There have been numerous incredible players to have graced the game of cricket. Furthermore, when we talk about the first-class rundown of players, Sachin Tendulkar is one such name that, as a rule, makes the rundown for the unequalled greats.
Sachin Tendulkar’s legacy is one that probably no player will ever live up to. For 24 years, the man has engaged and captivated groups everywhere throughout the world with his magnificent strokeplay.
Regularly called as the ‘God of cricket’ in India, he has a large group of records under his name. What’s more, out of those records there are numerous, which may never be broken in the future.
Lets us go format-wise.
Tests
1) 51 Test Hundreds
There is a motivation behind why Test cricket is named as cricket’s customary configuration. It tests a player’s character as far as possible and the ones who come out of it without a hitch are viewed as legends. What’s more, this man has scored 51 centuries in the configuration, which is simply surprising.
29 of his 51 tons came outside India while 17 of them came in the SENA nations (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia), which has been the parameter to pass judgment on a batsman from subcontinent nowadays. These details basically demonstrate that Sachin Tendulkar wasn’t only a home track menace and beat the bowlers from all nations in a wide range of conditions.
2) 200 Test Appearances
It’s a fantasy for each player to represent to their nation in the red-ball position. One can just fantasy about playing 100 Test coordinates in their profession, and very few players were able to make the count to 150 Tests. And afterward, there’s Sachin who played 200 Tests, and his milestone 200th Test was his last game in global cricket.
There are two kinds of batsmen in the world. One Sachin Tendulkar. Two, all others.
Andy Flower – Zimbabwean cricketer & coach
This will be a major request for any player to try and draw near to playing 200 Tests. Indeed, even a portion of the Australian greats like Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting could just play 168 matches each.
3) Only cricketer in history to score in excess of 13000 runs in a single batting position.
Sachin Tendulkar is the only cricketer in history to score over 13000 runs in a solitary batting position.
In the 275 innings that he played at No.4 for India, the little ace scored an incredible 13492 runs at a normal of 54.40, including 44 centuries. The following most elevated on the rundown is England’s Alastair Cook, who scored 11845 runs opening the batting multiple times for England.
To place the extent of this record in some point of view, the quantity of runs that Tendulkar has scored at No.4 is higher than the vocation total of the second most noteworthy run-scorer in Test cricket – Ricky Ponting who scored 13378 Test runs in his whole profession.
4) 2058 Test Fours
Sachin Tendulkar is the only cricketer to score in excess of 2000 fours in Test Match cricket. In the 329 innings that he played for India, Tendulkar scored an amazing 2058 fours in Test cricket.
Once more, to place this accomplishment in some viewpoint, he drives the second-put Rahul Dravid by an enormous 404 fours. Among non-dynamic players, just Amla has 1145 limits to his name and is not even close to Tendulkar’s record.
5) 15921 Test Runs
In the 200 Test coordinates that Tendulkar played for India, he scored a dumbfounding 15921 runs. He drives the second-set Ricky Ponting by a giant 2543 runs.
The main man who had any practical possibility of going past Tendulkar was Alastair Cook. However, even he resigned a year ago from Tests.
Also, with respect to batting sensation Virat Kohli, the present Indian Captain has scored just 7240 runs. Given that he is now more than 31 years old, it will be practically inconceivable for Kohli to score the runs that he requires to go past the Indian cricketing legend.
ODIs
1) 22 years and 91 days of ODI Cricket
Sachin Tendulkar played international cricket for a long time, which is itself an immense achievement. He made his introduction in the 50-over format against the most outstanding opponents Pakistan on December 18 in Gujranwala, and the rest is history. As destiny had it, Sachin Tendulkar played the last ODI, 463rd, of his vocation, against Pakistan itself (2012), which is associated with Virat Kohli’s brilliant 183 in the 330-run pursue.
2) 2278 ODI World Cup Runs
The ICC cricket world cup is a competition that each group and player anticipates. The uber occasion gives a chance for players to demonstrate their determination in the greatest cricketing occasion. What’s more, the ace blaster again is the most elevated at any point run-getter in world cups with a record of 2,278 runs.
When people throw stones at you, turn them into milestones
Sachin Tendulkar
He likewise holds the record for the most number of centuries(6) with the most number of runs in a series(673 in 2003). Ponting is second in this rundown with 1,743 runs. This is one record of him that may break later on, yet at the same time, starting at now, the record is well and genuinely alive.
3) 15000 Runs, 100 Wickets, 100 Catches in ODI
No, not a triple hundred, but instead, SRT was just one to achieve uncommon ODI tripe in three segments: 15000 runs(18426), 100 wickets(154), and 100 catches(140).
4) 18000+ Runs in ODI
18426 ODI runs: Nothing is unimaginable in cricket, and human perseverance can break the hardest of hindrances, yet this record is Tendulkar’s for a considerable length of time to come. Among dynamic players, Kohli is nearest, and will likely push hard toward the 18,000-run mark. However, it will require a very human exertion from the Indian Skipper.
Kumar Sangakkara is second in the rundown of most ODI runs scored with 14234 added to his repertoire!
5) 96 ODI Fifties
The current Indian captain, Kohli likely could be headed to breaking Tendulkar’s record for most ODI hundreds, yet it will require some genuine exertion to go past those 96 half-hundreds of years.
No man is probably going to ever go past the record for most half-hundreds of years in ODIs. The Mumbaikar played 463 ODIs and, from 1989-2012, scored 49 centuries to go with 96 fifties.
All formats
- Sachin Tendulkar’s total across positions 34,357 is almost difficult to pursue 34,000 odd runs in universal cricket.
- Apprehensive 90’s: One record Sachin shouldn’t be glad for. He was out in 90’s for 27 times(17 ODI and 10 Tests). Yet, at the same time, a record is a record.
- Sachin has played in more number of stadiums than any other player – more than 90.
- He holds the record of being the fastest to reach 13,000, 14,000, 15,000 runs in Tests – completed 15,000 runs in 300 innings.
- Sachin Tendulkar has played with 989 international cricketers—141 Indians & 848 opponents—in his 24-year career for India.
- The only player to score a ton in Ranji Trophy, Irani Trophy & Duleep Trophy debuts
- Most player of the match (62) & player of the series (15) awards in ODIs
Reasons why these Sachin Tendulkar records will never be broken:
- Improvement of T20 cricket: Development of T20 cricket is one of the significant reasons why Sachin may never be beaten. The T20 associations everywhere throughout the world keep the players occupied for quite a long time, which doesn’t bolster them in breaking Sachin’s run count.
If Sachin bats well, India sleeps well.
Harsha Bhogle – Indian Commentator
- Consistency: The players of the present time would think that its hard to coordinate the degree of consistency of Tendulkar. Without appropriate consistency in all the configurations of the game, a player can’t approach 20,000 global runs.
- Career range: Sachin Tendulkar had one of the longest cricket career ever. Beginning his profession in 1989, Sachin, at long last, resigned in 2013. Playing in the hardest degree of expert cricket, proceeding for over 20 years, requires enormous wellness and disposition. Additionally, Sachin began his worldwide profession at the period of only 16; that is sensibly outlandish in the current time.
- Less number of Test matches: Without any uncertainty, Test cricket is declining in the present age. The number of test matches played yearly has diminished in the present time contrasted with the time of Sachin Tendulkar. Most groups incline toward only a 3-coordinate Test arrangement today, which keeps the players from scoring a main part of runs.
