A majority of the cricket fans consider Sachin Tendulkar as the God of Cricket. The former Indian cricket team batter wowed the fans with his excellent batting performances for the Indian team in Tests and ODIs. He was the backbone of the Indian batting lineup for more than two decades.
The fact that Tendulkar is the only player in cricket history to slam 100 international hundreds proves how well he performed during his cricketing career. He retired from international cricket almost a decade ago, but fans still turn up in huge numbers to watch him play in Road Safety World Series.
On this day in 1992, Sachin Tendulkar made his World Cup debut for India. He created several world records at the grand stage. Here’s a list of four of them.
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1. Sachin Tendulkar has scored most runs in World Cup
Some of the greatest batters in cricket history have played at the grand stage of World Cup, but no one has aggregated more runs than Tendulkar. In his legendary career, Sachin scored 2,278 runs in World Cup matches.
2. Sachin Tendulkar has scored most 50s in World Cup
Another World Cup record that belongs to Tendulkar is the record for the most half-centuries. The former Indian cricket team batter smacked 15 half-centuries in the World Cup matches.
3. Most 4s
Apart from most half-centuries, Tendulkar also owns the record for the most fours hit by a batter in World Cup career. Tendulkar ended his World Cup career with 241 fours at the mega event.
4. Most Man of the Match awards
The World Cup matches put the players under immense pressure, and many great players even failed to play their natural game at the grand stage. However, Sachin did not succumb under the pressure and ended up with 9 Man of the Match awards in World Cup matches.
