1. Most number of centuries in Test matches – 51.
2. Most number of centuries in ODIs – 49.
3. Most number of man of the match awards (62) in the ODIs.
4. Most number of man of the series awards (17) in ODIs.
5. Best average for man of the matches in ODIs.
6. First cricketer to reach
10,000–11,000–12,000–13,000–14,000–15,000–16,000–17,000–18,000 runs in the
ODIs.
7. Only player ever to cross the 14,000–15,000–16,000–17,000 and
18,000 run marks in ODIs.
8. He is the highest run scorer in World Cups (2,278 at an
average of 56.95)
9. Most number of the man of the match awards in World cups.
10. Most number of runs in
the 1996 World cup – 523 runs at an average of 87.16.
11. Most number of runs in
the 2003 World cup – 673 runs in 2003 Cricket World Cup, highest by any player
in a single Cricket World Cup.
12. Most number of Fifties
in ODIs – 96.
13. Highest number of 50+
scores in ODI’s – 145 (49 Centuries and 96 Fifties).
14. First player to have
scored over 100 innings of 50+ runs in ODIs.
15. Appeared in most
number of tests – 193.
16. Appeared in most
number of ODIs – 463.
17. First player to score
200 runs in an ODI.
18. Tendulkar top-scored
for India on 129 occasions – most such occasions for any player in ODIs.
19. He was the first
players to complete the all-round treble of 10000 runs, 100 wickets and 100
catches.
20. Is the only player to
have made three scores of 175 or more.
21. Is the only player
with five scores of 150 or more.
22. Holds the record for
scoring 1,000 ODI runs in a calendar year on most occasions. He did so seven
times – 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003 and 2007
23. Tendulkar has scored
over 1,000 ODI runs against all major Cricketing nations.
24. Has played ODIs with
866 players (teammates and opponents) – most for any player in ODI history.
25. He has most scores in
90s: 18 (including one not out innings).
26. He was involved in 99
century partnerships – most by any player.
27. Tendulkar was the
first batsman to score over 3,000 runs against an opponent (3,077 runs against
Australia).Since then he has also done this against Sri Lanka (3,113 runs).
28. Tendulkar was the
fastest to reach 10,000 runs taking 259 innings and has the highest batting
average among batsmen with over 10,000 ODI runs.
29. Tendulkar is the only
Indian to score a century on ODI captaincy debut (110 v Sri Lanka at Colombo
RPS on 28 August 1996).
30. Tendulkar was the
first Indian player to score a century and capture four wickets in the same ODI
(v Australia at Dhaka on 28 October 1998).
31. 11.27% of all the runs
and 24.50% of all the hundreds scored by all Indian batsmen have come from
Tendulkar’s bat.
32. His nine centuries
against Australia are the most by any player against a particular country. He
occupies the second place too, with eight centuries against Sri Lanka.
33. Sachin Tendulkar with
Sourav Ganguly holds the world record for the maximum number of runs scored by
the opening partnership. They put together 6,609 runs in 136 matches that
include 21 century partnerships and 23 fifty run partnerships. The 21 century partnership
for the opening pair is also a world record.
34. Sachin Tendulkar and
Rahul Dravid hold the world record for the highest partnership in ODIs when
they scored 331 runs for the second wicket against New Zealand in 1999-00 at
the Hyderabad.
35. Only the second player
(after Javed Miandad) to appear in SIX World Cups – from 1992 to 2011.
36. Most ODI runs in a
calendar year: 1,894 ODI runs in 1998.
37. Most Centuries in a
calendar year: 9 ODI centuries in 1998.
38. Longest career span :
22 years 91 days.
39. Between April 1990 and
April 1998 Tendulkar played 185 consecutive matches – a World record.
40. He is the only player
to be in top 10 ICC Batsmen ranking for 10 years in Tests.
41. He was the first
cricketer to receive the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India's highest sporting
honor.
42. In 2002, Wisden rated
him as the second greatest Test batsman after Sir Donald Bradman.
43. In 2003, Wisden rated
Tendulkar as the No. 1 and Richards at No. 2 in all time Greatest ODI players.
44. He was involved in
unbroken 664-run partnership in a Harris Shield game in 1988 with friend and
team mate Vinod Kambli.
45. Tendulkar is the only
player to score a century in all three of his Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy and
Irani Trophy debuts.
46. In 1992, at the age of
19, Tendulkar became the first overseas born player to represent Yorkshire.
47. Tendulkar has been
granted the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Padma Shri and Padma
Vibhushan by Indian government. He is the only Indian cricketer to get all of
them.
48. Tendulkar has scored
over 1000 runs in a calendar year in ODIs 7 times.
49. Tendulkar has scored
1894 runs in calendar year in ODIs most by any batsman.
50. He has the least
percentage of the man of the matches awards won when team loses a match in
ODIs. Out of his 62-man of the match awards only 5 times India has lost.
51. Tendulkar most number
man of match awards (12) against Australia.
52. In August 2003, Sachin
Tendulkar was voted as the "Greatest Sportsman" of the country in the
sport personalities category in the Best of India poll conducted by Zee News.
53. In November 2006, Time
magazine named Tendulkar as one of the Asian Heroes.
54. The current India
Poised campaign run by The Times of India has nominated him as the Face of New
India next to the likes of Amartya Sen and Mahatma Gandhi among others.
55. Tendulkar was the
first batsman to score over 50 centuries in international cricket.
56. Tendulkar was the
first batsman to score over 75 centuries in international cricket.
57. Has the most overall
runs in cricket, (ODIs+Tests+Twenty20s), as of December 2012 he had accumulated
almost 34,074 runs overall.
58. Sachin Tendulkar with Sourav Ganguly hold the world record
for the maximum number of runs scored by the opening partnership. They have put
together 6,271 runs in 128 matches
59. The 22 century
partnerships for opening pair with Sourav Ganguly is a world record.
60. Sachin Tendulkar and
Rahul Dravid hold the world record for the highest partnership in ODI matches
when they scored 331 runs against New Zealand in 1999
61. Sachin Tendulkar has
been involved in six 200 run partnerships in ODI matches – a record that he
shares with Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid
62. Most ODI Centuries in
a calendar year: 9 centuries in 1998.
63. Only player to have
over 100 innings of 50+ runs (49 Centuries and 96 Fifties)(as of 7 March 2012)
64. The only player ever
to cross the 14,000, 15,000, 16,000, 17,000, 18,000 run marks IN ODI.
65. Second highest
individual score among Indian batsmen (200* against South Africa at Gwalior in
2011).
66. The score of 200* is
the second highest score recorded in ODI matches.
67. Tendulkar has scored
over 1000 ODI runs against all major Cricketing nations.
68. Sachin was the fastest to reach 10,000 runs taking 259
innings and has the highest batting average among batsmen with over 10,000 ODI
runs
69. Most number of Stadium Appearances: 90 different Grounds.
70. Consecutive ODI Appearances: 185.
71. On his debut, Sachin Tendulkar was the second youngest
debutant in the world.
72. When Tendulkar scored
his maiden century in 1990, he was the second youngest to score a century.
73. Tendulkar's record of
five test centuries before he turned 20 is a current world record.
74. Tendulkar holds the
current record (217 against NZ in 1999/00 Season) for the highest score in Test
cricket by an Indian when captaining the side.
75. Tendulkar has scored centuries against all test playing
nations.[7] He was the third batman to achieve the distinction after Steve
Waugh and Gary Kirsten.
76. He holds record for the second most number of seasons with
over 1000 runs in world in a calendar year.
77. On 3 January 2007 Sachin Tendulkar (5751) edged past Brian
Lara's (5736) world record of runs scored in Tests away from home.
78. Tendulkar and Brian Lara are the fastest to score 10,000 runs
in Test cricket history. Both of them achieved this in 195 innings.
79. Second Indian after Sunil Gavaskar to make over 10,000 runs
in Test matches.
80. Became the first Indian to surpass the 11,000 Test run mark
and the third overall.
81. First to score 30,000 international runs.
82. Tendulkar's 33,906 runs in international cricket include
18,426 runs in ODIs, 15,470 Tests runs and 10 runs in the lone Twenty20 that
India has played.
83. On 10 December 2005, Tendulkar made his 35th century in Tests
at Delhi against Sri Lanka . He surpassed Sunil Gavaskar's record of 34
centuries to become the man with the most number of hundreds in Test cricket.
84. Tendulkar is the only player who has 150 wickets and more
than 15,000 runs in ODIs.
85. Tendulkar is the first batsman in history to score 100
centuries in international cricket.
86. Holds the record for
amassing most runs in a winning cause 11157 (average 56.63), including 33
centuries, in 234 matches.
87. Also has the highest
average in a winning cause 56.63 which is the highest among the batsmen with
7000 runs or more in a winning cause.