Sachin Tendulkar is celebrating his 50th birthday today. The former Indian cricketer inspired millions with his excellent batting performances. He is one of the main reasons why cricket is so popular in India. Whenever he used to play for the country, fans would stop doing all their work and watch him play.
Tendulkar owns the record for the highest centuries scored in international cricket and also the highest aggregate runs by any player across all formats of international cricket. The right-handed batter also dominated in World Cups. Here’s a list of four such World Cup records of Sachin Tendulkar which might never be broken.
1. Sachin Tendulkar won the most Man of the Match awards in World Cup before the age of 20
It is a dream for any 20-year-old to make it to the national team. However, Sachin was already an important member of Team India by the time he was 20. In fact, he even won two Man of the Match awards in Cricket World Cup matches before his 20th birthday, which is a record for any player.
2. Most times 50 + 2 wickets in knockout matches of World Cup
Knockout matches are generally the toughest for any player to perform because the pressure is sky-high, but Sachin brought his ‘A’ game to the table and scored 50 runs as well as took two wickets in the same knockout match on two different occasions.
3. Sachin Tendulkar scored 2,278 runs in World Cup
Tendulkar aggregated 2,278 runs across the editions of the World Cup which he played. He retired in 2011. No one has broken his record since then, and it will be very difficult for anyone to break in the near future.
4. Most times top-scoring for the team
Tendulkar top-scored for Team India in 18 different matches of the World Cup. It is highly unlikely that any cricketer would be able to achieve this feat ever at the grandest stage.
