Test
- Matches
- 200
- Innings
- 329
- Not outs
- 33
- Runs
- 15,921
- Highest score
- 248*
- Batting average
- 53.78
- Strike rate
- 54.04
- Hundreds
- 51
- Fifties
- 68
- Wickets
- 46
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Sachin TendulkarCareer Stats, 100 Centuries & Records
Former India international batter and captain
Sachin Tendulkar scored 34,357 runs and 100 centuries across Test, ODI and T20I cricket during an international career spanning from 1989 to 2013.
Player Information
Full nameSachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Date of birth24 April 1973
BirthplaceMumbai, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
RoleBatter / Top-order batter
Batting styleRight-handed
Bowling styleRight-arm leg break, off break and medium pace
International Career Stats
ODI
- Matches
- 463
- Innings
- 452
- Not outs
- 41
- Runs
- 18,426
- Highest score
- 200*
- Batting average
- 44.83
- Strike rate
- 86.23
- Hundreds
- 49
- Fifties
- 96
- Wickets
- 154
T20I
- Matches
- 1
- Innings
- 1
- Not outs
- 0
- Runs
- 10
- Highest score
- 10
- Batting average
- 10.00
- Strike rate
- 83.33
- Hundreds
- 0
- Fifties
- 0
- Wickets
- 1
Career statistics are final.
Tendulkar retired from international cricket in November 2013. The figures above were verified against ICC career records and ESPNcricinfo's statistical profile.
Sachin Tendulkar played 664 international matches and scored 34,357 runs. His 51 Test hundreds and 49 ODI hundreds made him the first and only player to reach 100 international centuries.
Sachin Tendulkar at 16: Test Debut in 1989
Tendulkar made his Test debut against Pakistan in Karachi on 15 November 1989 at the age of 16. That appearance began an international career that would continue for 24 years and end with a record 200 Test matches.
International Debuts and Final Appearances
Test career
15 November 1989 – 16 November 2013
Debuted against Pakistan in Karachi and completed his 200th Test against West Indies in Mumbai.
ODI career
18 December 1989 – 18 March 2012
Debuted against Pakistan in Gujranwala and made his final ODI appearance against Pakistan in Dhaka.
T20I appearance
1 December 2006
Played his only T20 international against South Africa in Johannesburg.
Major Records & Achievements
International runs
Finished his career with 15,921 Test runs, 18,426 ODI runs and 10 T20I runs.
International centuries
Scored 51 Test hundreds and 49 ODI hundreds, the highest combined international total.
Test appearances
Became the first cricketer to play 200 Test matches.
First men's ODI double-century
Scored an unbeaten 200 against South Africa in Gwalior, becoming the first man to make an ODI double-hundred.
ICC Cricket World Cup champion
Helped India win the 2011 World Cup and finished as India's leading run-scorer in the tournament.
ICC Cricket Hall of Fame
Was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame six years after his final international match.
Honours and Legacy
Arjuna Award
Received India's national sporting honour after establishing himself in international cricket.
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
Became the first cricketer to receive India's highest sporting honour.
Padma Shri
Received India's fourth-highest civilian award.
Padma Vibhushan
Received India's second-highest civilian award.
Bharat Ratna
Became the first sportsperson to receive India's highest civilian award.
CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award
Received the BCCI's lifetime achievement honour for his contribution to Indian cricket.
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