Sachin Tendulkar was a former Indian cricket player, born 24th April 1973 and was known as little master due to his short height (165 cm) but amazing skill with the bat. He is arguably the best batsman to have ever played cricket and was a heat and soul of every Indian cricket enthusiast out there. He is the only player to have scored one hundred cricket centuries, the first batsman to score a double century in an ODI, the holder of the record for the most runs in both Test and ODI, and the only player to complete more than 30,000 runs in international cricket.
Here are some fun little facts which most fans don't know about him:
Sachin Tendulkar played onfield 1st time for Pakistan instead for India.
During a match between India and Pakistan on January 20, 1987, Tendulkar was sent as a substitute fielder for Pakistan’s team.
Revisiting the incident in his book "Playing it My Way", Sachin remembered complaining to a friend later that he could have taken the catch had he been positioned at long-on.
Sachin Tendulkar is superstitious.
In the Kotla Test against Pakistan where Kumble took a perfect 10, whenever Tendulkar handed Kumble's sweater and cap to the umpire at the start of an over, Kumble took a wicket. So he continued doing that until Kumble took all ten.
Sachin Tendulkar couldn't celebrate his 1st Test century with champagne because he was under 18.
A champagne bottle was gifted to Sachin when he scored his first Test hundred at Manchester in 1990. But he couldn't open it as British rules didn't allow those under 18 to do that. Sachin chose to wait for 8 years and consumed it at his daughter Sara's first birthday in 1998.
Sachin Tendulkar once played on field with tissues in his underwear.
Tendulkar managed to score 97 in Johannesburg wrote in his book ‘Playing it my way’ "Here I am a bit embarrassed to reveal a very personal secret relating to the Sri Lanka match. On the eve of the match, I had a bad stomach and was feeling dehydrated. This happened because I had not yet fully recovered from the cramp I had suffered while playing Pakistan and as a result had a lot of isotonic drinks."
"I also added a teaspoon of salt to the energy drinks, thinking it would help the recovery, and that caused a tummy upset. In fact, the situation was so bad that I had to bat with tissues inside my underwear. I even had to go back to the dressing room during one of the drinks breaks and was feeling extremely uncomfortable in the middle," he added.
Shahid Afridi’s fastest century was scored by the bat which was actually Sachin Tendulkar’s property.
Afridi scored the fastest 100 using Master Blaster's bat. On 4 October 1996, 16 years and 217 days old Afridi hit the fastest One Day International century in a 37-ball performance against Sri Lanka. Interestingly, it was also his very first one-day innings.
Young and fresh into the team and lacking basic cricket kit, Afridi was provided with Pakistani spinner Saqlain Mushtaq's boots and helmet. But the iconic bat was given to him by pacer Waqar Younis during net practice.
"I had just got into the Pakistan team and during nets in Nairobi 'Wicky Bhai'gave me a bat and said, play with this and see. It is Sachin's bat," Afridi told.
Sachin Tendulkar was the first batsman to be given out by a third empire ever
Tendulkar also became the first batsman to be given out by a third umpire in the 1992 Test series in South Africa. The umpire was Karl Liebenberg.He was batting with Ravi Shastri on the pitch. Pacer Brian McMillan was in the midst of a fiery spell when he pitched one up near the good length area and Tendulkar who batting at 11 shot the ball to an another legend-- Jonty Rhodes. Tendulkar attempted the risky single but was sent back by Shastri. Andrew Hudson ran to the stumps and collected the throw from Rhodes cleanly and dislodged the stumps.
Cyril Mitchley, the square-leg umpire went upstairs to third umpire Karl Liebenberg, who pressed the red light. Sachin was dismissed at 11.
Sachin Tendulkar's Test average is lower than Vinod Kambli
While it is unfair to compare their Test match averages, the flamboyant left-handed batsman Vinod Kambli ended his Test career ended in 1995 at an average of 54.20. Kambli managed to pile up 1,084 runs in 17 Tests matches.
While Sachin who has played 200 Test matches ended at an average of 53.78.
In 2016 when Tendulkar launched an online retail initiative, he admitted that technology has helped cricket and enhanced spectator experience.
"When it comes to technology, I am always on for it even though I was the first to be given out via technology in South Africa in 1992," Sachin said.
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