Sachin Tendulkar is a former Indian international cricketer who captained the Indian national team. He is generally deemed as one of the greatest batsmen in cricket history.
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Table of Contents
- Who is Sachin Tendulkar's father?
- What did Sachin Tendulkar's father do for a living?
- Who is Ramesh Tendulkar's wife?
- What was Ramesh Tendulkar's height?
- When did Ramesh Tendulkar die?
Who is Sachin Tendulkar's father?
Tendulkar was born on April 24, 1973, at the Nirmal Nursing Home in Dadar, Bombay, to a Maharashtrian family. Ramesh Tendulkar, his father, was a noted Marathi novelist.
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What did Sachin Tendulkar's father do for a living?
Ramesh Tendulkar was born in the town of Alibag, which is located near Mumbai. He used to live in Alibag's Thikrul Naka. He received his primary as well as secondary education from Konkan Education Society Alibag before moving to Mumbai to pursue his higher education.
Sachin Tendulkar's father worked as a lecturer at Kirti College in Prabhadevi in the 1960s after finishing his studies. Ramesh Tendulkar was a well-known Marathi author who also wrote poetry and book reviews for a Marathi publishing company. Ramesh Tendulkar wrote a number of books. A partial record of them is given beneath.
- मराठी रोमँटिक काव्यप्रतिभा : Marāṭhī Rōmaņţik Kāvyapratibhā
- प्राजक्त : Prājakt
- मानस - लहरी : Mānas - Laharī
- बालकवींची कविता : तीन संदर्भ : Bālakavīncī Kavitā : Tīna Sandarbha
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Who is Ramesh Tendulkar's wife?
Ramesh Tendulkar married twice during his lifetime. Unfortunately, his first wife (name unknown) passed away, leaving behind two sons, Ajit and Nitin, and a daughter, Savita. Sachin Tendulkar's father later married Rajni, his deceased wife's younger sister, who worked in the insurance industry. They eventually had a son, whom we now know as Sachin Tendulkar.
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What was Ramesh Tendulkar's height?
According to reports, Ramesh Tendulkar stood tall at 170 cm, whereas our Little Master is 165 cm in height.
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When did Ramesh Tendulkar die?
Ramesh Tendulkar succumbed on May 19, 1999, at the age of 65, of a massive heart attack. This disaster occurred in the midst of the 1999 World Cup, and Sachin flew back to India from England, skipping the match against Zimbabwe, to perform his father's final rites. Sachin's mother, Rajni Tendulkar, persuaded him to go to the World Cup, after which he returned to England and played the game against Kenya, in which he scored 140 runs and dedicated the knock to his dad.
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An interview of Sachin Tendulkar talking about the demise of his Father and how he coped-up with the situation.
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