Here's a thread on Sachin Tendulkar's life in pictures.

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Born on April 24, 1973, in Bombay (now Mumbai), India, Tendulkar was the youngest of four children.

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He was introduced to cricket by his elder brother Ajit Tendulkar. At the age of 11, he came in touch with coach Ramakant Achrekar. The lessons he learned under Achrekar’s guidance went on to cast a major influence on his career and batting skills.
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On Nov. 15, 1989, 16-year-old Tendulkar made his Test debut against Pakistan in Karachi. In the 4 match series, he scored 215 runs facing an aggressive bowling attack consisting of the likes of Imran Khan, Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis.
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On Aug. 14, 1990, playing against England, he became the then second youngest cricketer to score a Test century. He made 119 runs (not out) in the second innings of the second Test at Old Trafford, England, helping India draw the match.
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During the 1992 tour of Australia, he became the youngest batsman to score a century in Australia. In the third Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground, he scored an unbeaten 148 runs and followed it up with an innings of 114 runs in the final Test at Perth.

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In 1992,Tendulkar made his debut at the ICC Cricket World Cup, in which he scored 283 runs and was awarded the Player of the Match twice – for scores of 54* (62) vs. Pakistan and 81 (88) vs. Zimbabwe.
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Tendulkar had to wait a long time for his first ODI century – 78 matches. Playing against Australia in the 1994 Singer World Series at Colombo’s R. Premadasa Stadium, he scored 110 runs off 130 deliveries

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In the 1996 edition of the World Cup, Tendulkar became the leading run scorer (523 runs in 7 matches), hitting two centuries in the tournament, with a highest score of 137 against Sri Lanka.

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In 1997, Tendulkar was named one of the Wisden's Five Cricketers of the Year. The prestigious recognition traces its origin to 1889, making it the oldest individual award in cricket history.

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He was honored with India's highest sporting award, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award (1997-1998), for his extraordinary performances on the cricket field.
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In 1998, during the second innings of the first Test match of Australia’s tour of India, Tendulkar set the course for an intense professional rivalry with Shane Warne, smashing the bowler to all parts of the stadium. He made 155 runs in the innings.

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Tendulkar followed his Test success with two consecutive centuries in a Triangular tournament in Sharjah, UAE, in 1998. The two performances are often referred to in cricket chronicles as Desert Storm.
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During the 1999 wc, Tendulkar’s father passed away and he had to miss the game against Zimbabwe to attend his father’s funeral in India. A somber Tendulkar returned for the next game against Kenya and went on to score an unbeaten 140, dedicating the century to his late father.

In the 1st Test in Chennai of their 1999 tour of India, Pak had set a target of 271 runs.India were soon reduced to 86 for 5. Despite the odds, Sachin scored a fighting 136 runs before succumbing to Saqlain Mushtaq, after which the batting collapsed and India lost by 12 runs.

In 2002, after he equaled Sir Donald Bradman’s record of 29 Test tons, Fiat India gifted him a Ferrari-360 Modena.

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The same year, he surpassed Bradman's record with a score of 193 against England at Headingley, Leeds, U.K.
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The 2003 WC was Tendulkar’s fourth appearance in the coveted title. He scored a dominating 75-ball 98 against Pakistan. One of the hallmark moments of the match was when Sachin lashed at a short-and-wide delivery from Akhtar over backward point for a six.
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Though India went down to an in-form Australian side, Tendulkar was adjudged the Player of the Series for scoring 673 runs at an average of 61.18, which included 6 fifties and a century. This remains the most number of runs scored by a player in a World Cup.
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In 2005, he joined the 10,000-run club in Test cricket during his 52-run knock in the first innings of the Test against Pakistan at the Eden Gardens. 

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In 2008, he was selected by the Mumbai Indians for the Indian Premier League. In the 2010 edition, he made 618 runs in 14 innings and was declared Player of the Tournament.
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He became the first batsman to score an ODI double century in a match against South Africa in 2010. He took 147 balls to reach the landmark.
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In 2011, India defeated Sri Lanka in the World Cup final in Mumbai to lift their second world title. Tendulkar, who was the second highest run scorer in the tournament (482 runs), termed it the proudest moment of his life.
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In 2012, playing against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup, Tendulkar scored his 100th international century, becoming the first batsman in history to do so. 

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The legendary batsman announced his retirement from ODI cricket in 2012. This was followed by his retirement from the IPL in 2013. The same year, he announced he would retire from all forms of cricket after the Test series against West Indies.

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In 2014, he was bestowed India's highest civilian honor, Bharat Ratna, for his exceptional contribution to cricket. He became the first sportsperson to receive the prestigious award.
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Tendulkar co-authored his autobiography “Playing It my Way” with journalist Boria Majumdar, and the book was launched in November 2014 in Mumbai. It became an instant bestseller. 

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