This page presents some of the notable achievements of Sachin Tendulkar, a former Indiancricketer, universally regarded as one of the best batsmen of all time. Debates on Tendulkar's precise rank amongst his predecessors are unlikely to conclude soon. He was the sport's first batsman to score a double century (200 runs not out) in a single One Day International match, and is so far the only player to have scored 100 centuries in internationals. He played first-class cricket for 26 years and one day, whilst his international career spanned exactly 24 years from 15 November 1989 to 16 November 2013.[1]
In August 2003, he was voted as the "Greatest Sportsman" of the country in the sport personalities category in the Best of India poll conducted by Zee News.[10]
In November 2006, Time magazine named him as one of the Asian Heroes.[11]
In December 2006, he was named "Sports Person of the Year"
In June 2009, Time magazine included his test debut in "Top 10 Sporting Moments".[12]
In 2010, he was voted as one of the world's 100 most influential people in "The 2010 Time 100" poll conducted by Time magazine.[13]