Fact Box on Tendulkar

Fact Box on Tendulkar

Published Nov. 16, 2013 1:57 a.m. ET

Sachin Tendulkar factbox after his retirement from international cricket:

Full name: Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar.

Date of birth: April 24, 1973 (Mumbai, India).

Height: 1.65 meters (5-foot5).

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Major teams: India, Mumbai, Mumbai Indians, Yorkshire, Asia XI.

Nicknames: Tendlya, Little Master.

Coach: Ramachant Achrekar.

First international captain: Krishnamachari Srikkanth.

First-class debut: Mumbai vs. Gujarat, Mumbai, 1988.

Test debut: vs. Pakistan at Karachi, Nov. 15, 1989.

ODI debut: vs. Pakistan at Gujranwala, Dec. 18, 1989.

Maiden test century: 119 not out vs. England at Old Trafford, Manchester in 1990 (9th test appearance).

Maiden ODI century: 110 vs. Australia, Colombo, 1994 (79th ODI appearance).

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