Having made 51 test centuries throughout his test career, Sachin Tendulkar is still the leading centurion in the history of test cricket. Not only test cricket, but his record also expands vastly into the T20Is format as well as the ODI format. Every Indian who has actually watched him play must consider themselves to be very fortunate given how he played with class and mindfulness. This is why he has been titled the ‘God Of Cricket’.
It was on December 10, 2005, when the unbelievable batsman Sachin Tendulkar broke Former Indian batsman Sunil Gavaskar’s record to turn into the main centurion in the longest and most enduring form of the game. Tendulkar pummeled his 35th hundred in the Test, outperforming the achievement against Sri Lanka in Delhi. Our so-called ‘Master Blaster’ proceeded to score 109 runs against the Islanders, Sri Lanka. It was one of his many memorable knocks and has been an important part of our cricket history.
The 46-year-old made his introduction to India at 16 years of age in 1989. He amassed 34,357 runs across all formats, which is 6,000 runs more than the second-put previous Sri Lanka cricketer Kumar Sangakkara. Seen as one of the most reliable batsmen ever, Tendulkar holds the record of being the most noteworthy run-scorer ever in global cricket, having indented up 18,426 runs in ODIs and 15,921 runs in Test matches. He is presently a guide to the Mumbai Indians team in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
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