Tendulkar, Sachin Ramesh (1973– )
Indian cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he was a child prodigy, and scored a century on his first-class debut for Bombay at the age of 15. In 1989, at 16 years 205 days, he became India's youngest ever Test player, and in 1990, at 17 years 112 days, the second-youngest player to score a Test century. He was appointed captain of India in 1996, and reappointed after the 1999 World Cup, but resigned in March 2000. He was the first player to reach 10,000 runs in One-day internationals and holds the record for most centuries scored in both One-day internationals and in Test cricket. He is also the leading Indian run maker in Test cricket and the first player in history to have scored 15,000 runs in One-day internationals.
Career highlights
Test cricket (1989– )
appearances: 147; runs: 11,782; average: 55.31; not out: 25; 100s: 39; best: 248 not out (v. Bangladesh 2004); catches: 98
One-day internationals (1989– )
appearances: 417; batting: runs: 16,361; average: 44.33; not out: 38; 100s: 42; best: 186 not out (v. New Zealand 1999); bowling: overs: 1,334.5; wickets: 154; runs: 6,795; average: 44.12; best: 5–32 (v. Australia 1998); catches: 122
All first-class cricket (1988– )
appearances: 247; batting: runs: 20,545; average: 59.37; not out: 40; 100s: 65; best: 248 not out (v. Bangladesh 2004); catches: 165
Awards
Wisden Cricketer of the Year
1997
In 1992 he achieved another landmark when he became Yorkshire's first overseas player.
| He was born in Bombay (now Mumbai), India, and first came to prominence in 1988 when, at the age of 14, he put on 664 runs with Vinod Kambli (who later joined him in the Indian Test side) in a school match, then a world record for any grade of cricket. |
