Q 01/05

Which fiery tennis star did young Tendulkar imitate with long hair and a headband?

A) Björn Borg

B) John McEnroe

C) Jimmy Connors

D) Boris Becker

Answer · why

B) John McEnroe

John McEnroe was his hero at a time when all his friends backed the ice-cool Björn Borg; young Sachin grew his hair, tied on a headband and carried a ...

Q 02/05

Tendulkar's father named him Sachin after which favourite music director?

A) Salil Chowdhury

B) S. D. Burman

C) Naushad Ali

D) R. D. Burman

Answer · why

B) S. D. Burman

S. D. Burman's first name was Sachin: Tendulkar's father, a Marathi poet and novelist, loved the composer's film music enough to hand the name on to h...

Q 03/05

Which older brother introduced young Sachin to cricket in 1984, partly to curb his bullying?

A) Ramesh

B) Nitin

C) Ajit

D) Vinod

Answer · why

C) Ajit

Ajit spotted the talent, took the 11-year-old to a proper coach and gave up his own cricket to guide his brother's, a sacrifice Tendulkar thanked him ...

Q 04/05

Who was Tendulkar's childhood coach at Shivaji Park in Dadar?

A) Polly Umrigar

B) Eknath Solkar

C) Ajit Wadekar

D) Ramakant Achrekar

Answer · why

D) Ramakant Achrekar

Ramakant Achrekar would ferry him across the city on his scooter so the boy could bat in a couple of practice matches a day, yet in 29 years he never ...

Q 05/05

What did his coach place on top of the stumps to motivate a tired young Tendulkar in the nets?

A) A cricket ball

B) A wristwatch

C) A ten-rupee note

D) A one-rupee coin

Answer · why

D) A one-rupee coin

A one-rupee coin went to any bowler who got him out, but if he survived the whole session he kept it, and he still counts the coins he won among his m...