Sachin Tendulkar Gets Emotional on 37 Years of International Debut: ‘Still With Me After 49 Years!’ (Instagram @sachintendulkar)
New Delhi: Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, popularly known as the ‘God of Cricket’, has shared a special photograph to mark 37 years since his international cricket debut. The picture is not a recent one but dates back to his childhood, showing him holding a cricket bat in his tiny hands.
Sharing the photograph, Tendulkar wrote in the caption: “Talking about my first bat, it is still with me after 49 years!”
On November 15, 1989, Sachin Tendulkar played his first international match against Pakistan in Karachi. He was just 16 years and 205 days old at the time.
Batting at No. 6 in his debut match, Tendulkar failed to make a significant impact. He scored just 15 runs in the first innings and did not get an opportunity to bat in the second innings.
Sachin Tendulkar holds several major records in international cricket. He remains the highest run-scorer in international cricket history. He also holds the record for the most centuries across the two formats of Test and ODI cricket. Interestingly, Tendulkar scored his first ODI century in his 79th match.
The ‘Master Blaster’ holds the world record for playing 200 Test matches. He scored 15,921 runs in Test cricket, including 51 centuries. He is also the fastest batter to reach 15,000 Test runs, achieving the milestone in just 300 innings.
In ODI cricket, Tendulkar scored 18,426 runs in 463 matches at an average of 44.83. His tally includes 49 centuries and 96 half-centuries.
Although he began his career as a middle-order batter, Tendulkar eventually went on to become one of the greatest opening batters in the history of ODI cricket.
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