Sachin Tendulkar Career Performance

Sachin Tendulkar-stats updated on 3rd March,2008
India
Personal information
Full name	Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Nickname	The Little Master, Tendlya, Master Blaster
Born	24 April 1973 (1973-04-24) (age 34)
	Bombay, India
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Role	Batsman
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm leg break/off break/medium
International information
Test debut (cap 187)	15 November 1989: v Pakistan
Last Test	24 January 2008: v Australia
ODI debut (cap 74)	18 December 1989: v Pakistan
Last ODI	12 February 2008: v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.	10
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1997–present	Mumbai
1992	Yorkshire
1988–1996	Bombay
Career statistics
	Tests	ODIs	FC	LA
Matches	146	416	239	480
Runs scored	11,782	16,270	19894	18977
Batting average	55.57	44.21	59.38	45.29
100s/50s	39/49	42/88	63/91	52/101
Top score	248*	186*	248*	186*
Balls bowled	3742	7895	7077	10035
Wickets	42	154	67	199
Bowling average	51.02	43.71	60.05	41.57
5 wickets in innings	0	2	0	2
10 wickets in match	0	n/a	0	n/a
Best bowling	3/10	5/32	3/10	5/32
Catches/stumpings	98/–	120/–	160/–	151/–

I didn't want to prove anyone wrong: Sachin

Sydney: Sachin Tendulkar, who defied pain to score his first One-day century in Australia in his 18-year career, rated his effort "highly" but said he did not want to prove anyone wrong.
Tendulkar remained unconquered after scoring 117 which helped India to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three finals, setting platform for their first-ever One-day tri-series win Down Under.

"In the last series, I missed a few centuries. I was also struggling with a groin strain for some time. But these things are part and parcel of the game and one has to carry on. I rate this hundred very highly," Tendulkar said after guiding India to a six-wicket victory.

Tendulkar's less than stellar One-day record while chasing in recent times had set some tongues wagging but the batsman said he was not aiming to prove anyone wrong.

"I play the game for passion and love. People have been writing all sorts of things and I don't want to prove anybody wrong," he insisted.

Tendulkar also said he was happy about his long stay in the middle today as planned.

"It was wonderful to end on a winning note and be there when victory was achieved. The century was secondary. The next match (in Brisbane on Tuesday) is very important now," said the master batsman, who may be playing his last ODI series in Australia.

The 34-year-old cricketer agreed that he wanted to get his first One-day hundred in Australia but felt victory in the first final made it a secondary objective.

"I wanted to get the hundred today. We had never beaten Australia in Sydney, and there was no better occasion than today to change that," Tendulkar said.

Tendulkar was very impressed by the batting of youngster Rohit Sharma (66) who stitched a match-winning stand of 123 with Tendulkar to take India to the doorstep of victory.

"It was a terrific effort and the partnership was very crucial. He (Rohit) is calm and has a great temperament. He's got a great future," Tendulkar said.

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was happy to get a match-winning hundred from his senior batsman.

Champion Sachin tames the world champions

Sydney: It was the perfect setting for Sachin Tendulkar to silence his critics for once and all. A big game, India chasing a challenging total and the world champions to combat; after failing to deliver in most part of the series, Tendulkar smashed a blistering 117, which he will savour for a long time to come.
With India chasing 240 to go one up against Australia in the best-of three finals of the CB series, Tendulkar led the charge by carrying his bat through the innings to take the visitors home by 6 wickets with more than four overs to spare.

Tendulkar’s peerless knock came in 120 balls, which included 10 caressing boundaries. The master batsman battled cramps and tremendous pressure along with the Aussie intimidation, which included a beamer from Brett Lee and words of wisdom from Adam Gilchrist, to come up with his 42nd ODI ton and the first Down Under.

The Little Master received great company from Rohit Sharma, who plundered 66 crucial runs as the duo strung together an incredible 123-run partnership after India were reduced to 87-3. Sharma along with Tendulkar took India out of the hole very much like Matthew Hayden and Andrew Symonds did in the Aussie innings. In fact, the Indian duo went one step further as the two set up India’s remarkable win with the match winning partnership after India were in a spot of bother at one stage.

After getting off to a steady start, India squandered the initiative as a combination of brilliant fielding by the Aussies and some horrendous running by the Indians halted the visitors’ progress.

Robin Uthappa after hitting two cracking boundaries fell to a outstanding diving catch by Michael Hussey for 17. India’s man in form Gautam Gambhir soon fell victim to miscommunication with Tendulkar as India slumped to 56-2.