Sachin Tendulkar, widely known as the “God of Cricket” or master blaster, is one of the most iconic players that cricket has ever produced. His career began at a young age, as his powerful batting skills left everyone jaw-dropping. He played in the late 1990s and early 2000s. During his career of 24 years, he broke several records and created many new ones. Everyone became a fan of his destructive batting and went to the stadium to see him playing and smashing runs. So, let’s have a look at some of his records and why they still seem to be unbreakable.

1. Most Test Runs

Currently, players like Steve Smith, Joe Root, and Virat Kohli are deemed the best batters in Test matches; however, none of them has been able to break Sachin Tendulkar’s record of most runs in test matches; this is because he holds the record for scoring 15,921 runs in 200 Test matches, which is truly exceptional.

2. International Centuries

Another interesting thing about Sachin was that he always looked forward to scoring runs. This resulted in him scoring 100 international centuries, of which 52 came in Test matches. He even got the title “Run Machine” after this.

3. Most “Man Of The Match” Awards

Sachin Tendulkar had played an impactful inning in almost all his matches. Sometimes, he single-handedly led team India to victory, because of which he has won the maximum number of “Man of the Match” awards.

4. Most 90s

On the one hand, Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for scoring the highest international centuries, and at the same time, he has scored more 90s than others. He has been dismissed 28 times while his score was in the 90s.

5. Highest Runs In The World Cup

During his 24-year career, the “God of Cricket” has been a part of six ICC World Cups. Therefore, he has scored 2,278 World Cup runs, the highest by any player.

6. Most Half-centuries

The “Run Machine”, along with most centuries, also has most half-centuries to his name in international matches.

7. Most International Runs

The iconic batter in his long career has hit so many international runs that it almost feels like a mountain for any batter to surpass it. Even his fellow batters like Ricky Ponting, Rahul Dravid, and Jacques Kallis could not break his record of 34,357 runs.

8. Double Century

Nowadays, we see many players hitting double centuries in international cricket. However, it was this master blaster who became the first batsman to hit a double century in an ODI match.

9. Hit 5 Centuries In South Africa

This legendary Indian batter became the first overseas player to hit five centuries on Protea soil. It also marked his 51st Test Hundred. Also, he is the only player to hit five centuries below the age of 20.

10. One Of The Iconic Test Hundreds

The great Sachin Tendulkar became the youngest Indian to score a Test hundred. He was 17 years old when he achieved this feat.