3 not so famous records held by Sachin Tendulkar in ODI cricket

Sachin Tendulkar is a name that needs no introduction in the cricketing world. In an unprecedented career spanning almost a quarter of a century, Tendulkar broke almost every conceivable batting record in the history of the game and is considered by many as one of the greatest batsmen of all time.

He piled on the runs against every opposition, he scored centuries in varied conditions and bore the expectations of more than a billion Indians every time he strode out to bat. But then, there are also certain records that he holds that he may not be so proud of. And that becomes almost an inevitability when someone has a career as long as Tendulkar’s.

In this article, let us look at three such records.

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#3 Most hundreds in a losing cause in ODIs

Tendulkar has scored 14 hundreds in a losing cause in ODI's

There were several occasions in Tendulkar’s illustrious career when he was the lone warrior for his side. It was certainly not an exaggeration to say that the opposition had the match in their kitty as soon as Tendulkar was dismissed. There were several occasions when the Indian batting line-up fell like a pack of cards after Tendulkar’s dismissal.

Tendulkar has scored as many as 14 ODI hundreds in a losing cause. The next man on the list is Chris Gayle, who scored 11 ODI hundreds in a losing cause for the West Indies.

Tendulkar's stunning desert storm innings, where he scored 143 in the year 1998, his 141 against Pakistan at Rawalpindi in 2004, his magical 175 against Australia in 2009, his 141 in Kuala Lumpur and his long awaited 100th international hundred are some of Tendulkar’s most famous knocks in a losing cause in ODI’s.

#2 Most nineties in ODIs

Tendulkar has scored as many as 18 nineties in ODI cricket

Sachin Tendulkar piled on an incredible 49 hundreds in the ODI format of the game. It is till today, a world record. But then, there were several occasions when Tendulkar was dismissed in the nervous nineties. In fact, Tendulkar was dismissed in the between 90 and 99 on as many as 18 occasions in ODI cricket.

To put this in some perspective, the men who are second in the list are Andy Flower, Nathan Astle and Aravinda de Silva and they have been dismissed in the nineties on just 9 occassions in ODI cricket, just half of the number of times as Tendulkar.

#1 Most runs in a losing cause in ODIs

Tendulkar has scored as many as 6585 runs in a losing cause ion ODI cricket

Out of the 18426 runs that Tendulkar scored in his unprecedented career, as many as 6585 runs were scored by him in a losing cause, a world record. This again underlines the dependence that the Indian batting line up had on Tendulkar.

The second man in the list is Kumar Sangakkara, who scored 5604 of his runs in a losing cause in ODIs. And, it is highly unlikely that this record of Tendulkar’s will be broken anytime soon, as the next active cricketer in the list is Chris Gayle who has scored 4975 of his runs in a losing cause for the West indies, and is 1610 runs away.