Sachin Tendulkar completes 23 years in International Cricket (Nov 15,1989 - Nov 15,2012)

Sachin Tendulkar made his international debut against Pakistan on November 15, 1989, in Karachi and has scored 15533 runs in 190 Tests and 18426 runs in 463 ODIs  with 51 in Test cricket and 49 in ODIs tons.

 Highlights of Sachin Tendulkar's Test Match Career

• Career average (1989–2012, 190 Tests, 15,533 runs) at 55.08

• Sachin Tendulkar the first Indian to surpass the 11,000 Test run mark(in 223 Innings) and the third International player behind Allan Border(in 259 Innings) and Brian Lara(in 213 Innings). 

• Sachin Tendulkar was the first player to reach 12,000-13,000-14,000-15,000 Test runs.

• Sachin Tendulkar has scored centuries against all Test playing nations and was the third batsman 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
Marvan Atapattu
Kumar Sangakkara and
Mahela Jayawardene

• Holds the record for scoring most 1,000 Test runs in a calendar year - 6 times 

 2010 (1562 runs)
 2008 (1063 runs)
2002 (1392 runs)
1999 (1088 runs)
 2001 (1003 runs) and
1997 (1000 runs)

• Sachin Tendulkar is the 4th highest run-getter in a single calendar year in Test History. He has scored 1562 runs in 2010 and is behind Mohammad Yousuf (1780 runs in 2006), Viv Richards (1710 runs in 1976) and Graeme Smith (1656 runs in 2008)

• Sachin Tendulkar has scored highest number of 150+ score in Test Cricket (20)

• Sachin 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. Gavaskar held the previous record (205 against West Indies in Bombay - 1978/79 season)

• Sachin Tendulkar was the third youngest debutant (16y 205d)after Mushtaq Mohammed (15y 124d) and Aaqib Javed (16y 189d) debuted in Test Matches 

• When Sachin  Tendulkarscored his maiden century in 1990, he was the second youngest to score a century.

• Sachin Tendulkar's record of 5 centuries before he turned 20 is a current world record.

Break-Up Details of each of the 15000 Runs

Highlights of Sachin Tendulkar's ODI Career

• Sachin  Tendulkar has scored 18426 runs in 452 innings  at an average of 44.83

• Sachin Tendulkar was the first player to reach -

         10,000-11,000-12,000-13,000-14,000-15,000-16,000-17,000 and 18,000 ODI runs

• Sachin Tendulkar was the 2nd youngest debutant after Aaqib Javed

• Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for being the first batsman to score 200 runs (147 balls 25x4 3x6) in an ODI against South Afric

• Sachin Tendulkar has scored most ODI runs in a calendar year -1,894 ODI runs in 1998.
• Sachin Tendulkar has scored most centuries in a calendar year -9 ODI centuries in 1998

• Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid  hold the world record for the highest partnership in ODI's when they scored 331 runs against New Zealand  in 1999 at the LBS,Hyderabad.

• Sachin Tendulkar with Sourav Ganguly  hold the world record for the maximum number of runs scored by the opening partnership. They have put together 6,609 runs in 136 matches that includes 21 century partnerships and 23 fifty run partnerships.

• Sachin Tendulkar has been involved in six 200 run partnerships in ODI matches - a record that he shares with Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid.

Sachin Tendulkar's Caree Statistics

Competition	Test	ODI
Matches	190	463
Runs scored	15,533	18,426
Batting Average	55.08	44.83
100s/50s	51/65	49/96
Top score	248*	200*