5 Records of Sachin Tendulkar that will remain unbreakable forever

3. Longest ODI career (22 years and 91 days)

Sachin Tendulkar played international cricket for 24 years which in itself a huge achievement. But it isn’t a world record. Many other players have played for so many years but none of them is close to him when it comes to the record of longest ODI career. Tendulkar’s One-Day International career lasted for a staggering 22 years and 91 days (Days considered when he played his last ODI).

He made his debut in the 50-over format against the arch-rivals Pakistan on December 18 in Gujranwala and the rest is history. It was a game to forget for the master blaster and India as well. India failed to chased down 88 runs in a 16-over affair in which he bagged a second-ball duck getting out to Waqar Younis.

However, the bad start didn’t deter the 16-year-old kid and went on to carve a memorable career for himself. As fate had it, Sachin Tendulkar played the last ODI, 463rd, of his career, against Pakistan itself (March 18, 2012) which is remembered for Virat Kohli’s magnificent 183 in the 330-run chase. Even Sachin had played his part in the chase scoring 52 off just 48 deliveries. But not many thought that it would be the last game of his ODI career as he retired later in the year.