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200 facts about Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar

New Delhi: At a glittering ceremony in the chandeliered hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan, cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar was conferred India's highest civilian honour the Bharat Ratna.Tendulkar, alongwith eminent scientist CNR Rao were conferred the Bharat

India TV Sports Desk Updated on: November 06, 2014 11:45 IST



151. Venkatapathy Raju played all his 53 ODIs alongwith Sachin!

152. Only six Indian bowlers have taken more four-wicket hauls than Sachin's six in ODIs.

153. Nearly 25% of all centuries made by ALL Indian batsmen in ODIs had come from Sachin's bat when he retired from this format in 2012.

154. Is the only batsman to aggregate 1,000 or more runs in a calendar year in ODIs on seven occasions (in successive years from 1996 to1998, in 1994, in 2000 and in 2003).

155. Holds the distinction of scoring most runs and hundreds in a calendar year in ODIs. Tendulkar aggregated 1894 runs in 34 matches with nine hundreds in 1998.

156. Only the second player (after Javed Miandad) to appear in SIX World Cups – from 1992 to 2011.

157. Most runs (2278) in World Cup history including 6 centuries & 15 fifties with a best score of 152 against Namibia in 2003 world cup.

158. 673 runs in 2003 Cricket World Cup, highest by any player in a single World Cup.

159. Player of the Tournament in ICC Cricket World Cup 2003

160. His 6 centuries are the most hit by any batsman in the World Cup.

161. His 21 fifty-plus scores (6 hundreds & 15 fifties) are the most by any batsman in World Cup.

162. Is the only batsman to aggregate 400 runs in a World Cup on THREE occasions – in 1996, 2003 and 2011

163. Only player to aggregate 500 runs in two editions of the World Cup (673 in 2003 and 523 in 1996).

164. Has won 9 Man of the Match awards in the World Cup – most by any player.

165. Only player to score four consecutive 50s on TWO occasions (in 1996 & 2003).

166. Holds the record of scoring the fastest fifty by an Indian in the World Cup (off 26 balls v Bermuda in 2007).

167. Holds the record of hitting most fours in a single edition of World Cup– 75 in 2003

168. Holds the record of hitting most fours in all World Cup matches (221)

169. Holds the record of involvement in maximum century-partnerships (12) in World Cup

170. Has most man of the match awards (8) in World Cup

171. Sachin ended a one-dayer on winning note with a six on two occasions - against Sri Lanka at Sharjah in 1995 (off Champaka Ramanayeke) and against England at Kanpur in 2002 (off Jeremy Snape) .

172. The most runs Sachin has scored in one over in ODIs is 24 off New Zealand's Chris Drum at Hyderabad in 1999-00. Sachin hit one six, four boundaries and a couple. The four extras made it a 28-run over for team India. During the World Cup game against Sri Lanka at Delhi, Sachin scored 23 runs off one over from Ravindra Pushpakumara.

173. Sachin's 134 against Australia at Sharjah in 1998 still remains the highest ODI score by any player on his birthday.

174. In 1998 Sachin won 12 man of the match awards in ODIs – most by any player in a single calendar year.

175. Sachin's fastest knock in ODIs is 57* off 29 balls (SR 196.55) against Bermuda at Port-of-Spain in 2007.

 

 

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