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

Tendulkar holds the record of playing most tests at home. Mumbai test was his 94^th 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.