OTHER BUSINESS INTERESTS
I have interests in the food and beverages industry. I partly own two restaurants in Mumbai:
. Tendulkar.s (Colaba, 2002).
. Sachin.s (Mulund, 2004).
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
. PhD in Cricket.
. Secondary School, Shardashram Vidhya Mandir, Mumbai.
PATENTS
I.ve mastered nearly every cricket stroke in the book, but have a special reputation for these.
1. The Thunderous Bowler-Decapitating Straight Drive
2. Back-foot Punch Through Cover
3. Acute Paddle Sweep
4. Slog Sweep Against Turning Leg-Break
5. Effortless Wristy Flick Through Square Leg
6. Point-Killing Square Cut
PASSIONS
Cars & Racing: I love fast driving. I also own a Ferrari 360 Modena.
Food: I am a foodie with a fondness for seafood.
Music: I enjoy collecting music. Some of my favourites are Kishore Kumar, Mark Knopfler, MLTR.
AWARDS
1. Arjuna Award [1994]
2. Wisden Cricketer of the Year: [1997]
3. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna [1997-98]
4. Padma Shri [1999]
5. Player of the Tournament, World Cup [2003]
6. ICC Gary Sobers Trophy for Cricketer of The Year [2010]
7. ICC World ODI XI: 2004, 2007, 2008
8. ICC World Test XI: 2009, 2010
9. Rajiv Gandhi Award for Sports [2005]
10. Padma Vibhushan [2008]
11. Man of Match Awards: 74
. ODIs: 61 times
. Tests: 14 times
12. Man of the Series Awards: 19
a. ODIs: 15
b. Tests: 5
MAJOR CITATIONS
1. “AB, this little prick will make more runs than you.” — Merv Hughes to Allan Border. [1991]
2. “This kid bats just like I did.” — Donald Bradman, World Greatest Batsman. Ever. [1998]
3. “I'll be going to bed having nightmares of Sachin just running down the wicket and belting me back over the head for six.
He is the best batsman I.ve ever bowled to.” — Shane Warne, World.s Greatest Leg Spinner. [1998]
4. “sh#t, I.m sick of this *$#%!” — Michael Kasprowicz, Australia.s Fast Bowler. [1998]
5. “He will end up with 50 tons in each form of the game.” — Wasim Akram, World.s Greatest Left-arm Pacer. [2002]
6. “Jaanta hai tooney kiska catch chhoda hai?” — Wasim Akram to Abdul Razzaq. [2003]
7. “All we need is 11 Sachins.” — Paul Strang, Zimbabwe Leg Spinner. [1996]
8. “Cricket is our religion, Sachin is our god.” — [Repeated ad nauseum by millions of fans].
9. “Nothing bad can happen to us if we.re on a plane in India with Sachin Tendulkar on it.” — Hashim Amla, South Africa
Batsman. [2004]
10. “The archives recall not one single incriminating incident, not one drunken escapade, not one reported affair, not one spat
with a team-mate or reporter. As Matthew Parris wondered of Barack Obama in these pages recently, is he human?” —
Michael Atherton, Former England Captain. [2008]
11. “I have seen God; he bats at No. 4 for India.” — Matthew Hayden, Australia Opener. [2008]
12. “There will never be another Sachin.” — Muttiah Muralitharan, World.s Most Successful Bowler. [2009]
13. “If I.ve to bowl to Sachin, I.ll bowl with my helmet on. He hits the ball so hard.” Dennis Lille, Cricket.s McEnroe & Fast
Bowling Legend. [Undated]
14. “Tendulkar is the best batsmen in the world ahead of Steve Waugh and Lara.” — Glenn McGrath, Australia.s Most
Successful Pace Bowler. [Undated]
15. “Sachin is a genius. I.m a mere mortal.” — Brian Lara, Tendulkar.s Greatest Frenemy. [Undated]
16. “I haven.t seen Bradman playing, but I have seen Sachin. To me, he himself is a milestone, and the best cricketer in the
world.” — Sourav Ganguly, India.s most successful captain
17. “Sachin Tendulkar has been the most complete batsman of his time, and arguably the biggest cricket icon as well.” —
Sambit Bal, Editor, Cricinfo
MEDIA COVERAGE
Are you kidding me?
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Fluent in English, Hindi and Marathi.
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of birth: April 24, 1973
Hometown: Mumbai
Family: Wife Anjali, daughter Sara, son Arjun.
EARNINGS
Approximately Rs 60 crore annually (That.s Rs 600,000,000 or USD 13 million or GBP 7.8 million or Euro 8.7 million).