Sachin Tendulkar Turns 52: Rare Facts About Master Blaster On His Birthday

Sachin got a magnum of champagne as his first man of the match award He preserved it for eight years and uncorked it on Sara's first birthday.

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When Sachin was 14 years-old, Sunil Gavaskar gave him a pair of his own ultra- light pads. However they were stolen at an Under- 15 national camp in Indore.

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Two wards in Delhi's Tihar Jail were named after Sachin and Vinod Kambli, for their unbeaten 664- run stand for Shardashram in Harris Shield

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Sachin Tendulkar once played for Pakistan as a substitute during a one- day practice match against India at Mumbai's Brabourne Stadium in 1988.

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Do You know Sachin has received 13 coins from his childhood coach Late Ramakant Achrekar. If he completed the entire net session without getting out, he would get a coin.

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Sachin Tendulkar's father-in-law Anand Mehta is a seven-time national champion in bridge.

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Australian cricket legend Sir Don Bradman believed that Tendulkar's batting style is similar to his own. His wife wife, Jessie, agreed that they both looked alike

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