Sachin’s first man of the match award in a Test was at Manchester in 1990 and he got a magnum of champagne as the prize. After Preserving it for eight years he finally uncorked it on his daughter Sara’s first birthday.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.Two wards in Delhi’s Tihar Jail were named after Sachin and Vinod Kambli, for their unbeaten 664- run stand for Shardashram in Harris ShieldSachin Tendulkar once played for Pakistan as a substitute during a one- day practice match against India at Mumbai’s Brabourne Stadium in 1988. 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.Sachin Tendulkar’s father-in-law Anand Mehta is a seven-time national champion in bridge.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
