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My Take
I grew up far from cricket culture, but even from Japan, Sachin Tendulkar's aura is impossible to miss. What fascinates me is the scale of devotion he carried: a billion people projecting their hopes onto one 170-centimeter batsman, match after match, for over two decades. Most athletes would crumble under a fraction of that pressure; he turned it into routine excellence. The Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honor, going to a sportsman says everything about what he means beyond the scoreboard. To me he is the rare superstar whose greatness is measured less in records than in the calm with which he shouldered an entire nation's expectations.
Overview
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar ( ; Marathi: [sətɕin t̪eɳɖulkəɾ]; born 24 April 1973) is an Indian former international cricketer who captained the Indian national team. Often dubbed the "God of Cricket", Tendulkar is widely regarded as one of the greatest cricketers in the history of cricket.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Name (Japanese)
- サチン・テンドルカール
- Reading
- さちん・てんどるかーる
- Born
- April 24, 1973 (age 53)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Ox
- Origin
- Mumbai, Bombay State, India
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 170 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- cricketer / politician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Kirti M.Doongursee College
Awards & achievements
- 1994 Arjuna Award
- 1997 Wisden Cricketer of the Year
- Maharashtra Bhushan Award
- 2014 Bharat Ratna
- Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in Sports and Games
- 1999 Padma Shri in sports
- 2008 Padma Vibhushan
- Outstanding Achievement Medal
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.