Happy Birthday Sachin Tendulkar: Interesting Facts You Should Know

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar born 24 April 1973 is an Indian former international cricketer and a former captain of the Indian national team. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is the highest run scorer of all time in International cricket. Sachin also known as Little Master and Master Blaster.

Sachin married Anjali Mehta a paediatrician of Gujarati origin. He had first met with Anjali in 1990.They have a daughter Sara and a son Arjun.

Career statistics

Competition	Test	ODI	FC	LA
Matches	200	463	310	551
Runs scored	15,921	18,426	25,396	21,999
Batting average	53.78	44.83	57.84	45.54
100s/50s	51/68	49/96	81/116	60/114
Top score	248*	200*	248*	200*
Balls bowled	4,240	8,054	7,605	10,230
Wickets	46	154	71	201
Bowling average	54.17	44.48	61.74	42.17
5 wickets in innings	0	2	0	2
10 wickets in match	0	0	0	0
Best bowling	3/10	5/32	3/10	5/32
Catches/stumpings	115/–	140/–	186/–	175/–