Sachin Tendulkar

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Sachin Tendulkar

Indian cricketer

Also known as: Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar

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Last Updated: Jan 5, 2025 • Article History

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In full:: Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar

Born:: April 24, 1973, Bombay [Mumbai], India (age 51)

Title / Office:: Rajya Sabha (2012-2018), India

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Sachin Tendulkar (born April 24, 1973, Bombay [Mumbai], India) is an Indian professional cricket player, considered by many to be one of the greatest batsmen of all time. In 2012, he became the first cricketer to score 100 centuries (100 runs in a single innings) in international play. Tendulkar was given his first bat when he was 11 years of age. As a 14-year-old, he used it to score 329 out of a world-record stand of 664 in a school match. A year later he scored a century on his first-class debut for Bombay (Mumbai), and at age 16 years ...(100 of 577 words)

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