AMAZING & INTRESTING FACTS ABOUT SACHIN      

1. During the 1987 World Cup, Sachin was a ball boy for the match between India and Zimbabwe at the Wankhede Stadium. He was 14 then.

2.As an aspiring fast bowler, a young Sachin Tendulkar was rejected by Dennis Lillee's MRF Pace Foundation in 1987.

(BECAUSE HE WAS DESTINED TO BE A BATSMAN)

3.During his early days, Tendulkar would win a coin from his coach Ramakant Achrekar if he could bat through an entire session of nets without being dismissed. Tendulkar has 13 such coins.

4.Sachin Tendulkar was the first international batsman to be given out by a third-umpire.

(BAD WAY TO WELCOME THE THIRD-UMPIRE DECISION)

5.The first advertisement in which Sachin featured was for a sticking plaster.

6.In his debut Test match, English fast bowler Alan Mullally complained that Sachin Tendulkar was batting with a bat broader than the normal willow.

(I THINK HE WAS THE VICTIM OF GOD-ALMIGHTY)

7.When young Sachin fell from a tree on a Sunday evening during his summer vacation, while Guide was shown on national TV, his infuriated brother (and mentor) Ajit sent him to cricket coaching class as a punishment.

(THIS PROVES EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON)

8.Sachin used his favorite vampire bat during the innings in which he scored the historical 50th Test ton.

9.Sachin once made his mother look for a frog Bhaji recipe!

10.Sachin was so possessive about his Ferrari that wife Anjali is not allowed to drive it.