Sachin purchases old villa for Rs 35 crore

Mumbai, May 28 (UNI) Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar has purchased an old villa, near Carter Road in suburban Bandra here, for a reported price of around Rs 35 crore.

Tendulkar purchased 'Dorab Villa' from its owners, the Satra Group, in December, sources said.

'Dorab Villa' was built in the 1920s and originally occupied by a Parsi family--the Wardens. It is a one-storey structure, with property spread over 10,000 square feet.

Tendulkar had spent his childhood at Sahitya Sahawas in Bandra East, before shifting to the plush La Mer building in Bandra west in 2001.

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