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Sachin Tendulkar is a retired Indian cricketer, widely considered to be one of the greatest batsmen of all time.

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He was born on April 24, 1973, in Mumbai, India.

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Tendulkar made his debut for the Indian cricket team at the age of 16 in 1989.

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He is the only cricketer in history to have scored 100 international centuries.

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Tendulkar scored his first Test century against England at the age of 17 in 1990.

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He was the first batsman to score a double century in One Day International cricket, achieving the feat in 2010.

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Tendulkar is the highest run-scorer in both Test and ODI cricket, with 15,921 and 18,426 runs respectively.

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He has played in six Cricket World Cups for India, winning the tournament in 2011.