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Fanfollowing
Tendulkar'sentryintoworldcricketwashypedupbyformerIndian
starsandthosewhohadseenhimplay.Tendulkar'sconsistent
performancesearnedhimafanfollowingacrosstheglobe,including
amongstAustraliancrowds,whereTendulkarhasconsistentlyscored
centuries.[74]Oneofthemostpopularsayingsbyhisfansis"Cricketis
myreligionandSachinismyGod".[291]Cricinfomentionsinhisprofile
that"...Tendulkarremains,byadistance,themostworshipped
cricketerintheworld."[1]DuringtheAustraliantourofIndiain
1998MatthewHaydensaid"IhaveseenGod.Hebatsatno.4inIndia
inTests."[292]However,onGod,Tendulkarhimselfisreportedtohave
said"IamnotGodofcricket.Imakemistakes,God
doesn't."[293]Tendulkarmadeaspecialappearancein
theBollywoodfilmStumpedin2003,appearingashimself.[294]Yet,he
istheoneperceivedGodlikenationalfigurethatunitesanationof SudhirKumarChaudhary,afan
ofTendulkarwhoearnedthe
manyreligions.[295]
privilegeofticketstoallofIndia's
TherehavebeenmanyinstanceswhenTendulkar'sfanshave homegames

undertakenextremeactivitiesoverhisdismissalinthegame.As
reportedbymanyIndiannewspapers,apersonhangedhimselfduetodistressoverTendulkar'sfailureto
reachhis100thcentury.[296]SudhirKumarChaudhary,afanofTendulkarfromBihar,hasfollowedalmost
allthematchesplayedbySachinsince2003andhassacrificedhispersonallifetowatchSachin'splay.[297]

AthomeinMumbai,Tendulkar'sfanfollowinghascausedhimtoleadadifferentlifestyle.IanChappellhas
saidthathewouldbeunabletocopewiththelifestyleTendulkarwasforcedtolead,havingto"wearawig
andgooutandwatchamovieonlyatnight".[286]InaninterviewwithTimSheridan,Tendulkaradmittedthat
hesometimeswentforquietdrivesinthestreetsofMumbailateatnightwhenhewouldbeabletoenjoy
somepeaceandsilence.[298]TendulkarhasapresenceinthepopularsocialnetworkingsiteTwitterwith
theusername sachin_rt ,sinceMay2010.[299]

Achievements&Awards
Mainarticles:AchievementsofSachinTendulkarandListofODIAwardsforSachinTendulkar
Seealso:PlayeroftheMatchawards(cricket)

SachinTendulkaristheleadingrunscorerinTests,with15,921runs,aswellasinOneDayInternationals,
with18,426runs.[1]Heistheonlyplayertoscoremorethan30,000runsinallformsofinternationalcricket
(Tests,ODIsandTwenty20Internationals).[9]Heisthe16thplayerandthefirstIndiantoscore50,000runs
inallformsofdomesticandinternationalrecognisedcricket(Firstclass,ListAandTwenty20).Heachieved
thisfeaton5October2013,duringaChampionsLeagueTwenty20matchforhisIPLteamMumbai
IndiansagainstTrinidadandTobago.[300][301][302]

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Healsoholdstherecordofthehighestnumberofcenturiesinboth
Tests(51)andODIs(49)aswellasinTestsandODIscombined
(100).On16March2012,Tendulkarscoredhis100thinternational
hundred.ItcameagainstBangladeshintheleaguematchesofAsia
Cup2012.[303]HeisalsotheonlyplayertoscorefiftycenturiesinTest
cricket,[304]andthefirsttoscorefiftycenturiesinallinternational
cricketcombined.[citationneeded]Healsoholdstheworldrecordfor
playingthehighestnumberofTestmatches(200)[305]andODI
Tendulkar'sWaxStatue
matches(463).[306]TendulkarhasbeenpartofmostwinsbyanIndian inMadameTussauds,London
inbothTestcricketwith72winsandODIswith234winsandisthirdin
theworldinODIvictoriesafterRickyPonting(262wins),Mahela
Centuriesagainstdifferent
Jayawardene(241wins).[307][308] nations
Test ODI
Tendulkarhasscoredover1000runsinacalendaryearinODIs7times,
Australia 11 9
andin1998hescored1,894runs,therecordforthehighestnumberof
SriLanka 9 8
runsscoredbyanyplayerinasinglecalendaryearforOneDay
SouthAfrica 7 5
Internationals.[306]Heisthefirstmalecricketertoscoreadoublecentury
England 7 2
inonedaycricket.[219][220][221]
NewZealand 4 5
HehasbeenManoftheMatch13timesinTestmatchesandManofthe WestIndies 3 4
Seriesfourtimes,outofthemtwiceintheBorderGavaskar Zimbabwe 3 5
TrophyagainstAustralia.[309]Theperformancesearnedhimrespectfrom Pakistan 2 5
Australiancricketfansandplayers.[74]SimilarlyhehasbeenManofthe Bangladesh 5 1
Match62timesinOnedayInternationalmatchesandManofthe Kenya NA 4

Series15times.[306]Hebecamethefirstbatsmantoscore12,000, Namibia NA 1

13,000,14,000and15,000runsinTestcricket,[citationneeded]havingalso
beenthethirdbatsmanandthefirstIndiantopass11,000runsinthatformofthegame.[310]Hewasalso
thefirstplayertoscore10,000runsinonedayinternationals,[311]andalsothefirstplayertocrossevery
subsequent1000runmarkthathasbeencrossedinODIcrickethistory.[citationneeded]InthefourthTestof
the200809BorderGavaskarTrophyagainstAustraliaatNagpuron6November2008,Tendulkar
surpassedAustralia'sAllanBordertobecometheplayertocrossthe50runmarkthemostnumberoftimes
inTestcrickethistory,[312]andalsothesecondeverplayertoscore11TestcenturiesagainstAustralia,
tyingwithSirJackHobbsofEnglandmorethan70yearspreviously.[313]On8November2011,Tendulkar
becamethefirstbatsmantoscore15,000runsinTestCricket.[314]

TendulkarhasconsistentlydonewellinCricketWorldCups.Tendulkarwasthehighestrunscorerof
the1996CricketWorldCupwithatotalof523runsandalsoofthe2003CricketWorldCupwith673
runs.[315]AfterhiscenturyagainstEnglandduringgroupstagesof2011CricketWorldCup,hebecamethe
playertohitmostnumberofcenturiesinCricketWorldCupswithsixcenturiesandthefirstplayertoscore
2000runsinWorldCupcricket.[316][317]

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AninningsbyinningsbreakdownofTendulkar'sTest
matchbattingcareeruptoFebruary2008,showingruns
scored(redandgreenbars)andtheaverageofthelastten
innings(blueline)

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