Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar

Full Name: Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar

Born: April 24, 1973 in Mumbai, India

Batting Style : Right-hand Batsman
Bowling Style : Right-arm Off Break and Leg Break Bowler

Test Debut : Pakistan v India at Karachi – Nov. 15-20, 1989

ODI Debut : Pakistan v India at Gujranwala – Dec. 18, 1989

Often referred to as a living cricketing legend, Sachin Tendulkar is one the best cricketers the world has even seen. Sachin is regarded as the greatest batsman in the world today, holding several batting records to his name. Till date he has scored 35 Test and 40 ODI centuries, surpassing even the Test records of legendary cricketers like Sir Don Bradman, Sunil Gavaskar and Allan Border. Sachin Tendulkar was just 15 years and 232 days when he made his Test debut against Pakistan on 15 November 1989 at the National Stadium at Karachi. Though Sachin could score only 15 runs in first inning, he impressed the cricketing world with his strong determination and desire to dominate the opposition.

Sachin Tendulkar most recently became the only first batsman on this planet to score double century in One Day International history.

Sachin Tendulkar is a stylish right-hand batsman and right-hand bowler, and when his bat is on song the whole cricketing world comes to his feet. He is renowned for his flawless batting techniques and has enthralled his fans with many a great innings in the 17 years that he has played cricket. He was also chosen to lead the Indian cricket team twice without much success, and so preferred to concentrate on his batting. At 35, Sachin Tendulkar is still going strong and is a regular member of Indian Test and ODI squad. In all probabilities, Sachin TendulkarAsia. will be part of Indian squad for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 which will be held in

Sachin's Cricket Records

	Tests	ODI's	T20’s
Batting Records
Matches	166	442	1
Innings	271	431	1
Runs Scored	13447	17598	10
Batting Averages	55.56	45.12	10.00
Strike Rates		86.26	83.33
100s	47	46	0
50s	54	93	0
6s	55	185	0
Highest Score	248*	200*	10
Bowling Records
Balls Overs Bowled	3994	8020	15
Wickets	44	154	1
Bowling Average	52.25	44.26	12.00
Economy Rate	3.45	5.10	4.80
Best Bowling	3/10	5/32	1/12
Catches	104	134	1