Factbox: Sachin Tendulkar

Agencies : New Delhi, Mon Dec 24 2012, 11:13 hrs

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Sachin Tendulkar factbox following his retirement from one-day internationals on Sunday:

Full name: Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar.

Date of birth: April 24, 1973 (Mumbai, India).

Height: 1.65 meters (5-foot-5).

Major teams: India, Mumbai, Mumbai Indians, Yorkshire, Asia XI.

Nicknames: Little Master, Tendlya.

First-class debut: Mumbai vs. Gujarat, Mumbai, 1988.

Test debut: vs. Pakistan at Karachi, 1989.

ODI debut: vs. Pakistan at Gujranwala, 1989.

Maiden test century: 119 not out vs. England at Old Trafford, Manchester in 1990 (9th test appearance).

Maiden ODI century: 110 vs. Australia, Colombo, 1994 (79th ODI appearance).

First to score 100 international centuries (51 in tests, 49 in one-dayers).

Some interesting facts about Tendulkar=

* Tendulkar wanted to be a fast bowler but was rejected by Australian great Dennis Lillee at the MRF Pace Academy at Chennai in 1987.

* Was a ballboy during the 1987 World Cup on the Indian subcontinent.

* Scored 326 in a 664-run partnership with former India player Vinod Kambli during an inter-school game in 1988.

* Is the youngest Indian to play English county cricket, at 19, and was also Yorkshire's first overseas professional in 1992.

* Scored tons on debut in all three major domestic first-class competitions: Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy and Irani Cup.

* His favorite sports star is not a cricketer but a tennis player, John McEnroe.

* Batted in his debut test at Karachi wearing pads presented by India's legendary opener Sunil Gavaskar.

* Used a very heavy bat throughout his career _ usually around 1.5 kilograms (3.2-3.3 pounds).

* Scored five test centuries before the age of 20.

* His best year in ODIs was 1998 _ nine centuries for 1,894 runs in that year.

* Became a Member of Parliament in 2012 when he was nominated to India's higher house of Parliament - the Rajya Sabha.

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