#1 Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar is the most complete batsman of his time and arguably the biggest cricket icon the game has ever known.
Australian fans might never forget the year 1998. The way Tendulkar tormented Australia was simply magical and phenomenal. He scored 3 ODI hundreds in that year against Australia alone. The ‘desert storm’ innings (143) was followed by a phenomenal 134 (2 days later) in the final of the Coca-Cola Cup, then a majestic 141 in the quarterfinal of the Wills Cup.
Tendulkar tormented the Aussies throughout his career, scoring more than 3000 runs, with 9 centuries. Even late in his career, he continued to haunt them with big scores like 117 and 91 (in the Tri-series finals in 2008), 175 (chasing 350 in Hyderabad in 2009) and a crucial 53 in the 2011 World Cup quarterfinal.
Matches - 71, Innings - 70, 50s - 15, 100s - 9, Runs - 3077, Average - 44.59, Strike-rate - 84.74, Highest Score - 175
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