10 ODI records that may never be broken

5. Sachin Tendulkar’s 2016 fours in ODI cricket

With a cricketing career spanning over two decades, it is no doubt that Sachin Tendulkar was one of the most dominant batsmen of all time. With no apparent weakness in his game, he was able to dominate bowlers across the format. Although Sachin holds the record of most runs in Test and ODI format, many people might miss the fact that he holds the record of most fours in international cricket.

Yes, it might seem a little less important as compared to his other records, but a tally of 2016 fours in ODIs is no easy task. This record gets highlighted when one considers the type of bowling lineup he faced. While his tally of most centuries in ODIs might be broken by Indian captain Virat Kohli, his record of most boundaries seems unbreakable. The biggest name in the history of the game has a few records that look out of reach even for Virat Kohli, therefore one can conclude that it might remain unbroken.

Sachin’s achievements also look greater when one adds the burden of over one billion expectations and anything less than a hundred was considered as a failure by the fans. After scoring his first ODI hundred in his 79th match, any analyst would have ruled out the possibility of Sachin scoring over 18,000 runs in ODIs. With over two thousand fours, Sachin Tendulkar’s record makes it to this list of 10 ODI records that may never be broken.