Sachin Tendulkar is fondly known as the God of Cricket in India and the Master Blaster across the world. He has inspired thousands of people across the world to take up cricket as their career or hobby. Many legends of the game, like MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli, have said that Sachin Tendulkar was the one who inspired them to take up cricket as their career. It is a fact that cricket is popular in India because of Tendulkar, and the rest of the cricketers are popular because of cricket.
Sachin Tendulkar holds countless records in ODI cricket. He is the all-time highest run-getter and has held the record for most centuries, half-centuries, and much more. Interestingly, Tendulkar has more five-wicket hauls than Shane Warne in the ODI cricket. Unlike today’s batters, Sachin Tendulkar used to enjoy bowling spin and took many crucial wickets for India. He wanted to be a fast bowler before he decided to become a batter. He was a versatile cricketer who showed the world that India was going to become a powerhouse of cricket. Below are the fascinating and astonishing records and stats of Sachin Tendulkar in ODIs.
Sachin Tendulkar ODI Batting Stats
Sachin Tendulkar has 463 ODI matches, which is the most for any player in the history of cricket. He batted in 452 innings to aggregate 18426 runs, a world record in ODI cricket. He has 41 not-outs despite opening the innings on 340 occasions. The Little Master is also the first player to score a double century in ODIs. His average of 44.83 and his strike rate of 86.24 shows that he was ahead of his contemporaries by a mile.
He has 96 half-centuries and 49 centuries in ODIs, which is also a world record. Only Virat Kohli looks like the player who could break this record. He was out on 0 in only 20 matches in his long career. Tendulkar was an absolute beast with the bat. He smashed bowlers like Glenn McGrath, Shoaib Akhtar, Chaminda Vaas, Wasim Akram and many others at the peak of their careers.
| Matches | 463 |
| Innings | 452 |
| Not Outs | 41 |
| Aggregate | 18426 |
| Highest Score | 200* |
| Average | 44.83 |
| 50s | 96 |
| 100s | 49 |
| 200s | 1 |
| Ducks | 20 |
| 4s | 2016 |
| 6s | 195 |
| Balls Faced | 21367 |
| Strike Rate | 86.24 |
| Opened Batting | 340 |
| Top Scored in Innings | 129 |
| % of Team Runs Scored | 17.89 |
Sachin Tendulkar ODI Bowling Stats
Sachin Tendulkar picked 154 wickets in 8054 balls for India. He bowled 24 maidens and conceded runs at an economy of just 5.10. He has six four-wicket hauls and two five-wicket hauls. Even though he was essentially a batter, we should not forget that he also won many matches for India with his bowling as well.
| Balls | 8054 |
| Maidens | 24 |
| Runs Conceded | 6850 |
| Wickets | 154 |
| Average | 44.48 |
| 4 Wickets in Innings | 6 |
| 5 Wickets in Innings | 2 |
| Best | 5/32 |
| Economy Rate | 5.10 |
| Strike Rate | 52.30 |
| % of Team Wickets Taken | 4.69 |
Sachin Tendulkar ODI Captaincy Stats
Sachin Tendulkar took up the ODI captaincy when no other capable leader emerged. He has said on many occasions that he never wanted to be captain as it just did not suit him. It won’t be wrong to say that he has a terrible record as the skipper of India in ODIs. Tendulkar captained India in 72 matches and won only 23 of them. His batting average also dropped to 38.33 when he captained India.
| Matches/Won/Lost: | 72/23/42 |
| Tosses Won: | 41 (56.94%) |
| Chose to Field/Won/Lost: | 17/7/8 |
| Runs Scored | 2453 |
| Batting Average | 38.33 |
Sachin Tendulkar ODI Fielding Stats
Sachin was not really known for his fielding, but he still took 140 catches for India.
| Catches | 140 |
| Most Catches in Innings | 4 |
