God of cricket completed half century of age

God of cricket completed half century of age

Sachin birthday today: Sachin Tendulkar has completed half century of his life today. He has turned 50 today. Sachin made his international debut on 15 November 1989 against Pakistan. The last match was played against West Indies on 16 November 2013. His career spanned 24 years and 1 day. During this he played a total of 664 matches and scored 34,357 runs.

Record of playing most Test and ODI matches in the name of Sachin

When it comes to any record in cricket, Sachin's name always comes up. Sachin is the only player in the world to play 200 International Test matches. Sachin is at number one in this list, while James Anderson is at number two with 179 Test matches.

Not only in Tests, but he also holds the record for most ODIs in the world. Sachin is also the first player in the world to play the most matches in ODI cricket. This player, who started his ODI career in the year 1989, has played a total of 463 ODIs in his ODI career of 23 years.

Sachin played 185 consecutive ODIs for Team India from 1990 to 1998 without stopping. This is a world record in itself. In terms of playing most matches in ODIs, he is followed by Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene, who has played 448 ODIs. Jayawardene came close to him, but could not break this record.

Highest international run scorer

Most runs in international cricket (including all three formats) are in the name of God of cricket Sachin. He has scored more than 30,000 runs in international cricket. He is the only player in the world to score so many runs in all three formats of cricket. His total runs are 34,357. In this case, Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara is at number two. He has scored 28,016 runs.

Most centuries in international cricket

Sachin Tendulkar is the only name among the players who have scored 100 centuries in world cricket. This is a big record, which is difficult for any batsman to break. Virat Kohli (75) is among those who have scored the most centuries after Sachin. The name of Australia's Ricky Ponting (71) comes at number three. Sachin has scored 51 centuries in Tests and 49 in ODIs.

Most Half Centuries Apart from centuries

Sachin also scored a lot of half-centuries. Sachin holds the record for scoring a total of 164 (all three formats) half-centuries in 782 innings. At number two is Ricky Ponting of Australia who has scored 146 fifties.

Most fours in the name of Sachin in international cricket

Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for hitting the maximum number of fours in international cricket. Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar hit 4076 fours in his international career. He has 2058 fours in Test, 2016 in ODI and 2 fours in T20. He has hit these fours in 664 international matches.

Most runs in World Cup

Sachin Tendulkar also holds the record for scoring the most runs in the World Cup. Sachin was part of the team in a total of six World Cups between 1992 and 2011. During this, he scored 2278 runs in 44 innings of 45 matches. Sachin has scored 6 centuries and 15 half-centuries in the World Cup. In addition, Tendulkar also holds the record for being the highest scorer in a single World Cup. He scored 673 runs in 11 matches in the 2003 Cricket World Cup.