Sachin Tendulkar: Curriculum Vitae
Sachin Tendulkar, Bandra, Mumbai, India.
P
ASSIONS
Cars & Racing:
I love fast driving. I also own a Ferrari 360 Modena.
Food:
I am a foodie with a fondness for seafood.
Music:
I enjoy collecting music. Some of my favourites are Kishore Kumar, Mark Knopfler and MLTR.
A
WARDS
1. Arjuna Award [1994]2. Wisden Cricketer of the Year: [1997]3. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna [1997-98]4. Padma Shri [1999]5. Player of the Tournament, World Cup [2003]6. ICC World ODI XI: 2004, 20077. Rajiv Gandhi Award for Sports [2005]8. Padma Vibhushan [2008]9. Man of the Match Awards: 72
ODIs: 60 times
Tests: 12 times10. Man of the Series Awards: 19a. ODIs: 15b. Tests: 4
M
AJOR
C
ITATIONS
1.
“AB, this little prick will make more runs than you.” —
Merv Hughes to Allan Border. [1991]2.
“This kid bats just like I did.” —
Donald Bradman, World Greatest Batsman. Ever. [1998]3.
“I'll be going to bed having nightmares of Sachin just running down the wicket and belting me back over the head for six.He is the best batsman I’ve ever bowled to.” —
Shane
Warne, World’s Greatest Leg Spinner. [1998]
4.
“Shit, I’m sick of this *$#%!” —
Michael Kasprowicz, Australia’s Fast Bowler. [1998]
5.
“He will end up with 50 tons in each form of the game.” —
Wasim Akram, World’s Greatest Left
-arm Pacer. [2002]6.
“Jaanta hai tooney kiska catch chhoda hai?”
—
Wasim Akram to Abdul Razzaq. [2003]7.
“All we need is 11 Sachins.” —
Paul Strang, Zimbabwe Leg Spinner. [1996]8.
“Cricket is our religion, Sachin is our god.” —
[Repeated ad nauseum by millions of fans].9.
“Nothing bad can happen to us if we’re on a plane in India with Sachin Tendulkar on it.” —
Hashim Amla, South AfricaBatsman. [2004]10.
“The archives recall not one single incriminating incident, not one drunken escapade, not one reported affair, not one spat
with a team-mate or rep
orter. As Matthew Parris wondered of Barack Obama in these pages recently, is he human?” —
Michael Atherton, Former England Captain. [2008]11.
“I have seen God; he bats at No. 4 for India.” —
Matthew Hayden, Australia Opener. [2008]12.
“There will never be another Sachin.” —
Muttiah Muralitharan, World’s Most Successful Bowler. [2009]
13.
“If I’ve to bowl to Sachin, I’ll bowl with my helmet on. He hits the ball so hard.” Dennis Lille, Cricket’s McEnroe & Fast
Bowling Legend. [Undated]14.
“Tendulkar is the best batsmen in the world ahead of Steve Waugh and Lara.” —
Glenn McGrath, Australia’s Most
Successful Pace Bowler. [Undated]15.
“Sachin is a genius. I’m a mere mortal.” —
Brian Lara, Tendulkar’s Greatest Frenemy. [Undated]
M
AJOR
B
IOGRAPHIES
1.
Sachin: The Story of the World's Greatest Batsman
[by Gulu Ezekiel]2.
The A to Z of Sachin Tendulkar
[by Gulu Ezekiel]3.
Sachin Tendulkar
—
A Definitive Biography
[by Vaibhav Purandare]4.
Sachin Tendulkar
—
Masterful
[by Peter Murray, Ashish Shukla]5.
Tendulkar Opus
[by Opus Media Group]
M
EDIA
C
OVERAGE
Are you kidding me?
L
ANGUAGE
S
KILLS
Fluent in English, Hindi and Marathi.
P
ERSONAL
D
ETAILS
Date of birth:
April 24, 1973
Hometown:
Mumbai
Family:
Wife Anjali, daughter Sara, Son Arjun.
E
ARNINGS
Approximately Rs 60 crore annually (That’s
Rs 600,000,000 or USD 13 million or GBP 780,000 or Euro 8.7 million).The details mentioned here are true to the best of my knowledge.
Sachin Tendulkar
Mumbai, November 15 2009
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