Revisit Sachin Tendulkar’s first India appearances and what unfolded in his debut season. From Karachi to Gujranwala, check how well you remember the details of those first steps.
Against which team did Sachin Tendulkar make his Test debut in 1989?
Pakistan
New Zealand
England
Australia
Tendulkar debuted in Karachi during India’s 1989 tour of Pakistan. It was the first step in a 24-year Test career.
In which city did Tendulkar play his debut Test?
Sialkot
Karachi
Rawalpindi
Lahore
His first Test was at the National Stadium in Karachi. The series featured a young Waqar Younis debuting for Pakistan too.
On what date did Tendulkar’s Test debut begin?
9 August 1990
27 March 1994
15 November 1989
18 December 1989
The Karachi Test began on 15 November 1989. The other dates correspond to later landmarks in his career.
How old was Tendulkar on Test debut in 1989?
17
18
15
16
He was 16 when he entered Test cricket. His youth became a defining part of the debut narrative.
Tendulkar’s ODI debut in 1989 was also against which team?
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
West Indies
England
His ODI debut came later that tour against Pakistan. It took place at Gujranwala in December 1989.
Where did Tendulkar play his first ODI in December 1989?
Lahore
Gujranwala
Karachi
Multan
The ODI debut was at Gujranwala. He batted in the lower middle order early in his ODI career.
Who captained India on Tendulkar’s debut Test tour of Pakistan in 1989?
Ravi Shastri
Dilip Vengsarkar
K. Srikkanth
Mohammad Azharuddin
Krishnamachari Srikkanth was India’s captain for the 1989 Pakistan tour. Azharuddin succeeded him later.
As a teenager in the 1989 Sialkot Test, Tendulkar batted on after being hit on the nose and made what score?
76
33
41
57
He returned to make a gritty 57 after being struck. The innings helped India secure a draw.
Before 1994, Tendulkar usually batted in which part of the ODI order?
Lower middle order
Tail-end pinch hitter
Opened regularly
Number three only
He initially played down the order in ODIs. The promotion to opener in 1994 transformed his white-ball role.
Tendulkar’s first international season stretched from late 1989 into which year?
1991
1990
1993
1992
Debuts came in late 1989 with more assignments into 1990. That period formed his first year in international cricket.
Starter
You’re warming up—revisit the early international milestones and try again.
Solid
Good grasp of Sachin’s evolution—tighten the venue and season details.
Expert!
Outstanding—your knowledge of his early tours and ODI role is top tier.
