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Sachin Tendulkar
India
Personal information
Full name	Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Nickname	Little Master, Tendlya, Master Blaster, Maestro
Born	24 April 1973 (1973-04-24) (age 35)
	Bombay, India
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Role	Batsman
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm leg break/off break/medium
International information
Test debut (cap 187)	15 November 1989: v Pakistan
Last Test	24 January 2008: v Australia
ODI debut (cap 74)	18 December 1989: v Pakistan
Last ODI	04 March 2008: v Australia
ODI shirt no.	10
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1988–present	Mumbai
1992	Yorkshire
2008	Mumbai Indians
Career statistics
	Tests	ODIs	FC	LA
Matches	147	417	239	480
Runs scored	11,782	16,361	19894	18977
Batting average	55.31	44.34	59.38	45.29
100s/50s	39/49	42/89	63/91	52/101
Top score	248*	186*	248*	186*
Balls bowled	3742	7895	7077	10035
Wickets	42	154	67	199
Bowling average	51.02	43.71	60.05	41.57
5 wickets in innings	0	2	0	2
10 wickets in match	0	n/a	0	n/a
Best bowling	3/10	5/32	3/10	5/32
Catches/stumpings	98/–	120/–	160/–	151/–
As of 04 March 2008 Source: cricinfo.com

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkarpronunciation (help·info) (Marathi: सचिन रमेश तेंडुलकर) (born April 24, 1973 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India), often referred to as The Little Master or The Master Blaster,^[1][2] is an Indian cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket.^[3][4][5] In 2002, Wisden rated him as the second greatest Test batsman after Sir Donald Bradman, and the greatest One-day international batsman.^[6]

He holds several highly regarded batting records and is the leading scorer of centuries in both Test cricket and One-day internationals. He is one of the three batsmen to surpass 11,000 runs in Test cricket, and the first Indian to do so.^[7] He is the most prolific run scorer in ODIs by a margin of over 4000 runs and has scored the most runs in international cricket as a whole. He crossed 16,000 runs in ODIs on February 5, 2008 while playing against Sri Lanka in Brisbane, Australia.

At 13, Tendulkar was the best player in the Mumbai schools competition for Under 19s. At 14, Tendulkar made his first-class debut for the Mumbai cricket team and scored a century on debut. He made his international test debut in 1989 against Pakistan in Karachi at age 16. He scored his first international century at just 17.

He is the only cricketer to receive the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India's highest sporting honour and the only cricketer and one of the first sportsmen (along with Vishwanathan Anand) to receive the Padma Vibhushan (2008), the second highest civilian honour of India. He is the most sponsored player in world cricket and has a huge fan following even amongst foreign audiences. Tendulkar has made numerous commercial ventures including opening a chain of restaurants in India.