There was a time when the Indian Cricket Team was dominated by cricketers from Maharashtra, specially from Bombay. Today, Sachin Tendulkar is the only Maharashtrian left in Team India. It is a matter of months before he too retires and then there would be no Marathi representation from the state. Does that mean that Raj Thackeray would not allow any cricket matches to be played in Bombay’s Brabourne Stadium or Wankhede Stadium unless there are a certain percentage of Marathis in the team? Even if Munaf Patel and Rohit Sharma are in the team, they are not the sons of the soil! The point I am trying to make is that we are one country and one people. Sachin Tendulkar is the pride of all India and not just Maharashtra!
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar was born on April 24, 1973 in Bombay, India. His father Ramesh Tendulkar, a Marathi novelist, named Tendulkar after his favorite music director, Sachin Dev Burman. Tendulkar attended Sharadashram Vidyamandir (High School), where he began his cricketing career under the guidance of his coach and mentor, Ramakant Achrekar. Sachin wanted to be a fast bowler but Australian pace bowler Dennis Lillee discouraged him to do that. Instead, Lillee urged Sachin to focus on his batting. On December 11, 1988, aged just 15 years and 232 days, Tendulkar scored 100 not-out in his debut first-class match for Bombay against Gujarat, making him the youngest cricketer to score a century on his first-class debut.
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