Q 01/05

On what date was Sachin Tendulkar born?

A) 2 October 1974

B) 24 April 1973

C) 11 December 1971

D) 15 August 1972

Answer · why

B) 24 April 1973

He was born at the Nirmal Nursing Home in Dadar, Bombay, into a Marathi family.

Q 02/05

Sachin's father named him after his favourite music director. Who?

A) Salil Chowdhury

B) S. D. Burman

C) Naushad Ali

D) R. D. Burman

Answer · why

B) S. D. Burman

Ramesh Tendulkar was a Marathi novelist and poet; Sachin's mother Rajni worked in insurance.

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

He also asked coach Achrekar to watch Sachin from behind a tree so the boy would play his natural game.

Q 04/05

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

A) Dilip Vengsarkar

B) Sunil Gavaskar

C) Ajit Wadekar

D) Ramakant Achrekar

Answer · why

D) Ramakant Achrekar

He advised Sachin to move to Sharadashram Vidyamandir School, a Dadar school that produced many notable cricketers.

Q 05/05

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

A) A cricket ball

B) A wristwatch

C) A ripe mango

D) A one-rupee coin

Answer · why

D) A one-rupee coin

Any bowler who dismissed him won the coin; Sachin would practise for hours to keep it.