Overview

• Posting on X on September 5, he wrote, “The journey started with a coin, a kit bag, and three guiding hands … Grateful, always.”
• He named his father Ramesh Tendulkar, childhood coach Ramakant Achrekar, and elder brother Ajit Tendulkar as the mentors who shaped him.
• Achrekar is credited with refining Tendulkar’s technique, receiving the Dronacharya Award in 1990 and the Padma Shri in 2010, and he died in 2019 at age 87.
• Ajit is widely noted for recognizing his brother’s potential early and taking him to meet Achrekar for formal coaching.
• Reports framed the tribute against Tendulkar’s records of 34,357 international runs and 100 centuries, as well as his role in India’s 2011 World Cup win.