Sachin Tendulkar's Records, Achievements, And Statistics

Sachin Tendulkar’s Records, Achievements, and Statistics

Sachin Tendulkar’s Cricket Career:

Test Debut: Pakistan vs India at National Stadium, November 15-20, 1989
ODI Debut: Pakistan vs India at Jinnah Stadium, December 18, 1989
T20I Debut: South Africa vs India at The Wanderers Stadium, December 1, 2006

Personal Information:

Born	April 24,1973
Birth Place	Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra
Height	5 ft 5 inches
Role	Top-Order Batter
Batting Style	Right-Handed
Bowling Style	Right-arm Offbreak, Legbreak, Googly

Sachin Tendulkar’s Personal Life:

On May 24, 1995, Tendulkar married Anjali Mehta, a paediatrician. They have a daughter, Sara, and a son, Arjun. In 2012, he became a member of the Rajya Sabha.

Introduction:

Sachin Tendulkar is still seen as the greatest cricketer of all time. Throughout his career, he played amazing cricket and set a high standard for future players. He was born on April 24, 1973, in Dadar, Bombay (now Mumbai). Sachin came from a simple background; his father, Ramesh Tendulkar, was a famous Marathi writer and poet, while his mother, Rajni, worked as an LIC agent in a foreign company. At 11, he started playing cricket and gained recognition for his impressive 664-run partnership with his friend Vinod Kambli in a school match in 1988.

Sachin Tendulkar Career Information

Early Domestic Career:

Sachin Tendulkar's Records, Achievements, and Statistics

In November 1987, a 14-year-old Sachin Tendulkar was chosen to play for Bombay in the Ranji Trophy. However, he didn’t get to play in any of the matches that year. In December 1988, he made his debut in a first-class match for Bombay against Gujarat at Wankhede Stadium. In his first game, he scored an unbeaten 100 and became the youngest cricketer to score a century on debut in first-class cricket.

International Career:

Sachin Tendulkar started his international career in November 1989 with a Test match against Pakistan in Karachi. Despite taking hits from Pakistan’s fast bowlers, he batted bravely in his debut match. He became the youngest cricketer to debut for India. After the Test series, he also played in the ODI series against Pakistan.

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During India’s tour of England in 1990, Tendulkar scored 119 runs in the second Test in Manchester, becoming the second youngest player to score a century in Test cricket. On the 1991-92 tour of Australia, he impressed again, finishing as the top run-scorer with two centuries.

Climb up the levels:

After turning 20, Tendulkar’s career took off quickly. In 1994, during the New Zealand tour, he opened the batting for the first time in Auckland and scored 82 runs off 49 balls. That same year, he scored his first century against Australia in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

In the 1996 World Cup held in India, Tendulkar was the highest run-scorer, making two centuries and three half-centuries. He impressed again in Sharjah in 1998, scoring 143 runs off 131 balls against Australia in the Coca-Cola Cup. Earlier, in Tests at home, he became the highest run-scorer in the 1997-98 Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

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In the 1999 World Cup, Tendulkar faced personal tragedy as his father, Ramesh Tendulkar, passed away. He went back to India for the funeral and missed the match against Zimbabwe. Returning for the game against Kenya, he scored 140 runs off 101 balls.

Amazing 2003 World Cup:

2007 World Cup Failure and Comeback:

In 2007, India had a very poor World Cup campaign in the West Indies. Under Rahul Dravid’s captaincy, India was knocked out after losing to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Tendulkar, along with other senior players, struggled with the bat, scoring only 7 and 0 in those matches.

After the World Cup, Tendulkar returned to form. In the 2007-08 Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, he proved his experience by scoring 493 runs in four matches, becoming the highest run-scorer.

In 2009, he became the first player to score 17,000 runs in ODIs. In the same match, he played one of his best ODI innings against Australia in Hyderabad, scoring 175 runs off 141 balls. Despite India losing the match, his incredible knock remains one of the best ODI performances ever.

Reaching the Goal & Retirement

India hosted the 2011 World Cup along with Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Since the tournament was held in the sub-continent, India made the most of the opportunity and won the cup at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. In this amazing victory, the cricket legend played a key role, finishing as the second-highest run-scorer after Sri Lanka’s Tilakaratne Dilshan.

Amazing IPL Career

Mumbai Indians signed Sachin Tendulkar as their main player, trusting his experience and batting skills. They also made him the captain in the Indian Premier League (IPL). In the first two seasons, Tendulkar struggled as both a batsman and a captain. But in the third season, under his leadership, Mumbai Indians reached the final. He also performed well with the bat and won the Orange Cap.

In 2013, he played his final match in the popular league, finishing his career with 2,334 runs in 78 matches at a strike rate of 119.82.

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Retirement:

In December 2012, Tendulkar announced his retirement from One-Day Internationals (ODIs) after playing for India for 23 years. He scored over 18,000 runs, with 49 centuries and 96 fifties in 463 matches. In November 2013, he retired from Tests after playing his last match against the West Indies at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. His emotional farewell speech brought tears to his fans.

Sachin Tendulkar’s Batting Career Stats:

	M	Inns	No	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100s	50s	4s	6s
Test	200	329	33	15921	248	53.78	29437	54.08	51	68	2058	69
ODI	463	452	41	18426	200	44.83	21368	86.23	49	96	2016	195
T20I	1	1	0	10	10	10	12	83.33	0	0	2	0
IPL	78	78	9	2334	100	33.83	1948	119.82	1	13	295	29

Sachin Tendulkar Bowling Career Stats:

	M	Inns	B	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Econ	Avg	SR	5WI
Test	200	145	4240	2492	46	03-Oct	Mar-14	3.53	54.17	92.17	0
ODI	463	270	8054	6850	154	May-32	May-32	5.1	44.48	52.3	2
T20I	1	1	15	12	1	01-Dec	01-Dec	4.8	12	15	0
IPL	78	4	36	58	0	0/7	0/7	9.67	0	0	0