Happy Birthday Sachin Tendulkar: Interesting Facts You Should Know

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar born 24 April 1973 is an Indian former international cricketer and a former captain of the Indian national team. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is the highest run scorer of all time in International cricket. Sachin also known as Little Master and Master Blaster.

 



Sachin married Anjali Mehta a paediatrician of Gujarati origin. He had first met with Anjali in 1990.They have a daughter Sara and a son Arjun.

 

Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 200 463 310 551 Runs scored 15,921 18,426 25,396 21,999 Batting average 53.78 44.83 57.84 45.54 100s/50s 51/68 49/96 81/116 60/114 Top score 248* 200* 248* 200* Balls bowled 4,240 8,054 7,605 10,230 Wickets 46 154 71 201 Bowling average 54.17 44.48 61.74 42.17 5 wickets in innings 0 2 0 2 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 3/10 5/32 3/10 5/32 Catches/stumpings 115/– 140/– 186/– 175/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 November 2013