200 Sachin Tendulkar facts

161. Is the only batsman to aggregate 400 runs in a World Cup on THREE occasions – in 1996, 2003 and 2011

162. Only player to aggregate 500 runs in two editions of the World Cup (673 in 2003 and 523 in 1996).

163. Has won 9 Man of the Match awards in the World Cup – most by any player.

164. Only player to score four consecutive 50s on TWO occasions (in 1996 & 2003).

165. Holds the record of scoring the fastest fifty by an Indian in the World Cup (off 26 balls v Bermuda in 2007).

166. Holds the record of hitting most fours in a single edition of World Cup– 75 in 2003

167. Holds the record of hitting most fours in all World Cup matches (221)

168. Holds the record of involvement in maximum century-partnerships (12) in World Cup

169. Has most man of the match awards (8) in World Cup

170. Sachin ended a one-dayer on winning note with a six on two occasions – against Sri Lanka at Sharjah in 1995 (off Champaka Ramanayeke) and against England at Kanpur in 2002 (off Jeremy Snape) .

171. The most runs Sachin has scored in one over in ODIs is 24 off New Zealand’s Chris Drum at Hyderabad in 1999-00. Sachin hit one six, four boundaries and a couple. The four extras made it a 28-run over for team India. During the World Cup game against Sri Lanka at Delhi, Sachin scored 23 runs off one over from Ravindra Pushpakumara.

172. Sachin’s 134 against Australia at Sharjah in 1998 still remains the highest ODI score by any player on his birthday.

173. In 1998 Sachin won 12 man of the match awards in ODIs – most by any player in a single calendar year.

174. Sachin’s fastest knock in ODIs is 57* off 29 balls (SR 196.55) against Bermuda at Port-of-Spain in 2007.

175. Sachin was involved in a record 99 century partnerships in ODIs with 21 different partners– most for any player.

176. Sachin also holds the record for scoring most boundaries in ODIs

177. He is the only player to have taken 150 wickets and scored more than 15,000 runs in ODIs

178. During the Australian tour of India in 1998 Matthew Hayden said: “I have seen God. He bats at no. 4 in India in Tests”

179. 16 bowlers dismissed Sachin as their first ODI wicket!

180. Sachin Tendulkar is the only cricketer to have achieved the unique double of scoring 15,000+ ODI runs and taking 150+ ODI wickets.