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Sachin Tendulkar: Curriculum Vitae: Professional Experience
Sachin Tendulkar: Curriculum Vitae: Professional Experience
OBJECTIVE
To seek career challenges keeping in view my past achievements and future
goals. And to set new industry benchmarks in everything I endeavour.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
International Cricketer: Indian National Cricket Team [1989 onwards]
First Class Cricketer: Mumbai, West Zone, Yorkshire [1988 onwards]
Junior Cricketer: Shardashram School, Bombay U-15, West Zone U-15 [1985-
1988].
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Indian Cricket Team: 1996-1997; 1999-2000.
Others: Mumbai, West Zone, Mumbai Indians, etc. [Various Times]
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
PhD in Cricket.
Secondary School, Shardashram Vidyamandir, Mumbai.
PATENTS
I’ve mastered nearly every cricket stroke in the book, but have a special
reputation for these.
1. The Thunderous Bowler-Decapitating Straight Drive
2. Back-foot Punch Through Cover
3. Acute Paddle Sweep
4. Slog Sweep Against Turning Leg-Break
5. Effortless Wristy Flick Through Square Leg
6. Point-Killing Square Cut
PASSIONS
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.
AWARDS
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, 2007
7. Rajiv Gandhi Award for Sports [2005]
8. Padma Vibhushan [2008]
9. Man of the Match Awards: 72
ODIs: 60 times
Tests: 12 times
10. Man of the Series Awards: 19
a. ODIs: 15
b. Tests: 4
MAJOR CITATIONS
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 Africa Batsman. [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 reporter.
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]
MAJOR BIOGRAPHIES
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]
MEDIA COVERAGE
Are you kidding me?
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Fluent in English, Hindi and Marathi.
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of birth: April 24, 1973
Hometown: Mumbai
Family: Wife Anjali, daughter Sara, Son Arjun.
EARNINGS
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.
REFERENCES
Puneet Sachdeva (The man who taught me Cricket)