Sachin Tendulkar today became the most-capped Test cricketer in the world after taking field for his 169th match, the third and final match against Sri Lanka in Colombo. The 37-year-old champion batsman overtook retired former Australian captain Steve Waugh with whom he was tied at 168 matches after thesecond Test at SSC in Colombo. Tendulkar almost hold every batting record. He has played 442 one-day internationals, just a couple of matches less than Sri Lankan Sanath Jayasuriya's record of444.Tendulkar has scored 13,742 runs in 168 Tests at an average of 56.08, notching up 48 hundreds and 55 half-centuries in the process. He has 17,598 runs, including 46 centuries, in his 442 one-dayers. The Mumbaikar also holds the distinction of being the first batsman to score a double hundred in ODIs.
News On AIR | August 3, 2010 11:05 AM
Sachin becomes most-capped Test Cricketer in the world