Full name: Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar Right-hand batsman, right-arm spinner Major teams: India, Mumbai. Height: 5 feet, 5 inches (165.1 centimetres) Career: Tests: Matches 198, Runs 15,837, Highest 248 not out, Average 53.86, Centuries 51, Half-centuries 67 One-dayers: Matches 463, Runs 18,426, Highest 200 not out, Average 44.83, Centuries 49, Half-centuries 96 Twenty20 Internationals: Match 1, Runs 10, Average 10.00 World records: - Most Test runs and centuries - Most one-day runs and centuries - Only batsman to score 100 international centuries - Most World Cup runs (2,278) - Most appearances in Tests and one-day internationals - 1,000 or more Test runs in a calendar year six times: 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2010 - 1,000 or more one-day runs in a calendar year seven times: 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003 and 2007 Key dates: April 24, 1973 : Born in Mumbai December 11, 1988 : First class debut aged 15 with a century November 15, 1989 : Test debut v Pakistan, Karachi December 18, 1989 : One-day debut v Pakistan, Gujranwala August 14, 1990 : Maiden Test century v England, Old Trafford aged 17 December 10, 2005 : Overtakes Sunil Gavaskars world record of 34 Test tons October 17, 2008 : Overtakes Brian Lara as highest run-getter in Tests February 24, 2010 : First batsman to score 200 in one-day cricket. April 2, 2011 : World Cup winner with India March 16, 2012 : Becomes only batsman to score 100 international tons. October 10, 2013: Says he will retire from Test cricket after playing his 200th match. He has already retired from one-day and Twenty20 cricket..!!
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