Here's a timeline of Sachin Tendulkar's Life

• 1973 - Born in Mumbai, India.
• 1988 - Scores 100 not out in his first first-class match for Bombay against Gujarat in the Ranji Trophy becoming the youngest cricketer to score a century on his first-class debut, aged 15 years and 232 days.
• 1989 - Makes Test debut for India against Pakistan in Karachi at the age of 16.
• 1990 - Scores maiden Test century against England at Old Trafford.
• 1992 - At the age of 19 he becomes the first overseas-born player to represent Yorkshire.
• 1994 - Gets his first ODI century against Sri Lanka in Colombo after 79 one-day matches.
• 1996 - Leading run scorer at World Cup played in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka with a total of 523 runs.
• 1997 - Named Wisden Cricketer of the Year.
• 1998 - Scores his first double century for Mumbai against Australia in the Brabourne Stadium.
• 2003 - Named the Player of the Tournament at the 2003 Cricket World Cup and scores 673 runs, the highest by any player in the tournament.
• 2010 - Scores the first double century in one-day international history, hitting an unbeaten 200 against South Africa.
• 2012 - Scores his 100th international century in an Asia Cup match against Bangladesh, the first player ever to do so.
• 2013 - Announces retirement from all formats of the game.

Quotes on Sachin Tendulkar

I think he is marvellous. I think he will fit in whatever category of cricket that has been played or will be played, from the first ball that has ever been bowled to the last ball that’s going to be. He can play in any era and at any level. I would say he’s 99.5% perfect.”

- - Sir Vivian Richards

Inaugural Cricket World Cup Winner team member(1975).

I don’t think anyone, apart from Don Bradman, is in the same class as Sachin Tendulkar.

- - Shane Warne

Greatest-ever bowler (2022)

I have seen God, he bats at no. 4 for India.

- - Matthew Hayden

Australian Cricket Hall of Fame(2017)

The only batsman I would love to see by paying for the tickets and sitting in the stand just to watch him is none other than Sachin Tendulkar.

- - Brian Lara

Highest individual score in test cricket(400 not out)

Sachin Tendulkar's Legacy

Also known as Master Blaster, Tendulkar is the leading run scorer in Tests, with 15,921 runs, as well as in One-Day Internationals, with 18,426 runs. He is the only player to score more than 30,000 runs in all forms of international cricket (Tests, ODIs and Twenty20 Internationals).He is the 16th player and the first Indian to score 50,000 runs in all forms of domestic and international recognised cricket.

He also holds the record of the highest number of centuries in both Tests (51) and ODIs (49) as well as in Tests and ODIs combined (100). On 16 March 2012, Tendulkar scored his 100th international hundred. It came against Bangladesh in the league matches of Asia Cup 2012. He is also the only player to score fifty centuries in Test cricket, and the first to score fifty centuries in all international cricket combined.