Sachin completes 22 years in international cricket

ODI Records 

 

 

1. Most runs in career. (17598 runs)
2. Most runs in an innings. (200* against South Africa)
3. Most runs in a calender year. (1894 runs in 1998)
4. Most runs against one team.(3005 runs against Australia)
5. Only player to score 200 runs.
6. Most Hundreds in career. (46 Hundreds)
7. Most Hundreds in a calendar year. (9 Hundreds in 1998)
8. Most Hundreds against one team. (9 Hundreds against Australia)
9. Most 150+ runs in career.(5 150+ runs)
10. Most Nineties in career. (18 Nineties)
11. Most times dismissed on 99. (3 times)
12. Most fifties in career. (93 Fifties)
13. Most fours in career. (1927 fours)
14. Most fours in an innings. (25 fours)
15. Fast to 10000 runs. ( 259 Inns)
16. Fast to 11000 runs. ( 276 Inns)
17. Fast to 12000 runs. (300 Inns)
18. Fast to 13000 runs. (321 Inns)
19. Fast to 14000 runs. (350 Inns)
20. Fast to 15000 runs. (377 Inns)
21. Fast to 16000 runs. (399 Inns)
22. Fast to 17000 runs. (435 Inns)
23. Hundred runs and 4 wickets in a match. (141 & 4/38 against Australia in 1998)
24. 10000+ runs, 100+ wickets and 100+ catches in career.
25. Highest Partnership for any wicket. (331 runs with Rahul Dravid against New Zealand)
26. Highest partnership for 2nd wicket. (331 runs with Rahul Dravid against New Zealand)
27. Highest partnership for 3rd wicket. (237* runs with Rahul Dravid against Kenya)
28. Highest overall partnership by a pair. (8227 runs with Sourav Ganguly)
29. Highest overall partnership runs by openers. (6609 runs with Sourav Ganguly)
30. Most Hundred partnerships by a pair. (26 Hundred Partnership with Sourav Ganguly)
31. Most consecutive matches for a team. (185 matches)
32. Most Player Of the Match awards. (61 Awards)
33. Most Player of the Series awards. (15 Awards)

Test Records 

 

1. Most runs in career. (13341 runs)
2. Most hundreds in career. (47 Hundreds)
3. Most fours in career. (1734+ Fours)
4. Two unbeaten 50+ runs in a match. (241* & 60* vs Australia in 2004)
5. Fast to 8000 runs. (154 Inns)
6. Fast to 12000 runs. (247 Inns)
7. Fast to 13,000 runs. (266 Inns)
8. Most hundred partnerships by a pair. (17 Hundred Partnership with Rahul Dravid)

Combined Test, ODI & T20I Records 

 

1. Most Runs in career. (30638 Runs)
2. Most Hundreds in career. (93 Hundreds)
3. Most Hundreds in a calendar year. (12 Hundreds in 1998)
4. Most Hundreds against one team. (19 Hundreds against Australia)
5. Most Nineties in career.(25 Nineties)
6. Most Fifties in career. (147 Fifties)
7. Most Fours in career. (3623+ Fours)
8. Highest Overall Parnership runs by a pair. (12400 Runs with Sourav Ganguly)
9. Most Hundred Parnerships by a pair. (38 Hundreds with Sourav Ganguly)
10. Most matches in career. (606 Matches)
11. Most consequetive matches for a team. (239 Matches for India from 25 April 1990 to 24 April 1998)
12. Most 'Player of the match' awards. (73 Awards)
13. Most 'Player of the series' awards. (18 Awards)

World Cup Records 

1. Most Runs. (1796 Runs)
2. Most Hundreds. (4 Hundreds)
3. Most Fifties. (13 Fifties)
4. Most runs in a series. (673 runs in 2003 World Cup)
5. Highest Parnership runs for 3rd wicket. (237 Runs with Rahul Dravid).

 Sachin completes 22 years in international cricket

Iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar achieved yet another milestone in his illustrious career as he completed a marathon 22 years in international cricket Tuesday.

Even though the entire nation is waiting for his coveted 100th international century, completion of 22 years will certainly be regarded as a remarkable achievement in international cricket. It was on this very day in 1989, that a 16-year-old prodigy walked into bat at the Karachi National Stadium facing the likes of Imran Khan, Wasim Akram and another debutant Waqar Younis.
Although he managed only 15 in his debut innings but maturity with which he faced the scorching pace of Akram and Younis made everyone sit up and take notice. Even the likes of Imran Khan and Javed Miandad knew that a star was born that very day. The 38-year-old Tendulkar is playing his 182nd Test match -- more than any player in the history of the game. To go with 182 Tests, he has played 453 ODIs as well.

The master batsman has almost all the batting records in his kitty including being the first man to score a double hundred in an ODI. He has so far scored 15,048 Test runs (before the Kolkata Test started) and 18,111 runs in ODIs. He scored 38 in the first innings of the current Test against the West Indies and it looks unlikely that he would get another chance to bat in the match to reach the historic milestone at this venue.

Tendulkar now lies ninth in the list of players with the longest careers in Test cricket. English all-rounder Wilfred Rhodes holds the unique record of representing his country for 30 years 315 days from June 1, 1899 to April 12, 1930.

Englishmen Dennis Brown Close and Frank Wooley occupy the second and third place respectively. Close played Test cricket for 26 years 356 days, while Wooley's career spanned 25 years 13 days.