SACHIN’S STORY

Full Name: Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (right-hand batsman, right-arm spinner) Major Teams: India, Mumbai. Height: 5’5’’ (165.1cm) Career Tests: Matches 198, Runs 15,837, Highest 248 not out, Average 53.86, Centuries 51, Half-centuries 67 One-dayers: Matches 463, Runs 18,426, Highest 200 not out, Average 44.83, Centuries 49, Half-centuries 96 Twenty20: Match 1, Runs 10, Average 10.00 World records — Most Test runs and centuries — Most one-day runs and centuries — Only batsman to score 100 international centuries — Most World Cup runs (2278) — Most appearances in Tests and oneday internationals — 1000 or more Test runs in a calendar year six times: 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2010 — 1000 or more one-day runs in a calendar year seven times: 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003 and 2007 Key Dates Apr 24, 1973: Born in Mumbai Dec 11, 1988: First class debut aged 15 with a century Nov 15, 1989: Test debut v Pakistan, Karachi Dec 18, 1989: One-day debut v Pakistan, Gujranwala Aug 14, 1990: Maiden Test century v England, Old Trafford aged 17 Dec 10, 2005: Overtakes Sunil Gavaskar’s world record of 34 Test tons Oct 17, 2008: Overtakes Brian Lara as highest run-getter in Tests Feb 24, 2010: First batsman to score 200 in one-day cricket Apr 2, 2011: World Cup winner with India Mar 16, 2012: Becomes only batsman to score 100 international centuries Oct 10, 2013: Announces he will retire from Test cricket after playing his 200th match. He has already retired from one-day and Twenty20 cricket