Sachin Tendulkar. A name that’s part of almost every record book. That’s enough to tell you how good a career he had. And there are only a handful of players who come close to him.
That said, here’s a look at Sachin Tendulkar’s career records.
Sachin Tendulkar Records International Cricket
Most Matches in International Cricket: Sachin Tendulkar represented India in 664 matches across formats. (Almost an unbreakable record!)
Longest International Career as an Indian: His career spanned 24 years and one day from November 15, 1989, to November 16, 2013.
Youngest Indian debutant (male) in international cricket: Tendulkar was 16 years and 205 days old when he made his Test debut.
Most Runs in Professional Cricket as an Indian: Tendulkar scored 50192 runs in 957 matches (1124 innings) in professional cricket (first class + List A + T20), along with 142 centuries and 246 fifties.
Most Runs in International Career: Tendulkar aggregated 34357 of his runs in international cricket (Tests + ODIs + T20Is).
Most Centuries & Fifties in International Career: His run tally included 100 centuries and 264 fifties.
Most 90s in International Cricket: Tendulkar got out or remained stranded in the 90s (90-99) 28 times.
Most Centuries vs a Team in International Cricket: He brought up 20 centuries against Australia across formats.
Most Runs vs a Team in International Cricket: He also scored 6707 runs in 110 matches (144 innings) against the Aussies.
Most Centuries in a Calendar Year in International Cricket: Tendulkar scored 12 centuries in 1998 across formats.
Most Fours in International Cricket: Tendulkar struck 4076+ fours in his career.
Most POTM Awards in International Cricket: The Master Blaster bagged 76 Player of the Match awards in his career.
Most POTS Awards in International Cricket: He also won 20 Player of the Series awards.
Second-Most Innings Without a Duck in International Cricket: Sachin didn’t bag a single duck for 136 innings in a row, the second-most behind Rahul Dravid (173).
Sachin Tendulkar Records in Test Cricket
Most Matches in Tests: Tendulkar became the first player to feature in 200 Test matches.
Most Runs in Tests: He scored 15921 runs at an average of 53.78 in 329 innings.
Most Centuries in Tests: He hammered 51 centuries in his career.
Second-Most Double Centuries in Tests for India: Tendulkar converted six of his 51 tons into double centuries, one behind Virat Kohli (7).
Second-Most Centuries in a Calendar Year: He brought up seven hundreds in 2010, the joint second most, along with Ricky Ponting, Viv Richards and Aravinda de Silva.
Youngest Indian to Score a Test Century: The Master Blaster was 17 years and 107 days old when he scored his maiden Test hundred (119*) against England in the 1990 Manchester Test.
Most Fours in Tests: He hammered 2058+ fours in the longest format.
Fastest to 10000, 13000, 14000 and 15000 Test Runs. Tendulkar needed 195 innings for 10000 runs, 266 for 13000, 279 for 14000 and 300 for 15000 runs.
Sachin Tendulkar Records in ODI Cricket
Most Matches in ODIs: Tendulkar played 463 matches in his ODI career.
Most Consecutive Matches in ODIs: He played 185 of those matches in a row for eight years between April 25, 1990, and April 24, 1998.
Longest ODI Career: His career stretched for 22 years and 91 days from December 18, 1989, to March 18, 2012.
1000 Runs, 100 Wickets & 100 Catches: Tendulkar is among 66 cricketers to achieve the triple of 1000 runs, 100 wickets and 100 catches in ODIs.
Most Runs in ODIs: He leads the run chart with 18426 runs at an average of 44.83 in 452 innings.
Second-Most Centuries in ODIs: He brought up 49 hundreds in his ODI career.
Most 90s in ODIs: The Mumbai batter had 18 scores in the 90s (90-99).
Most Times Dismissed on 99: Tendulkar was dismissed on the score of 99 three times, with all instances recorded in 2007.
Most Fifty-Plus Scores in ODIs: He went past 50 or more runs in 145 innings.
First ODI Double Centurion (male): The right-hand batter was the first male cricketer to score a double century in ODIs – 200* vs South Africa, 2010.
Most Runs in a Calendar Year in ODIs: He aggregated 1894 runs at an average of 65.31 in 33 innings in 1998.
Most Centuries in a Calendar Year in ODIs: His 1894 runs included nine hundreds.
Second-Most Centuries vs a Team in ODIs: Tendulkar smashed nine hundreds against Australia.
Most Fours in ODIs: He smashed 2016 boundaries in his career.
Most POTM Awards: He claimed 62 Player of the Match awards in his career.
Most POTS Awards: Tendulkar also won 15 Player of the Series awards.
Sachin Tendulkar Records in World Cup
Most World Cups Played: Tendulkar represented India in six Cricket World Cup editions, the joint-most alongside Pakistan’s Javed Miandad.
Most Runs in World Cup: The right-hand batter aggregated 2278 runs at an average of 56.95 in 44 innings
Second-Most Centuries in World Cup: He brought up six tons in the ODI tournament, the joint-second most, along with David Warner.
Most Fifties in World Cup: He scored 21 fifties in the tournament.
Second-Most Runs in a World Cup Edition: Tendulkar scored 673 runs in 11 innings in the 2003 edition, the second-most behind Virat Kohli (765 runs in 2023).
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