Achievements of Sachin Tendulkar
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Sachin Tendulkar, an Indian cricketer, has achieved numerous records and received numerous awards for his cricketing skill, particularly in batting. Below is a list of some of the achievements he has made in his career thus far.
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[edit] Records
[edit] Test Cricket
Game Appearances:
- On his Test debut, Sachin Tendulkar was the third youngest debutant (16y 205d). Mushtaq Mohammad (15y 124d) and Aaqib Javed (16y 189d) debuted in Test matches younger than Tendulkar. Since then, there have been 2 players who were younger than Sachin on their Test Cricket debut: Hasan Raza - Pakistan (14y 227d), the current youngest debutant, and Mohammad Sharif - Bangladesh (15y 128d).[1]
- Tendulkar has played the most number of Test Matches (147) for India (Kapil Dev is second with 131 Test appearances).[2]
- Tendulkar is third in the list of players with most Test caps. Only Steve Waugh (168 Tests) and Allan Border (158 Tests) have appeared in more games than Tendulkar[3]
Runs Scored:
- Highest run scoring Indian with 11,782 Test runs. 2nd highest in the world, after Brian Lara.[4]
- Career Average 55.31
- Became the first Indian to surpass the 11,000 Test run mark and the third International player behind Allan Border and Brian Lara. Lara took 213 innings, Sachin 223 and Border 259.[5]
- Second Indian after Sunil Gavaskar to make over 10,000 runs in Test matches.[6]
- Tendulkar and Brian Lara are the fastest to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket history. Both of them achieved this in 195 innings.[7]
- On 3 January 2007 Sachin Tendulkar (5751) edged past Brian Lara's (5736) world record of runs scored in Tests away from home. Tendulkar achieved this in 75 away Test matches while Lara had scored his runs in 66 away Tests.
- Tendulkar has 4 seasons with 1000 or more runs - 2002 (1392 runs), 1999 (1088 runs), 2001 (1003 runs) and 1997 (1000 runs).[8] Gavaskar is the only other Indian with four seasons of 1000+ runs. Only Matthew Hayden and Lara have five seasons with 1000+ runs in International cricket.
Centuries:
- Highest number of Test centuries (39), overtaking Sunil Gavaskar's record (34) on 10 December 2005 vs Sri Lanka in Delhi. Brian Lara and Ricky Ponting have also scored 34 Test Centuries.[9]
- When Tendulkar scored his maiden century in 1990, he was the second youngest to score a century. Only Mushtaq Mohammad had scored a century at a younger age by 1990. Tendulkar's record was bettered by Mohammad Ashraful in 2001/02 season.[10] The record for previous youngest Indian centurion was held by Kapil Dev.
- Tendulkar's record of five centuries before he turned 20 is a current world record.[10]
- Tendulkar holds the current record (217 against NZ in 1999/00 Season) for the highest score in Test cricket by an Indian when captaining the side.[11] Gavaskar held the previous record (205 against West Indies in Bombay - 1978/79 season)
- Tendulkar has scored centuries against all test playing nations.[9] He was the third batman to achieve the distinction after Steve Waugh and Gary Kirsten. The current list also includes Brian Lara, Ricky Ponting, Rahul Dravid, Jacques Kallis, Adam Gilchrist and Marvan Attapattu.
- Sachin's 37th ton against Bangladesh during the 2nd test , made history as the 1st time the top four batsman of any team had all scored centuries in a single innings. Dinesh Karthik (129), Wasim Jaffer (138) and Rahul Dravid (129) were the other centurions in the innings.[12]
[edit] ODI
Highlights of Tendulkar's ODI career include:
Game Appearances:
- Matches Played: 417 ( Most )
- Consecutive ODI Appearances: 185[13]
- Most Stadium Appearances: 90 different Grounds
- Inning Appearances: 407 ( Most ). First to appear in 400 innings in ODI matches.
- On his debut, Sachin Tendulkar was the second youngest debutant. Only Aaqib Javed debuted in ODI matches younger than Sachin Tendulkar. Since then, there has been 4 players who were younger than Sachin on their ODI debut: Hasan Raza (Pakistan) - the current youngest debutant, Mohammad Sharif (Bangladesh), Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) and Ramveer Rai (UAE)
Runs Scored:
- Most Runs: 16,361 Runs at the rate of 44.34 runs per innings (as of March 29, 2008). He is the leading run scorer in the ODI format of the game and the only player ever to cross the 13,000-14,000-15,000 and 16,000 run marks.
- First player to reach 10,000-11,000-12,000-13,000-14,000-15,000and 16000 ODI runs.
- Highest individual score among Indian batsmen (186* against New Zealand at Hyderabad in 1999). The score of 186* is listed the fifth highest score recorded in ODI matches
- Holds the record for scoring 1,000 ODI runs in a calendar year. He has done it seven times - 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003 and 2007
- Tendulkar has scored over 1000 ODI runs against all major Cricketing nations.
- Tendulkar is the first and only batsman to score over 2500 runs against any opponent (Australia). Tendulkar is also the first and only batsman to achieve the feat runs against 2 opponents - Sri Lanka is the other team.
- After Sachin crossed the 10,000-run mark in ODIs, only six other players have managed to cross the milestone: (Sanath Jayasuriya, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Ricky Ponting, Brian Lara, and Inzamam ul Haq). Sachin was the fastest to reach 10,000 runs taking 259 innings and has the highest batting average among batsmen with over 10,000 ODI runs
Centuries & Fifties Record:
- Most centuries: 42
- Most centuries against an opponent - 8 vs. Australia.
- Most centuries vs. Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe.
- Most Fifties: 89.
- Highest number of 50+ scores in ODIs - 131 (42 Centuries and 89 Fifties).
- Only player to have over 100 innings of 50+ runs.
ODI Awards:
Calendar Year Record:
- Most ODI runs in a calendar year: 1,894 ODI runs in 1998.
- Most Centuries in a calendar year: 9 ODI centuries in 1998
Partnership Records:
- Sachin Tendulkar with Sourav Ganguly hold the world record for the maximum number of runs scored by the opening partnership. They have put together 6,271 runs in 128 matches that includes 20 century partnerships and 21 fifty run partnerships.[14] The 20 century partnerships for opening pair is also a world record.
- Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid hold the world record for the highest partnership in ODI matches when they scored 331 runs against New Zealand in 1999 at the LBS, Hyderabad[15]
- Sachin Tendulkar has been involved in six 200 run partnerships in ODI matches - a record that he shares with Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid.[16]
[edit] World Cup
- Most runs (1,796 at an average of 59.87 as on 20 March 2007) in World Cup Cricket History including 4 centuries & 13 fifties with a best score of 152* against Namibia in 2003 world cup
- 673 runs in 2003 Cricket World Cup, highest by any player in a single Cricket World Cup
- Player Of The World Cup Tournament in the 2003 Cricket World Cup.
- 523 runs in the 1996 Cricket World Cup at an average of 87.16, making him the highest run scorer in the 1996 World Cup and setting the then record for the highest runs by any player in a single Cricket World Cup - subsequently bettered by himself in the 2003 World Cup
[edit] Miscellaneous
- First batsman in history to score over 50 centuries in international cricket. He has now scored 81 centuries (39 in Tests, 42 in ODIs).
- Most overall runs in international cricket, (ODIs+Tests+Twenty20s), with almost 28,000 runs overall (11,782 in Tests, 16,361 in ODIs).
- Record of getting out the maximum number of times on 90s in international matches. He has been dismissed 24 times (17 in ODIs and 7 in Tests) on scores of 90-99. The 17 nineties in ODIs are an ODI record too.[17]
[edit] Awards
[edit] Official Awards
- 1994: Arjuna Award Receipient for achievements in Cricket[18]
- 1997: Tendulkar was one of the five cricketers selected as Wisden Cricketer of the Year[19]
- 1997/98: India's highest sporting honour - Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna[20]
- 1999: Padma Shri - India's civilian medal of recognition[21]
- 2008: Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award.[22]
[edit] Media Awards
- In August of 2003, Sachin Tendulkar was voted as the "Greatest Sportsman" of the country in the sport personalities category in the Best of India poll conducted by Zee News.[23]
- In November 2006, Time magazine named Tendulkar as one of the Asian Heroes.[24]
- In December 2006, he was named "Sports person of the Year"
- The current India Poised campaign run by The Times of India has nominated him as the Face of New India next to the likes of Amartya Sen and Mahatma Gandhi among others.
[edit] Match awards
Man of Series Awards
| # | Series | Season | Series Performance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India Test Series) | 1997/98 | 446 (3 Matches, 5 Innings, 2x100, 1x50); 13.2-1-48-1; 2 Catches |
| 2 | Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia Test Series) | 1999/00 | 278 Runs (6 Innings, 1x100, 2x50); 9-0-46-1 |
| 3 | England in India Test Series | 2001/02 | 307 Runs (4 Innings, 1x100, 2x50); 17-3-50-1; 4 Catches |
| 4 | India in Bangladesh Test Series | 2007 | 254 Runs (3 Innings, 2x100, 0x50); 6.3-1-35-2; 2 Catches |
Man of the Match Awards
| S No | Opponent | Venue | Season | Match Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | Old Trafford, Manchester | 1990 | 1st Innings: 68 (8x4); 2 Catches
2nd Innings: 119 (17x4) |
| 2 | England | Chepauk, Chennai | 1992/93 | 1st Innings: 165 (24x4, 1x6); 2-1-5-0
2nd Innings: 2 Catches; 2-1-4-0 |
| 3 | New Zealand | Chepauk, Chennai | 1995/96 | 1st Innings: 52 (5x4) |
| 4 | Australia | Chepauk, Chennai | 1997/98 | 1st Innings: 4 (1x4); 1 Catch
2nd Innings: 155 (14x4, 4x6) |
| 5 | Pakistan | Chepauk, Chennai | 1998/99 | 1st Innings: 0; 3-0-10-1
2nd Innings: 136 (18x4); 7-1-35-2 |
| 6 | New Zealand | Motera, Ahmedabad | 1999/00 | 1st Innings: 217 (29x4)
2nd Innings: 15 (3x4); 5-2-19-0 |
| 7 | Australia | MCG, Melbourne | 1999/00 | 1st Innings: 116 (9x4, 1x6)
2nd Innings: 52 (4x4) |
| 8 | South Africa | Wankhede, Mumbai | 1999/00 | 1st Innings: 97 (12x4, 2x6); 5-1-10-3
2nd Innings: 8 (2x4); 1-0-4-0 |
| 9 | West Indies | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 2002/03 | 1st Innings: 36 (7x4); 7-0-33-0
2nd Innings: 176 (26x4) |
| 10 | Australia | SCG, Sydney | 2003/04 | 1st Innings: 241 (33x4)
2nd Innings: 60 (5x4); 6-0-36-0; 1 Catch |
| 11 | Australia | Adelaide | 2007/08 | 1st Innings: 153
2nd Innings: 13 |
Tendulkar has won a record 14 Man of the Series(MoS) and (57 Man of the Match(MoM) awards in ODI Matches.[25] He has the distinction of having won MoM Award against all ICC Full Members (Test Playing Nations). UAE (2 Matches), Netherlands (1 Match) and Bermuda (1 match) are the only teams against whom he has not won a Man of the Match Award in ODI Cricket.
| Man of the Match Awards — Sachin Tendulkar | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Opponent | Total | Home | Away | Neutral |
| 1 | Australia (59 Matches) | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Bangladesh (10 Matches) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | England (27 Matches) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | New Zealand (38 Matches) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Pakistan (61 Matches) | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | South Africa (50 Matches) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Sri Lanka (65 Matches) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | West Indies (38 Matches) | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Zimbabwe (34 Matches) | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | Kenya (10 Matches) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Namibia (1 Matches) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (381 Matches) | 56 | 19 | 10 | 27 | |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Tests - Youngest Test Cricketers. Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2007-04-10.
- ^ India - Most Matches. Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2008-03-31.
- ^ Test Career - Most Matches. Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2007-04-10.
- ^ Tendulkar goes past Border. Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2007-11-25.
- ^ Fastest to 11000 runs. Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2007-03-31.
- ^ Test Career - Most Runs. Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2007-04-10.
- ^ Test Career - Fastest to 10000 Runs. Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2007-04-10.
- ^ Test Career - 1000 Runs in season. Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2007-04-10.
- ^ a b Tests - Most Centuries. Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2007-04-10.
- ^ a b Test Centuries - Youngest to Score Century. Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2007-04-10.
- ^ Tests - Centuries by Captains. Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2007-04-10.
- ^ Zaheer adds to Bangladesh woes. Cricinfo (2007-05-26). Retrieved on 2007-03-31.
- ^ Cricinfo - Stats. Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2007-03-21.
- ^ Records - Leading Opening Partnerships. Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2007-03-21.
- ^ Scorecard: India V/S New Zealand, 1999/00. Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2007-03-21.
- ^ Cric Info - Stats. Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2007-03-21.
- ^ List of Tendulkar's 90s in ODIs. Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
- ^ Ministry of Youth & Sports Affairs - Arjuna Awards in Cricket. Government of India. Retrieved on 2007-03-21.
- ^ CRICKETER OF THE YEAR 1997 - Sachin Tendulkar. Wisden Almanack. Retrieved on 2007-03-21.
- ^ Khel Ratna for Tendulkar. Rediff (1998-08-13). Retrieved on 2007-03-21.
- ^ Tendulkar conferred Padma Shri. Cricinfo (1999-03-22). Retrieved on 2007-03-21.
- ^ Official Website of Padma Vibhushan Awards
- ^ Indiantelevision.com's Breaking News : Amitabh, Sachin top Zee News `Best of India' poll
- ^ TIMEasia.com: Asian Heroes
- ^ Sachin Tendulkar - MoM & MoS Awards in ODI Cricket. Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2007-03-22.
