Sachin Tendulkar celebrates scoring a world record breaking double century (200 runs) Tendulkar was born on April 24, 1973 in Mumbai and made his test debut against Pakistan as a curly-haired 16-year-old, becoming the youngest Indian test player. A year later, he hit his maiden test hundred in England.Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman to score 200 runs in one-day internationals on Wednesday in the second ODI against South Africa in Gwalior, India.
The 36-year-old former India captain earlier in the day broke the world record for the highest individual score of 194 by Pakistan's Saeed Anwar and Zimbabwe's Charles Coventry on his way to 200 not out off 147 balls with 25 fours and three sixes.
Here are six facts about one of the all-time greatest batsmen and the face of Indian cricket for over two decades.
In Image: Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar (R) is congratulated by captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni after scoring a world record breaking double century (200 runs) during the second One Day International (ODI) cricket match at the Captain Roop Singh Stadium in Gwalior on February 24, 2010.
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