Sachin Tendulkar,
referred to as ‘God of Cricket’ by
the whole cricket fraternity made
announced of retirement from ODI cricket, leaving irreplaceable records. Sachin Tendulkar in hi ODI Career of 463 ODIs, has
scored 18,426 runs with 49 centuries and 96 half-centuries, with all of them
world records. The legend retiring
with 49 centuries and 96 half-centuries has
truly made a mark for those who used to state that he plays only for the
records.
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| Sachin- True Reflection of Indian Cricket |
Let us now take a ride to explore some of the greatest and
most astonishing facts about the master batsmen.
Sachin Tendulkar,
the super man from India became the first
man on planet to make a one-day double-hundred, as stated by Ravi Shastri during
match commentary retired with these words: “I have decided to retire from the
One Day format of the game. I feel blessed to have fulfilled the dream of being
part of a World Cup wining Indian team. The preparatory process to defend the
World Cup in 2015 should begin early and in right earnest. I would like to wish
the team all the very best for the future. I am
eternally grateful to all my well wishers for their unconditional support and
love over the years.”
Sachin Tendulkar- 10
Greatest Achievements
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First player to score over 100 innings of 50+
runs.
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Most Man of the Match awards: 62
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Most Man of the Series awards: 15
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Most Centuries in a calendar year: 9 ODI
centuries in 1998
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Tendulkar has played on 96 different grounds –
most by any player.
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First player to complete the all-round
treble of 10000 runs, 100 wickets and 100 catches.
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Has played ODIs with 866
players (teammates and opponents) – most for any player in ODI history.
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The only Indian to score a century on ODI
captaincy debut.
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24.50% of all the hundreds scored by all
Indian batsmen have come from Tendulkar’s bat.
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Tendulkar top-scored for India on 129 occasions
– most such occasions for any player in ODIs.
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