Just married: With Anjali on their wedding day in May 1995. Pic/MiD DAY Archives

My treasures: Sachin Tendulkar with his family -- wife Anjali (left), son Arjun and daughter Sara after returning from the historic tour of Pakistan in 2004 when India won the Test and one-day series. Pic/MiD DAY Archives

Oh baby! With Anjali and daughter Sara in a restaurant. Pic/MiD DAY Archives

The master and the little master: Sachin Tendulkar at the nets with his son Arjun at MIG Club, Bandra, Mumbai, in 2012. Pic/Satyajit Desai

Two Harmonious: Tendulkar (left) plays the tabla while his Mumbai teammate Sanjay Manjrekar tries his hand at the harmonium in a team hotel. The Mumbai players were on the same tour of Pakistan in 1989-90.

Off day: The Gangulys and Tendulkars at a club on the outskirts of Karachi during the 2004 India-Pakistan series. Pic/Suresh KK

Homage to his guru: Sachin Tendulkar giving a floral tribute to Ramakant Achrekar at a felicitation function organised by Mumbai Cricket Association at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, in 2001

Fluent enough: Playing the flute. pic courtesy: Suman Chattopadhyay/ Aajkaal & Sangbad Pratidin

Right on cue: Trying his hand at snooker. Pic/MiD DAY Archives

Sound knowledge: Trying his hand at the piano during a promotional event in Mumbai. Pic/MiD DAY Archives

The ultimate driver: During the launch of an international standard karting track in Marol. Pic/Rane Ashish

Star with a heart: Devoted fan Mary Serrao, then 86, longed to meet Sachin Tendulkar, who had just turned 36, in 2009. A month later, she got her chance at Mehboob Studio, Bandra, Mumbai, when he was shooting a commercial there. PIC/PRADEEP DHIVAR

Serving it right: Preparing to serve in Colombo. Pic/MiD DAY Archives

Making a splash: Sachin Tendulkar is as much at ease striking a pose, as he is notching up centuries

Tiger on the prowl: Playing a game of golf during his visit to Ahmedabad recently. Pic/Nirav Trivedi

Sharing smiles: Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar exchange a light moment at the Cricket Club of India, Mumbai, during the release of the book Cricket at Fever Pitch, in 2006

In character: Actor Amitabh Bachchan with Sachin Tendulkar during a function in Bandra, Mumbai, in 2009. PIC/Atul Kamble

The master and the musician: Sachin Tendulkar with Dire Straits co-founder Mark Knopfler, when the latter visited Mumbai in 2005

Aye, Aye captain: After being conferred with the Indian Air Force's honorary rank of Group Captain in 2010. Pic/MiD DAY Archives