Top 10 Facts about Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, a former Indian cricketer and captain, is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the sport’s history, and many fans consider him the best batsman of all time.

But there’s more to this “God of Cricket“ than just his incredible skill on the field. Here are ten little-known facts about Sachin Tendulkar that showcase his unique talents and achievements both on and off the cricket pitch.

Facts About Sachin Tendulkar

1. Sachin’s father gave him the name “Sachin” after the great musician SD Burman.
2. Dennis Lillee, a great Australian bowler, told Tendulkar in 1987 at the MRF Pace Academy in Chennai that he wasn’t good enough to be a fast bowler.
3. At the age of 14, Tendulkar was the youngest person to play for a Ranji Team.
4. Tendulkar uses his right hand to bat and bowl, but he writes with his left hand. This means he is ambidextrous.
5. Tendulkar has been named “Man of the Match” six times, which is the most for a player on the losing team.
6. Tendulkar set a world record by getting five Test centuries before he turned 20.
7. Tendulkar is the only batsman in World Cup history to have scored more than 2,000 runs. In 45 games, he’s scored 2,278 runs. He has also scored the most runs in a single World Cup game twice, with 673 runs in 2003 and 523 runs in 1996.
8. Tendulkar believes in luck. During the game against Pakistan in Ferozshah Kotla, where Anil Kumble took a record 10 wickets in an inning, superstitious Tendulkar gave Kumble’s cap and sweater to the umpire before Kumble started his over. Every time Sachin did it, Kumble got a wicket.
9. Sachin Tendulkar got a champagne bottle when he won the man-of-the-match award for his first Test century in 1990. Even though he wasn’t old enough to drink, he opened that champagne bottle on his daughter’s first birthday in 1998. He couldn’t use it himself because he was under 18, which was the legal drinking age.
10. Sachin had a habit of sleepwalking as well as talking in his sleep.

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