Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar has long been associated with numerous records and achievements on the cricket field. However, many are unaware that he also made headlines in a completely different domain: the tax court. In a remarkable case from over ten years ago, the batting maestro successfully persuaded the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) that his income from international brand endorsements should be classified as artistic income. This astute categorization, as reported recently by the Times of India, enabled him to save nearly Rs 58 lakh in taxes.

The intriguing saga of Sachin the 'Actor'

This tale traces back to the early 2000s, when Tendulkar's foreign earnings from endorsements with brands like Pepsi, VISA, and ESPN-Star Sports totaled approximately Rs 5.92 crore during the

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