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Cricket · Former India batter; right-handed batter and occasional bowler
Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar’s India career, records, statistics, honours and verified public work, with historical numbers clearly dated to his completed playing career.
IndiaBorn 24 April 1973
Current statusRetired from international cricket in 2013; publicly active through the Sachin Tendulkar Foundation.
The verified profile
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is a former Indian international batter whose 1989–2013 career produced 34,357 international runs, 100 international centuries and the first men’s ODI double century. He remains the leading run-scorer in Tests and ODIs in the ICC Hall of Fame record.
Factual references: Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7How to read the player
Tendulkar’s importance is clearest when the formats are kept separate: a 200-Test career, a 463-match ODI career and a 78-match IPL career. His batting combined compact balance with confident front- and back-foot stroke play, while his occasional bowling added a secondary option. His legacy is defined by sustained production across changing eras rather than by one season alone. [2] [4]
Original analysis by SportsHub4U Cricket DeskCareer, life and public work
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International appearances
All international formats combined; historical career total, not a live current-status metric.
International runs
All international formats combined; historical career total.
International centuries
51 in Tests plus 49 in ODIs.
Matches
India Tests.
Runs
India Tests.
Batting average
Cricbuzz career batting summary.
Centuries
Test hundreds.
Matches
India ODIs.
Runs
India ODIs.
Batting average
Cricbuzz career batting summary.
Highest score
Highest ODI innings.
Centuries
ODI hundreds.
Matches
Mumbai Indians IPL career.
Runs
Mumbai Indians IPL career.
Batting average
Cricbuzz career batting summary.
Centuries
IPL hundreds.
Public background
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar was born in Bombay, now Mumbai, on 24 April 1973. Britannica records an early route through school cricket, a century on his Bombay first-class debut and coaching under Ramakant Achrekar. The public record supports a sporting origin story rooted in Mumbai cricket, without requiring private family or schooling detail. [3]
From teenage debut to a 24-year India career
Tendulkar debuted for India against Pakistan in November 1989 at 16. He soon adapted to international pace and bounce, then moved up to open in ODIs in 1994. The journey included captaincy periods, a long IPL association with Mumbai Indians and a final Test in 2013. For context, compare his era with Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in SportsHub4U’s live cricket profiles.
Career records and format-separated numbers
The headline totals are historical career numbers, not live 2026 statistics: 200 Tests and 15,921 Test runs; 463 ODIs and 18,426 ODI runs; and 664 international appearances with 100 international centuries. His IPL record is kept separate at 78 matches and 2,334 runs. The format totals are corroborated by the Cricbuzz career profile.
Batting style and match role
Britannica describes Tendulkar’s confident stroke play off both the front and back foot. ICC lists him as a right-hand batter and right-hand bowling style; the evidence supports describing him primarily as a batter who could contribute with the ball, not as a specialist all-rounder. Britannica’s biography provides the style context.
Setbacks and return to form
Britannica reports a mid-2000s dip connected partly to injuries, including tennis elbow, and a 2007 World Cup low point that led him to consider retirement. It also records a return after major surgery in 2008, followed by the Test-run milestone, the 2010 ICC Cricketer of the Year honour and the 2011 World Cup campaign. [4]
Public work after playing
After cricket, Tendulkar’s documented public work includes his 2012–2018 Rajya Sabha term and philanthropic work through the Sachin Tendulkar Foundation. The foundation’s official site says it was founded in 2019 by Sachin and Dr. Anjali Tendulkar and works across sports, health and education for underprivileged children. The foundation’s official site is the source for that current public role.
Business and venture evidence in scope
The verified source set documents the foundation and its public programmes, including a foundation–Gates Foundation collaboration announced on 25 March 2025. It does not establish ownership, investment stakes, endorsement-contract terms or net worth, so those claims are intentionally omitted. [5] [6]
Career timeline
Selected verified milestones
- Born in Bombay
Born in Bombay, now Mumbai, India.
Britannica Kids - Test debut
Made his India Test debut against Pakistan.
International Cricket Council - ODI debut
Made his India ODI debut against Pakistan.
Cricbuzz - Moved to the top of the ODI order
Moved from the middle order to open in ODIs and scored his first ODI century later that year.
Encyclopaedia Britannica - Top scorer at the World Cup
Led the 1996 World Cup run charts with 523 runs.
Britannica Kids - Historic ODI double century
Became the first male cricketer to score 200 in a men’s ODI.
International Cricket Council - Won the World Cup
India won the World Cup; Tendulkar was India’s leading run-scorer in the tournament.
International Cricket Council - 100th international century
Completed 100 international centuries in an ODI against Bangladesh.
Encyclopaedia Britannica - Retired from international cricket
Finished a 24-year international career after his 200th Test.
International Cricket Council - Inducted into ICC Hall of Fame
Recognised by the ICC among its Hall of Famers.
International Cricket Council
Achievement index
Source-linked reference points
2011 Cricket World Cup winner
Part of India’s World Cup-winning squad and India’s leading run-scorer in the tournament.
First men’s ODI double century
Scored 200 in an ODI, the first male cricketer to reach that mark in the format.
100 international centuries
Reached 51 Test centuries and 49 ODI centuries for a total of 100.
Bharat Ratna
Received India’s highest civilian honour and became the first sportsman to receive it.
ICC Hall of Fame
Inducted into the International Cricket Council Hall of Fame.
ICC Cricketer of the Year
Named ICC Cricketer of the Year for the period reported by Britannica.
Sources and method
What supports this profile
SportsHub4U writes verified facts in original language and links to the source pages used. Each link records the evidence reviewed for this dossier.
- 01International Cricket Council
Sachin Tendulkar | Hall of Fame
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 02Cricbuzz
Sachin Tendulkar Profile, Career Statistics and Timeline
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 03Britannica Kids
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 04Encyclopaedia Britannica
Sachin Tendulkar | Biography, Stats, Records, Age, & Facts
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 05Sachin Tendulkar Foundation
Sachin Tendulkar Foundation
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 06SachinTendulkar.com
Sachin Tendulkar Foundation joins hands with Gates Foundation for child health and philanthropy
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 07Wikimedia Commons
File: Sachin Tendulkar at the MCG (2667409976).jpg
Accessed 2026-10-22