Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (/ˌsətʃɪn tɛnˈduːlkər/ (About this sound listen); born 24 April 1973) is a former Indian cricketer and a former captain, widely regarded as one of the greatest batsman of all time.[4] The highest run scorer of all time in International cricket, Tendulkar took up cricket at the age of eleven, made his Test debut on 15 November 1989 against Pakistan in Karachi at the age of sixteen, and went on to represent Mumbai domestically and India internationally for close to twenty-four years. 
He is the only player to have scored one hundred international centuries, the first batsman to score a double century in a One Day International, the holder of the record for the most number of runs in both ODI and Test cricket, and the only player to complete more than 30,000 runs in international cricket.[5] 
Sachin Tendulkar
MP, BR, AC
Sachin Tendulkar at MRF Promotion Event.jpg
Tendulkar with the ICC Cricket World Cup
Personal information
Full name Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Born 24 April 1973 (age 44)[1]
Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra
Nickname God of Cricket, Little Master,[1] Master Blaster[2][3]
Height 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Batting Right-handed
Bowling Right-arm medium, leg break, off break
Role Batsman
International information
National side
India (1989–2013)
Test debut (cap 187) 15 November 1989 v Pakistan
Last Test 14 November 2013 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 74) 18 December 1989 v Pakistan
Last ODI 18 March 2012 v Pakistan
ODI shirt no. 10
Only T20I (cap 11) 1 December 2006 v South Africa
Domestic team information
Years Team
1988 Cricket Club of India
1988–2013 Mumbai
1992 Yorkshire
2008–2013 Mumbai Indians (squad no. 10)
2014 Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 200 463 310 551
Runs scored 15,921 18,426 25,396 21,999
Batting average 53.78 44.83 57.84 45.54
100s/50s 51/68 49/96 81/116 60/114
Top score 248* 200* 248* 200*
Balls bowled 4,240 8,054 7,605 10,230
Wickets 46 154 71 201
Bowling average 54.17 44.48 61.74 42.17
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 115/– 140/– 186/– 175/–