Sachin Tendulkar’s World records

Sachin Tendulkar’s World records

Tendulkar will become the first cricketer in the annals of test cricket to appear in 200 tests. The ensuing Mumbai Test would be his 200th test

Tendulkar holds the record of playing most tests at home. Mumbai test was his 94th test. Thus at the end of his test career he has played most tests at home – 94 tests. RT Ponting has played 92 tests at home

He has an aggregate of 3630 runs against Australia and it is the second highest aggregate against Australia by any batsman. The best total is credited to JB Hobbs who has an aggregate of 3636 runs,

His 16 half centuries against Australia is a world record. He shares this record jointly with GA Gooch and H Sutcliffe who have scored similar number of half centuries against Australia

He is the only batsman to total 10000 test runs while batting at number four. At the end of the Mumbai test against West Indies his run aggregate read 13521 runs. He remains the only batsman in the annals of test cricket to appear in exact 275 innings while batting at number four.

He is the only batsman to score 100 plus fifties while batting at number four. At the end of the Mumbai test he has an aggregate of 102 fifties while batting at number four

His 44 hundreds and 58 half centuries are a record for most centuries and half centuries for a batsman who has batted at number four in tests. He is the only batsman to score 50 plus half centuries while batting at number four.

He is the only batsman to score 20 test hundreds while batting at number four on home soil and 24 test hundreds while batting at number four on away soil.

His partnership runs of 6920 with R Dravid are yet another world record for most partnership runs between two batsmen in the annals of test cricket.

SR Tendulkar and R Dravid have posted 20 three figure partnerships in a test innings which is yet another world record for most three figure partnerships between two batsmen in tests. In fact, they are the only pair to post 20 three figure partnerships.

SR Tendulkar and R Dravid have posted 29 half century partnerships in a test innings which is yet another world record for most half century partnerships between two batsmen in tests.

SR Tendulkar and R Dravid have posted 49 half century partnerships in a test innings which is yet another world record for most half century partnerships between two batsmen in tests.

He has an aggregate of 7142 runs at home and is the second batsman to aggregate 7000 plus runs at home.  RT Ponting is other batsman with 7578 runs

He has played 153 innings at home. RT Ponting holds the record for or most test innings on home soil. He has played 154 innings at home.

Tendulkar has pouched 115 catches and stands third in the list of Indian fieldsmen who have pouched 100 plus catches in tests. Others are – R Dravid {209}, VVS Laxman {135).

He shares the record for most double hundreds by an Indian batsman with V Sehwag. Both the batsmen have scored six double hundreds.

He is the only batsman in the annals of test cricket to total 1000 plus runs in six calendar years. His feat is listed thus –

No Player Mat Runs HS Year
1 SR Tendulkar  12 1000 169 1997
2 SR Tendulkar  10 1088 217 1999
3 SR Tendulkar  10 1003 155 2001
4 SR Tendulkar  16 1392 193 2002
5 SR Tendulkar  13 1063 154* 2008
6 SR Tendulkar  14 1562 214 2010

He is one of the six batsmen {seven occasions} and the only Indian batsman to aggregate 1500 plus runs in a calendar year. The seven batsmen are listed below

No Player Team Mat Runs Year
1 Mohd Yousuf Pak 11 1788 2006
2 IVA Richards Win 11 1710 1976
3 GC Smith SAF 15 1656 2008
4 MJ Clarke Aus 11 1595 2012
5 SR Tendulkar  Ind 14 1562 2010
6 RT Ponting Aus 15 1544 2005
7 RT Ponting Aus 11 1503 2003

He is one of the eight batsmen who have scored 5000 plus runs in a team’s victory tests. He has scored 5946 runs in India’s 72 wins and holds the record for an Indian batsman to total 5000 plus test runs in India’s wins

No Player Team Mat Runs C HC
1 RT Ponting Aus 108 9157 30 42
2 SR Waugh Aus 86 6460 25 25
3 JH Kallis SAF 81 6264 21 28
4 ML Hayden Aus 71 6154 23 19
5 SR Tendulkar Ind 72 5946 20 24
6 JL Langer Aus 70 5229 15 19
7 R Dravid Ind 56 5131 15 23
8 GC Smith SAF 58 5117 18 20

Has scored 1645 runs in the fourth innings of a test – a record for most runs scored by a batsman in the fourth innings of a test in the annals of test cricket


He has a unique record. He has played 100 tests when India has won the toss and 100 tests when India has lost the toss.

He has played most innings in drawn tests – He has appeared in 72 drawn tests and 104 innings.

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