Sachin Tendulkar Records: Complete Stats, Centuries & Milestones

Last updated: December 1

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar belongs to that small club of cricketers whose numbers are not just statistics but shared memory. For fans who grew up watching cricket in the subcontinent and beyond, the way he went about building those numbers made them feel inevitable yet miraculous. His records are not a loose heap of milestones; they form a coherent story of evolution—of a boy who debuted as a teenager, of an ODI opener who redefined how to start an innings, of a Test giant who solved bowling attacks like equations, and of a mentor-figure in his later act who squeezed every run from craft rather than teen bravado.

This long-form Sachin Tendulkar records guide brings together complete career totals, ODI and Test records, World Cup milestones, centuries distribution, iconic innings, and smart comparisons with modern greats—contextualized the way a professional analyst would present them, not just listed. The data points are paired with the how and the why: match situations, tactical calls, and the kind of hard-to-quantify mastery that turned close games and carried teams.

Career totals and leaderboards

Career overview at a glance

International matches: 664 (most by any cricketer)
International runs: 34,357 (most)
Test runs: 15,921 (most)
ODI runs: 18,426 (most)
International hundreds: 100 (only player with a hundred international centuries)
Test hundreds: 51 (most)
ODI hundreds: 49 (surpassed in format-specific tally by a modern great, but still part of the all-format 100)
ODI Man of the Match awards: 62 (most)
ODI Man of the Series awards: 15 (most)
First male to score a double hundred in ODIs

Career stats by format

Format	Matches	Runs	Average	Strike rate	100s	50s	Highest score
Tests	200	15,921	53.78	~54	51	68	248*
ODIs	463	18,426	44.83	~86	49	96	200*
T20Is	1	10	10.00	~83	0	0	10
International totals	664	34,357	—	—	100	164	248* (Tests), 200* (ODIs)

Why these totals matter

Unmatched longevity: The sheer number of internationals played across formats sits at the intersection of durability, selection pressure, and relentless performance. Most players slide off one of these axes; he didn’t.
All-conditions mastery: More than half of his international hundreds came away from home or at neutral venues. For an Indian batter of his era, that is an emphatic answer to the old “home track” debate.
Ceiling and floor: He combined one of the highest career peaks in ODI batting with an exceptionally high floor in Test cricket. That rare duality is a big reason his cumulative leaderboards look untouchable.

Sachin Tendulkar ODI records

The modern ODI opener was reimagined by Sachin Tendulkar. When asked to move to the top of the order, he didn’t just survive new ball movement; he monopolized the first powerplay with tempo-setting shot selection. Converting starts into hundreds became routine. And once set, he didn’t stop at a hundred—he crushed oppositions with ruthless accumulation.

ODI records and milestones

Most runs in ODIs
First male ODI double hundred (200*)—set at Gwalior against South Africa, redefining what “maximum ODI aggression with minimal risk” looked like at the time
Second-most ODI hundreds, and the first to push the format’s ceiling on converting starts
Most ODI Man of the Match awards
Most ODI Man of the Series awards
Most ODI runs as an opener
Most ODI runs in a calendar span multiple times across his career arc (avoiding exact dates as requested)
Longest span between first and last ODI hundred among elite batters

What made his ODI game different

Opening blueprint: He often played the first ten overs like an extended range-finding exercise—tapping, dabbing, then unfurling the straight drive, pick-up flick, and uppercut over point. He valued strike retention early, then used wrists to target midwicket, not at maximum risk like sloggers but with repeatable geometry.
Pace vs spin: Against high pace, the uppercut and on-the-rise drives created counter-pressure. Against spin, he varied tempo without altering shape—nudge, paddle, dance down the track—and preserved his stumps through immaculate head position.
Conversion discipline: Once past fifty, he rarely donated his wicket. He saw ODI fifties as incomplete projects, which is why his hundreds tally grew into a landmark of its own.

Selected ODI highlights

Gwalior double hundred: He reached the finish line of what many believed was physically possible at that time in ODIs, pacing the innings with a silkiness that made the landmark feel inevitable.
Sharjah tri-series (“Desert Storm”): He faced an attack led by Shane Warne and turned the contest into a masterclass of angle manipulation, lofts with the wind, and clinical targeting of long-on/long-off. It wasn’t a hitting contest; it was shot-making in a wind tunnel with total control.
Hyderabad epic vs Australia: A solo chase that temporarily felt like a national festival—perfect timing, full range, and a reminder that even in a loss, a single batter could change the mood of a sport.
Partnerships: With Sourav Ganguly, he formed ODI cricket’s most prolific opening duo, crossing eight thousand runs together. That record remains a high bar for sustained two-person dominance.

Where the hundreds came from in ODIs

Most ODI centuries vs Sri Lanka
Next-highest vs Australia
At least five ODI hundreds each against Pakistan, South Africa, New Zealand, and Zimbabwe
Hundreds across subcontinent venues, Australasia, and multi-team tournaments at neutral hubs

More fine print that matters

He holds the record for most times dismissed in the nineties in ODIs, a bittersweet testament to how regularly he was in scoring position for a hundred.
His boundary count in ODIs sits at the summit. Even in an era of big bats and shorter boundaries, that “most fours” marker endures because his method was timing-led rather than muscle-led.
He owns the most runs in Asia Cup ODI history among Indians and stands near the top overall—reliable currency in a tournament that often doubles as a stress test for subcontinental batting.

Sachin Tendulkar Test records

Test cricket is where the legend is most complete. The totals—most runs, most hundreds, two hundred Tests—are massive, but it’s the method under pressure and the versatility by conditions that sets him apart.

Test records and milestones

Most runs in Tests
Most Test hundreds
Only cricketer to play two hundred Tests
Test hundreds in every major Test-playing nation
Hundreds at iconic venues across continents, against full-strength attacks, seam and spin alike

Tactical snapshots from definitive Test innings

Sydney 241*: The innings famous for a self-imposed vow—he ditched the cover drive entirely after being dismissed there too often. Discipline over ego. He compiled a monument to patience, but also to the geometry of Test batting. His trigger movements were pared back, hands stayed close to the body, and he bled the bowlers dry on their preferred channel.
Perth 114: The pace and bounce of Perth is a rite of passage. As a young batter, he got on top of the bounce early, rolling wrists on the pull and trusting the back-foot punch. It wasn’t an innings of defiance alone—he imposed himself through timing on a wicket where mistiming is the default.
Chennai 155* vs Australia: A high-spin classic. He advanced to Warne and hit from outside leg-stump into the imagined V over midwicket and mid-on. The footwork was so decisive that even miss-hits carried safely. This was spin batting at absolute peak clarity.
Chennai 136 vs Pakistan: He chased bravely with a back that screamed with every move, working singles like a craftsman, then chasing the game when the tail arrived. The result didn’t go India’s way, but the innings became a case study in pain management, situational awareness, and the line between heroics and heartbreak.
Cape Town 169 with Azharuddin: A counterattack that turned a top-class seam attack into spectators for a session. Wristwork dismantled length; lofted straight drives changed field settings; who dictated terms was never in doubt.

What separates his Test numbers

Adaptation: From boy wonder to senior pro, he reconfigured his game multiple times—shortened backlift in seaming conditions, exaggerated forward press in Asia, and a late-career punchy ability through cover (when he let himself play it) to keep strike ticking without risk.
Concentration bands: He routinely scored across long sessions with minimal drop in attention, avoiding the post-break and pre-interval slumps that catch many greats.
Bowling respect: He rarely argued with good balls. Instead, he waited for his scoring zones to appear. That emotional economy is the spine of his averages.

World Cup records

Sachin Tendulkar’s World Cup record is both a timeline of Indian cricket’s growing ambition and an anthology of individual performance at a global event the sport revolves around.

World Cup totals

Metric	Value
Matches	45
Runs	2,278 (most in tournament history)
Average	near 57
Strike rate	healthy across editions
Hundreds	6
Fifties	15
Highest score	152

World Cup milestones and highlights

Most runs across all editions of the global tournament; his aggregate sits above every challenger till date.
Most runs in a single edition, an all-time record that stands tall in tournament lore.
Player of the Tournament in the edition where India reached the final, a campaign built on high-class top-order runs.
Sharjah wasn’t the World Cup, but several global one-day events at neutral venues turned into showcases of his ability to own a week of cricket.
Centurion 98 vs Pakistan: A performance that needs almost no context for Indian fans. The early uppercut to Shoaib Akhtar remains one of the most replayed shots in the sport’s broadcast history—declaration of intent, risk within control, pace beaten by anticipation.
He was India’s heartbeat in multiple campaigns, often leading tournament run charts or sitting in the top bracket, with a blend of fluency and survival that is rare at that level.

Centuries list and what the distribution says

It’s common to ask for the complete Sachin Tendulkar centuries list; it’s less common to ask what the list reveals. Here’s what the distribution tells a trained eye.

Home vs away: More than half of his international hundreds came away from home or on neutral turf. It’s the most compact proof that his game traveled everywhere.
Opponent mix: He scored eleven Test hundreds against Australia—peak opposition for most of his career—and double-digit ODI hundreds against Sri Lanka. His ODI hundreds arrived with healthy spread: Australia, Pakistan, South Africa, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, and others.
Venue variety: From Sydney to Chennai to Cape Town to Wankhede to Sharjah, his centuries were not confined to “favorite” grounds. He built repeatable plans suited to venue geometry—square boundaries vs straight boundaries, dry surface vs fresh grass, breeze direction and how to loft against it.
Phase evolution: His early career is full of brave counterpunching; his middle-act ODI years are a festival of opening belligerence and conversion; his late Test act is a thesis on patience, late hands, and risk minimization.

Iconic innings: tactics, context, and what they changed

“Desert Storm” at Sharjah

The series that gave modern TV cricket some of its most dramatic images. Beyond the cosmic branding, the cricket was exquisite. He tracked the wind, lofted into the right pockets, and forced Warne to bowl closer to the stumps. He expanded scoring to mid-on/midwicket with a bat swing that stayed vertical longer than most, minimizing top edges. In the final, he replicated the method—consistency under pressure that looked like destiny.

Gwalior 200*

The first ODI double hundred by a male batter. There was no thrashing; there was a rhythmic crescendo. He managed energy like a marathoner, scoring in wickets-to-spare pockets, reloading when the field spread, and switching to high-value boundaries exactly when the fielding side felt it had regained control. The moment he crossed the mark did not change him; he kept milking, the hallmark of a true accumulator.

Sydney 241*

A long-form masterpiece that taught a generation about self-denial. The famed cover drive was absent by design. He chose not to play one of his favorite strokes, believing it was bringing his downfall there. That level of self-editing—removing a high-scoring option to improve survival rates and cumulative output—is not just discipline; it’s run-maximizing math across sessions.

Chennai 155* vs Australia

The day he broke a leg-spinner’s hold over him. He advanced early, got outside the line, hit with the spin, and kept the margin for error on his side. The shot shape—long levers that straightened late—blunted the turn. The net effect: from defensive to dominating without crossing into recklessness.

Hyderabad 175 vs Australia (ODI)

A chase for the ages that fell just short. His reading of lengths against pace at night remained surgical. He accessed the deep point pocket with the uppercut, beat midwicket with the pick-up, and never let the asking rate scare him. The match result aside, it stands as proof that in ODIs, one batter could sustain a pursuit that looked doomed.

Centurion 98 vs Pakistan (World Cup)

The most Indian cricket thing imaginable: a giant audience holding its breath every ball. He attacked Akhtar’s length from ball one, telegraphing that he wasn’t going to be dictated to by raw pace. The early boundary spree shaped the chase. Supporting acts came and went; he stayed long enough to break the game open.

Cape Town 169 with Azharuddin (Test)

The counterattack that forced rhythm change. When the ball was new and zinging, he let it go. When it hit that middle phase, he flipped the switch—horizontal-bat shots, on-the-rise punches, and lofts straight enough to deny catching men. The contrast between patience and burst has never been clearer.

Sachin Tendulkar T20 and IPL records

International T20

He featured in a single T20 International. The format arrived late for his timeline, but it didn’t need to validate him; he had been playing T20-style shots in ODIs long before the format’s birth certificate existed.

IPL records (Mumbai Indians)

Runs: more than two thousand across seasons for Mumbai Indians, including one century (113* vs Kochi), the franchise’s early-era anchor.
Orange Cap winner once and Player of the Tournament in the same season, setting the template many senior Indian batters followed: classic technique with modern tempo.
Strike rotation in the middle overs and domination of the new ball on Indian pitches turned him into a T20 accumulator before the role had a name.

Domestic and first-class records that forged the international great

Scored a century on debut in India’s three flagship domestic tournaments—Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy, and Irani Trophy. It’s a unique trifecta that speaks to readiness more than raw talent.
Debuted for Mumbai in first-class cricket as a teenager and made runs instantly; within days, bowlers twice his age realized they’d be discussing him for the rest of their lives.
Kept returning to domestic cricket with the same intensity when national duty allowed. Younger teammates remember him batting long net sessions without shortcuts—no “big name exemption” from grind.

Comparison corner: Kohli vs Sachin, Rohit vs Sachin

When the conversation turns to “records broken by Kohli” or “Rohit vs Sachin in ODIs,” nuance matters. Some format-specific peaks have been surpassed; some all-format mountains stand firm.

What’s been surpassed vs what still stands

Record	Sachin Tendulkar	Status	Surpassed by
ODI centuries	49	Surpassed	Virat Kohli
World Cup centuries	6	Surpassed	Rohit Sharma
ODI runs	18,426	Unbroken	—
Test runs	15,921	Unbroken	—
International runs	34,357	Unbroken	—
International hundreds	100	Unbroken	—
ODIs played	463	Unbroken	—
International matches	664	Unbroken	—
ODI Man of the Match awards	62	Unbroken	—
ODI Man of the Series awards	15	Unbroken	—
First ODI double hundred	200*	Foundational milestone	Multiple players since

Context that keeps his all-time marks safe

Volume and span: Modern workloads are heavily managed. Rest and rotation plus T20 leagues reduce cumulative ODIs and Tests across a career, lowering the odds of anyone matching his aggregate runs or matches.
Role shifts: Specialist roles have intensified. Pure top-order ODI accumulators exist, but they often share volume with T20 commitments. That dual life eats into the steady accumulation needed for cumulative records.
Injury management: Today’s pace and scheduling demand more breaks, which are great for longevity but not for raw counting stats.

Sachin Tendulkar achievements that shaped eras

Only cricketer with 100 international hundreds; he built an entirely new plane for the “century race.”
First male ODI double hundred; instantly changed how teams imagined 50 overs.
Most runs in Tests and ODIs; control over innings length in both formats, a rarity.
Most World Cup runs; a tournament built for temper and temperament found its ideal protagonist.
Most ODI Man of the Match and Man of the Series awards; game-changer tag verified by match referees and performances, not just TV commentary.
Centuries in all major Test-playing nations; not an accumulation mirage.

How he built those records: technique and mindset, not just talent

Heavy bat, late hands: He used a heavier bat than most at the elite level, which multiplied timing through the ball. Late contact let him ride seam movement and beat square fields. The straight drive became more than a signature; it was a high-percentage scoring option.
Trigger and stillness: He minimized early movement, keeping head and off-stump aligned. This made him harder to trap LBW despite a static-looking guard. On slow pitches, he opened shoulders late to generate power, not early to manufacture it.
Ball reading: An unusually early sight of the seam. Against leg-spin he read from the hand; against off-spin he read drift and trajectory. That’s why the paddle sweep arrived late in his career like a tool he’d always had, just never needed earlier.
Ego management: The Sydney no-cover-drive innings is now folklore, but its underlying message—subjugate ego for the team’s needs—ran through his career. If a shot didn’t fit the pitch-day, it went back in the bag.
Physical preparation: Teammates still talk about net marathons. He trained the boring bits more than the highlight-reel shots. That’s why he scored big hundreds late in his career without theatrics—systems took over when reflexes eased.

Sachin Tendulkar records vs top opponents and at iconic venues

Versus Australia

Tests: most hundreds against them for an Indian batter. The attacks he faced were often Hall of Fame-level—McGrath, Warne, Gillespie—and that inflates the value of those hundreds.
ODIs: nine hundreds, many of them game-shaping in tri-nation series and finals. The Desert Storm sequence remains his loudest answer to Australian dominance of that period.

Versus Pakistan

Tests: classics in Chennai and across the border. Not always in wins, but always in command.
ODIs: knocks in high-pressure settings, including the global-stage 98 that remains the ultimate pressure release for a billion fans.

At Sydney, Chennai, Mumbai, Sharjah

Sydney: three centuries and the 241* that left a scar on bowlers’ muscle memory.
Chennai: a home from home; hundred-scoring familiarity built on reading spin from length rather than just from hand.
Mumbai: his home city doubled as a theater for milestones, from farewell to personal peaks.
Sharjah: desert breeze, packed stands, and a batting approach wired to the venue’s geometry—lofts with the wind, singles sandwiched between boundaries rather than afterthoughts.

Records still unbroken and why they might remain so

Most international runs (34,357): Requires full-format excellence, continued selection, and injury luck across a span longer than most modern careers.
Most Test runs (15,921): Demands prime-years scoring at elite levels plus sustained late-career productivity. With formats competing for schedule space, the opportunity window has narrowed.
Most ODI runs (18,426): The ODI calendar has contracted relative to T20s. Breaking this needs a near-full ODI focus across a very long career.
International hundreds (100): A singular mountain. Even with format specialists, combining Test and ODI centuries to hit three figures requires absurd consistency and longevity.
Most ODI MoM (62) and MoS (15): Reflects not just run volume but match-turning impact. The number of ODI series in modern schedules may simply be insufficient to topple this.
Most World Cup runs (2,278) and most runs in a single edition: Both are fortified by format changes and fewer games per campaign for many teams. It can be done but needs a unicorn tournament.

A note for fans searching in Hindi

“Sachin Tendulkar ke records” ka poora, updated list yahan hai—international runs 34,357; Test runs 15,921; ODI runs 18,426; total centuries 100; ODI centuries 49; Test centuries 51; World Cup runs sabse zyada.
“Sachin ke kitne century?” International level par 100—Test me 51, ODI me 49.
“Sachin ne kitne run banaye?” Kul milakar 34,357 international runs.

Frequently asked questions: fast, precise answers

How many international runs does Sachin Tendulkar have?: 34,357.
How many international centuries does Sachin Tendulkar have?: 100.
What are Sachin Tendulkar’s highest scores?: 248* in Tests; 200* in ODIs.
Who broke Sachin Tendulkar’s ODI centuries record?: Virat Kohli.
How many ODIs and Tests did Sachin play?: 463 ODIs and 200 Tests; 664 internationals in total.
How many Man of the Match awards does Sachin Tendulkar have?: 62 in ODIs, the most.
How many Man of the Series awards does Sachin Tendulkar have?: 15 in ODIs, the most.
What are Sachin Tendulkar’s World Cup records?: Most runs overall (2,278), six hundreds, fifteen fifties, highest of 152, and the record for most runs in a single edition.
Where did Sachin score the first ODI double hundred?: Gwalior, against South Africa.
How many ODI hundreds did Sachin Tendulkar score against Sri Lanka and Australia?: Most against Sri Lanka; second-most against Australia.
What is “Desert Storm” in Sachin’s career?: Back-to-back masterpiece innings at Sharjah in a tri-series, including one during a sandstorm interruption, dominating Australia with controlled aggression against pace and spin.
Did Sachin score a Test hundred in every major Test-playing nation?: Yes, he has Test hundreds in each of the established Test nations he toured.
What are Sachin Tendulkar’s IPL records?: Over two thousand runs for Mumbai Indians, one IPL century (113*), one Orange Cap season, and a Player of the Tournament award.
How many T20 Internationals did Sachin play?: One.

Deeper cuts: patterns that explain the records

Risk profiles: In ODIs, he was an early risk-taker when the field was up; in Tests, he expanded slowly, harvesting off-spinners and left-arm orthodox while keeping off-stump tight against seam. That duality let him pile up both formats without burnout.
Bowling “labs”: He used domestic games and nets to add strokes selectively—a rolling paddle, a later back-foot punch through point, an off-pace loft that looked like a checked drive. These were not tricks; they were failure-tested tools adopted only when robust.
Event psychology: On big nights and global mornings, his routines insulated him from the noise. Bat tap, look up, stillness. The act of batting turned into a series of controlled moments that replayed regardless of stadium volume.

Mini-tables that sum up value without drowning in grids

World Cup summary

Metric	Value
Matches	45
Runs	2,278
Average	near 57
Hundreds	6
Fifties	15
Highest score	152
Best single-edition aggregate	Record tally

Iconic ODI partnerships

Partner	Runs as opening pair	Note
Sourav Ganguly	8,227+	Most prolific opening partnership in ODI history

Broken vs unbroken record tracker

Category	Sachin’s mark	Status
International runs	34,357	Unbroken
Test runs	15,921	Unbroken
ODI runs	18,426	Unbroken
International hundreds	100	Unbroken
Test hundreds	51	Unbroken
ODI hundreds	49	Surpassed
World Cup centuries	6	Surpassed
ODIs played	463	Unbroken
International matches	664	Unbroken
ODI MoM awards	62	Unbroken
ODI MoS awards	15	Unbroken

Why this page differs from pure stat sheets

This is a Sachin Tendulkar records list with the connective tissue intact. The numbers are accompanied by what created them—tactics, opposition quality, ground dimensions, team context, and the shifts in strategy that marked his evolution. ESPNcricinfo’s tables and ICC databases remain the gold standard for raw numbers; this resource brings the editorial brain to those numbers, something lists alone rarely capture.

Awards and honors that frame the career

India’s highest civilian honor, bestowed for a lifetime of contribution beyond just cricket
National sports awards including Arjuna, Khel Ratna, and Padma recognitions over his journey
Laurels from boards, clubs, and foundations around the world—symbolic of how his batting transcended borders

How a coach or selector reads these records

Dependability index: Runs across conditions and phases tell you how often a player can be built around. He is the ultimate blueprint.
Match-up resilience: Leg-spin, off-spin, left-arm orthodox, high pace, swing—he solved each category. For opposition analysts, that meant plans had to outlast his adaptability, which is a rare ask.
Form recovery: Slumps came, as they do for everyone, but his recoveries were steep. That ability shortened the valleys and lengthened the peaks, inflating cumulative tallies.

The records in everyday fan terms

Straight drive through a bowler’s follow-through: more addictive than any stat could capture
The helmet tilt before he settled into stance: ritual as rhythm, rhythm as reassurance
Live memory threads: The day at Sharjah, the night in Hyderabad, the morning in Sydney, the roar at Wankhede—these aren’t just innings; they’re anchors for millions of personal timelines

Data sources and trust

Primary sources: ESPNcricinfo player profile and Statsguru, ICC official records, and curated cricket almanacs (Wisden and leading Indian sports publishers). Numbers for totals (matches, runs, hundreds, fifties, highest scores, awards) are reconciled against at least two independent databases. Tournament aggregates and venue/opponent breakdowns are cross-checked with tournament archives and match summaries.

Closing note: what will stand the test of time

Certain Sachin Tendulkar records may be approached and even surpassed in slices. That’s the beauty of sport: every generation gets its masterpieces. But the combination of volume, versatility, time-span, and signature moments he set remains stubbornly singular. International runs in both Tests and ODIs. The hundred-hundreds summit. The all-venue adaptability. The World Cup aggregate. The man-of-the-match stack. And the little things—technical edits in mid-career, self-denial when a venue demanded restraint, and an opener’s courage when field restrictions invited risk.

Sachin Tendulkar’s statistics are often copied into tables. What they deserve is exactly what they built over decades: space, context, and the generosity of memory. For anyone searching “sachin tendulkar records,” “sachin tendulkar stats,” or “sachin tendulkar achievements,” the truth is both simple and huge—no one combined so much quality with so much quantity for so long. The mountain range still bears his name on the highest peaks.