Sachin Tendulkar finished his international career with 100 international centuries, a record that still feels untouchable in 2026. Yet his headline milestones hide the shifts in form, scoring tempo, and pressure moments that built that total match by match. This post breaks down his career statistics so the real patterns stand out, not just the iconic peaks.
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ODI Statistics
1Sachin Tendulkar played 463 ODI matches, scoring 18,426 runs
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2ODI average of 44.83 with 49 centuries and 96 fifties, HS 200*
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3He took 8 wickets in ODIs with economy 5.10, best 2/36
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4140 catches in ODIs
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5ODI debut: 31 runs vs Pakistan 1989
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6Most ODI runs vs Australia: 2,093 in 55 matches at 39.86 avg
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7At home ODIs: 10,707 runs in 238 matches avg 46.52
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8Away ODIs: 7,719 runs in 225 matches avg 42.99
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9First ODI century: 111* vs England 1990
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1010,000 ODI runs reached in 259 innings, fastest at time
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11ODI strike rate 86.23 from 21,311 balls faced
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12Opened in 340 ODIs scoring 15,470 runs at 45.15 avg
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13200* vs South Africa 2010, first double ton in ODIs
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14Most ODI centuries: 49
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15In 1990s ODIs: 9,896 runs at 43.53 avg
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162000s ODIs: 7,805 runs at 46.50
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17Partnership record: 331* with Sourav Ganguly vs Sri Lanka 1997
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18Most ODI runs in a year: 1,894 in 1998
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19Vs Sri Lanka in ODIs: 2,469 runs in 49 matches avg 60.95
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2015,470 runs as opener in ODIs with 41 centuries
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21Last ODI: 7 vs Pakistan 2012
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22100 fifties in ODIs? Wait, 96 half-centuries
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23Most consecutive ODIs: 185 from 1991-1997
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24ODI Man of the Match awards: 14
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25Scored in 452 ODI innings, 0 in 20 innings lowest multiple ducks rare
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26Most ODI runs at Mumbai: 1,805 in 44 matches
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2740 ODI centuries before 2000
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ODI Statistics Interpretation
For 24 astonishing years, Sachin Tendulkar was not merely a cricketer but a relentless, record-compiling machine, whose ODI career reads like a witty statistical rebuttal to the very concept of a limit.
Records and Awards
1Sachin holds record for most international runs: 34,357
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2First to 10,000 ODI runs, achieved Feb 1998 vs Pakistan
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3Most Test centuries: 51
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4Most ODI centuries: 49
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5Padma Vibhushan award 2008, India's second highest civilian honor
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6Bharat Ratna 2014, first sportsperson to receive India's highest civilian award
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7ICC World Cup Player of the Tournament 1996 and 2003 runner-up
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8Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World 2010
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9Most Man of the Match in ODIs: 14
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10Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 1997-98, first cricketer
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11Most consecutive ODIs by an Indian: 185
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12First to 100 international centuries, vs Bangladesh 2012
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13LG's People's Choice Award 2002
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14Most runs in IPL openers: 233 in 8 matches
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15Padma Shri 1999
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16ICC Cricketer of the Year 2010
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17Most Test matches for India: 200
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18Mumbai Indians captained to 2 IPL finals
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19Order of the British Empire honorary 2012? No, but Laureus World Sportsman 2011
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20Most 50+ scores in ODIs: 145 (49*100 +96*50)
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21First Indian to score double century in ODIs
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22Most appearances in ODI World Cups: 49 innings
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23Maharashtra Bhushan Award 2010
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24Most international sixes by Indian before him, but total 195 sixes int'l
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Records and Awards Interpretation
While these staggering numbers are the hard data of a sporting god, the truly human magic lies in how for 24 years they transformed a nation’s anxious “Sachin’s out, switch off the TV” into its most defiant and hopeful war cry.
T20 Champions League
1IPL 2009: 407 runs despite team missing playoffs
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T20 Champions League Interpretation
It's a special kind of cricketing cruelty when you're the last man standing in a burning building, still scoring 407 runs while the rest of your team is out buying marshmallows.
T20 Statistics
1Sachin played 1 T20I, scoring 10 runs off 12 balls vs Australia 2006
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2In IPL, played 78 matches for Mumbai Indians scoring 2,334 runs at 34.85 avg
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3IPL highest score 100* off 66 balls vs Kochi 2011
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4IPL strike rate 119.81, 29 sixes hit
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5IPL fifties: 13, including 3 in 2010 season
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6Took 8 wickets in IPL at economy 7.66, best 2/13
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7277 runs in IPL 2008 at avg 34.62
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8IPL 2010: 618 runs in 15 matches, Orange Cap contender
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9At Wankhede in IPL: 1,096 runs in 33 matches avg 44.92
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10Partnership in T20: 128 with JP Duminy in IPL
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11IPL debut: 61 off 44 vs Chennai 2008
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12Scored IPL century in playoffs vs RCB 2011
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1320 catches in 78 IPL matches
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14In Syed Mushtaq Ali T20: 7 matches, 138 runs avg 27.60
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15T20 domestic strike rate 116.12
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16Most runs in a T20 innings: 100* IPL
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17IPL vs CSK: 386 runs in 14 matches
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18Captained MI in 10 IPL matches
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19T20 sixes total: 36 in IPL career
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20Played 45 T20 matches overall scoring 2,562 runs
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T20 Statistics Interpretation
It's a striking and often forgotten chapter of the legend's story: while his T20 statistics may not echo the earth-shattering dominance of his Tests and ODIs, they paint a portrait of a master adapting his timeless technique to a frantic new format, proving his class was a universal constant across all eras of the game.
Test Statistics
1Sachin Tendulkar played 200 Test matches for India
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2In Test cricket, Sachin Tendulkar scored 15,921 runs across 329 innings at an average of 53.78
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3Sachin Tendulkar's highest Test score was 248 not out against Australia at Sydney in 2004
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4He hit 51 centuries and 68 half-centuries in Test matches
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5Sachin took 46 wickets in Tests with a best bowling figure of 3/10
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6Tendulkar held 115 catches in Test cricket
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7He scored 2,445 Test runs against Australia in 32 matches at an average of 54.33
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8In Tests at home, Sachin aggregated 10,677 runs in 92 matches averaging 60.93
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9Overseas Test runs for Tendulkar total 5,244 in 108 matches at 43.70 average
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10His Test debut was against Pakistan at Karachi on November 15, 1989, scoring 59
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11Sachin scored 13,447 runs in winning causes in Tests across 92 victories
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12He holds the record for most consecutive Test matches played: 187 from 1989 to 2007
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13Tendulkar's Test runs in 1990s: 6,671 at 55.27 average
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14In 2000s Tests, he scored 7,785 runs at 54.50
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15Sachin scored 4 double centuries in Tests, including 241* vs Australia
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16He faced 29,558 balls in Tests, striking at 53.76 run rate
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17Most Test runs at Wankhede Stadium: 2,036 in 17 matches at 76.18 avg
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18Tendulkar's partnership record in Tests: 376 with Rahul Dravid vs Australia
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19He scored 1,000 Test runs in a calendar year 5 times, most by any player
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20In Tests vs England, 2,535 runs in 28 matches at 51.73 avg
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21Sachin reached 10,000 Test runs in 195 matches
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22His 50th Test century came against England at Bangalore in 2011
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23Tendulkar scored 6,929 Test runs batting at No.4
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24Lowest Test score: 0 vs West Indies in 1997
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25Most Test fifties in a year: 9 in 2007
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26Sachin dismissed 46 batsmen in Tests, best vs Pietersen 4 times
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27He opened in 34 Test innings scoring 2,180 runs at 45.41
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28Test runs after lunch session: highest contributor
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29Sachin played his 100th Test vs Bangladesh in 2004, scoring 36 and 76*
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30In losing Test causes, 4,692 runs at 41.32 avg
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Test Statistics Interpretation
From a debut innings of 59 in 1989 to his 100th century in 2011, Tendulkar spent 24 years methodically building a Test career of staggering, record-breaking consistency—scoring mountains of runs at home and abroad, crafting 51 centuries against every opponent, and essentially becoming a one-man, walking textbook on how to bat for a very, very long time.
World Cup Statistics
1In World Cup 1996, scored 283 runs avg 94.33, Player of Tournament
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2World Cup debut 1987 vs Zimbabwe: 3 not out
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3Across 6 World Cups, 2,278 runs in 49 matches avg 56.95, 6 centuries
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4WC 2003: 673 runs avg 61.18, highest ever in a single WC
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5WC 2011 winning: 482 runs avg 48.20, including 120* vs England
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6Most WC centuries: 6 by Tendulkar
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7WC vs Pakistan: 316 runs in 6 matches avg 52.66
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8WC 1999: 253 runs avg 42.16
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9WC finals appearance 2011: 98 off 102 vs Sri Lanka
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10Most WC matches: 49
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11WC 1987 as sub: played 3 matches, 9 runs total
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12WC 2007: 288 runs avg 41.14
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13Highest WC score: 152 vs Namibia 2003
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14WC Man of the Match: 2 awards (1996 vs Pak, 2003 vs Kenya)
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15WC strike rate 88.17, 1,448 runs before WC 2003
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16WC vs Australia: 189 runs in 5 inns
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17WC 1996 QF century 126* vs Pak
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18Total WC boundaries: 256 fours, 29 sixes
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19WC semi-final 2011: 41 vs Pak
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20Most WC runs in winning team: 2,278
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21WC 2003 SF: 60 vs Kenya
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World Cup Statistics Interpretation
Sachin Tendulkar's World Cup career is a masterclass in sustained, colossal excellence, where he evolved from a teenage tag-along to the tournament's record-breaking patriarch, compiling mountains of runs across six editions with the quiet, relentless pressure of a geological epoch.
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