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Unseen pictures of Sachin Tendulkar

April 26, 2013 13:30

Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar celebrates his 40th birthday today. MiD-DAY welcomes this auspicious occasion by bringing you some never-seen-before images from a few pages in the little masters life.

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MiD-DAY brings you some never-seen-before images from a few pages in the little masters life. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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Sachin inspecting his bat. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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Fielding during a game. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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In one of his moods. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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A warm welcome home. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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Accolades pour in for Sachin Tendulkar. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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Sachin cutting a cake for one of his birthdays back in the day. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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With Ravi Shastri and Dilip Vengsarkar. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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With the legendary Sir Don Bradman. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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When the world was young. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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The young kid on the block. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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Sachin Tendulkar at the age of 14. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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A fierce cut-shot to the fence. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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Bowling during the 1992 World Cup in New Zealand. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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Deep in thought. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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In a relaxing pose. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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A bit of practice before a game. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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Always likes to get it perfect. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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Out on the field. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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Celebrating a hundred. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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Food on the mind. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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Lazing on an off-day. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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...And then some table tennis that followed. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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Sachin Tendulkar with Ajay Jadeja (L) and Sunil Joshi (C). (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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Sachin Tendulkar (left) and his childhood mate Atul Ranade. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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Sachin Tendulkar with Mohammad Azharuddin in 1999. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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(From left to right) Former Indian skipper Mohammed Azharuddin with Ajay Sharma and Sachin Tendulkar in 1993. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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With Rahul Dravid. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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Boys get a close-up of their hero. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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Sachin signing autographs for his fans. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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Ganguly and Tendulkar. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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With former South Africa captain late Hansie Cronje. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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With Ajay Jadeja during a flight. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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Ramakant Achrekar with his wards, Sachin Tendulkar & Vinod Kambli. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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Sachin Tendulkar and Vinod Kamble when they put on a world-record partnership of 664 runs during an inter-school game in 1988. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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With spinner Anil Kumble. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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Sachin Tendulkar is congratulated by Manoj Prabhakar after the young star scored his maiden Test hundred against England in the Old Trafford Test of 1990. (Pic/ Getty Images)
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(From left to Right): Indian cricketers Ajay Jadeja, Paras Mhammbrey, Rohan Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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With his opening partner and good friend Virender Sehwag. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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Maestro teaching a little bit of cricket to F1 legend Michael Schumacher. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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With Sir Vivian Richards. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne were peculiarly known for their epic battles of bat versus ball. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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Sachin and Anjali Tendulkar during their wedding. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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With Anjali at a function. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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Happy newly-wed couple. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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Sachin and Anjali Tendulkar along with Bollywood actress Sonali Bendre. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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Sachin Tendulkar (r) and his look-alike. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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Sachin Tendulkar with Mary Serrao, a devoted fan, at Mehboob Studio. Four years ago on April 24th , Sachin and Mary celebrated their 36th and 86th birthdays respectively. Her wish was to meet him before she passes away. On May 27, Mary's dream was fulfilled when MiD DAY introduced her to her hero - Sachin Tendulkar! (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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Sachin Tendulkar with Nita Ambani, co-owner of Mumbai Indians IPL franchise. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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With legendary singer Asha Bhosle. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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(L-R) Tendulkar with Sunil Gavaskar, Gundappa Vishwanath and Amitabh Bachchan. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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Cutting a very special cake. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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Our son: Sachin Tendulkar lies on the laps of his parents Ramesh and Rajni at their Sahitya Sahawas home in Bandra east in the late 1980s. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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ANY PITCH WILL DO: Tendulkar surely can't get enough of cricket as he plays a few tennis-ball games in the Sahitya Sahawas society compound. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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My turn, now? All set to blast away. Pic/MiD DAY Archives.
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Sweet spot: Tendulkar's father Ramesh checks out his son's bat as mother Rajni looks on at their residence.
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MY BAGS ARE PACKED, I'M READY TO GO: Sorting out his kitbag in the late 1980's. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)
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SLEEPING TIGER: Tendulkar takes a nap inside the dressing room while Kiwi great Richard Hadlee (right) paid a surprise visit during one of India's tours to New Zealand. (Image Credit Mid-day.com)

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