A glimpse into Sachin Tendulkar’s career
Sachin Tendulkar is without a shadow of a doubt one of the greatest batsman that ever lived. Having started his career off some 21 years ago in 1989, Sachin Tendulkar has proven that passion, commitment and hard work can make a
cricketer rise well beyond his peers. If one were to sum up the career of this man, one need not look far. Sir Donald Bradman once saw Sachin Tendulkar bat, he called his wife and stated, “Come and have a look at this. This guy bats just like me.” For the
best batsmen of all time to say such a thing about any cricketer is proof enough of his worth.
When Sachin Tendulkar began his career at the early age of 16, people did not doubt the fact that this man was destined for greatness. He did it. He reached 50 Test centuries, the first man ever in cricket history to reach this
milestone. This record will remain with Sachin Tendulkar for a long time before anyone even dares to break it.
Let us take a look at the career of this prolific batsman.
Most International centuries in a career
Player Matc. Inn. 100 50 Runs HS Ave
Sachin Tendulkar
618
718
96
152
32131
248*
49.72
Ricky Ponting
520
616
68
137
25816
257
47.02
Jacques Kallis
466
551
55
138
23164
201*
50.35
Brian Lara
430
521
53
111
22358
400*
46.28
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rahul-c83321 Dravid
487
568
43
141
22765
270
45.62
Sanath Jayasuriya
584
649
42
103
21022
340
34.23
Mahela Jayawardene
477
532
41
97
19338
374
40.03
Matthew Hayden
273
348
40
69
15066
380
47.67
Mohammad Yousuf
381
432
39
97
17300
223
45.52
Sourav Ganguly
424
488
38
107
18575
239
41.46
Sachin Tendulkar Test career overview
Criteria 100s 50s Runs HS
At Home
22
27
6547
217
Abroad
28
32
7966
248*
In matches won
20
21
5454
248*
In matches drawn
19
25
5628
241*
In matches lost
11
13
3431
177
In first innings of a match
20
19
5384
241*
In second innings of a match
17
22
5014
248*
In third innings of a match
10
13
2758
176
In fourth innings of a match
3
5
1357
136
Sachin Tendulkar now averages more than 40 against all Test playing nations of the world.
Sachin Tendulkar's country-wise stats in Tests:
Country Matc.Inn. 100s 50s N/O Runs HS Ave
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746
31
59
11
13
7
3151
241*
60.59
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747
7
9
5
0
3
820
248*
136.66
England
24
39
7
10
4
2150
193
61.42
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754
22
36
4
8
5
1532
217
49.41
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755
18
27
2
7
2
1057
194*
42.28
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757
23
41
6
5
3
1562
169
41.10
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758
25
36
9
6
3
1995
203
60.45
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760
16
25
3
7
2
1328
179
57.73
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045
9
14
3
3
2
918
201*
76.50
Sachin Tendulkar’s stats for each year
Year Matc. Inn 100s 50s N/O Runs HS Ave
1989
4
6
0
2
0
215
59
35.83
1990
7
10
1
2
1
373
119*
41.44
1991
2
4
0
0
0
78
40
19.50
1992
7
11
3
0
1
419
148*
41.90
1993
8
9
2
5
2
640
165
91.42
1994
7
11
2
3
1
700
179
70.00
1995
3
4
0
1
2
58
52*
29.00
1996
8
15
2
2
0
623
177
41.53
1997
12
17
4
3
1
1000
169
62.50
1998
5
9
3
1
1
647
177
80.87
1999
10
19
5
4
3
1088
217
68.00
2000
6
10
2
1
1
575
201*
63.88
2001
10
18
3
6
2
1003
155
62.68
2002
16
26
4
5
1
1392
193
55.68
2003
5
9
0
1
0
153
55
17.00
2004
10
15
3
2
5
915
248*
91.50
2005
6
10
1
3
0
444
109
44.40
2006
8
12
0
1
1
267
63
24.27
2007
9
16
2
6
2
776
122*
55.42
2008
13
25
4
3
3
1063
154*
48.31
2009
6
9
2
3
1
541
160
67.62
2010
13
21
7
5
3
1543
214
85.72
The thing that sets this man apart from Donald Bradman is the fact that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 is a nation of 1 billion cricket fanatics and to live up to their rather irrational expectations is a hard task indeed. However, during his 21 year long
career Sachin has constantly given his countrymen what they have yearned for. He has become a source of pride for his country and is without a doubt one of the most perfect batsman history has ever produced. He became the second youngest batsman in the history
of the game to reach triple figures. His contributions for his country and the game of cricket will always be fondly remembered and it will not be long before he scores 100 international centuries.
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