His father, Ramesh Tendulkar, was a renowned Marathi novelist and poet.
He got his name, ‘Sachin,’ after his family’s favorite music director, Sachin Dev Burman.
At the age of 14, he was a ball-boy in a match between India and Zimbabwe during the 1987 World Cup.
He wanted to be a fast bowler and attended the MRF Pace Academy but wasn’t able to impress Dennis Lillee with his bowling but batted superbly.
At the age of just 17, on his return from the tour of England, he met his wife Anjali for the first time at the Mumbai airport. He later married Anjali, when he was 22. The couple has 2 children Sara and Arjun.
when he equaled Sir Don Bradman’s record of 29 centuries, Michael Schumacher presented him a Ferrari on behalf of Fiat. However, he sold his Ferrari in 2011 to a Surat Builder, Jayesh Desai.
8. On 4 February 2016, he was conferred with India’s Highest Civilian
On 4 February 2016, he was conferred with India’s Highest Civilian Award- Bharat Ratna and also became the youngest recipient of Bharat Ratna so far.