Sachin Tendulkar Records

Sachin Tendulkar is the cricketer who is born to break all records. He has broken many records and till date even today he is getting stronger and stronger. As of March 2012, Sachin holds following records.

The only Legend to score 100 tons in International cricket

Test Match Records
Sachin Tendulkar is the highest run scorer in the Test cricket.

First cricketer to pass 12,000 run in Test cricket.

Highest number of centuries in Tests (51).

Sachin is the only player who has 40 wickets and more than 11,000 runs in Tests.

Sachin Tendulkar is the youngest player to score 1,000 Test runs, 2,000 Test runs, 3,000 Test runs, 4,000 Test runs, 5,000 Test runs, 6,000 Test runs, 7,000 Test runs, 8,000 Test runs, 9,000 Test runs and 10,000 Test runs.

Sachin Tendulkar has played Test cricket at a record 52 different grounds.

In 2002, Wisden rated him as the second greatest Test batsman after Sir Donald Bradman.

On 3 January 2007, Sachin (5,751 runs) edged past Brian Lara’s (5,736 runs ) world record of runs scored in Tests away from home.

Sachin’s record of five Test centuries before he turned 20 is a current world record.

Sachin Tendulkar became the first Indian to surpass the 11,000 Test runs mark

Sachin Tendulkar has played the most number of Test Matches (188) for India.

 One-Day Internationals Records.


Sachin Tendulkar is the only batsmen to score a double hundred (200 in 147 balls against South Africa on 24Feb 2010) in ODI.

Sachin Tendulkar has the most number of ODI centuries(49).

Sachin Tendulkar has the most number of fifties in ODIs (95).

Sachin Tendulkar has the most number of runs in ODI cricket (18260).

Sachin Tendulkar was the first cricketer to pass 10,000 runs in ODIs.

Sachin Tendulkar was the first cricketer to pass 15,000 runs in the ODIs

Sachin Tendulkar has won Man of the Match award more than any one in International cricket.

Sachin Tendulkar has most number of Man of the Series award.

Sachin Tendulkar has won Most man of match awards (10) against Australia.

Sachin Tendulkar has Appeared in highest number of ODIs (461).

Sachin Tendulkar is the only player to be in top 10 ICC ranking for 10 years.

Sachin Tendulkar has scored 1,894 runs in calendar year in ODIs – the most by any batsman.

Sachin Tendulkar has the record of most centuries in a calendar year: nine ODI centuries in 1998.

He has scored 1,000 runs in a calendar year on six separate occasions – 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000 & 2003.

In 1998 he had nine one-day centuries in a year making him the only player to do it.

Sachin Tendulkar is the fastest cricketer to reach 10,000 runs, taking 259 innings and has the highest batting average among batsmen with over 10,000 ODI runs.

Sachin Tendulkar has scored over 1,000 ODI runs against all major cricketing nations.

Sachin with Sourav Ganguly hold the world record for the maximum number of runs scored by the opening partnership. They have put together 6,271 runs in 128 matches.The duo also has a record of 20 century partnership for opening pair.

He is the only player ever to pass the 13,000, 14,000, 15,000, 16000, 17000 and 18000 run marks in ODIs.

Sachin and Rahul Dravid hold the world record for the highest partnership in ODI matches when they scored 331 runs against New Zealand in 1999.

Sachin is the only player who has 150 wickets and more than 15,000 runs in ODIs.

In 2003, Wisden rated Sachin as No. 1 and Richards at No. 2 in the list of all-time greatest ODI players.