Sachin was born at Nirmal Nursing House in Dadar to a Rajapur Saraswat Brahmin[ Maharastrian family. His father, Ramesh Tendulkar, was a Marathi-language novelist and poet while his mother, Rajni, worked in the insurance industry. As a child, Tendulkar was interested in both tennis and cricket and idolised American tennis player John McEnroe.

His elder brother Ajit took him to cricket coach Ramakant Achrekar at Shivaji Park in Dadar but at their first meeting, Tendulkar coudln’t impress Achrekar as he was feeling self-conscious due to the coach observing him. Ajit requested the coach to give him another chance at playing, but watch while hiding behind a tree. This time, Tendulkar, played much better and was accepted at Achrekar’s academy.

Achrekar was impressed with Tendulkar’s talent and advised him to shift his schooling[citation needed] to Sharadashram Vidyamandir College,[25] a college in Dadar that had produced many notable cricketers. He was coached by Achrekar within the mornings and evenings and Tendulkar would follow for hours. Upon getting exhausted, Achrekar would put a one-rupee coin on the highest of the stumps, and the bowler who dismissed Tendulkar would get the coin. If Tendulkar accomplished the session with out getting dismissed, the coach would give him the coin.

Moreover faculty cricket, Tendulkar additionally performed membership cricket. In 1984, at age 11, he debuted within the Kanga Cricket League whereas taking part in the John Vivid Cricket Membership. In 1987, Tendulkar attended the MRF Tempo Basis to coach as a quick bowler, however the coach, who was Australian quick bowler Dennis Lillee, recommended Tendulkar to deal with his batting.

Sachin made his Check match debut on November 15 1989 towards Pakistan in Karachi on the age of 16, and went on to characterize India internationally for over 24 years.

Nationwide Honours:

1994 – Arjuna Award – excellent achievement in sports activities.
1997–98 – Khel Ratna Award, India’s highest honour given for achievement in sports activities.
1999 – Padma Shri, India’s fourth-highest civilian award.
2008 – Padma Vibhushan, India’s second-highest civilian award.
2014 – Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award.

Sporting honours:

2003 – Participant of the event in 2003 Cricket World Cup.
2010 – Excellent Achievement in Sport and the Individuals’s Selection Award at The Asian Awards in London.
2010 – Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for cricketer of the yr.
2010 – Made an Honorary Group Captain by the Indian Air Pressure.
2011 – Castrol Indian Cricketer of the Yr award.

2013 – India Put up launched a stamp of Tendulkar and he turned the second Indian after Mom Teresa to have such stamp launched of their lifetime.
2019 – Inducted into the ICC Cricket Corridor of Fame.
2020 – Laureus World Sports activities Award for Greatest Sporting Second (2000–2020).