By Prakhar Sachdeo
CNBC-TV18.com
Published April 24, 2024
Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar is celebrating his 51st birthday today! Here is a look at his 10 extraordinary records in cricket
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Sachin Tendulkar is the first and till date the only cricketer to score 100 international centuries.
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Sachin Tendulkar is the first cricketer to play 200 Tests matches.
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With 34357 international runs (Tests, ODIS and T20Is combined), Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for the most runs by a player.
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Sachin Tendulkar holds the record of the longest ODI career in cricket. The batting great played ODIs for 22 years and 91 days.
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In 1998 Sachin Tendulkar accumulated 1894 runs in ODI cricket. It made Tendulkar the batter with the most ODI runs in a year.
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Sachin Tendulkar has won 76 Player of the Match awards across Tests, ODIs and T20Is,. This makes the batting great the player with the most Player of the Match Awards in cricket.
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Sachin Tendulkar has hit 20 hundreds against Australia. This makes Tendulkar the batter with most international centuries against a single opposition.
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Sachin Tendulkar has notched a total of 264 fifties across Tests, ODIs and T20Is. This makes him the batter with the most half-centuries in international cricket.
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Sachin Tendulkar has hit over 4076 fours during his playing days. This makes him the batter with the most fours at international level.
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Sachin Tendulkar is the fastest batsman to 15000 runs in Test matches and 18000 runs in ODIs.