulkar is greatest cricketer in history – Brian Lara |work=BBC Sport |date=12 November 2013 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/24921333 |access-date=19 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131116213147/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/24921333 |archive-date=16 November 2013 }}

* {{cite web |title=Revealed! What makes Sachin Tendulkar the greatest batsman... |url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/slide-show/slide-show-1-revealed-how-sachin-tendulkar-prepared-for-the-2003-world-cup-rahul-dravid/20140805.htm |work=rediff.com |access-date=5 August 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140805131847/http://www.rediff.com/cricket/slide-show/slide-show-1-revealed-how-sachin-tendulkar-prepared-for-the-2003-world-cup-rahul-dravid/20140805.htm |archive-date=5 August 2014 }}</ref> He is the all-time highest run-scorer in both [[One Day International|ODI]] and [[Test cricket|Test]] cricket with more than 18,000 runs and 15,000 runs, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Records {{!}} One-Day Internationals {{!}} Batting records {{!}} Most runs in career |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/83548.html |access-date=16 September 2022 |website=Cricinfo}}</ref> He also holds the record for receiving the most [[man-of-the-match]] awards in international cricket.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Records {{!}} Combined Test, ODI and T20I records {{!}} Individual records (captains, players, umpires) {{!}} Most player-of-the-match awards |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283470.html |access-date=16 September 2022 |website=Cricinfo}}</ref> Sachin was a [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]] by nomination from 2012 to 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sachin Tendulkar confirmed as Rajya Sabha member {{!}} Cricket News |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-confirmed-as-rajya-sabha-member-1555479 |access-date=27 April 2023 |website=NDTVSports.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1 April 2018 |title=Sachin Tendulkar donates entire salary to Prime Minister's Relief Fund after Rajya Sabha term ends |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-donates-entire-salary-to-prime-minister-s-relief-fund-after-rajya-sabha-term-ends/story-7uaPGTiODbWpoOdvB8AuYJ.html |access-date=27 April 2023 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>  

Tendulkar was born at Nirmal Nursing Home in [[Dadar|Dadar, Bombay]] on 24 April 1973<ref name="CricinfoProfile" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Abraham |first=Derek |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-sachin-tendulkar-the-multi-million-dollar-baby-1826338 |date=24 April 2013 |title=Sachin Tendulkar: The multi-million dollar baby |newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |access-date=11 May 2019}}</ref> to a [[Rajapur Saraswat Brahmin]]{{Better citation|reason=Need a non-[[WP:MIRROR]] source for "Rajapur Saraswat Brahmin"|date=March 2023}} [[Maharashtrian people|Maharastrian]] [[Marathi language|Marathi]]  family.<ref>{{cite web|date=13 November 2009|title=I am proud to be a Maharashtrian – Sachin Tendulkar|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/proud-34-maharashtrian-tendulkar-says-mumbai-belongs-to-india-574.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427154407/https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/proud-34-maharashtrian-tendulkar-says-mumbai-belongs-to-india-574.html|archive-date=27 April 2019|website=Indiatv}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=5 January 2008|first=Avijit |last=Ghosh |title=Now, Oz-speak about Brahmin dominance! |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cb-series/top-stories/now-oz-speak-about-brahmin-dominance/articleshow/2677760.cms|access-date=30 August 2021|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> His father, [[Ramesh Tendulkar]], was a  [[Marathi language|Marathi-language]] novelist and poet while his mother, Rajni, worked in the insurance industry.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Thani |first1=L. |last2=Mishra |first2=R. |title=Sensational Sachin |publisher=Diamond Pocket Books |year=1999 |page=113 |quote=His mother Rajni Tendulkar worked in L.I.C.|isbn=81-288-2573-9}}</ref> Tendulkar's father named him after his favourite music director, [[Sachin Dev Burman]].<ref>{{cite magazine |date=24 April 2019 |title=Happy Birthday Sachin Tendulkar: Master Blaster turns 46 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/story/sachin-tendulkar-birthday-turns-46-1508795-2019-04-24 |magazine=[[India Today]] |access-date=11 May 2019}}</ref> Tendulkar has three older siblings: two half-brothers Nitin and Ajit, and a half-sister Savita. They were his father's children by his first wife, who died after the birth of her third child.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thequint.com/sports/ajit-dotes-on-sachin-tendulkar-half-brothers-billion-dreams|title=Ajit Dotes on Sachin, Who Could've Guessed They're Half-Brothers!|work=The Quint|access-date=2 September 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/sports/this-man-sacrificed-his-cricket-career-for-sachin-tendulkar-and-he-is-not-his-own-brother|title=This man sacrificed his cricket, career for Sachin Tendulkar|website=Asianet Newsable}}</ref> His brother Ajit played in Bombay's [[Kanga Cricket League]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Pandey|first=Kirti Phadtare|date=25 May 2017|title=Ajit Dotes on Sachin, Who Could've Guessed They're Half-Brothers!|url=https://www.thequint.com/sports/ajit-dotes-on-sachin-tendulkar-half-brothers-billion-dreams|access-date=24 December 2021|website=TheQuint|language=en}}</ref>

Tendulkar is [[Cross-dominance|cross-dominant]]: he bats, bowls and throws with his right hand, but writes with his left hand.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sekhar |first=Senjam Raj |title=Fundamentals |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloid/sunday-chronicle/leisure/fundamentals-772 |access-date=25 April 2012 |newspaper=Deccan Chronicle |date=12 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124105132/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloid/sunday-chronicle/leisure/fundamentals-772 |archive-date=24 January 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Nostalgic Sachin recalls writing letters to wife Anjali |date=27 February 2014 |newspaper=[[O Heraldo]] |page=16 |agency=[[Press Trust of India|PTI]] |quote=Tendulkar is a righthanded batsman but uses his left for writing. |url=http://www.epaperoheraldo.in/Details.aspx?id=14238&boxid=1511156&uid=&dat=02/27/2014 |access-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329214947/http://www.epaperoheraldo.in/Details.aspx?id=14238&boxid=1511156&uid=&dat=02%2F27%2F2014 |archive-date=29 March 2014 }}</ref> He also practices left-handed throws at the nets on a regular basis. [[Cricinfo]] columnist [[Sambit Bal]] has described him as the "most wholesome batsman of his time".<ref name="CricinfoProfile">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/35320.html |last=Bal |first=Sambit |title=Sachin Tendulkar—Cricinfo Profile |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=14 December 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101114131426/http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/35320.html |archive-date=14 November 2010 }}</ref> His batting is based on complete balance and poise while limiting unnecessary movements and flourishes. He appears to show little preference for the slow and low wickets which are typical in India, and has scored many centuries on the hard, bouncy pitches in South Africa and Australia.<ref name="CricinfoProfile" /> He is known for his unique punch style of hitting the ball over square. He is also renowned for his picture-perfect straight drive, often completed with no follow-through. The straight drive is often said to be his favourite shot.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-18/top-stories/30171553_1_sachin-tendulkar-straight-drive-india-england-test-series | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707082756/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-18/top-stories/30171553_1_sachin-tendulkar-straight-drive-india-england-test-series | url-status=dead | archive-date=7 July 2012 | title=Straight drive is my favourite shot, says Tendulkar | access-date=23 September 2011 | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=18 September 2011}}</ref> In 2008, [[Sunil Gavaskar]], in an article he wrote in the AFP, remarked that "it is hard to imagine any player in the history of the game who combines classical technique with raw aggression like the little champion does".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5g1GRbImnh5S88rDMiES1YDRgx9yw |title=AFP: Tendulkar a special talent, says Gavaskar |date=18 October 2008 |access-date=27 November 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081021164512/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5g1GRbImnh5S88rDMiES1YDRgx9yw |archive-date=21 October 2008 }}</ref> Equipment-wise, his bats tend to be heavier than the average batman.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/five-players-who-used-heavy-bats/5|title=Five players who used heavy bats|date=22 September 2016|access-date=1 February 2018}}</ref>

* [[List of Arjuna Award recipients (1990–1999)|1994]] – [[Arjuna Award]], by the Government of India in recognition of his outstanding achievement in sports.<ref>{{cite web |title=List of Arjuna Awardees |url=http://yas.nic.in/yasroot/awards/arjuna.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071225221945/http://yas.nic.in/yasroot/awards/arjuna.htm |archive-date=25 December 2007 |access-date=1 June 2008 |publisher=Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India}}</ref>

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