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awarded the honorary rank of &roup %aptain 4y the 6ndian 'ir Force. 6n )*+), he was named an Bonorary 5em4er of the Frder of 'ustralia.1)92 6n =ecem4er )*+), Tendulkar announced his retirement from F=6s.1)02 Be retired from Twenty)* cricket in Fcto4er )*+,,1)<2 and su4seLuently announced his retirement from all forms of cricket,1)/2 retiring on +9 ;ovem4er )*+, after playing his )**th and final Test match, against the West 6ndies in 5um4aiKs Wankhede Stadium.1,*21,+2 Tendulkar played 99. international cricket matches in total, scoring ,.,,80 runs.1,)2

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Tendulkar was 4orn at ;irmal ;ursing Bome on ). 'pril +/0,. Bis father, -amesh Tendulkar, was a well:known 5arathi novelist and his mother, -a(ni, worked in the insurance industry.1,,2 -amesh named Tendulkar after his favourite music director, Sachin =ev 3urman. Tendulkar has three elder si4lings: two half:4rothers ;itin and '(it, and a half:sister Savita. They were -ameshKs children from his first marriage.1,.2 Be spent his formative years in the Sahitya Sahawas Cooperative Housing Society, 3andra Cast!. 's a young 4oy, Tendulkar was considered a 4ully, and often picked up fights with new children in his school.1,82 Be also showed an interest in tennis, idolising John 5cCnroe.1,92 To help cur4 his mischievous and 4ullying tendencies, '(it introduced him to cricket in +/<.. Be introduced the young Sachin to -amakant 'chrekar, a famous cricket coach and a clu4 cricketer of repute, at Shiva(i #ark, =adar. 6n the first meeting, the young Sachin did not play his 4est. '(it told 'chrekar that he was feeling self: conscious due to the coach o4serving him, and wasnKt displaying his natural game. '(it reLuested the coach to give him another chance at playing, 4ut watch while hiding 4ehind a tree. This time, Sachin, apparently uno4served, played much 4etter and was accepted at 'chrekarKs academy. '(it is ten years elder and is credited 4y Sachin for playing a pivotal role in his life. 'chrekar was impressed with TendulkarKs talent and advised him to shift his schooling to Sharadashram Hidyamandir Cnglish! Bigh School,1+2 a school at =adar which had a dominant cricket team and had produced many nota4le cricketers.1,02 #rior to this,

Tendulkar had attended the 6ndian Cducation SocietyKs ;ew Cnglish School in 3andra Cast!.1,02 Be was also coached under the guidance of 'chrekar at Shiva(i #ark in the mornings and evenings.1,<2 Tendulkar would practice for hours on end in the nets. 6f he 4ecame eEhausted, 'chrekar would put a one:rupee coin on the top of the stumps, and the 4owler who dismissed Tendulkar would get the coin. 6f Tendulkar passed the whole session without getting dismissed, the coach would give him the coin. Tendulkar now considers the +, coins he won then as some of his most priGed possessions.1,/2 Be moved in with his aunt and uncle, who lived near Shiva(i #ark, during this period, due to his hectic schedule.1,02 "wiki"File:Sachin$Tendulkar$and$his$wife$at$3loom4erg$TH$'utocar$'wards.(pg

"wiki"File:Sachin$Tendulkar$and$his$wife$at$3loom4erg$TH$'ut ocar$'wards.(pg "wiki"File:Sachin$Tendulkar$and$his$wife$at$3loom4erg$TH$'utocar$'wards.(pg "wiki"File:Sachin$Tendulkar$and$his$wife$at$3loom4erg$TH$'utocar$'wards.(pgSac hin Tendulkar and his wife 'n(ali 5eanwhile at school, he developed a reputation as a child prodigy. Be had 4ecome a common conversation point in local cricketing circles, where there were suggestions already that he would 4ecome one of the greats. Sachin consistently featured in his school Shardashram Hidyamandir Cnglish! team in 5atunga &u(arati Seva 5andal popularly coined 5&S5! Shield.1.*2 3esides school cricket, he also played clu4 cricket, initially representing John 3right %ricket %lu4 in 5um4aiKs premier clu4 cricket tournament, the Janga 7eague,1,02 and later went on to play for the %ricket %lu4 of 6ndia.1.+21.)21.,2 6n +/<0, at the age of +., he attended the 5-F #ace Foundation in 5adras now %hennai! to train as a fast 4owler, 4ut 'ustralian fast 4owler =ennis 7illee, who took a world record ,88 Test wickets, was unimpressed, suggesting that Tendulkar focus on his 4atting instead.1..2 Fn January )*, +/<0, he also turned out as su4stitute for 6mran JhanKs side in an eEhi4ition game at 3ra4ourne Stadium in 5um4ai, to mark the golden (u4ilee of %ricket %lu4 of 6ndia.1.82 ' couple of months later, former 6ndian 4atsman Sunil &avaskar gave him a pair of his own ultra light pads and consoled him to not get disheartened for not getting the 5um4ai %ricket 'ssociationKs "3est (unior cricket award" Be was +. years that time!. "6t was the greatest source of encouragement for me," Tendulkar said nearly )* years later after surpassing &avaskarKs world record of ,. Test centuries.1.921.02 Sachin served as a 4all4oy in +/<0 %ricket World %up when 6ndia played against Cngland in the semifinal in 5um4ai.1.<21./2 Bis season in +/<< was eEtraordinary, with Tendulkar scoring a century in every innings he played. Be was involved in an un4roken 99.:run partnership in a 7ord Barris Shield inter:school game against St. IavierKs Bigh School in +/<< with his friend and team:mate Hinod Jam4li, who would also go on to represent 6ndia. The destructive pair reduced one 4owler to tears and made the rest of the opposition unwilling to continue the game. Tendulkar scored ,)9 not out! in this innings and scored over a thousand runs in the tournament.18*2 This was a record partnership in any form of cricket until )**9, when it was 4roken 4y two under:

+, 4atsmen in a match held at Bydera4ad in 6ndia.