Sachin Tendulkar turns 50!A look at Master Blaster’s top records
Sachin Tendulkar made his ODI debut on December 18, 1989, thus beginning a long run of records and memories in the field of cricket
Most Hundreds against One Team
Sachin Tendulkar holds the record of most number of hundreds against Australia (20) across tests, ODIs and T20s
Most Runs
Tendulkar holds the record for scoring the highest number of runs across tests, ODIs and T20s. He has scored 34,357 runs in 664 matches including 15,921 runs in test matches alone
Most Test Matches
Sachin holds the record for the player who has played the most number of test matches in his career. He played 200 test matches between 1989 and 2013
Most Fifties
Tendulkar also shines among players for holding the record for highest number of fifties. He hit 164 fifties in 664 matches in his career
Most ODI Runs in a Calendar YearTendulkar scored 1,894 runs in 1998 which includes 9 centuries and 7 fifties
Most Fours
Of the total 664 games Tendulkar played, the Master Blaster hit 4,076 fours, ahead of Sri Lankan all-rounder Sangakkara, who hit 3,015 fours in 594 matches
Most ODI Hundreds in a Calendar Year
Tendulkar holds the title for the record number of ODI hundreds in a calendar year. He hit 9 hundreds in 1998 in 34 matches
Longest ODI career
Sachin Tendulkar’s career spanned for 22 years and 91 days making him the player with the longest ODI career in the history of cricket
Most player-of-the-series awards
Tendulkar has achieved the title for the most player-of-the-series awards with 20 awards in his kitty combining Test, ODI and T20I records