Anjali Tendulkar Wiki, Age, Husband, Children, Family, Biography & More

Anjali Tendulkar is the wife of Sachin Tendulkar, the legendary cricketer who is often referred to as Master Blaster. She was a doctor (paediatrician) by profession before turning into a homemaker.

Wiki/Biography

Anjali Mehta Tendulkar was born on Friday, 10 November 1967 (age 55 years; as of 2022) in Mumbai and was raised at 75 Bhulabhai Desai Road, one of Mumbai’s most luxurious residential bungalows. Her zodiac sign is Scorpio. She completed her schooling till matric (10th standard) at Bombay International School, Bombay (now Mumbai). She pursued 11th and 12th standards at St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai. She completed her MBBS and MD (Paediatrics) at Grant Government Medical College, Mumbai. She was good at studies and was the gold medallist of her college.

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 5′ 4″

Weight (approx.): 60 kg

Hair Colour: Black

Eye Colour: Dark Brown

Figure Measurements (approx.): 36-30-35

Family

She belongs to a Hindu family.

Parents & Siblings

Her father’s name is Anand Mehta, and her mother’s name is Anabel Mehta. Her father is a renowned industrialist of Gujarati origin, who is a former World Bridge Champion, and who owns several residential properties in Breach Candy, one of the posh areas in Mumbai. Her mother is a social worker of British origin. Her mother was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in 2017 for her work through her NGO Apnalaya. She is the only child of her parents.

Husband & Children

She got married to Sachin Tendulkar, who is often regarded as the God of Cricket, on 24 May 1995 at the ‘Jewel of India’ restaurant in Worli, Mumbai. They got engaged to each other in 1994. The couple have two children, a daughter named Sara Tendulkar, and a son named Arjun Tendulkar, who is a cricketer.

Other Relatives

Her father-in-law’s name was the late Ramesh Tendulkar, and her mother-in-law’s name is Rajni Tendulkar. Her great-grandfather was a wealthy landowner. She has many cousins who are half-Mexican and half-Gujarati. One of her aunts is married to a Lebanese businessman.

Relationships/Affairs

Anjali dated Sachin for five years before getting married to him in 1995. In an interview, Anjali said that she first saw Sachin at Mumbai Airport in 1990 as she had gone to receive her mother, and Sachin was returning from England tour, where he scored his maiden test century. She had no idea about who Sachin was, and her friends later told her about Sachin. They later met at a common friend’s party, where they got to know each other. She was 22, and Sachin was 17 years old when they started dating. She went to Sachin’s house for the first time disguised as a journalist. During their courtship, she once went to watch the Roja film with Sachin who wore fake beards and glasses to avoid public attention and even went late; however, the public recognised him, and they had to leave the theatre midway of the film. Sachin told her to talk to both families, her family and Sachin’s, about their marriage, which she did, and they got married to each other at a lavish function in 1995.

Address

Her address is 19-A, Perry Cross Road, Bandra (W), Mumbai.

Career

Paediatrician

After completing her studies, she started practising at the JJ Hospital Mumbai as a Paediatrician; however, after her marriage to Sachin, she quit her job as a doctor and became a homemaker to take care of the family. In 2019, some media reports claimed that she was assessing academic courses or practical work in the United Kingdom or Sion Hospital in Mumbai.

Philanthropy

She often helps her mother in her social endeavours. She is the co-founder of SRT Sports Management Pvt Ltd and Sachin Tendulkar Foundation, which works in the field of healthcare, education, and sports for the underprivileged.

Facts/Trivia

• Her marriage with Sachin Tendulkar hyped up the public so much that a cable operator offered Rs 40 lakhs to Sachin to telecast his marriage live; however, he rejected the offer, citing the marriage as a private function.

• In October 2021, her name, along with Sachin and her father, Anand, appeared in Pandora Papers as beneficial owners (BO) of an offshore company named Saas International Limited, which was liquidated in 2016.

• She is a reserved person, keeps a low profile, and tries to maintain privacy.

• Her family had close ties with the Nehru-Gandhi family, and she shares a personal relationship with Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi since her childhood.

• She was the first person who informed Sachin about his father’s death.

• She said in an interview that she felt that Sachin fell for her as she was from non-cricketing background and had no knowledge about the game. She said that even though she learnt everything about the game after she started dating him, he never liked to discuss the game at home with her.

  Anjali Tendulkar with her husband, Sachin Tendulkar, and daughter, Sara Tendulkar, during Sachin’s last test

• She knows the Russian language as she studied it during 11th and 12th standard.

• She used to watch every game of Sachin from the start and did not move, did not answer phone calls, did not reply to SMS, did not eat, and did not move whenever Sachin was batting.

• Sachin has often credited Anjali as very supportive of his career and thanked her for sacrificing her career to take care of the family while he was touring to play cricket.

  Anjali Tendulkar with Sachin Tendulkar and Sara Tendulkar after Mumbai Indians won the IPL in 2013

  Anjali Tendulkar with Sachin Tendulkar and Sara Tendulkar during the Bharat Ratna felicitation ceremony