Ten interesting things about Sachin Tendulkar

All set for the farewell of Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar and little master scheduled to play his 200th Test match in his hometown tomorrow.With Sachin announcing his retirement from all forms of the game after his 200th test there has been huge responses coming in praising the iconic star and cricketing God of the country.

It’s very difficult to write and explain the greatness of the master batsman and in fact the space will not enough to list all his records.

So here we are bringing the top 10 Interesting facts about Sachin Tendulkar personal life which was never exposed before

1) Sachin Tendulkar used to sleep with his cricket gear during his junior days.

2)Tendulkar’s first car was a Maruti-800.

3)The first advertisement in which Sachin featured was for a sticking plaster.

4)When young Sachin fell from a tree on a Sunday evening during his summer vacation, while Guide was shown on national TV, his infuriated brother (and mentor) Ajit sent him to cricket coaching class as a punishment.

5)The naughty Sachin Tendulkar used to go fishing for tadpoles and guppy fishes in the stream that ran through the compound of Sahitya Sahawas at Bandra East.

6) Sachin calls Sourav Ganguly `Babu Moshai` while Ganguly calls him `Chhota Babu`.

7) A prankster that he is, Sachin once put a hose pipe into Sourav Ganguly`s room and turned the tap on.

8)Sachin Tendulkar was without a bat contract until the start of the 1996 Cricket World Cup. At the end of the tournament, a famous tyre manufacturer sponsored his willow.

9) Sachin Tendulkar went to watch the movie Roja in 1995 with a beard and disguise. It all went wrong when his glasses fell off and the crowd in the cinema hall recognized him.

10) Sachin Tendulkar loves collecting perfumes and watches. Sachin is so possessive about his Ferrari that wife Anjali is not allowed to drive it. Sachin loved to play tennis ball cricket and darts during rain breaks