The 'God' Retires At 40; Interesting Facts To Know

#7 He was considered a child prodigy during his high school days. He never played in under 19 league, instead moved straight into senior cricket.

#8 In his senior season of 1988, aged 15, he scored a century in every innings he played. Tendulkar scored 100 not out in his debut first-class match for Bombay against Gujarat, making him the youngest Indian to score a century on first-class debut

#9 He set the record for partnering 664 runs with school friend Vinod Kambli in an inter-school competition in 1988. The pair sang and whistled during their 664-run record stand to avoid eye contact with the coach's assistant, who wanted to declare while the duo wanted to bat on. Sachin ended on 326 not out.

#10 He made his Test debut for India against Pakistan on November 15, 1989, scoring 15.

#11 He made his One Day International debut on December 18, 1989 – but Waqar Younis got him out for a duck

#12 In 1992 Sachin became the youngest cricketer to reach 1,000 runs in Test cricket, and his record of five test centuries before he turned 20 is a world record, still held by him.

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