Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Right-hand batsman; occasional right-arm leg-break/off-break bowler
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar: batsman, born 24 April 1973, Bombay (Mumbai), India. Career: 15,921 Test runs at 53.78.
Player information
| Full name | Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar |
| Born | 24 April 1973, Bombay (Mumbai), India |
| Role | Batsman |
| Style | Right-hand batsman; occasional right-arm leg-break/off-break bowler |
| Teams | India, Mumbai, Yorkshire (county, 1992), Mumbai Indians (IPL, 2008-2013) |
Overview
Tendulkar made his international debut for India at just 16 years old, against Pakistan in November 1989, and went on to play international cricket for nearly 24 years without ever losing his place through injury or loss of form for long. He is the only cricketer in history to score 100 international centuries, a milestone widely regarded as effectively unrepeatable given how the game and its schedules have since changed, and remains the leading run-scorer of all time in both Test and ODI cricket. Revered in India as "the Little Master" and later "the God of Cricket," his 2013 retirement Test at his home ground in Mumbai was treated as a national event, with the pitch itself later ceremonially preserved. He was also part of India's failed 2003 World Cup final side before finally winning the trophy on home soil in 2011, a result widely described in the Indian press as "carrying Tendulkar on their shoulders" after two decades of him carrying the team.
Test career
| Format | Mat | Runs | Avg | 100s | 50s | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 200 | 15,921 | 53.78 | 51 | 68 | 248* |
ODI career
| Format | Mat | Runs | Avg | 100s | 50s | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 463 | 18,426 | 44.83 | 49 | 96 | 200* |
T20I career
| Format | Mat | Runs | Avg | 100s | 50s | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20I | 1 | 10 | None | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Played only a single T20I (1 Dec 2006 v South Africa, scoring 10) and was never selected again for the format — a footnote rather than a real T20I career.
Records
- All-time leading run-scorer in both Test cricket (15,921) and ODI cricket (18,426).
- Only player in history with 100 international centuries (51 Test + 49 ODI), reaching the milestone with an ODI hundred in March 2012 against Bangladesh.
- Most Player-of-the-Match awards in international cricket history.
- Most Cricket World Cup appearances (6 editions, 1992-2011) of any player.
Team honours
- 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup winner
- 2002 ICC Champions Trophy (shared, rain-affected final)
Individual awards
- Bharat Ratna (2014) — India's highest civilian honour, first sportsperson to receive it
- Padma Vibhushan, Padma Shri, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award
- ICC Cricket Hall of Fame (2019)
Career notes
Retired from all cricket on 16 November 2013 (final Test v West Indies, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai).