Sachin Tendulkar retirement: Statistical highlights of legendary cricketer’s career

Statistical highlights of Sachin Tendulkar's Test career.

Mumbai: Nov 16, 2013 

Statistical highlights of Sachin Tendulkar’s Test career.

# In the just concluded Mumbai Test, he has created cricket history by becoming the first player to have appeared in 200 Tests.

# The only player to have appeared in 300 innings (329).

# Holds a record for registering most centuries (51).

# Holds a record for recording most fifties (68).

# Holds a record for posting most innings of fifty-plus — 119 centuries 51 + fifties 68.

# Holds a record for the highest run-aggregate (15,921 at an average of 53.78 in 200 matches).

# Holds a record for registering most centuries on foreign soil (29 in 106 Tests).

# With 20 innings of 150-plus, he holds a world record. With eleven innings of 150-plus overseas, he holds a world record.

# Both his aggregate — 1,995 runs at an average of 60.45 in 25 Tests and nine hundreds are records against Sri Lanka.

# Only batsman to aggregate 1,000 runs against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka — 1,155 at an average of 67.94 in twelve Tests.

# Holds a record for most runs overseas — 8,705 (ave.54.74) in 106 Tests.

# Recorded six innings of 200 or more, sharing an Indian record with Virender Sehwag.

# Figures in 72 Tests in a winning cause — the most by a player from the subcontinent. (including the Wankhede Test vs West Indies)

# Managed 5,946 runs (ave.61.93) in 72 Tests — the most by a player from the subcontinent in a winning cause. (including the Wankhede Test vs West Indies)

# Completed a hundred with a six six times — a world record.

# Registered seven hundreds in a calendar year (2010) — an Indian record.

# Six times in a calendar year, he has completed 1000 runs — a record.

# Recorded eleven hundreds against Australia — the most by a player from the sub-continent.

 # Managed 3,630 runs (ave.55.00) in 39 Tests against Australia — the most by a player from the sub-continent.

# Scored 495 runs in three innings before being dismissed — a world record — his sequence of scores being 241 not out & 60 not out vs Australia at Sydney in January 2004 and 194 not out vs Pakistan at Multan in March 2004.

# With ten innings of 90 or more, he shares an unwanted Test record with Rahul Dravid and Steve Waugh.

# Shares 20 century stands with Rahul Dravid — a world record for most century partnerships by any pair.

# Aggregated 6,920 at an average of 50.51 in 143 innings, including 20 partnerships of 100-plus and 29 between 50 and 99 — a world record.

# Shares 18 double century stands [200 or more] — an Indian record and the second highest overall, next only to Kallis (20).

# With 14 Man of the Match awards, he possesses an Indian record.

# With five Man of the series awards, he shares an Indian record with Virender Sehwag.

# Shares a record for reaching 10,000 runs in least number of innings (195) with Brian Lara and Kumar Sangakkara.

# Shares a record for reaching 12,000 runs in least number of innings (247) with Ricky Ponting.

# Holds a record for reaching 13,000 runs in least number of innings (266).

# The only player to have recorded 2,000 fours (2,058) apart from 69 sixes.

# Only Indian player to amass 50,000 runs in all formats of the game i.e., first-class, List A and Twenty20.

# Holds a record for most international centuries (100) — 51 in Tests and 49 in One Day Internationals — 29 more than Ricky Ponting (71).

# Only player to have amassed more than 30,000 international runs — 34,357 at an average of 48.52.

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