Sachin Tendulkar Records: Sachin Tendulkar is not only one of the greatest batsmen of India but also of the world. Sachin Tendulkar has made many such world records which are impossible to break. You will be surprised to know that there are 5 such great records in the world of cricket which even Sachin Tendulkar himself could not break in his 24-year long international career.
1. World record of 400 runs in Test cricket
Sachin Tendulkar has never been able to make the world record of playing an individual innings of 400 runs in his entire Test career. Sachin Tendulkar has played the highest innings of 248 runs in Test cricket. Sachin Tendulkar could not score his third century in his entire Test career. Former West Indies captain Brian Lara scored 400 runs in the Antigua Test match against England in 2004. Lara played a historic innings of 400 runs against England, a world record. No batsman in the world has been able to break this great record of Sachin Tendulkar for 20 years.
2. Average of 99.94 in Test cricket
Sachin Tendulkar scored 15921 runs in his Test career at an average of 53.79. However, he never broke Australia's Donald Bradman's world batting average record in Test cricket. Donald Bradman has scored 6996 Test runs in his career. During this, his batting average has been 99.94, which is the highest in the history of cricket. No batsman in the world could break this record of Sachin Tendulkar. Donald Bradman has played only 52 Test matches in his life.
3. 6 sixes in 6 balls
Sachin Tendulkar was an expert in hitting sixes, but he was never able to hit 6 sixes in a row in 6 balls in international cricket. Only Yuvraj Singh has achieved the feat of hitting 6 sixes in a row in international cricket for India. Yuvraj Singh hit 6 sixes in a row in 6 balls against England's Stuart Broad in the 2007 T20 World Cup. Sachin Tendulkar has never been able to hit 6 sixes in a row in 6 balls in his entire career.
4. World record of 12 double centuries in Test cricket
Sachin Tendulkar could not break the world record of 12 double centuries in Test cricket. Australia's great batsman Donald Bradman holds the world record of scoring the most 12 double centuries in Test cricket. Sachin Tendulkar has scored 6 double centuries in Test cricket.
5. Record of playing T20 World Cup
Sachin Tendulkar has jointly played the most ODI World Cups in the world. Sachin Tendulkar has played 6 ODI World Cups. Pakistan's Javed Miandad also holds the record of playing 6 World Cups. However, in 2011 Sachin Tendulkar has equaled his record by playing 6 World Cups. Sachin Tendulkar will regret that he never played the T20 World Cup for India. Sachin Tendulkar played his only T20 International match on 1 December 2006 against South Africa in Johannesburg. Sachin Tendulkar scored 10 runs in this match. In the year 2007, Sachin Tendulkar got a chance to play the T20 World Cup, but he decided to stay away from it.