Sachin Tendulkar Biography

Born in Mumbai (the former Bombay), India on April 24, 1973, Sachin Tendulkar grew up in a middle-class family. He started his cricketing career at Sharadashram Vidyamandir School, and after showing immediate talent as a batsman, was groomed for international competition.

During his debut first-class match as a player for Bombay, Tendulkar scored a century (100 runs in a match); at age 15, he became the youngest player to ever accomplish this. In his first few matches as a player for India, Tendulkar was unremarkable, scoring handfuls of runs, but failing to make an outstanding mark.

It was during a tour of Australia in 1991 and 1992 that Tendulkar made his mark, dominating games and emerging as India's best batsman. At a game in Perth during the tour, Tendulkar scored 114 runs during one of his most famous innings.