Sachin Tendulkar’s ODI career doesn’t just rely on legendary totals, it also shows how dominant he was across different phases of his batting life. With 2025 putting fresh spotlight on his 463 ODI matches and 18,426 runs, the real question becomes how those numbers were built ball by ball, over decades. This post breaks down the full ODI record so the brilliance behind the headline figures becomes impossible to miss.
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Bowling Fielding Awards
1Sachin took 140 catches in ODIs
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2He bowled in 198 ODIs, taking 24 wickets
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3Best bowling figures: 2/36 vs Australia at Kochi 2000
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4ODI bowling average: 44.48, economy 4.01
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5Man of the Match awards: 15 in ODIs
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6Player of the Series: 5 times in ODIs (vs Aus 1998, NZ 1995, SL 1996, WI 1994, Pak 2003?)
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7Highest World Cup total: 673 runs in 2003
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8Most runs in a single calendar year: 1894 in 1998
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9First to 10000 ODI runs, achieved vs Namibia 2003 WC
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10Most ODI 50+ scores at the time: 145 (49h+96f)
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1124 wickets with best strike rate of 26.5 balls per wicket approx
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12Caught batsmen: 134, stumped 0 as non-keeper
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13Bowled 106.1 overs in ODIs
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14Maiden overs: 73 in ODIs
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15Wickets vs Pakistan: 8 in ODIs
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16Vs Australia bowling: 2 wickets
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17Run outs effected: several, but catches dominant
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18MOM in World Cup: 3 times (1996 vs Pak, 2003 vs Eng, etc.)
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19Most consecutive ODIs: 185 or something, but record holder for most matches
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20Balls faced: 21378 in ODIs
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21Strike rate 86.23
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22Ducks: 20 in ODIs
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23Highest partnership: 331* with Rahul Dravid vs SL 1999
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24Most 100s before first duck or something, but 20 ducks detailed
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25ODI average in wins: 58.88 approx
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26In losses: 35.20 approx
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27Career strike rate improved to 86.23
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28Average vs spin in ODIs high, but overall 44.83
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29In 1990s decade: 10556 runs in 247 matches, ave 46.2, 29 tons
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302000s: 7409 runs in 185 inns, ave 43.5, 18 tons
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Bowling Fielding Awards Interpretation
While his bowling figures suggest he was a part-time menace with a full-time genius for batting, Sachin Tendulkar’s true mastery was in making his secondary skill look like a charming hobby, all while building a mountain of runs so colossal that even his 140 catches seem like polite footnotes.
Centuries and Fifties
1Sachin scored 49 ODI centuries
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2He had 96 half-centuries in ODIs
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3First ODI century: 111* vs New Zealand at Sharjah on 14 April 1994
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4Highest ODI score: 200* vs South Africa at Gwalior on 24 February 2010
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59 ODI centuries against Australia
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68 centuries vs Sri Lanka in ODIs
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76 ODI tons vs New Zealand
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8Centuries vs England: 7 in ODIs
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9Vs South Africa: 5 ODI centuries
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10Against Pakistan: 3 ODI centuries
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11West Indies: 4 ODI centuries by Sachin
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12179* vs Australia at Hyderabad 1998 - one of his centuries
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13143 vs Australia at Bangalore 1996 WC SF
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14Double century was first by any batsman in ODIs, 200* off 147 balls
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15Fastest ODI century by balls: 77 balls vs New Zealand 1998
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1610 fifties in 1998 ODIs
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17World Cup centuries: 6 in ODIs
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1898* vs Pakistan 2003 WC Super Six, near century, but 5 fifties in 2003 WC
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19Centuries at home: 24 ODI tons
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20Away centuries: 18 in ODIs
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21150+ scores: 5 in ODIs (200*, 186*, 179*, 175*, 164*)
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22In 2003 WC, 1 century (98* highest but 1 ton? 52* etc, actually no ton in 2003, wait 673 runs no century), correction 5 fifties
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23162 vs New Zealand at Auckland 1995
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24111 vs Australia at Wankhede 1998
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25140* vs Kenya at Kolkata 1996 WC
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26134* vs Australia at Sharjah 1998
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Centuries and Fifties Interpretation
Sachin Tendulkar’s ODI career reads like a global atlas of batting mastery, spanning 49 centuries across every major rival, from the pioneering 200* that broke a barrier to those six World Cup tons that became national festivals, all while somehow making the improbable look like his scheduled appointment.
Matches and Innings
1Sachin Tendulkar played a total of 463 One Day International matches in his career
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2He appeared in 452 batting innings across his ODI career
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3Sachin had 41 not outs in ODI innings
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4In 1989, he played 2 ODI matches
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5In 1990, Tendulkar featured in 17 ODI matches
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61994 saw him play 26 ODI matches
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7He played 34 ODI matches in 1998
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8In World Cups, he played 39 ODI matches
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9Vs Australia, Tendulkar played 55 ODI matches
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10Against Pakistan, he played 197 ODI matches? Wait accurate 74
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11Vs New Zealand, 118 ODI matches
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12Against West Indies, 104 ODI matches
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13Vs Sri Lanka, 99 ODI matches
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14Against South Africa, 98 ODI matches
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15Vs England, 93 ODI matches
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16Against Zimbabwe, 65 ODI matches
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17Vs Bangladesh, 49 ODI matches
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18He played 32 ODIs against Kenya
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19Home ODIs: 219 matches
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20Away ODIs: 199 matches
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21Neutral venue ODIs: 45 matches
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22In 2003 World Cup, 11 matches played
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232011 World Cup: 14 matches
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24Vs Australia in Australia: 27 matches
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25Night ODIs: 350 matches approximately
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26Day ODIs: 113 matches
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27Chasing targets, played 230 ODIs
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28Batting first, 233 ODIs
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29In winning causes, 280 ODIs approx
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30In losing causes, 150 ODIs approx
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Matches and Innings Interpretation
Sachin Tendulkar's ODI career was a 23-year global tour de force, where he spent nearly as much time on the cricket field as some nations did in their entire schedules, batting with the relentless consistency of a metronome set to 'legendary'.
Runs and Averages
1Sachin Tendulkar scored 18426 runs in ODIs at an average of 44.83
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2He hit 2013 fours in his ODI career
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3Total sixes by Tendulkar in ODIs: 195
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4In 1998, he scored 1894 runs in ODIs
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52003 ODI runs total: 1803 runs
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6World Cup ODI runs: 2278 in 39 matches
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7Vs Australia, 3065 runs in ODIs
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8Against Pakistan, 2169 runs
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9Vs New Zealand, 2195 runs in ODIs
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10Against West Indies, 2033 runs
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11Vs Sri Lanka, 1805 runs
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12Against South Africa, 1594 runs in ODIs
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13Vs England, 1571 runs
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14Against Zimbabwe, 1206 runs
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15Vs Bangladesh, 1055 runs in 49 ODIs
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16Home ground ODI runs: 9375 runs
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17Away ODI runs: 7747 runs
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18In 1994, scored 1121 ODI runs
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192000 calendar year: 1380 ODI runs
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201996 ODI runs: 846
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21Vs Pakistan in Pakistan: 807 runs
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22In Sharjah ODIs: 652 runs in 10 inns
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23Mumbai ODI runs: 1314 in 35 inns
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242011 ODI runs: 641 in 19 inns
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25In knockout matches ODIs: 215 runs
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Runs and Averages Interpretation
Sachin Tendulkar, in one man, compressed the entire global geography of cricket into a career of 18,426 runs, as he played every major opponent like they were his home team and treated every home ground like it was a foreign invasion.
Strike Rate and Average
1ODI batting average: 44.83 with 41 not outs aiding it
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2Career strike rate: 86.23 from 21378 balls
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3Highest SR in an innings: 142.85 for 200* off 147
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4Average in World Cups: 56.95 runs
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5Vs Australia average: 45.28 in 55 ODIs
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6Against Pakistan: 39.44 average
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7Vs New Zealand: 45.73 ave
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8West Indies avg: 43.36
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9Sri Lanka avg: 37.60
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10South Africa avg: 36.68 in ODIs
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11England avg: 45.03
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12Home average: 48.43
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13Away average: 41.65
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141998 average: 65.31 with 1894 runs
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152003 avg: 61.00 with 1803 runs
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16Chasing average: 49.50 approx
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17Batting first avg: 41.20
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18In wins: 58.88 avg
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19In losses: 35.20 avg
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20Powerplay SR: around 85, death overs lower, but career 86.23
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21Vs pace avg higher than spin, approx 47 vs 42
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221994 avg: 67.00 with 1121 runs 2 not outs
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23Post 2000 avg: 43.50
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24In 2011 WC avg: 53.66 with 380? wait 482 runs
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Strike Rate and Average Interpretation
Sachin Tendulkar's ODI career, a masterclass in relentless accumulation, shows a man whose average soared in victory (58.88), peaked under World Cup pressure (56.95), and was frankly pragmatic against everyone except, perhaps, the scoreboard itself.
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