Bbc interview sachin tendulkar biography
This is cricket as Sachin has known it since the age of He grew up under an incredible weight of expectation and never buckled once." As.
Tendulkar, who retired in and is now 41, spoke exclusively to BBC Radio 5 live and in a wide-ranging interview gave his thoughts on a variety of issues.!
The Mind Boggling Tax Dispute: Whether Sachin Tendulkar is an Actor or a Cricketer?
Abhinav Aggarwal
Introduction
The year 2011 was quite special for the little master, as India lifted the World Cup and remarkably filled the only void in the legend’s illustrious career.
In a career spanning more than 20 years with literally every record to his credit, there is no iota of doubt that Sachin was indeed the God of cricket.
Former India captain Sachin Tendulkar believes Test cricket remains the "main course", despite the growing popularity of shorter forms of the game.But an another interesting event transpired in 2011, where Sachin himself interestingly pleaded that he was an actor and not a professional cricketer in the case of Sachin R. Tendulkar v. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax adjudged by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT).
The Dispute
The dispute was largely concentrated on the tax deductions an assessee can avail under Section 80RR of the Income Tax Act, 1995.
Sachin Tendulkar had received an amount of Rs. 5,92,31,211 from various advertisements and sponsorships done for ESPN Star Sports,