As a 14-year-old, Sachin served as a ball boy during the 1987 Cricket World Cup

Sachin scored debut centuries in Ranji, Duleep, and Irani Trophies

Sachin’s superstition was wearing his left pad first for good luck

During his debut series in Pakistan in 1989, Sachin did not have a bat sponsor

Sachin was the first to be given run out by a third umpire, India vs. South Africa, 1992

Sachin joined the Pace Foundation as a bowler, but Dennis Lillee advised him to focus on batting