Apr 24, 2023
By: Sourabh JainSachin Tendulkar, born on April 24, 1973, turns 50 today. On this occasion, we look at some of the best records of the Master Blaster.
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Sachin Tendulkar holds the prestigious record of scoring 100 centuries across tests, ODIs, and T20s. He achieved the feat in 664 matches and 782 innings.
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Tendulkar holds the record for playing the most test matches in a career. He played 200 test matches between 1989 and 2013.
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Sachin Tendulkar made his ODI debut on December 18, 1989, and retired on March 18, 2012, taking the span of his career to 22 years and 91 days, the longest in the history of cricket.
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Tendulkar also holds the record for scoring the most runs across tests, ODIs, and T20s. He has scored 34,357 runs in 664 matches. In addition to this, he also holds the record for most runs in tests at 15,921.
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In addition to the most centuries, Tendulkar also holds the record for the fifties. He hit 164 fifties in 664 matches. If we also consider the occasions the fifties were converted into a hundred, the number goes up to 264.
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Tendulkar hit 9 hundreds in 1998 in 34 matches and holds the record for the most ODI hundreds in a calendar year.
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Tendulkar had a good year in 1998, scoring 1,894 runs in a single year. This includes 9 centuries and 7 fifties.
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Tendulkar also holds the record for most fours during his career. In his 664 games, he hit 4,076 fours, ahead of the next-best player Kumar Sangakkara, who hit 3,015 fours in 594 matches.
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Tendulkar has hit 20 hundreds against Australia, the most by a player against a single team.
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