Where does the little master rank in the history of the game?
He tormented international bowling attacks from the time he burst onto a scene as a teenager and now he is set to walk away from the game that made him a household name around the world.
Sachin Tendulkar will go down in the history of cricket as arguably the best batsman and the best all-round player.
None can hold a candle to his record over his 24-year career at the top with his love for the sport and competitive drive helping him to staggering numbers.
Test matches
Matches: 198
Runs scored: 15,837
Batting average: 53.86
Centuries: 51
Half-centuries: 67
Top score: 248 not out
Wickets: 45
Catches: 115
One-Day Internationals
Matches: 463
Runs scored 18,426
Batting average: 44.83
Centuries: 49
Half-centuries: 96
Top score: 200 not out
Wickets: 154
Catches: 140
First class
Matches: 302
Runs scored: 23,896
Batting average: 57.89
Centuries: 80
Half-centuries: 119
Top score: 248 not out
Wickets 70
Catches: 184
World records:
– Most Test runs and centuries
– Most one-day runs and centuries
– Only batsman to score 100 international centuries
– Most World Cup runs (2,278)
– Most appearances in Tests and one-day internationals
– 1,000 or more Test runs in a calendar year six times: 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2010
– 1,000 or more one-day runs in a calendar year seven times: 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003 and 2007
Key dates:
April 24, 1973 : Born in Mumbai
December 11, 1988 : First class debut aged 15 with a century
November 15, 1989 : Test debut v Pakistan, Karachi
December 18, 1989 : One-day debut v Pakistan, Gujranwala
August 14, 1990 : Maiden Test century v England, Old Trafford aged 17
December 10, 2005 : Overtakes Sunil Gavaskar’s world record of 34 Test tons
October 17, 2008 : Overtakes Brian Lara as highest run-getter in Tests
February 24, 2010 : First batsman to score 200 in one-day cricket.
April 2, 2011 : World Cup winner with India
March 16, 2012 : Becomes only batsman to score 100 international tons.
Oct 10, 2013: Says he will retire from Test cricket after playing his 200th match.He has already retired from one-day and Twenty20 cricket.
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