Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (born April 24, 1973) is an Indian cricketer, widely considered to be one of the

greatest batsmen of all time. He currently holds the records for the most cumulative runs in One-Day
Internationals, and the most number of centuries scored in both One-day Internationals and Test
cricket. He made his international debut against Pakistan in 1989 at the age of sixteen, becoming India's
youngest Test player. Although primarily a top-order batsman, Tendulkar has often proved to be a useful
and effective slow bowler. He received India's highest sporting honour, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in
the year 1997-1998 and the civilian award Padma Shri in 1999. His cricketing and batting abilities are
widely regarded as genius by many stalwarts of the game. For instance, Sir Donald Bradman, the
Australian great said of Sachin, "He reminds me of myself". He is affectionately known as The Little
Master by his adoring fans.*************

Sachin's Family
Ramesh Tendulkar, his father, supported Sachin when he was faced with the choice of complete
devotion to cricket, or to re-build his academic career and pursue college. His father left the decision to
Sachin, and backed him up when his son opted for cricket. This is significant due to the high emphasis of
education and the strong influence of parents over children in Indian culture. His brother Ajit Tendulkar
was also close and supportive of his intense efforts to master and excel at the game.

Tendulkar married Anjali Mehta, a gujarati doctor in 1998. It was a love marriage, despite his
wife being a few years older than Sachin. They have two children, Arjun and Sara. Tendulkar
remains a very devoted family man, and preserves the privacy and sanctity of his personal life
despite the otherwise overwhelming media coverage on him.

Sachin's Statistics
Last updated on Jan 05, 2009

Test Matches
Total Matches: 156      

Batting Bowling Fielding

Innings 256 Overs 646 Catches 100

Not outs 27 Balls 3880 Most Catch Inn 3

Aggregate 12429 Maidens 80 Most Catch Match 3

Average 54.27 Runs 2227 Captaincy

High Score 248* Wickets 42 Matches 25

50's 51 Average 53.02 Won 4

100's 41 5 wkts Inn. 0 Lost 9

200's 4 10 wkts Match 0 Tosses Won 15

300's 0 Best Inn. 3/10    

Ducks 12 Best Match 3/14    

Pairs 0 Eco. Rate 3.44    

Opened Batting 1 Strike Rate 88.50    

Scoring Rate N/A        

Right Handed Batsman Right Arm Medium Bowler    

Test - Career milestones

Matches Runs Age Opponents Venue Season

19 1000 19 yrs & 216 days Sounth Africa Johannesburg 1992-93

32 2000 20 yrs & 329 days New Zealand Hamilton 1993-94

45 3000 23 yrs & 228 days Sounth Africa Kanpur 1996-97

58 4000 24 yrs & 223 days Sri Lanka Mumbai 1997-98

67 5000 25 yrs & 298 days Pakistan Culcutta 1998-99

76 6000 26 yrs & 313 days New Zealand Kanpur 1999-00

85 7000 28 yrs & 193 days Sounth Africa Bloemfontein 2001-02

95 8000 29 yrs & 24 days West Indies Kingston 2001-02

111 9000 30 yrs & 253 days Australia Sydney 2003-04

122 10000 31 yrs & 326 days Pakistan Culcutta 2004-05

ODI Matches
Total Matches: 419      
Batting Bowling Fielding

Innings 409 Overs 1224.5 Catches 126

Not outs 38 Balls 8009 Most Catches 4

Aggregate 16422 Maidens 24    

Average 44.26 Runs 6795 Captaincy

High Score 186* Wickets 154 Matches 72

50's 90 Average 43.98 Won 23

100's 42 4 wkts Inn. 6 Lost 42

Ducks 16 Best 5/32 Tosses Won 41

Opened Batting 263 Eco. Rate 5.09    

Scoring Rate 85.46 Strike Rate 52.00    

Right Handed Batsman Right Arm Medium Bowler    

ODI - Career milestones

Matches Runs Age Opponents Venue Season

36 1000 18 yrs & 318 days Zimbabwe Hamilton 1991-92

73 2000 20 yrs & 354 days UAE Sharjah 1993-94

96 3000 21 yrs & 350 days Sri Lanka Sharjah 1994-95

115 4000 22 yrs & 359 days South Africa Sharjah 1995-96

141 5000 23 yrs & 294 days South Africa Durban 1996-97

176 6000 24 yrs & 265 days Pakistan Dhaka 1997-98

196 7000 25 yrs & 74 days Sri Lanka Colombo 1998-99

217 8000 26 yrs & 45 days Pakistan Manchester 1999

242 9000 26 yrs & 330 days South Africa Nagpur 1999-00

266 10000 27 yrs & 341 days Australia Indore 2000-01

284 11000 28 yrs & 279 days England Kanpur 2001-02

309 12000 29 yrs & 311 days Pakistan Centurion 2002-03

330 13000 30 yrs & 327 days Pakistan Rawalpindi 2003-04

359 14000 32 yrs & 288 days Pakistan Peshawar 2005-06

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Sachin's Awards
Official Awards
1994: Arjuna Award Receipient for achievements in Cricket
1997: Tendulkar was one of the five cricketers selected as Wisden Cricketer of the Year
1997/98: India's highest sporting honour - Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
1999: Padma Shri - India's civilian medal of recognition
2008: Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award.

Media Awards
In August 2003, Sachin Tendulkar was voted as the "Greatest Sportsman" of the country in the sport
personalities category in the Best of India poll conducted by Zee News.
In November 2006, Time magazine named Tendulkar as one of the Asian Heroes.
In December 2006, he was named "Sports person of the Year"
The current India Poised campaign run by The Times of India has nominated him as the Face of New
India next to the likes of Amartya Sen and Mahatma Gandhi among others.

Sachin's International career

Early career
Tendulkar played his first Test match against Pakistan in Karachi in 1989 under the leadership of Kris
Srikkanth. According to Cricinfo's Andrew Miller and Martin Williamson, India took an unconventional
approach to combating the Pakistani pace attack by calling up a "baby-faced 16-year-old with one
season of first-class cricket to his name". He made just 15 runs, being bowled by Waqar Younis, who also
made his debut in that match, but was impressive in how he handled numerous blows to his body at the
hands of the Pakistani pace attack. Tendulkar followed it up with his maiden Test fifty a few days later at
Faisalabad. His One Day International (ODI) debut on December 18 was disappointing. He was dismissed
without scoring a run, again by Waqar Younis. The series was followed by a tour of New Zealand in
which he fell for 88 in the Second Test. His maiden Test century came in the next tour, to England in
August 1990 at Old Trafford. Tendulkar further enhanced his development into a world-class batsman
during the 1991–1992 tour of Australia that included an unbeaten 148 in Sydney (the first of many
battles against Shane Warne who made his debut in the match) and a century on the fast and bouncy
track at Perth. Merv Hughes famously commented to Allan Border at the time that "This little prick's
going to get more runs than you, AB

Rise through the ranks

Tendulkar's performance through the years 1994–1999 coincided with his physical peak, in his early
twenties. On the day of the Hindu festival Holi, Tendulkar was told to open the batting at Auckland
against New Zealand in 1994. He went on to make 82 runs off 49 balls. He scored his first ODI century on
September 9, 1994 against Australia in Sri Lanka at Colombo. It had taken him 79 ODIs to score a
century.
In 1996 against Pakistan in Sharjah, Indian captain Mohammed Azharuddin was going through a lean
patch. Tendulkar and Navjot Singh Sidhu both made centuries to set a record partnership for the second
wicket. After getting out, Tendulkar found Azharuddin in two minds to bat out. Tendulkar boosted
Azharuddin to bat and Azharuddin subsequently unleashed 29 runs in mere 10 balls. It enabled India
post a score in excess of 300 runs for the first time. India went on to win that match.
Tendulkar's rise continued when he was the leading run scorer at the 1996 Cricket World Cup, topping
the batting averages whilst scoring two centuries. He was the only Indian batsman to perform in the
infamous semi-final of that World Cup. When Tendulkar's wicket fell, the Indian batting lineup collapsed
and India conceded defeat after the crowd began angry demonstrations. This was the beginning of a
period at the top of the batting world, culminating in the Australian tour of India in early 1998, with
Tendulkar scoring three consecutive centuries. These were characterized by a premeditated plan to
target Australian spinners Shane Warne and Gavin Robertson, to whom he regularly charged down the
pitch to drive over the infield. This technique worked as India beat Australia. The test match success was
followed by two scintillating knocks in Sharjah where he scored two consecutive centuries in a must-win
game and then in finals against Australia tormenting Shane Warne once again. Following the series
Warne ruefully joked that he was having nightmares about his Indian nemesis. He also had a role with
the ball in that series, including a 5 wicket haul in an ODI. Set 310 runs to win, Australia were cruising
comfortably at 3 for 203 in the 31st over when Tendulkar turned the match for India taking wickets of
Michael Bevan, Steve Waugh, Darren Lehmann, Tom Moody and Damien Martyn for just 32 runs in 10
overs.
Tendulkar single-handedly won the ICC 1998 quarterfinal at Dhaka to pave way for India's entry into the
semifinals, when he took 4 Australian wickets after scoring 141 runs in just 128 balls.
A chronic back problem flared up when Pakistan toured India in 1999, with India losing the historic Test
at Chepauk despite a gritty century from Tendulkar himself. The worst was yet to come as Professor
Ramesh Tendulkar, Tendulkar's father, died in the middle of the 1999 Cricket World Cup. Tendulkar flew
back to India to attend the final rituals of his father, missing the match against Zimbabwe. However, he
returned with a bang to the World cup scoring a century (unbeaten 140 off 101 balls) in his very next
match against Kenya in Bristol. He dedicated this century to his father.

Captaincy
Tendulkar's two tenures as captain of the Indian cricket team were not very successful. When Tendulkar
took over as Captain in 1996, it was with huge hopes and expectations. However, by 1997 the team was
performing poorly. Azharuddin was credited with saying "Nahin jeetega! Chote ki naseeb main jeet
nahin hai!", which translates into: "He won't win! It's not in the small one's destiny".
Tendulkar, succeeding Azharuddin as captain for his second term, then led India on a tour of Australia,
where the visitors were comprehensively beaten 3-0 by the newly-crowned world champions. After
another Test series defeat, this time by a 0-2 margin at home against South Africa, Tendulkar resigned,
and Sourav Ganguly took over as captain in 2000.
Tendulkar remains an integral part of the Indian team's strategic processes. He is often seen in
discussion with the captain, at times actively involved in building strategies. Former captain Rahul Dravid
publicly acknowledged that Tendulkar had been suggesting moves such as the promotion of Irfan Pathan
up the batting order which, although only temporary, had an immediate effect on the team's fortunes.

Injuries
Tendulkar continued his good form in Test cricket in 2001 and 2002, with some pivotal performances
with both bat and ball. Tendulkar took three wickets on the final day of the famous Kolkata Test against
Australia in 2001. Tendulkar took the key wickets of Matthew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist, centurions in
the previous test.
Tendulkar made 673 runs in 11 matches in the 2003 Cricket World Cup, helping India reach the final.
While Australia retained the trophy that they had won in 1999, Tendulkar was given the Man of the
Tournament award. The drawn series as India toured Australia in 2003/04 saw Tendulkar making his
mark in the last Test of the series, with 241* in Sydney, putting India in a virtually unbeatable position.
He followed up the innings with an unbeaten 50 in the second innings of the test and then an unbeaten
194 against Pakistan at Multan in the following series. The 194 was controversial in that he was stranded
prior to reaching his double century as a result of a declaration by Rahul Dravid. In meeting with the
press that evening, Tendulkar responded to a question on missing 200 against Pakistan by stating that
he was disappointed and that the declaration had taken him by surprise. Many former cricketers
commented that Dravid's declaration was in bad taste. The media noted at the time that the decision
had apparently been made by Sourav Ganguly, and Ganguly himself later admitted that it had been a
mistake. The controversy was put to rest when Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and coach John Wright
spoke to the media after the team's victory and stated that the matter was spoken internally and put to
rest.
Although he was in strong form, tennis elbow then took its toll on Tendulkar, leaving him out of the side
for most of the year, coming back only for the last two tests when Australia toured India in 2004. He
played a part in India's victory in Mumbai in that series, though Australia took the series 2-1. On
December 10, 2005 at Feroz Shah Kotla, Tendulkar scored his record-breaking 35th Test century, against
the Sri Lankans. On February 6, 2006, he scored his 39th ODI hundred, in a match against Pakistan. He
followed with a run-a-ball 42 in the second one-day international against Pakistan on February 11, 2006,
and then a 95 in hostile, seaming conditions on February 13, 2006 in Lahore, which set up an Indian
victory.
On March 19, 2006, after scoring an unconvincing 1 off 21 balls against England in the first innings of the
third Test in his home ground, Wankhede, Tendulkar was booed off the ground by a section of the
crowd, the first time that he had ever faced such flak. Tendulkar was to end the three-Test series
without a single half-century to his credit, and news of a shoulder operation raised more questions
about his longevity. Tendulkar was operated upon for his injured shoulder. In July 2006, the Board of
Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced that Tendulkar had overcome his injury problem following
a rehabilitation programme and was available for selection, and he was eventually selected for the next
series.

Comeback
Tendulkar's comeback came in the DLF cup in Malaysia and he was the only Indian batsman to shine. In
his comeback match, against West Indies on September 14, 2006, Tendulkar responded to his critics
who believed that his career was inexorably sliding with his 40th ODI century. Though he scored 141*,
West Indies won the rain-affected match by the D/L method.
In the preparation for the 2007 Cricket World Cup, Tendulkar was criticized by Greg Chappell on his
attitude. As per the report, Chappell felt that Tendulkar would be more useful down the order, while the
latter felt that he would be better off opening the innings, the role he had played for most of his career.
Chappell also believed that Tendulkar's repeated failures were hurting the team's chances. In a rare
show of emotion, Tendulkar hit out at the comments attributed to Chappell by pointing out that no
coach has ever suggested his attitude towards cricket is incorrect. On April 7, 2007, the Board of Control
for Cricket in India issued a notice to Tendulkar asking for an explanation for his comments made to the
media. At the Cricket World Cup 2007 in the West Indies, Tendulkar and the Indian cricket team, led by
Rahul Dravid had a dismal campaign. Tendulkar, who was pushed to bat lower down the order by the
Greg Chappell had scores of 7 (Bangladesh), 57* (Bermuda) and 0 (Sri Lanka). As a result, former
Australian captain Ian Chappell, brother of the then Indian coach Greg, called for Tendulkar to retire in
his column for Mumbai's Mid Day newspaper.
In the subsequent series against Bangladesh, Tendulkar returned to his opening slot and was Man of the
Series. He continued by scoring two consecutive scores of 90+ in the Future Cup against South Africa. He
was the leading run scorer and was adjudged the Man of the Series.[ On the second day of the
Nottingham Test (July 28, 2007) Tendulkar became the third cricketer to complete 11,000 Test runs. In
the subsequent One day series against England, Tendulkar was the leading run scorer from India with an
average of 53.42. In the ODI Series against Australia in October 2007 Tendulkar was the leading Indian
run scorer with 278 runs.
Tendulkar was dismissed seven times in 2007 between 90 and 100, including three times at 99, leading
some to suggest that he struggles to cope with nerves in this phase of his career. Tendulkar has got out
23 times between 90 and 100 in his international career. On November 8, 2007 he got out on 99 against
Pakistan in an ODI at Mohali to the bowling of Umar Gul caught by Kamran Akmal. In the fourth ODI, he
got out on 97 (off 102 balls with 16 fours) after dragging a delivery from Umar Gul on to his stumps,
falling short of another century in ODIs in 2007.
In the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, 2007-08, Tendulkar showed exceptional form, becoming the leading run
scorer with 493 runs in four Tests, despite consistently failing in the second innings. Sachin scored 62
runs in the first innings of the first Test at the MCG in Melbourne, but couldn't prevent a heavy 337-run
win for Australia. In the controversial New Years Test at Sydney, Tendulkar scored an unbeaten 154 as
India lost the Test. This was his third century at the SCG, earning him an average of 221.33 at the
ground. In the third Test at the WACA in Perth, Sachin was instrumental in India's first innings score of
330, scoring a well compiled 71, only to be dismissed by what was later confirmed to be a questionable
LBW decision. India went on to record a historic triumph at the WACA. In the fourth Test at Adelaide,
which ended in a draw, he scored 153 in the first innings, involving in a crucial 126 run stand with V.V.S.
Laxman for the fifth wicket to lead India to a score of 282 for 5 from 156 for 4. He secured the Player of
the Match award.
In the One-Day International Commonwealth Bank Tri-Series involving Sri Lanka and Australia, Tendulkar
became the first and only batsman to complete 16,000 runs in ODIs. He achieved this feat against Sri
Lanka on February 5, 2008 at Brisbane. He started the CB series well notching up scores of 10, 35, 44 and
32, but could not convert the starts into bigger scores. His form dipped a bit in the middle of the
tournament, but Sachin came back strongly in India's must-win game against Sri Lanka at Hobart, scoring
63 off 54 balls. He finished the series with a match winning 117 not out of 120 balls in the first final, and
91 runs in the second final.

Sachin's Man of the Match Awards

Last updated on Jan 05, 2009

Test Matches
Opponent Venue Year Match Performance

1st Inn.: 68; 2 Catches

England Manchester 1990
2nd Inn.: 119

1st Inn.: 165; 5-0

England Chennai 1992/93
2nd Inn.: 2 Catches; 4-0

New Zealand Chennai 1995/96 1st Inn.: 52

1st Inn.: 4; 1 Catch

Australia Chennai 1997/98
2nd Inn.: 155

Pakistan Chennai 1998/99 1st Inn.: 0; 10-1

 2nd Inn.: 136; 35-2

1st Inn.: 217

New Zealand Ahmedabad 1999/00
2nd Inn.: 15; 19-0

1st Inn.: 116

Australia Melbourne 1999/00
2nd Inn.: 52

1st Inn.: 97; 10-3

South Africa Mumbai 1999/00
2nd Inn.: 8; 4-0

1st Inn.: 36; 33-0

West Indies Kolkata 2002/03
2nd Inn.: 176)

1st Inn.: 241

Australia Sydney 2003/04
2nd Inn.: 60; 36-0; 1 Catch

1st Inn.: 153

Australia Adelaide 2007/08
2nd Inn.: 13

ODI Matches
Opponent Venue Year Match Performance

Sri Lanka Pune 1990/91 53; 39-2; 2 Catches

West Indies Sharjah 1991/92 11* ; 34-4

South Africa Kolkata 1991/92 62; 27-1

West Indies Melbourne 1991/92 57*; 38-0

Pakistan Sydney 1991/92 54*; 37-1

Zimbabwe Hamilton 1991/92 81; 35-1

New Zealand Auckland 1993/94 82

Australia Colombo 1994 110; 15-0

New Zealand Vadodara 1994/95 115, 27-0

New Zealand New Delhi 1994/95 62; 29-2

West Indies Kolkata 1994/95 66; 35-1

Sri Lanka Sharjah 1994/95 112*; 1 Catch

Kenya Cuttack 1995/96 127*; 26-0

West Indies Gwalior 1995/96 70

Pakistan Sharjah 1995/96 118; 40-2

Pakistan Toronto 1996 89*; 12-0; 1 Catch

Australia Bangalore 1996/97 88; 45-1; 2 Catches

South Africa Mumbai 1996/97 114

Zimbabwe Benoni 1996/97 104; 16-0

New Zealand Bangalore 1997 117; 35-0

Pakistan Dhaka 1997/98 95; 45-3

Australia Kochi 1997/98 8; 32-5

Australia Kanpur 1997/98 100; 19-0

Australia Sharjah 1997/98 80; 21-0

Australia Sharjah 1997/98 143; 27-1; 1 Run Out

Australia Sharjah 1997/98 134; 12-0

Kenya Kolkata 1998 100*; 4-0

Sri Lanka Colombo 1998 128; 13-0

Zimbabwe Bulawayo 1998/99 127*; 1 Catch

Australia Dhaka 1998/99 141; 38-4; 1 Catch

Zimbabwe Sharjah 1998/99 118; 4-0

Zimbabwe Sharjah 1998/99 124; 16-1; 1 Catch

Kenya Bristol 1999 140*; 23-0

Zimbabwe Singapore 1999 85

New Zealand Hyderabad 1999/00 186*; 1 Catch

South Africa Vadodara 1999/00 122; 43-0

Sri Lanka Sharjah 2000/01 101; 22-0

Australia Indore 2000/01 139; 1 Catch

Zimbabwe Harare 2001 70

West Indies Bulawayo 2001 81; 14-0

West Indies Harare 2001 122; 11-0

Kenya Paarl 2001/02 146

England Chennai 2001/02 68; 8-0; 1 Catch

West Indies Port of Spain 2001/02 65; 20-1

Sri Lanka Bristol 2002 113

Zimbabwe Harare 2002/03 81

Namibia Pietermaritzburg 2002/03 152

Pakistan Centurion 2002/03 98

Australia Gwalior 2003/04 100; 39-1

Pakistan Rawalpindi 2003/04 141; 45-0

Bangladesh Colombo 2004 82; 35-3

West Indies Kuala Lumpur 2006/07 141

West Indies Vadodara 2006/07 100*

South Africa Belfast 2006/07 93

England The Oval 2007/08 94

Pakistan Gwalior 2007/08 97

Australia Sydney 2007/08 117*

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Sachin's Man of the Series Awards

Last updated on Jan 05, 2009

Test Matches
Series Year Series Performance

Border-Gavaskar Trophy 446 (3 Matches, 5 Innings, 2x100, 1x50); 13.2-1-48-1; 2

1997/98
(Australia in India) Catches

Border-Gavaskar Trophy
999/00 278 Runs (6 Innings, 1x100, 2x50); 9-0-46-1
(India in Australia)

England in India Test Series 2001/02 307 Runs (4 Innings, 1x100, 2x50); 17-3-50-1; 4 Catches

India in Bangladesh Test

2007 254 Runs (3 Innings, 2x100, 0x50); 6.3-1-35-2; 2 Catches
Series

ODI Matches
Series Year Series Performance

Singer Series
1994 136 (4 Matches & 3 Innings, 1x100)
(Australia, Sri Lanka)

Wills World Series

1994/95 285 Runs (5 Innings, 1x100, 2x50); 39-4-155-8; 1 Catch
(West Indies, South Africa)
West Indies in India ODI Tour 1994/95 246 Runs (5 Innings, 1x100, 2x50); 16-0-93-1; 1 Catch

Silver Jubliee Independence Cup

1997/98 258 Runs (5 Innings, 3x50); 23.3-0-148-5; 6 Catches
(Bangladesh, Pakistan)

Coca-Cola Cup
1997/98 435 Runs (5 Innings, 2x100, 1x50); 19-0-101-2
(Australia, New Zealand)

India in Zimbabwe ODI Tour 1998/99 158 Runs (3 Innings, 1x100); 6-0-41-0; 1 Catch

Coca-Cola Championship
1998/99 274 Runs (5 Innings, 2x100); 14-0-51-2; 1 Catch
(Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka)

South Africa in India ODI Tour 1999/00 274 Runs (5 Innings, 1x100, 1x50); 49-1-219-6; 1 Catch

Coca-Cola Cup
2001 282 Runs (5 Innings, 1x100, 2x50); 4-0-25-0
(West Indies, Zimbabwe)

England in India ODI Tour 2001/02 266 Runs (6 Innings, 2x50); 30.5-158-2; 3 Catches

2003 Cricket World Cup 2002/03 673 Runs (11 Innings, 1x100, 6x50); 18-0-77-2; 4 Catches

TVS Cup
2003/04 466 Runs (7 Innings, 2x100, 2x50); 21-0-125-1
(Australia, New Zealand)

West Indies in India ODI Tour 2006/07 191 Runs (4 Innings, 1x100, 1x50); 23-0-112-4

Future Cup
2007 200 Runs (3 Matches, 3 Innings, 2x50)
(vs South Africa at Belfast)

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Sachin's Achievements

Test Cricket
Some remarkable achievements of his career in test cricket are:

Highest number of Test centuries (35), beating Sunil Gavaskar's record (34) on 10 December 2005 vs Sri
Lanka in Delhi.
Played in the highest number of Cricket Grounds - he has played Test Cricket on 52 different grounds,
ahead of Azharuddin (48), Kapil Dev (47), Inzamam-ul-Haq (46) and Wasim Akram (45).
4th highest tally of runs in Test cricket (10,156) at an outstanding average of 57.05 (highest among those
who have scored over 10,000 Test runs) as of December 2, 2005
Among those who have played over 100 Test matches, he is the only one with a batting average above
55.
He is the fastest to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket history. He holds this record along with Brian Lara.
Both of them achieved this feat in 195 innings.
Only second Indian to cross 10,000 runs in Test matches.
He has 37 wickets in Tests (14 Dec 2005), though his bowling averages are above 40.
Second fastest player to reach 9000 runs (Brian Lara made 9000 in 177 innings, Sachin in 179.)
While his batting ranks him among the best in the world, he is also a part-time bowler and has played a
crucial role as a leg spinner or a medium pace bowler who tends to break partnerships.
Batting average of over 50 against the best cricketing opposition in the world - Australia.

ODI
Some remarkable achievements of his career in One Day International (ODI) cricket are:

Most One day matches

Most Number of Man of the Matches (50) in one-day internationals
Most runs (13,909 as of December 10, 2005)
First cricketer to cross 10,000-run mark in ODIs
Most centuries (38) in one-day internationals
Only player to have over 100 innings of 50+ runs in ODIs as of April 2005
Played in the highest number of Cricket Grounds - he has played a one-day international at 89 different
grounds. Rahul Dravid is next with 85, while Mohammad Azharuddin and Sanath Jayasuriya appeared at
83.
Despite having played over 350 matches, Tendulkar still manages a brilliant strike rate of over 86%
He has the most centuries in ODI cricket against Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and
Zimbabwe.
He has more than a hundred wickets in ODIs (140 on Dec 14, 2005)
Highest ODI batting average among Indian batsmen and among all batsmen who have scored over 7,500
ODI runs (as of April 3, 2005)
Highest individual score in ODIs among Indian batsmen (186* against New Zealand at Hyderabad in
1999)
Most Number of Runs (1732 at an average of 59.72) in World Cup Cricket History
In the 2003 World Cup against Pakistan, played a breath-taking knock of 98, helping India defeat
Pakistan for the fourth consecutive time in World Cup history.
He continues to perform well under the massive weight of expectation of hundreds of millions of cricket
followers, in India and around the world.
Miscellaneous
Incidentally, Sachin is the first batsman to be declared run out by third umpire in 1992 in South Africa.
Sachin was the first Overseas Cricketer to represent Yorkshire CCC in 1992.

Sachin's ODI Records

Game Appearances:
Matches Played: 419 (Most)
Consecutive ODI Appearances: 185[13]
Most Stadium Appearances: 90 different Grounds
Inning Appearances: 409 ( Most ). First to appear in 400 innings in ODI matches.
On his debut, Sachin Tendulkar was the second youngest debutant. Only Aaqib Javed debuted in ODI
matches younger than Sachin Tendulkar. Since then, there has been 4 players who were younger than
Sachin on their ODI debut: Hasan Raza (Pakistan) - the current youngest debutant, Mohammad Sharif
(Bangladesh), Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) and Ramveer Rai (UAE)

Runs Scored:
Most Runs: 16,422 Runs at the rate of 44.26 runs for every time he has gotten out (as of Dec 23, 2008).
He is the leading run scorer in the ODI format of the game and the only player ever to cross the 13,000-
14,000-15,000 and 16,000 run marks.
First player to reach 10,000-11,000-12,000-13,000-14,000-15,000and 16000 ODI runs.
Highest individual score among Indian batsmen (186* against New Zealand at Hyderabad in 1999). The
score of 186* is listed the fifth highest score recorded in ODI matches
Holds the record for scoring 1,000 ODI runs in a calendar year. He has done it seven times - 1994, 1996,
1997, 1998, 2000, 2003 and 2007
Tendulkar has scored over 1000 ODI runs against all major Cricketing nations.
Tendulkar is the only batsman to score over 2500 runs against any opponent (Australia). Tendulkar is
also the only batsman to achieve the feat runs against 2 opponents - Sri Lanka is the other team.
After Sachin crossed the 10,000-run mark in ODIs, only six other players have managed to cross the
milestone: (Sanath Jayasuriya, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Ricky Ponting, Brian Lara, and Inzamam ul
Haq). Sachin was the fastest to reach 10,000 runs taking 259 innings and has the highest batting average
among batsmen with over 10,000 ODI runs

Centuries & Fifties Record:

Most centuries: 42
Most centuries against an opponent - 8 vs. Australia.
Most centuries vs. Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe.
Most Fifties: 90.
Highest number of 50+ scores in ODIs - 132 (42 Centuries and 90 Fifties).
Only player to have over 100 innings of 50+ runs.

ODI Awards:
Most Man of the Match Awards: 57 Man of the Match Awards
Most Man of the Series Awards: 14 Man of the Series Awards

Calendar Year Record:

Most ODI runs in a calendar year: 1,894 ODI runs in 1998.
Most Centuries in a calendar year: 9 ODI centuries in 1998

Partnership Records:
Sachin Tendulkar with Sourav Ganguly hold the world record for the maximum number of runs scored
by the opening partnership. They have put together 6,271 runs in 128 matches that includes 20 century
partnerships and 21 fifty run partnerships.[14] The 20 century partnerships for opening pair is also a
world record.
Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid hold the world record for the highest partnership in ODI matches
when they scored 331 runs against New Zealand in 1999 at the LBS, Hyderabad[15]
Sachin Tendulkar has been involved in six 200 run partnerships in ODI matches - a record that he shares
with Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid.[16]

Sachin's Test Records

Game Appearances:
On his Test debut, Sachin Tendulkar was the third youngest debutant (16y 205d). Mushtaq Mohammad
(15y 124d) and Aaqib Javed (16y 189d) debuted in Test matches younger than Tendulkar. Since then,
there have been 2 players who were younger than Sachin on their Test Cricket debut: Hasan Raza -
Pakistan (14y 227d), the current youngest debutant, and Mohammad Sharif - Bangladesh (15y 128d).
Tendulkar has played the most number of Test Matches (156) for India (Kapil Dev and Rahul Dravid are
second with 131 Test appearances each).
Tendulkar is joint second with Allan Border in the list of players with most Test caps at 156. Only Steve
Waugh (168 Tests) has appeared in more games than Tendulkar
Runs Scored:
Highest run scorer in the history of test cricket with 12261 Test runs. He achieved this feat after
surpassing West Indies' Brian Lara against Australia in the Border Gavaskar Trophy series, on October
17 , 2008 at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, India.
Career Average (1989-2008, 154 Tests, 12,261 runs at 54.27 )
Became the first Indian to surpass the 11,000 Test run mark and the third International player behind
Allan Border and Brian Lara. Lara took 213 innings, Sachin 223 and Border 259.
Second Indian after Sunil Gavaskar to make over 10,000 runs in Test matches.
Tendulkar and Brian Lara are the fastest to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket history. Both of them
achieved this in 195 innings.
On 3 January 2007 Sachin Tendulkar (5751) edged past Brian Lara's (5736) world record of runs scored in
Tests away from home. Tendulkar achieved this in 75 away Test matches while Lara had scored his runs
in 66 away Tests.
Tendulkar has five calendar years with 1000 or more runs - 2008, 2002 (1392 runs), 1999 (1088 runs),
2001 (1003 runs) and 1997 (1000 runs). Gavaskar is the only other Indian with four seasons of 1000+
runs. Only Matthew Hayden and Lara have five seasons with 1000+ runs in International cricket.

Centuries:
Highest number of Test centuries (41), overtaking Sunil Gavaskar's record (34) on 10 December 2005 vs
Sri Lanka in Delhi. Ricky Ponting has 36 centuries to his credit and Brian Lara has scored 34 Test
Centuries.
When Tendulkar scored his maiden century in 1990, he was the second youngest to score a century.
Only Mushtaq Mohammad had scored a century at a younger age by 1990. Tendulkar's record was
bettered by Mohammad Ashraful in 2001/02 season.[10] The record for previous youngest Indian
centurion was held by Kapil Dev.
Tendulkar's record of five centuries before he turned 20 is a current world record.
Tendulkar holds the current record (217 against NZ in 1999/00 Season) for the highest score in Test
cricket by an Indian when captaining the side. Gavaskar held the previous record (205 against West
Indies in Bombay - 1978/79 season)
Tendulkar has scored centuries against all test playing nations. He was the third batman to achieve the
distinction after Steve Waugh and Gary Kirsten. The current list also includes Brian Lara, Ricky Ponting,
Rahul Dravid, Jacques Kallis, Adam Gilchrist and Marvan Attapattu.
Sachin's 37th ton against Bangladesh during the 2nd test , made history as the 1st time the top four
batsman of any team had all scored centuries in a single innings. Dinesh Karthik (129), Wasim Jaffer
(138) and Rahul Dravid (129) were the other centurions in the innings.

Sachin's Other Records

World Cup
Most runs (1,796 at an average of 59.87 as on 20 March 2007) in World Cup Cricket History including 4
centuries & 13 fifties with a best score of 152* against Namibia in 2003 world cup
673 runs in 2003 Cricket World Cup, highest by any player in a single Cricket World Cup
Player Of The World Cup Tournament in the 2003 Cricket World Cup.
523 runs in the 1996 Cricket World Cup at an average of 87.16, making him the highest run scorer in the
1996 World Cup and setting the then record for the highest runs by any player in a single Cricket World
Cup - subsequently bettered by himself in the 2003 World Cup

Combined (ODI & Test) records

First batsman in history to score over 50 centuries in international cricket. He now has 83 centuries (41
in Tests, 42 in ODIs), which is still the record for the highest number of centuries in international cricket.
Most overall runs in international cricket, (ODIs+Tests+Twenty20s), with 28,408 runs overall (12,429 in
Tests, 16,422 in ODIs).
Record of getting out the maximum number of times in the 90s in international matches. He has been
dismissed 24 times (17 in ODIs and 7 in Tests) on scores of 90-99. The 17 nineties in ODIs are an ODI
record too.

Miscellaneous
Incidentally, Sachin is the first batsman to be declared run out by third umpire in 1992 in South Africa.
Sachin was the first Overseas Cricketer to represent Yorkshire CCC in 1992.
He made his first class debut at the age of 15 and scored a century on debut.
He captained the Indian team at the age of 23.
He is the wealthiest Indian cricketer due to his contracts of millions of US dollars a year with MRF and
Pepsi ,etc. Till 1997 he had 7.5 Million US Dollars . He had also signed a contract with Adidas products.
He scored a century in the first match as captain of Indian team.
He was rated the number 1 batsman in the world by the prestigious Coopers and Lybrands ratings in
1995, and now in 1998. He was also number 1 in the CEAT cricket ratings of 1996.

Famous Innings

Test Cricket
Runs Against Venue Year Result

114 Australia Perth 1991-92 Australia

179 West Indies Nagpur 1994-95 Drawn

169 South Africa Cape Town 1996-97 South Africa

155* Australia Chennai 1997-98 India

136 Pakistan Chennai 1998-99 Pakistan

155 South Africa Bloemfontein 2001-02 South Africa

193 England Leeds 2002 India

241* Australia Sydney 2004 Drawn

55 Australia Mumbai 2004 India

194* Pakistan Multan 2004 India

248* Bangladesh Dhaka 2004 India

52 Pakistan Culcutta 2005 India

109 Sri Lanka Delhi 2005 India

One Day Cricket

Runs Against Venue Year Result

90 Australia Mumbai 1996(WC) Australia

104 Zimbabwe Benoni 1997 India

143 Australia Sharjah 1998 Australia

134 Australia Sharjah 1998 India

98 Pakistan Centurian 2003(WC) India

141 Pakistan Rawalpindi 2004 Pakistan

123 Pakistan Ahmedabad 2005 Pakistan

93 Sri Lanka Nagpur 2005 India

WC: World Cup  

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar pronunciation (help·info) (Marathi: सचिन रमेश तेंडुलकर [səʨin
rəmeˑɕ t̪ eˑɳɖulkər]; born 24 April 1973) is an Indian cricketer widely regarded as one of the
greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is the leading run-scorer and century maker in Test
and One Day International cricket.[7][8][9] He is the only male player to score a double century in
the history of ODI cricket.[10][11] In 2002, just 12 years into his career, Wisden ranked him the
second greatest Test batsman of all time, behind Donald Bradman, and the second greatest one-
day-international (ODI) batsman of all time, behind Viv Richards.[12] In September 2007, the
Australian leg spinner Shane Warne rated Tendulkar as the greatest player he has played with or
against.[13] Tendulkar was the only player of the current generation to be included in Bradman's
Eleven.[nb 1] He is sometimes referred to as Little Master or Master Blaster.

Early years and personal life

Tendulkar was born in Bombay (now Mumbai). His father, Ramesh Tendulkar, a Marathi
novelist, named Tendulkar after his favourite music director, Sachin Dev Burman. Tendulkar's
elder brother Ajit encouraged him to play cricket. Tendulkar has two other siblings: a brother
Nitin, and sister Savita.

Tendulkar attended Sharadashram Vidyamandir (High School),[1] where he began his cricketing
career under the guidance of his coach and mentor, Ramakant Achrekar. During his school days
he attended the MRF Pace Foundation to train as a fast bowler, but Australian fast bowler Dennis
Lillee, who took a world record 355 Test wickets, was unimpressed, suggesting that Tendulkar
focus on his batting instead.[22]

When he was young, Tendulkar would practice for hours on end in the nets. If he became
exhausted, Achrekar would put a one-Rupee-coin on the top of the stumps, and the bowler who
dismissed Tendulkar would get the coin. If Tendulkar passed the whole session without getting
dismissed, the coach would give him the coin. Tendulkar now considers the 13 coins he won
then as some of his most prized possessions.[23]

While at school, he developed a reputation as a child prodigy. He had become a common

conversation point in Mumbai circles, where there were suggestions already that he would
become one of the greats. His season in 1988 was extraordinary, with Tendulkar scoring a
century in every innings he played. He was involved in an unbroken 664-run partnership in a
Lord Harris Shield inter-school game in 1988 with friend and team mate Vinod Kambli, who
would also go on to represent India. The destructive pair reduced one bowler to tears and made
the rest of the opposition unwilling to continue the game. Tendulkar scored 326* in this innings
and scored over a thousand runs in the tournament.[24] This was a record partnership in any form
of cricket until 2006, when it was broken by two under-13 batsmen in a match held at Hyderabad
in India.

When he was 14, Indian batting legend Sunil Gavaskar gave him a pair of his own ultra light
pads. "It was the greatest source of encouragement for me," he said nearly 20 years later after
surpassing Gavaskar's world record of 34 Test centuries.[25] On 24 May 1995,[26] Sachin
Tendulkar married Anjali, a paediatrician and daughter of Gujarati industrialist Anand Mehta.
They have two children, Sara (born 12 October 1997), and Arjun (born 24 September 1999).[27]

Tendulkar sponsors 200 underprivileged children every year through Apnalaya, a Mumbai-based
NGO associated with his mother-in-law, Annabel Mehta.[28]

Early domestic career

On 11 December 1988, aged just 15 years and 232 days, Tendulkar scored 100 not out in his
debut first-class match for Bombay against Gujarat, making him the youngest Indian to score a
century on first-class debut. He followed this by scoring a century in his first Deodhar and
Duleep Trophy.[29] He was picked by the Mumbai captain Dilip Vengsarkar after seeing him
negotiate Kapil Dev in the nets,[1] and finished the season as Bombay's highest run-scorer.[30][31]
He also made an unbeaten century in the Irani Trophy final,[32] and was selected for the tour of
Pakistan next year, after just one first class season.[33]

His first double century was for Mumbai while playing against the visiting Australian team at the
Brabourne Stadium in 1998.[1] He is the only player to score a century in all three of his Ranji
Trophy, Duleep Trophy and Irani Trophy debuts.[34]

In 1992, at the age of 19, Tendulkar became the first overseas born player to represent
Yorkshire[1][35] Tendulkar played 16 first-class matches for the county and scored 1070 runs at an
average of 46.52.[36]

International career
Early career

Tendulkar played his first Test match against Pakistan in Karachi in 1989 aged just 16. He made
just 15 runs, being bowled by Waqar Younis, who also made his debut in that match, but was
noted for how he handled numerous blows to his body at the hands of the Pakistani pace attack.
[37]
In the final test in Sialkot, he was hit on the nose by a bouncer, but he declined medical
assistance and continued to bat even as he gushed blood from it.[38] In a 20 over exhibition game
in Peshawar, Tendulkar made 53 runs off 18 balls, including an over in which he scored 28 runs
off Abdul Qadir.[39] This was later called "one of the best innings I have seen" by the then Indian
captain Kris Srikkanth.[40] In all, he scored 215 runs at an average of 35.83 in the Test series, and
was dismissed without scoring a run in the only One Day International he played.[41][42]

The series was followed by a tour of New Zealand in which he scored 117 runs at an average of
29.25 in, Tests including an innings of 88 in the Second Test.[43] He was dismissed without
scoring in one the two one-day games he played, and scored 36 in the other.[44] On his next tour,
to England in 1990, he became the second youngest cricketer to score a Test century as he made
119* at Old Trafford.[38] Wisden described his innings as "a disciplined display of immense
maturity" and also wrote:[45]
"He looked the embodiment of India's famous opener, Gavaskar, and indeed was wearing a pair
of his pads. While he displayed a full repertoire of strokes in compiling his maiden Test hundred,
most remarkable were his off-side shots from the back foot. Though only 5ft 5in tall, he was still
able to control without difficulty short deliveries from the English paceman."

Tendulkar further enhanced his development during the 1991–1992 tour of Australia, that
included an unbeaten 148 in Sydney and a century on a fast, bouncing pitch at Perth. Merv
Hughes commented to Allan Border at the time that "This little prick's going to get more runs
than you, AB."[46]

Product and brand endorsements

Sachin Tendulkar endorses the following products:

 Pepsi: 1992–Present[105]
 Canon: 2006–2009[106]
 Airtel: 2004–2006[107]
 Nazara Technologies: 2005–2008. License for Mobile Content development based on
Sachin.[108]
o Reliance Communications sub-licensed brand 'Sachin Tendulkar' to update the
user of the latest 2007 Cricket World Cup scores and news in Sachin's voice.
Hutch – ICC's prime communication sponsor protested calling Reliance's plan as
'ambush marketing', a charge that Reliance Communication denies.[109]
 Britannia: 2001–2007[110]
 HomeTrade: 2001–2002[111]
 Sunfeast: 2007–2013/14[112]
 National Egg Coordination Committee (NECC): 2003–2005[113]
 Boost: 1990–Present[114]
 Action Shoes: 1995–2000[115]
 Adidas: 2000–2010[116]
 Fiat Palio: 2001 to 2003[117]
 Reynolds: 2007–Present[118]
 TVS: 2002–2005[119]
 ESPN Star Sports: 2002–Present[120]
 G-Hanz: 2005–2007[121]
 Sanyo BPL: 2007–Present[122]
 AIDS Awareness Campaign: 2005[123]
 Colgate-Palmolive[124]
 Philips[124]
 MRF[124]
 VISA[124]
 Aviva
 Royal Bank of Scotland Group
Biographies
Sachin Tendulkar has been the subject of various books. The following is the listing of books
focused on Tendulkar's career:

 Sachin: The Story of the World's Greatest Batsman by Gulu Ezekiel. Publisher: Penguin
Global. ISBN 978-0-14-302854-3[125]
 The A to Z of Sachin Tendulkar by Gulu Ezekiel. Publisher: Penguin Global. ISBN 978-
81-7476-530-7[126][127]
 Sachin Tendulkar-a definitive biography by Vaibhav Purandare. Publisher: Roli Books.
ISBN 81-7436-360-2[128][129]
 Sachin Tendulkar – Masterful by Peter Murray, Ashish Shukla. Publisher: Rupa. ISBN
81-7167-806-8[130][131]
 If Cricket is a Religion, Sachin is God by Vijay Santhanam, Shyam Balasubramanian
Publisher: HarperCollins India ISBN 978-81-7223-821-6[132]

Career achievements
Main articles: Achievements of Sachin Tendulkar and List of ODI Awards for Sachin Tendulkar

An innings-by-innings breakdown of Tendulkar's Test match batting career, showing runs scored
(red bars) and the average of the last ten innings (blue line)

Sachin Tendulkar is the most prolific run scorer in one-day internationals with 17,598 runs. With
a current aggregate of 14240 Test runs, he surpassed Brian Lara's previous record tally of 11,953
runs as the highest run scorer in test matches in the second Test of Australia's 2008 tour of India
in Mohali.[17] [133] Tendulkar described "It is definitely the biggest achievement in 19 years of my
career" on the day he achieved the record.[134] He also holds the record of highest number of
centuries in both Test (49) and ODI cricket (46). Throughout his career, he has made a strong
impact on Indian cricket and was, at one time, the foundation of most of the team's victories. In
recognition with his impact on sport in a cricket-loving country like India, Tendulkar has been
granted the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan by the
Government of India. He was also chosen as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in
1997 and is ranked by the Wisden 100 as the second best test batsman and best ODI batsman of
all time.

Tendulkar has also consistently done well in Cricket World Cups. Tendulkar was the highest run
scorer of the 2003 Cricket World Cup and 1996 Cricket World Cup. Tendulkar has scored over
1000 runs in a calendar year in ODIs 7 times, and in 1998 he scored 1894 runs, easily the record
for the highest number of runs scored by any player in a single calendar year for one day
internationals. Tendulkar is also one of the very few players who are still playing in international
cricket from the 1980s. On 24 February 2010, Tendulkar broke the previous world record for
highest individual run scorer in an ODI and became the first male cricketer to score double
century in ODI. He scored 200 runs and broke the previous record of 194 runs jointly held by
Pakistan opener Saeed Anwar and Zimbabwe's Charles Coventry.[135]

He has been Man of the Match 13 times in Test matches and Man of the Series four times,[136] out
of them twice in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. The performances earned him
respect from Australian cricket fans and players.[46] Similarly he has been Man of the Match 60
times in One day International matches and Man of the Series 14 times.

Individual honours and appreciations

 ICC Award-Sir Garfield Sobers trophy for cricketer of the year 2010
 Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award, 2008.[137]
 ICC World ODI XI: 2004, 2007
 Rajiv Gandhi Awards – Sports: 2005[138]
 Player of the tournament in 2003 Cricket World Cup
 Maharashtra Bhushan Award, Maharashtra State's highest Civilian Award in 2001 [139]
 Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award, 1999[140]
 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India's highest honour given for achievement in sports, 1997–
98.[141]
 Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 1997
 Arjuna Award, by the Government of India in recognition of his outstanding achievement
in Cricket, 1994.[142]

Individual records (batting)

[edit] Highest Career runs

Rank Runs Player Period

Sachin
1 17,598 ( Innings) 1989–Present
Tendulkar†

13,428 (432
2 Sanath Jayasuriya 1989–2009
innings)
 13,072 (342
3 Ricky Ponting † 1995–
innings)

11,739 (350
4 Inzamam-ul-Haq 1991–2007
innings)

11,363 (300
5 Saurav Ganguly 1992–2007
innings)

Last updated: 30 July 2010[1]

[edit] Highest individual score

Rank Runs Player Match Venue Season

1 200* Sachin Tendulkar India v South Africa Gwalior 2010

2 194* Charles Coventry Zimbabwe v Bangladesh Bulawayo 2009

3 194 Saeed Anwar Pakistan v India Chennai 1997

4 189 Sanath Jayasuriya Sri Lanka v India Sharjah 2000

5 189* Gary Kirsten South Africa v U.A.E Rawalpindi 1996 Cricket World Cup