Sachin at 41 votes first and then celebrates

Mumbai: Cricket history has special place for April 24, the birth of India’s favourite son and one of the greatest cricketers - Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar. Sachin, on Thursday turns 41 years old.

On the eve of his birthday Sachin returned back to Mumbai from Dubai to cast his vote in the Lok Sabha elections. Tendulkar, who is an ‘icon’ with the Mumbai Indians team in the Indian Premier League, will vote on April 24, the same day he will celebrate his 41st birthday.

Tendulkar, on the occasion urged Mumbaikars to come out in full numbers and cast their franchise. On his Facebook page, he wrote: “Every run counts in the game of cricket and every vote counts in an election. Don’t underestimate the power of your vote. In Mumbai to exercise my right. Hope you play your part – Please Cast your vote.”

NewsMobile presents you the quick factoid on the living Legend:

SACHIN TENDULKAR

Sun Sign: Taurus

Born on 24th April, 1973

 

Test career:

·         Debut: 15 November, 1989

·         Opposition: Pakistan

·         Matches: 200

·         Runs: 15,921

·         Average: 53.79

·         50s: 68

·         100s: 51

·         Highest: 248*

·         Wickets: 46

·         Catches: 115

 

ODI career:

·         Debut: 18 December, 1989

·         Opposition: Pakistan

·         Matches: 463

·         Runs: 18,426

·         Average: 44.83

·         50s: 96

·         100s: 49

·         Highest: 200*

·         Wickets: 154

·         Catches: 140

 

Things you didn’t know about the Little Master:

 

·         Sachin Tendulkar was a ball boy when India hosted the World Cup in 1987.

·         Sachin has dazzled the silver screen as well, making a guest appearance in a the movie ‘Stumped’ in 2003. he also featured in an Australian reality television series called An Aussie Goes Bolly.

·         Sachin tendulkar has a kitty full of records. This is the weirdest one by far. In 1992, he became the first batsman in Tests to be given out by the third umpire.

·         Sachin Tendulkar was a bully in school.

·         Apart from the Bharat Ratna, Tendulkar is the only cricketer to receive all these awards: Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award and Padma Shri.

 

Some of his records:

 

·         Most runs in Tests — 15,921

·         Most runs in ODIs — 18,426

·         Most centuries in Tests and ODIs

·         Most number of Man of the Match and Man of the series in ODIs

·         First cricketer to reach 10,000 ODI runs

·         Highest partnership in ODIs (with Rahul Dravid)

·         Highest number of century partnerships (with Sourav Ganguly)

·         First double century in ODIs

·         Only player with 150 wickets and 15,000 runs in ODIs

·         Only player with 40 wickets and 15,000 runs in Tests