Test Cricket Records

Appearances of Game :
On his Test debut, Sachin Tendulkar was the third youngest debutant (16y 205d). Mushtaq Mohammad (15y 124d) and Aaqib Javed (16y 189d) debuted in Test matches younger to Tendulkar. Since then, there have been 2 players who were younger than Sachin on their Test Cricket debut: Hasan Raza - Pakistan (14y 227d), the current youngest debutant, and Mohammad Sharif - Bangladesh (15y 128d).
Tendulkar has played the most number of Test Matches (166) for India (Kapil Dev and Rahul Dravid are second with 131 Test appearances each).
Tendulkar is second in the list of players with most Test caps at 166. Only Steve Waugh (168 Tests) has appeared in more games than Tendulkar. .
Runs Scored:
Highest run scorer in the history of Test cricket with 13447 Test runs.
Career Average (1989–2010, 166 Tests, 13,447 runs) at 55.56
Became the first Indian to surpass the 11,000 Test run mark and the third International player behind Allan Border and Brian Lara. Lara took 213 innings, Sachin 223 and Border 259. .
Second Indian after Sunil Gavaskar to make over 10,000 runs in Test matches. .
Tendulkar and Brian Lara are the fastest to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket history. Both of them achieved this in 195 innings. .
Sachin Tendulkar (7429) world record of runs scored in Tests away from home.
First player to reach 12,000-13,000 Test runs.
Tendulkar has five calendar years with 1000 or more runs - 2008(1063), 2002 (1392 runs), 1999 (1088 runs), 2001 (1003 runs) and 1997 (1000 runs). . Gavaskar is the only other Indian with four seasons of 1000+ runs. Only Tendulkar, Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting and Brian Lara have five seasons with 1000 or more runs in Test cricket.
Centuries:
Highest number of Test centuries(47), overtaking Sunil Gavaskar's record (34) on 10 December 2005 vs Sri Lanka in Delhi. Ricky Ponting has 39 centuries to his credit and Brian Lara has scored 34 Test Centuries. .
When Tendulkar scored his maiden century in 1990, he was the second youngest to score a century. Only Mushtaq Mohammad had scored a century at a younger age by 1990. Tendulkar's record was bettered by Mohammad Ashraful in 2001/02 season. . The record for previous youngest Indian centurion was held by Kapil Dev.
Tendulkar's record of five centuries before he turned 20 is a current world record. .
Tendulkar holds the current record (217 against NZ in 1999/00 Season) for the highest score in Test cricket by an Indian when captaining the side. Gavaskar held the previous record (205 against West Indies in Bombay - 1978/79 season)
Tendulkar has scored centuries against all Test playing nations. He was the third batman to achieve the distinction after Steve Waugh and Gary Kirsten. The current list also includes Brian Lara, Ricky Ponting, Rahul Dravid, Jacques Kallis, Adam Gilchrist and Marvan Atapattu.
Tendulkar's 37th century against Bangladesh during the 2nd Test , made history as the 1st time the top four batsmen of any team had all scored centuries in a single innings. Dinesh Karthik (129), Wasim Jaffer (138) and Rahul Dravid (129) were the other centurions in the innings.

Sachin's world record Reactions

Tributes poured in from all quarters hailing Tendulkar's feat of becoming the first batsman ever to score a double ton in ODI'S.

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar: There is just no question about that. He is the greatest batsman the game has ever seen. See his record! Who else has got 90-plus centuries, 1700-plus runs in ODIs and 13000-plus runs in Test cricket? He is comfortably the greatest batsman ever. He should aim for more. Maybe a Test innings of 450 or a ODI knock of 250. And then he himself wants to win next year's World Cup. There is a little boy in Tendulkar who wants to keep playing. That spirit keeps him going. It's absolutely incredible how he keeps going. A lot of others with his record would have had called it enough. But I guess there is no word called enough in Tendulkar's dictionary. I think he should go for the triple century in Test cricket. This is something he doesn't have but he is very capable of. This is well within his reach and he should go for it.

Kapil Dev: It's his dedication and passion for cricket that sets Sachin Tendulkar apart. He is sincerity personified. He has made sacrifices in his life, there is a lot of dedication involved and he is very passionate about achieving something. He is like us but it's his mental toughness that sets him apart. He knows what exactly he is doing and he is strongly determined and focussed. He will bring more laurels to the country.

VVS Laxman: The 200 in Gwalior is a benchmark for others to follow. There will be a lot of players who believe they too can make 200 in an ODI. But I can tell you only special players can achieve the feat. Tendulkar's love for the game is unmatched and he still plays with the passion of a child. What makes him so hungry for runs is that he is never satisfied. Now, I guess only Lara's 400 is left for Sachin to surpass. I would be really happy if Sachin goes past 400 in Tests. It'll be nice if he breaks Lara's record.

Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar on SportsCenter: What comes through his performance over the years especially after 20 years of international cricket is the will to just go on, whether it’s a one day innings or a T20. I don’t think he went into bat at Gwalior thinking that he has a chance to get a double hundred there. I think he seriously started batting for the double hundred when he was in his 190’s. Until then, he was playing shots and when he passed his hundred he was not aiming for a double hundred.

Spin legend Shane Warne on his Twitter page: Yes, yes, yes! Well done Sachin my friend. Congrats and well done! (It's) awesome."

Australia T20 captain Michael Clarke: His record speaks for itself. I can't say I'm surprised. He's probably the greatest batsman I've ever seen play, live. His record speaks for itself. I can't say I'm surprised. I didn't watch any of it but I'd like to get back this afternoon and see some highlights. He's a wonderful guy and someone I not only enjoy watching on TV, but I've loved having the opportunity to play against him as well. He has got so much class. His greatest strength is the longevity, to be able to be so successful at a young age and to still be doing the same thing 20 years on. He made his (Test) debut at 16 and he's still as good as ever, if not better. We're blessed to still have such a great player playing this game.

Former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar: It's an amazing feat to get 200 in a day and that too off only 147 balls. It shows his mental and physical toughness. He's a player who does not throw away his wicket once he's set. He always places a huge price on his wicket.

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IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi on his Twitter page: Sachin - the greatest ever player ever - without any doubt. I salute Sachin...world's greatest sportsman. We can see him only rise. (He is an) inspiration to us all. He is the best.

Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara: What an innings it was! He came close to achieving it twice. I always felt that Tendulkar and Sanath Jayasuriya are capable of doing that.

Former Test player Bapu Nadkarni: Whatever record is seen to be impossible to achieve, he makes it possible. That's all I can say. It seems as he's getting older, he is becoming more and more mature. No wonder Sir Donald Bradman saw himself in the way Sachin bats.

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit: We all Delhiites join every Indian in celebrating this memorable achievement of Sachin Tendulkar. We all are proud of Sachin, who played a marvellous inning today against South Africa. Further, we are confident that he will continue to make world records. His innings will be remembered for all time to come.

Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda: Sachin's masterly innings of unbeaten 200 at Gwalior against South Africa in the second ODI has scripted cricketing history and done India proud. This batting genius has scaled new heights and put the Indian team on a new pitch of confidence. It augurs well for the World Cup next year.

Pakistani hockey players Rehan Butt and Sohail Abbas: We saw the match since I had nothing to do after our practice session. We all clapped after he scored 200. Cricket has never seen a player like him and will never see. Even after playing for 20 years, his passion for the game is an inspiration for us. We all take inspiration from him. The entire team watched his innings.

President Pratibha Patil: Sachin Tendulkar has yet again re-written the record books of cricket, by climbing yet another Mt Everest of the game.

Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh: Sachin has led by example and that all Indians are proud of his achievement.

Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar: I am sure members will join me in conveying our heartiest felicitations and congratulations to Sachin Tendulkar for being the first cricketer in history of one-day cricket to score a double century. This is a source of inspiration for budding cricketers of this country. We convey our best wishes to Sachin Tendulkar for his future endeavours.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi: On behalf of the people of Tamil Nadu I convey our good wishes to you on creating a world record by scoring a double century in a one day international at Gwalior. We are highly delighted that you have surpassed all previous records in this regard.

Sachin Records

Records Held by Sachin Tendulkar
1. Highest Run scorer in the ODI (One Day International)
2. Most number of hundreds (41) in the ODI
3. Most number of nineties in the ODI
4. Most number of man of the matches (56) in the ODI's
5. Most number of man of the series (14) in ODI's
6. Best average for man of the matches in ODI's
7. First Cricketer to pass 10000 run in the ODI
8. First Cricketer to pass 15000 run in the ODI
9. He is the highest run scorer in the world cup (1,796 at an average of 59.87 as on 20 March 2007)
10. Most number of the man of the matches in the world cup.
11. Most number of runs 1996 world cup 523 runs in the 1996 Cricket World Cup at an average of 87.16
12. Most number of runs in the 2003 world cup 673 runs in 2003 Cricket World Cup, highest by any player in a single Cricket World Cup.
13. He was Player of the World Cup Tournament in the 2003 Cricket World Cup.
14. Most number of Fifties (87) in ODI's
15. Appeared in maximum number of ODI's 407
16. He is the only player to be in top 10 ICC ranking for 10 years.
17. Most number of 100's in test's 38
18. He is one of the three batsmen to surpass 11,000 runs in Test cricket, and the first Indian to do so.
19. He is thus far the only cricketer to receive the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India's highest sporting honor.
20. In 2003, Wisden rated Tendulkar as d No. 1 and Richards at No. 2 in all time Greatest ODI player.
21. In 2002, Wisden rated him as the second greatest Test batsman after Sir Donald Bradman.
22. He was involved in unbroken 664-run partnership in a Harris Shield game in 1988 with friend and team mate Vinod Kambli.
23. Tendulkar is the only player to score a century in all three of his Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy and Irani Trophy debuts.
24. In 1992, at the age of 19, Tendulkar became the first overseas born player to represent Yorkshire.
25. Tendulkar has been granted the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award and Padma Shri by Indian government. He is the only Indian cricketer to get all of them.
26. Tendulkar has scored over 1000 runs in a calendar year in ODI's 7 times
27. Tendulkar has scored 1894 runs in calendar year in ODI's most by any batsman.
28. He is the highest earning cricketer in the world.
29. He has the least percentage of the man of the matches awards won when team looses a match. Out of his 56 man of the match awards only 5 times India has lost.
30. Tendulkar most number man of match awards (10) against Australia.
31. In August of 2003, Sachin Tendulkar was voted as the "Greatest Sportsman" of the country in the sport personalities category in the Best of India poll conducted by Zee News.
32. In November 2006, Time magazine named Tendulkar as one of the Asian Heroes.
33. In December 2006, he was named ?Sports person of the Year?.
34. The current India Poised campaign run by The Times of India has nominated him as the Face of New India next to the likes of Amartya Sen and Mahatma Gandhi among others.
35. Tendulkar was the first batsman in history to score over 50 centuries in international cricket.
36. Tendulkar was the first batsman in history to score over 75 centuries in international cricket: 79 centuries.
37. Has the most overall runs in cricket, (ODIs+Tests+ Twenty-20s), as of 30 June 2007 he had accumulated almost 26,000 runs overall.
38. He is second on the most number of runs in test cricket just after Brian Lara.
39. Sachin Tendulkar with Sourav Ganguly holds the world record for the maximum number of runs scored by the opening partnership. They have put together 6,271 runs in 128 matches.
40. The 20 century partnerships for opening pair with Sourav Ganguly is a world record.
41. Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid hold the world record for the highest partnership in ODI matches when they scored 331 runs against New Zealand in 1999.
42. Sachin Tendulkar has been involved in six 200 run partnerships in ODI matches - a record that he shares with Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid.
43. Most Centuries in a calendar year: 9 ODI centuries in 1998.
44. Only player to have over 100 innings of 50+ runs (41 Centuries and 87 Fifties) (as of 18th Nov, 2007).
45. The only player ever to cross the 13,000-14,000 and 15,000 run marks IN ODI.
46. Highest individual score among Indian batsmen (186* against New Zealand at Hyderabad in 1999).
47. The score of 186 is listed the fifth highest score recorded in ODI matches.
48. Tendulkar has scored over 1000 ODI runs against all major cricketing nations.
49. Sachin was the fastest to reach 10,000 runs taking 259 innings and has the highest batting average among batsmen with over 10,000 ODI runs.
50. Most number of Stadium Appearances: 90 different Grounds.
51. Consecutive ODI Appearances: 185
52. On his debut, Sachin Tendulkar was the second youngest debutant in the world.
53. When Tendulkar scored his maiden century in 1990, he was the second youngest to score a century.
54. Tendulkar's record of five test centuries before he turned 20 is a current world record.
55. Tendulkar holds the current record (217 against NZ in 1999/00 Season) for the highest score in Test cricket by an Indian when captaining the side.
56. Tendulkar has scored centuries against all test playing nations. He was the third batman to achieve the distinction after Steve Waugh and Gary Kirsten.
57. Tendulkar has 4 seasons in test cricket with 1000 or more runs - 2002 (1392 runs), 1999 (1088 runs), 2001 (1003 runs) and 1997 (1000 runs). Gavaskar is the only other Indian with four seasons of 1000+ runs.
58. He is second most number of seasons with over 1000 runs in world.
59. On 3 January 2007 Sachin Tendulkar (5751) edged past Brian Lara's (5736) world record of runs scored in Tests away from home.
60. Tendulkar and Brian Lara are the fastest to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket history. Both of them achieved this in 195 innings.
61. Second Indian after Sunil Gavaskar to make over 10,000 runs in Test matches.
62. Became the first Indian to surpass the 11,000 Test run mark and the third International player behind Allan Border and Brian Lara.
63. Tendulkar is fourth on the list of players with most Test caps. Steve Waugh (168 Tests), Allan Border (158 Tests), Shane Warne (145 Tests) have appeared in more games than Tendulkar.
64. Tendulkar has played the most number of Test Matches (144) for India (Kapil Dev is second with 131 Test appearances).
65. First to score 25,000 international runs.
66. Tendulkar's 25,016 runs in international cricket include 14,537 runs in ODI's, 10,469 Tests runs and 10 runs in the lone Twenty20 that India has played.
67. On December 10, 2005, Tendulkar made his 35th century in Tests at Delhi against Sri Lanka. He surpassed Sunil Gavaskar's record of 34 centuries to become the man with the most number of hundreds in Test cricket.
68. Tendulkar is the only player who has 150 wickets and more than 15000 runs in ODI.
69. Tendulkar is the only player who has 40 wickets and more than 11000 runs in Tests.
70. Only batsman to have 100 hundreds in the first class cricket.