Sachin Tendulkar: Highest run-getter in Test cricket

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Ravi P Mishra

18 October, 2008

Sachin Tendulkar has finally achieved the feat of highest run getter in Tests. Its time to celebrate for cricket fans. He holds the unique world record of being the highest run scorer not only in Tests but also in one-day internationals

WORLD RECORD of highest aggregate run in Test cricket is back home again. Sachin Tendulkar added another, long due world record in his book of records by surpassing Brian Lara’s 11,953 runs in Test cricket today (October 17). His record-breaking run came of Siddle’s over in first innings of second Test of ongoing India-Australia Test series on the very first delivery, after tea break. Before the start of the second Test, Tendulkar needed just 15 runs to create this history.

Brian Lara scored 11,953 runs in 232 innings of 131 Tests with an average of 52.89. He scored 34 centuries and 48 half-centuries, remaining not out 6 times. Lara holds the world record of highest individual score of 400 not out. Sachin took 247 innings of 152 Tests to break Lara’s record. Sachin made 11,939 runs in 246 innings of 151 Tests with an awesome average of 54.02, before the ongoing test. He remained not out 25 times. Sachin holds world record of 39 centuries in Test cricket. He made 49 half centuries and his highest score is 248 not out.

Referred to as the ’little master’ or the ’master blaster’, Sachin is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. Wisden ranked him the second greatest Test batsman of all time next to Sir Donald Bradman, and the second greatest ODI batsman of all time next to Sir Viv Richards.

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COMMENTS (5)

manohar singh

.no doubt that he is the best batsmen in the world of all time

pratap ranjan

.donot compare sachin with bradman and V.richards. caz he is the only one great player all time .we should respect him.

sajis mehmood

.sachin is a buety of th cricket

Sriji

.kya kahe ke tumne, khud hi keh diya.....jo dilme tha hamare wahi tohfade diya .......what happend on 17th is a history now.Sachin become the king of criket.....everywhere sachin...hi...sachin. lakin kya yehi channels...yehi log...bhul jayeenge....jab sachin ka baal thoda bhi saant hoga....tab bhul jayeenge Sachin ki mahanta kojiska aaj itnagungaanho raha hai.Tab Dhooni Bagwaan honge aur Sachin kisi ko Nazar bhi nahi ayeenge......lakin Sachin ne jo kiya hai WO kai Dhoni Milkar bhi kar na payeenge. Dil se Mubarak Sachin ko aur Ek pyari si Smile har T.V.,Radio,Newspeper aur un sabhi ko jinke bhgwaan din ke saath saath badalte hai....

Md Mudassir Alam

.Ravi plz update Sachin's record has now 50 half centuries to his credit, , Sachin's took 247 innings and 152 tests to reach the milestone. Good write up.

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Ravi P Mishra

This article was written and submitted just after Sachin made record. his 5oth fifty came a little later. Thanks for updating.