Sachin Tendulkar is South Asian.
India , officially the Republic of India ( Bhārat Gaṇarājya '' ) , is a country in South Asia . Indian people are a population of India , the second most populous nation containing 17.50 % of the world 's population . The Indian subcontinent or the subcontinent , also called the Indian continent , is a southern region of Asia , mostly situated on the Indian Plate and projecting southwards into the Indian Ocean from the Himalayas . Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar ( [ sətʃɪn_tɛnˈduːlkər ] born 24 April 1973 ) is a former Indian cricketer and captain , widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time .