5 batsmen Sachin Tendulkar has dismissed the most number of times

The Master Blaster, Sachin Tendulkar, is known the world over for his exploits with the bat, across all formats of the game. However, his ability as a spin bowler to pick up important wickets at crucial intervals swung many a game in India's favour.

Born in Mumbai, Tendulkar has amassed 201 wickets during his 24-year career in all formats of the game. He has picked up 156 wickets in the ODI format in 463 games, 45 scalps in Test cricket over 200 games and a single T20 scalp.

Here, we take a look at five quality, world-class batsmen that Sachin dismissed the most number of times during his phenomenal career.

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#5 Arjuna Ranatunga - 3 times

Former Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga is now in politics

Former Sri Lankan captain and legendary cricketer, Arjuna Ranatunga oversaw Sri Lanka's maiden World Cup triumph, in 1996. Ranatunga helped script one of the greatest underdog stories in the sport, guiding a small nation to WC glory and making the country a major player in the world game.

Often referred to as 'Captain Cool' - as Dhoni later came to be known, Ranatunga was a skilful cricketer with a great tactical mind for the game. A right-hand medium pace bowler and a left-hand bat, Ranatunga represented his country in over 250 ODI's as well as 93 tests.

In a 1994 ODI, as India took on Sri Lanka, Tendulkar produced a great bowling display dismissing opening batsmen Samaweera and Roshan Mahanama.However, his most telling blow was when he got Sri Lanka’s prolific bat, Ranatunga, caught behind for only eight. Tendulkar’s three wickets for 41 runs was instrumental, as India won the game by eight runs.

A lower middle-order bat, the Sri Lankan was dismissed on three occasions by the master blaster Sachin Tendulkar. The former Sri Lankan captain is now taking part in politics and is an MP in the Ministry of Petroleum Resources Development in Sri Lanka.

Mahela Jayawardene - 3

Jayawardene is one of Sri Lanka's finest players

Former Sri Lankan captain and world-class middle-order batsman Mahela Jayawardene has scored runs in every country he has played, against any opposition bowler and in any climate. A patient, intelligent batsmen with the ability to frustrate bowlers for long spells, Jayawardene scored runs at a steady pace, always interested in flustering the opposition.

A fierce competitor and humble personality, Jayawardene was a strong batsman who could play any cricketing shot in the book. During his nearly 20-year long career, Jayawardene has played over a hundred tests and four hundred ODI's for Sri Lanka.

Tendulkar has picked up the Sri Lankan's wicket three times in his career and fought it out for top honours many times, the last being the 2011 ODI WC final in Mumbai, where India beat Sri Lanka to win their 2nd WC title.

In the early 2000's, the Master Blaster produced arguably the greatest catch he has ever taken off his own bowling in his career to dismiss Mahela Jayawardene in an ODI game against Sri Lanka.

Andy Flower - 4

Andy Flower is Zimbabwe's finest ever, batsman

Consideredhe greatest Zimbabwean batsman and wicket-keeper of all-time, Andy Flower was dismissed four times by the Indian superstar. During a ten year career, Flower was part of his country's golden generation of cricketers and played over 200 ODI's and 63 test matches.

Amassing over 6000 runs in ODI's and 4000 runs in test cricket, the former captain is statically the finest batsmen ever produced from the country. Flower has also worked as a batting coach for England and was promoted to head coach for a short period.

"There are two kinds of batsmen in the world. One, Sachin Tendulkar. Two, all the others," said Andy Flower when asked about the Little Master. However, the bowling of the master blaster got rid of the expert Flower in an ODI at Jodhpur in 2000. As India took on Zimbabwe with the visitors chasing 284, Flower scored an impressive 77 before getting out caught behind, although the Africans did manage to win the ODI with a ball to spare.

Tendulkar picked up the wicket of the steady opening batsmen, Flower four times more than most players, as the Zimbabwean was a hard man to stop once he got started. Converting most of his starts to big scores, Andy Flower had to be dismissed early to avoid him setting the pace.

Brian Lara - 4

Lara is one of the greatest ever bastmen

Brian Charles Lara is one of the greatest, classiest batsmen of all-time. An impeccable cricketer who holds the record for the highest ever test score of 400 not out, is also the only cricketer in first-class cricket history to score a century, a double century, a triple century, a quadruple century and a quintuple century over the course of a senior career.

Sachin Tendulkar, one of the few batsmen and cricketers who match the aura and talent of the great Trinidadian, bowled and picked up the wicket of the Carribean legend four times during his career.

Tendulkar took three big wickets for just 36 in his 10 overs when India took on West Indies in 1994. Trapping Brian Lara in an LBW, the master blaster also picked up the wickets of Jimmy Adams and Sherwin Campbell, guiding India to an impressive victory in Chennai, with the help of the then Indian captain Mohammed Azharuddin.

To get rid of Lara, as many of the best bowlers have known is no easy task, but to do so four times in as many games is a rare feat and a record Tendulkar can look back on with high regard.

Inzamam ul Haq - 7

Former Pakistan captain and sensational middle-order batsman Inzamam-ul-Haq tops the list at the player who has been dismissed the most by the master blaster and former Indian cricket captain Sachin Tendulkar.

Inzy, as he was commonly referred too, is the leading run-scorer in ODI's for his country and the third on the list in test cricket, behind Younis Khan and Javed Miandad. The chief selector for Pakistan's cricket team, Inzamam has a great reputation for being a fierce leader and is the right man to drive Pakistani cricket back to the limelight.

Tendulkar was a thorn in Pakistan's team for years during his career and in 2005 at Kochi, helped beat Pakistan once again, claiming a five-wicket haul.

Inzamam-ul-Haq was clean bowled for 37, Abdul Razzaq was caught by Sehwag, Afridi was caught by Zaheer, Mohammad Sami was caught and bowled and Mohammad Hafeez was caught by Nehra, as India won the game comfortably by 87 runs.

For Sachin Tendulkar to have dismissed one of the greatest middle order cricketers of all-time not once but seven times only goes to show the intelligence of the player that was Sachin Tendulkar. A diverse bowler with a number of tricks up his sleeve, Sachin perplexed Inzy on many an occasion, getting the better of his counterpart seven times.