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First cricketer play 100 overseas Test Sachin Tendulkar is the first cricketer to play 100 overseas Test match. He reached this milestone during the match against England at Trent Bridge, on 29 July 2011.

First batsman to aggregate 400 runs in World Cup three times First batsman to aggregate 400 runs in World Cup three times - 482 (avg 53.56) in 2011, 673 (avg 61.18) in 2003 and 523 (avg 87.16) in 1996.

Most man-of-the-match awards in world cups Sachin received most number of man-of-the-match awards (9) in the world cup matches.

18,000 ODI runs First cricketer to cross 18,000 ODI run barrier, during the match against Australia on 24 March 2011, Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad.

Appeared in 450 ODI matches First cricketer to play 450 ODI matches. He reached this milestone during the match against West Indies on 20 March 2011, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.

Most World Cup centuries First cricketer to score 6 centuries in world cups. 1996 - 2, 1999 - 1, 2003 - 1, 2011 - 2

2,000 World Cup runs. First cricketer to cross 2,000 world cup runs. During the match against Netherland on 09 Mar 2011, Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi. (Match: 40, Innings: 39)

Played most World Cups Played most World Cups (6). 1992, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011

Highest test centuries away from home He has scored 29 Test centuries away from home - the highest by any batsman. Reached this milestone during the match against South Africa on 04 Jan 2011.

Scored 8,000 test runs away from home First cricketer to crossed 8,000 test runs away from home. During the match against South Africa on 04 Jan 2011, Newlands, Cape Town.

14,000 Test Runs First cricketer in the history of Test cricket to complete 14,000 runs, during the match against Australia on 10 Oct 2010.

Most-capped Test cricketer Sachin Tendulkar became the most-capped Test cricketer in the world after taking field for his 169th test match, vs Sri Lanka, at P Sara Oval (Colombo), on 03 Aug 2010.

Highest run scorer in Test Highest run scorer in Test (13,837)

Most Test centuries Most number of centuries (51) in Test

Most man-of-the-match awards in ODI Sachin received most number of man-of-the-match (62) awards in the ODI.

Most fours in an ODI innings Most fours in an ODI Innings (25 Fours), during the match against South Africa on 24 Feb 2010

Most ODI centuries He has score most number of centuries (48) in ODI

Highest run scorer in ODI Highest run scorer in ODI (17,579 runs)

First Double Century in ODI History First ever cricketer to score double century in the history of ODI cricket. 200* (147) vs South Africa on 24 Feb 2010

13,000 Test Runs First person in the history of Test cricket to complete 13,000 runs, during the match against Bangladesh on 17 Jan 2010

Most number of Half-Centuries in ODI First cricketer to score most number of Half-Centuries (93) in ODI

30,000 runs in international cricket First cricketer to cross 30,000 runs in international cricket

20 years in international cricket First cricketer ever to cross 20 years in international cricket

17,000 ODI runs First cricketer to cross 17,000 ODI run barrier, during the match against Australia on 11 May 2009.

3,000 plus ODI runs against Australia First cricketer to score 3,000 plus ODI runs against Australia, 08 Nov 2009, Nehru Stadium, Guwahati.

First batsman to appear in 400 innings in ODI First cricketer to appear in 400 innings in ODI

Highest run scorer in the world cup He is the highest run scorer in the world cup (1,796 at an average of 59.87 as on March 2007)

First cricketer to score 10,000 runs in ODI First cricketer to score 10,000 runs in ODI, during the match against Australia on 31 March 2002