sachin history

born April
24, 1973) is an Indian
cricketer, widely
considered to be one of
the greatest batsmen of
all time. He currently
holds the records for
the most cumulative
runs in One-Day
Internationals, and the
most number of
centuries scored in both One-day Internationals
and Test cricket. He made his international debut
against Pakistan in 1989 at the age of sixteen,
becoming India's youngest Test player. Although
primarily a top-order batsman, Tendulkar has
often proved to be a useful and effective slow
bowler. He received India's highest sporting
honour, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in the year
1997-1998 and the civilian award Padma Shri in
1999. His cricketing and batting abilities are
widely regarded as genius by many stalwarts of
the game. For instance, Sir Donald Bradman, the
Australian great said of Sachin, "He reminds me
of myself". He is affectionately known as The Little
Master by his adoring fans.
Sachin's Latest News & World Records
Sachin Tendulkar breaks ODI world record, hits
first ever 200
February 24, 2010
Sachin Tendulkar became the first man ever to
score double hundred in one-dayers. The former
India captain reached the landmark with a single
off Charl Langeveldt in the final over. India won
the match by 153 runs to take a winning 2-0 lead
in the series after bowling out the tourists for
248.
The 36-year-old hit 25 fours (a world record) and
three sixes in a stunning 200 off 147 balls.
It passed the previous best of 194, set by
Pakistan's Saeed Anwar in 1997 and Zimbabwe's
Charles Coventry last year. Anwar made 194
against India in May 1997 while Coventry hit the
same total not out against Bangladesh. His
previous best one-day knock was the 186 not out
scored against New Zealand in 1999.
Sachin now holds the record for most runs in
tests (13,447), most runs in one-day
internationals (17,598), most centuries in Tests
(47) and most centuries in ODIs (46). He has
played 166 Test matches with a batting average
of 55.56. He has appeared in 442 One-day
internationals, with a batting average of 45.12.
"I'd like to dedicate this double hundred to the
people of India who have stood by me no matter
what for the last 20 years," man of the match
Tendulkar said at the prize-giving ceremony.
"There have been ups and downs, but they have
supported me."
HIGHEST HIGHEST ODI ODI INDIVIDUAL INDIVIDUAL SCORES SCORES
Runs Batsman Match Venue Year
200* Sachin
Tendulkar
India v South
Africa Gwalior 2010
194* Charles
Coventry
Zimbabwe v
Bangladesh Bulawayo 2009
194 Saeed
Anwar
Pakistan v
India Chennai 1997
189* Vivian
Richards
West Indies v
England Manchester 1984