Sachin Tendulkar

Legacy of Sachin Tendulkar

Tendulkar is the leading run scorer in Tests, with 15,921 runs, as well as in One-Day Internationals, with 18,426 runs. He is the only player to score more than 30,000 runs in all forms of international cricket (Tests, ODIs and Twenty20 Internationals). He is the 16th player and the first Indian to score 50,000 runs in all forms of domestic and international recognised cricket (First-class, List A and Twenty20). He achieved this feat on 5 October 2013, during a Champions League Twenty20 match for his IPL team Mumbai Indians against Trinidad and Tobago. In 2012, Tendulkar was ranked number 8 in Outlook India's poll of the Greatest Indian. He also holds the record of the highest number of centuries in both Tests (51) and ODIs (49) as well as in Tests and ODIs combined (100). Know more about his Legacy

Career and Annual awards:

• 1994: Arjuna Award recipient for achievements in cricket
• 1997: Tendulkar was one of the five cricketers selected as Wisden Cricketer of the Year.
• 1997/98: India's highest sporting honour – Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
• 1999: Padma Shri – India's fourth highest civilian award
• 2001: Maharashtra Bhushan Award – Maharashtra's highest civilian award
• 2008: Padma Vibhushan – India's second-highest civilian award
• 2010: ICC Cricketer of the year – Highest award in the ICC listings
• 2010: LG People's Choice Award
• ICC World Test XI: 2009, 2010, 2011
• ICC World ODI XI: 2004, 2007, 2010
• 1998, 2010: Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World
• 2014: Bharat Ratna – India's highest civilian award
• 2019: Most Effective Swachhata Ambassador award at Safaigiri
• 2020: Laureus World Sports Awards – Sporting Moment of the Year (2000–2020)
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