One had to just attend a match at the Wankhede and see the massive wave of applause echoing around the ground to understand what Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar meant to Mumbai and the whole of India. Age and a troublesome elbow had dimmed the light a little during the latter half of his career but he was still a light-footed, dancing genius with his whipped flick remaining an object of wonder.
Tendulkar was a very naughty kid as a child and that was the reason his step brother Ajit Tendulkar took him to his coach Ramakant Achkrekar to make him learn more about the game and in order to keep him away from all his pranks and mischiefs. From there on, his life changed like a fairytale and there was no looking back for the “Master Blaster”. He started making giant strides as a school cricketer.
Along with his childhood mate Vinod Kambli, the duo notched a breathtaking 664-run partnership for their school Shradhyashram Vidyamandir in 1988 which was the highest partnership for any wicket in professional cricket till very recently.
The child prodigy became the only Indian batsman to score centuries on the debut of each major domestic tournament including the Duleep Trophy, Ranji Trophy and Irani Trophy as a 15-year-old kid. The kid sensation made his debut for India within a year against Pakistan and, became the youngest Indian and 2nd youngest overall to appear for his country.
Though his debut series wasn’t a perfect start to his international career but his two fifties in the series was enough to give everyone the indication that there was a star in the making.
Tendulkar went on to score his maiden Test century against England in 1990 and there was no looking back since then. In the series against Australia in 1992, Tendulkar evolved from a boy to a man on the field. He scored a majestic century in the world’s fastest track – Perth, against a fiery bowling attack and the whole world took notice of this batting sensation.
In the following years, Tendulkar kept on scoring runs for India in every condition and against every opposition. For 24 long years, the “Little Master” kept the hopes of 1 billion Indians alive through his bat and probably that was the reason why, “If cricket is a religion in India, then Sachin is their god”. By the time he retired from international cricket in 2013, Tendulkar was the holder of almost every possible batting record in Tests and ODIs.
Three years after his retirement from international cricket, let us relive all the batting records of Sachin Tendulkar in Tests and ODIs.
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Records in Tests
Most number of Test runs - 15,921 runs – Tendulkar holds the record for the most number of runs in Test cricket. He broke the record of Brian Lara in 2008 against Australia at Mohali
Most numbers of Tests played – 200 – This is one record which is unlikely to be broken anytime soon. His longevity in the game defined his career. His dedication, hard work and love for the game set him apart from all others.
Most number of Test centuries – 51 – Tendulkar is the only batsman to hit 50 Test centuries in his career. He achieved the landmark playing against South Africa at Johannesburg in 2010.
Most 90s made in Tests – 10 (Jointly holds record with Steve Waugh and Rahul Dravid))
Most fifties in Tests – 68 – Besides being the highest century maker in Test cricket, Tendulkar also holds the record of most number of fifties in Tests with 68.
Fastest to 10,000 runs in Tests (195 innings - joint with Brian Lara and Kumar Sangakkara)
Fastest to 14,000 runs in Tests - 279 innings
Fastest to 15,000 runs in Tests – 300
Most number of 150+ scores in Tests
Most number of centuries before the age of 20 - 5
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Records in One Day Internationals
Most One-Day Internationals - 463
Most Man of the Match awards - 62
Most Man of the Series awards - 15
Longest ODI career- 22 years 91 days
Only one to accomplish rare ODI triple- 15000 runs (18426), 100 wickets (154) and 100 catches (140)
Most ODI runs- 18426 (avg. 44.83) in 463 matches
Most ODI centuries - 49
Most hundreds against any team - 9 vs Australia
Only batsman to register 8 or more centuries against two nations - 9 vs Australia and 8 vs Sri Lanka
Most 50-plus innings - 195 (49 centuries and 96 fifties)
Most runs in a calendar year - 1894 (ave.65.31) in 34 matches in 1998
Most hundreds in a calendar year - 9 in 34 matches in 1998
Most times to score 1000 runs in a calendar year - 7 times
Most 90s in a career - 18
Most fours - 2016
Most number of runs against Australia - 3077 at an average of 44.59 in 71 matches
Most runs against Sri Lanka - 3113 (ave.43.84) in 84 matches.
Most number of runs against South Africa - 2001 runs at an average of 35.73 in 57 matches
Most runs against Pakistan - 2526 (ave.40.09) in 69 matches
First batsman to score an ODI double hundred - 200 not out against South Africa on Feb 24, 2010
Most number of runs in World Cups - 2278 runs at an average of 56.95 in 45 matches
Most centuries in World Cups - 6 in 44 innings
Most runs in a single World Cup - 673 at an average of 61.18 in 11 matches in 2002-03
*All Statistics are accurate as of June 2017
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