SACHIN TENDULKAR PLAYED FOR PAKISTAN

'God Of Cricket' Sachin Tendulkar played  for pakistan. 

Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar once happened to play cricket for Pakistan before he started playing for India. 

Ever thought something like this happened !!! 

The incident took place when Sachin Tendulkar was only 13 years old. He made his international debut as a fielder. This incident took place during match between India and Pakistan at Brabourne Stadium in 1987. Former cricketer mentioned in his autobiography that Javed Miandad and Abdul Qadir had left the field during lunch, after which he was asked to field for the visiting team. It was a 40 overs test match and Ravi Shastri led the Indian team that included Roger Binny, Mohd Azharuddin and Bharat Arun. 5 test series were played afterwards which was Sunil Gavaskar's last match. Sachin fielded the ground for 25 minutes. India won that match with 189 runs. 

Source : Asianet News

Wanted to be a bowler :-

Before becoming Master Blaster of cricket Tendulkar wanted to become Fastest Bowler in the world. On a podcast of Oaktree sports show, Ajay Jadeja, Tendulkar's ex-teammate, Said that Sachin Tendulkar would have loved to become fastest bowler in the world. He also stated that the 'Master Blaster' had to switch to batting because 'he couldn't do it'. when he went to the MRF Pace Foundation, Australian legend Dennis Lillee asked him to focus on his batting instead. Ajay Jadeja went added, 'Every human wants to bowl fast' and cited the examples of legendary Indian spinner Anil Kumble, who started out as a pacer.

Tendulkar's Love Marriage

Sachin Tendulkar married Anjali, daughter of the well-known industrialist, Ashok Mehta in May, 24, 1995. This was a Love Marriage. The two of them first met at the Mumbai International Airport. Anjali was at the airport to pickup her mother while Sachin was returning after his first International Cricket Tour in 1990. Both of them took a look at each other. 

Its called Love At First Sight !

After that they met at their common freind's place where they got to know each other more. During an interview, asking about what did Sachin seen in you, Anjali replied :

“I think what he liked about me was that I knew nothing about cricket when I first met him. I didn't even know who Sachin was.”

Anjali was studying medicine at that time. She had no knowledge of sports at that time as she was dedicated to studies. After meeting Sachin, she started gathering more information about cricket. Anjali is 6 years older than Sachin. But this age gap has never been a problem to them, instead this gap has made them more understanding towards each other. In an interview Sachin said :

"Anjali actually taught me to thank for what the God has given me and for what the God has not given me.”

Feel like you have heard this type of Love Story before ? 

Then you are right. Former Cricket Captain M.S. Dhoni also had same type of Love Story. As you all have watched the movie "M.S. Dhoni The Untold Story" in which Dhoni's character was played by Late Sushant Sing Rajput. It was also one of his best movies in his career. His acting in that movie was so perfect that it could not be played better by any other actor. We have lost a true Legend and will remain in our hearts forever. 

Daughter of Master Blaster : Sara Tendulkar

Sara Tendulkar was born on 12, October, 1997 in Mumbai. She did her schooling from Dhirubhai Ambani International School in Mumbai. She graduated in medicine from the University College of London (UCL). Sachin named his daughter Sar aafter the first tournament he won as Sachin Tendulkar loves his daughter so much. He was awarded with a champagne for his maiden Test ton in Manchester in 1990. But due to British rules he couldn't drink it as he was under 18 years, so he waited 8 years and popped it at Sara's first birthday in 1998. Many rumours were there that Sara Tendulkar will be entring into acting in Bollywood but Sachin Tendulkar denied it and said that she has no such intention as of now. 

Son of Master Blaster : Arjun Tendulkar

Arjun Tendulkar September 24th, 1999. Unlike his father, Arjun Tendulkar is a bowling all-rounder who bowls left-arm medium pace and bats left-handed. In his career he already represented teams like Mumbai under 14s, under 16s and under 19s, Marylebone Cricket Club Young Cricketers etc. 

Arjun was recently selected to The proud father said to media from London :

“Thanks for the good wishes. We are happy about Arjun's selection. It is an important milestone in his cricketing life. Anjali and I will always support Arjun in his choices and pray for his success.”

Sachin's Retirement :

Legend of cricket Sachin Tendulkar ended his International career in 2013 with setting up some amazing records. During his 24 years of journey in Indian Cricket, he scored 34, 357 International runs. He also leads the list of all-time century-makers with 100 tons to his credit. Apart from his batting career, Sachin Tendulkar was also an effective off-spin and leg-spin bowler as he bagged 201 wickets across all formats.