The great Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, widely considered as the biggest batsman of cricket, celebrated his 52nd birthday on Thursday. His unmatched stability, longevity, and the ability to challenge the world’s best bowlers, Tendulkar’s career, spreading from 1989 to retirement, saw him submitting 34,357 runs in 664 international demonstrations at an average of 48.52, which made him to him. Highest run-scorer Internationally Cricket History.
Tendulkar’s influence spreads beyond India in all major cricketing countries, which contributes significantly to the current popularity, competition and financial success of the game. Modern cricket stars including Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, Kane Williamson, Joe Root, Virender Sehwag and MS Dhoni have credited Tendulkar’s influence of their playing style and match winning abilities.
Starting his international career at the age of 16 in 1989, Tendulkar received his Test cap and made him ODI Debut on 18 December the same year. His remarkable ability to customize and develop his batting technique in response to injuries, team’s requirements and different situations defined his career.
In Test cricket, Tendulkar scored 15,921 runs in 200 matches at an average of 53.78, including 51 centuries, setting records that remain unmatched. His achievement of playing 200 Tests is in the form of a will for his long life.
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His one day international career was equally impressive, scored 18,426 runs in 463 matches at an average of 44.83, with 49 centuries and 96 half -centuries. In February 2010, he became the first cricketer to score a double hundred at Odis to achieve this milestone against South Africa in Gwalior.
A decisive moment in Tendulkar’s career came when he helped India win 2011 ICC Cricket World CupHe made significant contribution in nine matches with 482 runs, including two centuries and two half -centuries, finally receiving his dream of lifting the World Cup at his home ground, Wankhed Stadium.
Tendulkar set a record for most of the runs in the World Cup history, scoring 2,278 runs in 44 innings in 45 matches, including an average of 56.95 and six centuries and 15 half -centuries. The performance of his knockout match included an average of 339 runs at 48.42 with four half -centuries.
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In the ICC Champions Trophy, Tendulkar participated in five campaigns, scoring 441 runs in 16 matches on an average of 36.75 with a century and a fifty. His joint ICC event figures show 2,719 runs in 61 matches at an average of 49.43.
Although Tendulkar played only one T20 International, scored 10 runs, he got success in the Indian Premier League with Mumbai Indians. He scored 2,334 runs in 78 IPL matches at an average of 34.83, including a century and 13 fifties.
Winning the title with Mumbai Indians in 2013 at his IPL career highlights and achieving Orange Cap in 2010 was in an average of 47.53 matches with five fifties to score the most runs in 15 matches (618).
During his career, Tendulkar made several records, including 100 international centuries and 164 half-centuries, which establish themselves as the most vast run-scorer in the history of cricket. While Virat Kohli crossed his ODI record at the Wankhedi Stadium during the 2023 Cricket World Cup, Tendulkar’s influence on cricket crosses the statistics, which “title him”God of cricket,
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