New Delhi. Whenever there is talk of record-breaking batting in the world, Sachin Tendulkar’s name comes first. Sachin, who faced Imran Khan, Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis at the age of 16, has hundreds of records in his name. Many of these records are also being broken. Despite this, there are many such records of Sachin Tendulkar, where no batsman can even be seen reaching. Today we will talk about 5 such records.
Grand record of 100 centuries
Sachin Tendulkar is the only batsman in the world who has scored 100 centuries in international cricket (all three formats). Only Virat Kohli (81) is seen around this record of his. But there is still a gap of 19 centuries between Sachin and Virat, which is not going to reduce easily. Among active cricketers, after Virat, Joe Root (52) is closest to Sachin. It will take 49 more centuries for England’s Root to break Sachin’s record of 100 centuries, which seems no less than impossible. Sachin has scored 51 centuries in Tests and 49 centuries in ODIs.
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18,426 runs in 463 ODI matches
Sachin has scored 18,426 runs in 463 matches in ODI cricket. In the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs in ODIs, Kumar Sangakkara (14234) is at second place and Virat Kohli (13906) is at third place. Apart from Virat, no active cricketer has been able to score even 11 thousand ODI runs. If Virat wants to break Sachin’s record, he will have to play well for about 6-7 years. Leave aside cricket fans, even Virat’s die-hard fans would hardly have expected that even at the age of 40, this player would continue to play in such a way that he would break Sachin’s record.
Most runs in a calendar year
Sachin Tendulkar had scored 1894 runs with the help of 9 centuries in 34 ODI matches in 1998. This is the highest number of runs in ODI in a calendar year. This record of Sachin is also now starting to seem beyond the reach of cricketers. One reason for this is that now ODI matches are not held like in the 1990s. Now there are more T20 matches. In such a situation, there is little possibility that Sachin’s record will be broken in a calendar year.
22 years long ODI career
Sachin Tendulkar played his first ODI match in 1989. After this he continued playing till 2011. In this way his ODI career lasted 22 years and 91 days. This is the record of longest career in ODI matches. Among the current cricketers, Mushifkur Rahim of Bangladesh is the only one who has been playing ODI cricket for the last 18 years and 92 days. His age is 37 years. In such a situation, there is little possibility that he will play ODI matches for the next four years and break Sachin’s record.
record of 200 test matches
Sachin Tendulkar played 200 test matches in a career spanning almost 24 years. This is the record of playing most test matches. James Anderson (188) came closest to this record, but now he has retired. Among the current cricketers, Joe Root (152) is the only one who has played more than 150 Tests. If 34 year old Root also wants to break Sachin’s record, he will have to play for at least five-six more years. Obviously, it will not be easy for Root to continue playing while remaining fit till the age of 40.
Tags: Joe Root, Number Game, Sachin tendulkar, Virat Kohli
FIRST PUBLISHED : January 6, 2025, 2:07 pm IST