Sachin Tendulkar and his family will visit Kaziranga on April 7, 9 and offer prayers at Kamakhya Temple on April 9
GUWAHATI, March 3: Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday arrived in Guwahati on a week-long visit to Assam and Meghalaya during which he will visit the internationally-famed Kaziranga national park besides also offering prayers at the Kamakhya Temple.
Sachin was accompanied by his wife Anjali and daughter Sara.
Sachin and his family members, after their arrival at the Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, headed straight to Barapani where they will spend the next two days visiting tourist locations of interest in Meghalaya.
They are scheduled to return to Assam on April 7 and stay at the Kaziranga national Park for two days.
Sachin and his family are scheduled to enjoy jeep and elephant safari in the famous habitat of the one-horned rhinoceros before returning to Guwahati on April 9.
They are scheduled to offer prayers at the Kamakhya Temple on April 9 before returning to Mumbai the next day.
Fondly referred to as the Little Master, Sachin Tendulkar, also called ‘God of Cricket’ by fans is among the greatest cricketers of all time, and holds numerous records in international cricket.
Here are some of his most significant records:
BATTING RECORDS
OVERALL
Most international runs: 34,357 runs (Tests: 15,921, ODIs: 18,426, T20Is: 10)
Most international centuries: 100 (51 in Tests, 49 in ODIs)
Most international fifties: 164 (119 in Tests, 96 in ODIs)
Most matches played: 664 (200 Tests, 463 ODIs, 1 T20I)
TESTS
Most runs in Tests: 15,921 runs in 200 matches at an average of 53.78
Most Test centuries: 51 centuries
Most Test matches played: 200 (first cricketer to achieve this)
Most runs in a calendar year: 1,894 in 2010
Most 150+ scores in Test cricket: 20
ODIs
Most runs in ODIs: 18,426 runs in 463 matches at an average of 44.83
Most centuries in ODIs: 49
First batsman to score a double century in ODIs: 200* vs. South Africa (2010)
Most runs in a single World Cup edition: 673 in 2003
Most Man of the Match awards in ODIs: 62
Most Man of the Series awards in ODIs: 15
WORLD CUP RECORDS
Most runs in World Cups: 2,278 runs in 6 tournaments (1992-2011)
Most runs in a single World Cup: 673 in 2003
Most World Cup fifties: 15
Only cricketer to score 50+ runs in four different World Cups
MILESTONES & UNIQUE ACHIEVEMENTS
Only player to have 100 international centuries
First cricketer to score a double century in ODIs (2010)
Only player to score 15,000+ runs in both Tests and ODIs
Only cricketer to play 200 Test matches
Member of the 2011 World Cup-winning Indian team
First player to reach 10,000 runs in ODIs (1999)
Fastest to 10,000 runs in ODIs (259 innings, later surpassed by Virat Kohli who took 205 innings)
Sachin’s records are unparalleled, and he remains an icon in cricket history.
