Sachin Tendulkar is considered the God of Cricket. He has made many records in world cricket. It is said that after Sachin's dismissal, people used to stop watching matches at their homes. Today Sachin has turned 50 years old. He retired from International Cricket in the year 2013. Let's take a look at his amazing records on this day in which he is still number 1.
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- Sachin Tendulkar has scored 100 centuries in his entire career. This is the most centuries by any player. He has 51 centuries in Tests and 49 centuries in ODIs. Virat Kohli is second behind him with 75 centuries.
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- Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for most centuries as well as most fifties. He has scored a total of 264 centuries in all formats of international cricket.
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- Sachin has left everyone behind even in the matter of fours, his name also holds the record for hitting the maximum number of fours in international cricket. Sachin has hit 4076 fours in all three formats.
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- Sachin Tendulkar has also scored the most runs in international cricket. He has 34357 runs to his name. No batsman has beaten him to date.
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- Sachin Tendulkar is the king in terms of centuries. Another special record of centuries is registered in the name of Sachin. He has left everyone behind in terms of scoring the most centuries against any one team. He has scored 20 centuries against Australia.
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- The record of scoring the most centuries in a year is also recorded in the name of the great Sachin Tendulkar. He scored 12 centuries in 1998. From that time till today i.e. in 25 years, no batsman has been able to break this record.
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- Sachin Tendulkar has won many matches for India with his batting. Sachin has been the biggest contributor so far in winning the match with Team India. This is the reason that his name also holds the record for winning the most Player of the Match. He has won this award 76 times.
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- Along with the Player of the Match, he also holds the record of winning the Player of the Series. He has won the Player of the Series 20 times. He is also number 1 on this list.
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- Sachin has played the maximum number of matches in international cricket so far. Including all three formats of cricket, he has 664 matches in his name. He has played 463 ODIs, 200 Test matches, and one T20 International match.
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- Sachin Tendulkar is the biggest inspiration for today's players. His fitness is the biggest issue for the players today. Due to injury, players these days stay out of the cricket field for months. But those players should learn from Sachin how to maintain their fitness. Sachin holds the record for playing the most consecutive matches. Sachin has played 239 matches without taking a break which is still a world record.