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1 What is the middle name of Sachin Tendulkar?
Answer: Ramesh

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is his full name. His father was an novelist and a writer for many Marathi newspapers. Ramesh Tendulkar died during the World Cup Cricket 1999 competition . He lived for 66 years.
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2 It was in 1989, India's tour of Pakistan. Abdul Qadir, Pakistan's ace spinner at that time,s exchanged a few words with Sachin. Sachin replied to him by smashing him all over the park in his next over. How many runs did Sachin score in that over?
Answer: 28

Sachin had hit two sixes of Mushtaq Ahmed, the leg spinner. So the mentor of Mushataq Ahmed, Abdul Qadir challenged Sachin saying "Why are you hitting kids? Try and hit me". Sachin replied to the challenge by hitting 4 sixes and a four in Qadir's next over. The over read as 6, 0, 4, 6, 6 and 6.
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3 What is Sachin Tendulkar's middle name?
Answer: Ramesh

Savhin was born on 24th April 1973 in Maharashtra, India. He is often referred to as the Little Master or Master Blaster. In 2002, Wisden ranked him the second best player ever, after Sir Donald Bradman.
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4 Initially Sachin wanted to be a fast bowler, but a great International cricketer advised him to give up the idea, which led him to focus on his batting. Who was this famous cricketer?
Answer: Dennis Lillee

During his school days, Sachin attended the MRF pace foundation with the intention of becoming a fast bowler. But, the chief coach of the MRF pace foundation Dennis Lillee advised him against it. Lillee asked Sachin to focus on his batting. And that indeed turned out to be good advice.
    Your options: [ Greg Chappell ] [ Kapil Dev ] [ Dennis Lillee ] [ Michael Holding ]
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5 How many runs did Sachin score in his first ODI match?
Answer: 0

Sachin Played his first match against Pakistan on 12 Dec 1989.
He was played at No.5 position. Unfortunately Sachin got out for 0 (c Wasim Akram b Waqar).
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6 Sachin and Vinod Kambli made 664 runs partnership that took both of them to Wisden. How many runs he made in that match?
Answer: 326

Kambli made 349 not out in that match.
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7 What is Sachin Tendukar's birth date?
Answer: April 24, 1973

Sachin Tendulkar is a Taurean.
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8 What is Sachin Tendulkar's date of birth?
Answer: 24th April 1973

Sachin Tendulkar was born on 24 April 1973 in Mumbai.
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9 In which year was Sachin Tendulkar born?
Answer: 1973

He was born on 24th April 1973 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. During his youth his favorite sport was tennis. During his early cricketing years,Sachin Tendulkar had a fascination for bowling fast. In 1985-86, at the early age of 12 Sachin scored his first century in competitive cricket, in the Harris Shield inter-school cricket tournament.
    Your options: [ 1971 ] [ 1975 ] [ 1973 ] [ 1978 ]
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10 Sachin, for the first time, opened the batting for India in 1994 against New Zealand. How many runs did he score in that match?
Answer: 82

It was 27th March 1994. India's regular opener Navjot Sidhu was injured, so Sachin was asked to open the innings. He scored 82, taking India to a comfortable victory.
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11 What is Tendulkar's height?
Answer: 1.65 meters.

He had an elder brother, Ajit who encouraged him to play cricket. He also has a younger brother and a younger sister. Their names are Nitin and Savitai. He tried to make them play as well.
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12 Who was Tendulkar's coach who contributed a lot to his success?
Answer: Ramakant Achrekar

Sachin Tendulkar studied in the Sharadashram school in Mumbai. His cricketing coach was Ramakant Achrekar whose contribution was very important in the rise of Tendulkar. Reportedly, coach Achrekar was so impressed by Sachin's batting, that he would offer a coin to any bowler who would dismiss Sachin; however if no bowler could get him out, Sachin would get the coin. Sachin reportedly got 13 such coins from his coach.

Ramesh Tendulkar is Sachin's father, Ramesh incidentally named Sachin after the legendary music composer Sachin Dev Burman. Anand Mehta is Sachin's father-in-law, father of his wife Anjali.
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13 When did Sachin make his first ODI 50?
Answer: In his 9th match

Sachin played his 9th match against Sri Lanka at Pune on 5 Dec 1990, scored 53 runs then bowled out by Labrooy. He played at the position number 5.
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14 How much centuries did Tendulkar make in 1998?
Answer: 9

He had the most in 1998.
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15 What is Sachin Tendulkar's middle name?
Answer: Ramesh

Ramesh Tendulkar was his father and was a Marathi poet.
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16 What was the name of Sachin's coach?
Answer: Ramakanth Achrekar
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17 Sachin Tendulkar often called as 'Little Master' because of his ______ .
Answer: lack of height

Several commentators and media persons nicknamed him the Little Master because of his height of 5ft 5in. The short batsmen for some technical reason play drives, flicks and cuts better than taller guys and hence arguably they are best batsman around. Suniel Gavaskar was India's first Little Master.
    Your options: [ dress ] [ bat ] [ lack of height ] [ face ]
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18 The year was 1999, Pakistan's tour of India. The first test of the series was played in Chennai. Pakistan won the match by 12 runs. How many runs did Sachin score in the second innings?
Answer: 136

In the second innings of the match, Sachin played the innings of his life. He scored 136 runs off 273 balls with 18 fours. The thing to note is, he was suffering from a severe back injury during this match, and he played this innings with a bag of ice cubes on his back; such was the severity of the injury. When Sachin was dismissed India needed 16 runs to win with 3 wickets remaining. But India lost this match as the remaining 3 wickets fell for just 4 runs. Sachin considers this match as one of the saddest moments of his cricketing career, as he could not take the team to victory, in spite of being close to victory.
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19 What was Sachin Tendulkar's coach's name?
Answer: Ramakant Achrekar

Sachin went to the MRF pace foundation where he trained to be a fast bowler. When the then-coach, Dennis Lillee, saw him, he politely suggested that Sachin look for another form of skill! His coach and mentor, Ramakant Achrekar used to put a one rupee coin on top of the stumps. If Sachin could last the entire training session without being dismissed, he would get the coin, but if he was out, the bowler who got him took the coin. Today, Sachin treasures 13 of those coins.
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20 Sachin came into the limelight when he was involved in a 600 run partnership in a school match. Who was his partner and friend, who also played for India?
Answer: Vinod Kambli

During a school tournament, Sachin and his close friend Vinod Kambli put up a record partnership of 664 in 1988. It was this performance which brought Sachin into the limelight. Vinod Kambli also later played for India, but was not as successful as Sachin. Gambhir and Sehwag are from Delhi and are juniors to Sachin. Sanjay Manjrekar is Sachin's senior from Mumbai and was a close friend of Sachin. But in later years (2007 onwards), Manjrekar has been a critic of Sachin's performance.
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21 How many runs did Sachin score in his 25th match?
Answer: 48

Sachin played his 25th match against West Indies on 14 Dec 1991 at Adelaide, and he scored 48 runs dismissed by Arthurton.
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22 Sachin won his very first test match against Australia as a captain. At which ground did it happen?
Answer: New Delhi

He won his very first match against Australia in New Delhi in March 1997.
    Your options: [ New Delhi ] [ Calcutta ] [ Mumbai ] [ Mohali ]
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23 Of course, our hero never wanted to be a cricketer in his early childhood, or at least it wasn't that big a desire. He preferred to play the sport of his childhood idol - tennis. Which 'extremely polite' tennis star was Sachin's initial craze?
Answer: John McEnroe

This was revealed to us in the book, "The Making of a Cricketer" (written by his brother Ajit Tendulkar).
    Your options: [ Mats Wilander ] [ Boris Becker ] [ Stefan Edberg ] [ John McEnroe ]
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24 Who is Ajith Tendulkar?
Answer: He is Sachin's brother

Ajith was the man behind Sachin giving up plucking mangoes and started plucking runs.
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25 Against which country did Sachin Tendulkar make his test cricket debut?
Answer: Pakistan

On 15th November 1989 Tendulkar made his cricketing debut against Pakistan. He also broke his nose from the bouncer delivered by Waqar Younis. He made just 15 runs, being bowled by Waqar Younis.
    Your options: [ England ] [ West Indies ] [ Pakistan ] [ Ireland ]
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26 In 1992, Sachin scored 148 against Australia in Sydney. This match also marked the debut of one of the greatest players in the game. Who was that player?
Answer: Shane Warne

It was the third test of the series, in which Sachin scored an unbeaten 148.
But this match ended in a draw. Sachin followed this century with a 114 in Perth; unfotunately India lost that match by 300 runs.
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27 Against which team did Sachin Tendulkar make his test debut?
Answer: Pakistan

He made his Test debut on 15th November 1989, at the age of 16. This game was played in Karachi, under the leadership of Kris Srikkanth.
    Your options: [ New Zealand ] [ Australia ] [ Bangladesh ] [ Pakistan ]
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28 At what age did Sachin make his first class debut?
Answer: 15

Sachin Tendulkar made his first class debut playing for Mumbai against Gujarat. On his debut day, he was 15 years and 232 days old. He scored a century on his debut, creating another record. An interesting fact is that Sachin scored a century in his first Ranji trophy, Duleep trophy and Irani trophy (local tournaments in India between various states/zones) matches.
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29 Against which team did Sachin play his 50th ODI match?
Answer: England

Sachin played his 50th ODI against England at Bangalore, India, on 26 Feb 1993. He was dismissed by Lewis for 3 runs.
    Your options: [ England ] [ Pakistan ] [ South Africa ] [ Kenya ]
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30 At which ground Sachin made his one day international debut?
Answer: Karachi

Sachin got out on zero in that match.
    Your options: [ Karachi ] [ Faislabad ] [ Lahore ] [ Peshawar ]
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31 Who was Sachin Tendulkar's coach?
Answer: Ramakant Achrekar

Achrekar also coached Pravin Amre, Vinod Kambli and Ajith Agarkar to name a few.
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32 Against which team did Sachin make his Ranji Debut?
Answer: Gujarat

Sachin made a century on debut against Gujarat.
    Your options: [ Gujarat ] [ Haryana ] [ Bihar ] [ Karnataka ]
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33 What was the highest test score by Sachin Tendulkar in an innings?
Answer: 248

This was came against Bangladesh in Dhaka in December 2004. Considered to be one of the best international cricket players, he however, never scored a triple century.
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34 India and South Africa played in the semi finals of the Hero Cup, 1993. South Africa needed 6 runs of the final over. Sachin Tendulkar bowled the final over. How many runs did he concede in that over?
Answer: 3

As mentioned, South Africa required 6 runs from the final. Mohammed Azharuddin, the captain of the Indian team, would have thought of handing the ball to either Javagal Srinath or Anil Kumble, the top bowlers. But Sachin snatched the ball from Azharuddin and guided India to a memorable win. In the final of the Hero Cup, India defeated the West Indies with the help of Anil Kumble's match winning performance of 6 for 12.
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35 Against which team did Tendulkar make his ODI debut?
Answer: Pakistan

He joined Mumbai's Ranji team in 1988 and still plays for them. He joined Yorkshire in 1992 and is presently the captain of Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League.
    Your options: [ Australia ] [ West Indies ] [ Sri Lanka ] [ Pakistan ]
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36 Against which team did Sachin make his International debut?
Answer: Pakistan

At the age of 16, Sachin made his International debut against Pakistan when he played the first test in Karachi. The Indian captain for the series was Krishnamachari Srikkanth. He made his one day debut also against Pakistan in the same series. His performance in his debut match was not so special and he was dismissed in both matches by Waqar Younis. But he impressed in a first class match, when he took on the legendary leg spinner Abdul Qadir smashing him for sixes and fours.

Sachin scored his first International century against England in 1990 in the Old Trafford test. He impressed the world with his centuries against Australia in Sydney in Perth in the 1991-92 series.
    Your options: [ West Indies ] [ England ] [ Pakistan ] [ Australia ]
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37 Sachin played his 60th ODI against Sri Lanka at Kanpur on 11 Jul 1993. At what position did he bat?
Answer: 5

Sachin scored 26 not out.
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38 Which late cricketing legend considered Sachin as his modern incarnation?
Answer: Sir DG Bradman

"I saw him playing on the television and was struck by his technique, so I asked my wife to come and look at him. Now I never saw myself play, but I feel that this player is playing my the sameas I used to play, and she looked at himon television and said yes, there is a similarity between the two ... his compactness, technique, stroke production ... it all seemed to gel!" Sir Donald G. Bradman.
    Your options: [ Sir DG Bradman ] [ Vivian Richards ] [ WG Grace ] [ Sir Garfield Sobers ]
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39 What was the highest score achieved by Sachin Tendulkar in a one-day international match?
Answer: 200

He scored the first double century ever in ODI match against South Africa (February 2010). The side featured bowlers such as Stern and Morkel.

He was the first cricketer to score a double century in a ODI. The previous record was 194 by Saeed Anwar (Pakistan) against India in 1997, and by Charles Coventry (Zimbabwe) against Bangladesh in August 2009.
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40 Sachin Tendulkar scored 134 against the Australians in the final of the Coca-Cola Cup held at Sharjah in 1998. What was so special about that innings?
Answer: That day was his birthday.

The match was played on April 24 which is Sachin's birthday.
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