New Delhi: The God of Cricket Sachin Tendulkar is celebrating his birthday today. The Master Blaster is wished by millions of his fans on his birthday. The Cricketing legend was born in a Maharashtrian family. His father Ramesh Tendulkar was a Novelist and mother worked in an Insurance Industry. His father named him after his favorite Music director Sachin Dev Burman. Sachin Tendulkar also has 3 older siblings from his father's first wife. His brother Ajit used to play in Bombay's Kanga Cricket league. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sachin Tendulkar (@sachintendulkar) The man ruled the cricketing world for over 2 decades and was never influenced by the fame and wealth he received for playing his favorite sport so well. Tendulkar started playing cricket when he was in school. He was considered a bully in school as he used to pick up fights with the young boys who used to take admission in his school. As a child he was inclined towards both cricket and tennis. Tendulkar specifically liked American Player John Mc Enroe. He used to display his love for tennis by wearing a tennis band in his hand and with a tennis racquet. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sachin Tendulkar (@sachintendulkar) Sachin was introduced to cricket by his elder brother Ajith in 1984. He also introduced him to a cricket coach. However the Master Blaster didn't played well in the beginning, then his elder brother requested the coach the coach to give him one more chance. And this time Sachin played well. He was then taken into the academy. Tendulkar's coach was very much impressed by his talent and he asked him to shift his school. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 100MB - All about Sachin & Cricket (@100masterblaster) The God of cricket used to practice for hours in the Shivaji stadium. To continue his practice he shifted to his aunt's house who lived near the shivaji park. He was honoured with many awards by the Indian government for his contribution to the game. He received the Khel Ratna Award in 1997 and Padma Shri in 1998. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gillette India (@gilletteindia)
