Full Name: Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Born: April 24, 1973 in Mumbai, India
Batting Style : Right-hand Batsman
Bowling Style : Right-arm Off Break and Leg Break Bowler
Bowling Style : Right-arm Off Break and Leg Break Bowler
Test Debut : Pakistan v India at Karachi – Nov. 15-20, 1989
ODI Debut : Pakistan v India at Gujranwala – Dec. 18, 1989
Often referred to as a living cricketing legend, Sachin Tendulkar is one the best cricketers the world has even seen. Sachin is regarded as the greatest batsman in the world today, holding several batting records to his name. Till date he has scored 35 Test and 40 ODI centuries, surpassing even the Test records of legendary cricketers like Sir Don Bradman, Sunil Gavaskar and Allan Border. Sachin Tendulkar was just 15 years and 232 days when he made his Test debut against Pakistan on 15 November 1989 at the National Stadium at Karachi. Though Sachin could score only 15 runs in first inning, he impressed the cricketing world with his strong determination and desire to dominate the opposition.
Sachin Tendulkar most recently became the only first batsman on this planet to score double century in One Day International history.
He also became the most capped player in test cricket. He achieved this feet in the 3rd test match played against Sri Lanka from 3rd to 7th August 2010.
Sachin Tendulkar is a stylish right-hand batsman and right-hand bowler, and when his bat is on song the whole cricketing world comes to his feet. He is renowned for his flawless batting techniques and has enthralled his fans with many a great innings in the 17 years that he has played cricket. He was also chosen to lead the Indian cricket team twice without much success, and so preferred to concentrate on his batting. At 38, Sachin Tendulkar is still going strong and is a regular member of Indian Test and ODI squad. With all the effort and dedication showed by him in last few world cups, he finally able to lift the ICC World Cup in 2011.
Sachin's Cricket Records Tests | ODI's | T20’s | |
| Batting Records | |||
| Matches | 181 | 453 | 1 |
| Innings | 298 | 442 | 1 |
| Runs Scored | 14965 | 18111 | 10 |
| Batting Averages | 56.25 | 45.16 | 10.00 |
| Strike Rates | 86.32 | 83.33 | |
| 100s | 51 | 48 | 0 |
| 50s | 61 | 95 | 0 |
| 6s | 64 | 193 | 0 |
| Highest Score | 248* | 200* | 10 |
| Bowling Records | |||
| Balls Overs Bowled | 4132 | 8044 | 15 |
| Wickets | 45 | 154 | 1 |
| Bowling Average | 53.68 | 44.40 | 12.00 |
| Economy Rate | 3.50 | 5.10 | 4.80 |
| Best Bowling | 3/10 | 5/32 | 1/12 |
| Catches | 108 | 136 | 1 |
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