Sachin Tendulkar Fastest to 10,000 ODI Runs
The Master Blaster, India's cricketing icon.
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (born 24 April 1973) is an Indian former international cricketer who captained the Indian national team. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest cricketers in the history of cricket. He holds several world records, including being the all-time highest run-scorer in international cricket, receiving the most player of the match awards in international cricket, and being the only batsman to score 100 international centuries.
Quick Facts
- Player
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Milestone
- Fastest to 10,000 ODI Runs
- Opponent at milestone
- South Africa
- Venue
- Kingsmead, Durban
- Date of achievement
- February 24, 2012
- Previous record holder
- Sachin Tendulkar (self)
Lore & Background
Tendulkar took up cricket at age eleven, made his Test debut on 15 November 1989 against Pakistan in Karachi at age sixteen, and represented Mumbai domestically and India internationally for over 24 years. He was part of the team that was one of the joint-winners of the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy and later part of the Indian team that won the 2011 Cricket World Cup. He retired from all forms of cricket in November 2013 after playing his 200th Test match.
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Did You Know?
- Tendulkar was the first sportsperson to receive the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award.
- He played 664 international cricket matches, scoring 34,357 runs.
- In 2019, he was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
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