when did he started playing cricket?
At the age of eleven, on 15 November 1989
Sachin Tendulkar
Tendulkar took up cricket at the age of eleven, made his Test debut on 15 November 1989 against Pakistan in Karachi at the age of sixteen, and went on to represent Mumbai domestically and India internationally for close to twenty-four years. 
who got first bharat ratna award in 1954 C. Rajagopalachari, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, and C. V. Raman who is the first person? Indian politician, independence activist, lawyer, writer, historian and statesman did he serve as a governor to any state? Yes, of West Bengal what are some of his works as a writer? Wrote an abridged retelling of the "Mahabharata" in English followed by "Ramayana", and translated the Thirukkural into English, etc. are few among them was there any battle mentioned in the first ancient epic? Yes, the Kurukshetra War who was this war fought between? Pandavas and Kauravas which game was prominent in this epic? A dice game who did draupadi get married to? Initially Arjuna and then to all five Pandava brothers can you name all five of them? Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva which flower was the second brother looking for? Saugandhika lotuses who did he kill? Bakasura, Hidimba, Jarasandha, etc. are some among them what was the reason of death of the first mentioned recipient of the award? Due to uraemia, dehydration and a urinary infection, his condition deteriorated and he died what was role in the cabinet of nehru? Served as a buffer between Nehru and Sardar Patel, and later himself became the Home Affairs Minister has he received any other award? No what controversy is related to the award that he has received? Nehru has been targeted of awarding Bharat Ratna to himself while serving as India's PM, so had been made with regards to Indira Gandhi also has any cricketer received it? Yes, Sachin Tendulkar
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Sachin Tendulkar [SEP] Introduction
Tendulkar took up cricket at the age of eleven, made his Test debut on 15 November 1989 against Pakistan in Karachi at the age of sixteen, and went on to represent Mumbai domestically and India internationally for close to twenty-four years. In 2002, halfway through his career, "Wisden Cricketers' Almanack" ranked him the second greatest Test batsman of all time, behind Don Bradman, and the second greatest ODI batsman of all time, behind Viv Richards. Later in his career, Tendulkar was a part of the Indian team that won the 2011 World Cup, his first win in six World Cup appearances for India.