Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (; ; born 24 April 1973) is an Indian former international cricketer who captained the Indian national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is the highest run scorer of all time in international cricket, and the only player to have scored one hundred international centuries, the first batsman to score a double century in a One Day International (ODI), the holder of the record for the most runs in both Test and ODI cricket, and as of 2021 the only player to score more than 30,000 runs in international cricket. He was the only Indian cricketer included in an all-time Test World XI compiled in 2013 to mark the 150th anniversary of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. He is affectionately known as "Little Master" or "Master Blaster". Tendulkar took up cricket at the age of eleven, made his Test match debut on 15 November 1989 against Pakistan in Karachi at the age of sixteen, and went on to represent Mumbai domestically and India internationally for close
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (nacido el 24 de abril de 1973) es un ex jugador de cricket indio que fue capitán del equipo nacional indio. Es considerado como uno de los mejores jugadores en la historia del cricket. Es el máximo anotador de todos los tiempos en cricket internacional, y el único jugador que ha anotado cientos de siglos internacionales, el primer jugador que anotó un doble siglo en un One Day International (ODI), el titular del récord de los más corredores en Cricket de prueba y ODI, y a partir de 2021 el único jugador que anotó más de 30,000 corredores en Cricket internacional. Fue el único jugador de cricket indio incluido en un All-Time Test World XI compilado en 2013 para marcar el 150 aniversario de Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. Es afectuosamente conocido como "Little Master" o "Master Blaster".