Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman in ODI history to reach the landmark of 17000 runs.
thatscricket salutes the legend of cricket on this stupendous achievement and also brings to you milestones in the master blaster's career, right from the time he scored his first thousand runs in ODIs.
Here is Sachin's journey to peak '17k'.
| Milestone |
Matches |
Innings |
Oppostion |
Venue |
Average |
Strike Rate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| 1,000 |
36 |
34 |
Zim |
Hamilton, Mar '92 |
35.83 |
78.18 |
| 2,000 |
73 |
70 |
UAE |
Sharjah, Apr '94 |
32.88 |
77.21 |
| 3,000 |
96 |
93 |
SL |
Sharjah, Apr '95 |
36.93 |
80.47 |
| 4,000 |
115 |
112 |
SA |
Sharjah Apr '96 |
40.01 |
81.87 |
| 5,000 |
141 |
138 |
SA |
Durban Feb '97 |
40.16 |
81.84 |
| 6,000 |
176 |
170 |
Pak |
Dhaka Jan '98 |
39.28 |
82.95 |
| 7,000 |
196 |
189 |
SL |
Colombo, July '98 |
41.10 |
85.28 |
| 8,000 |
217 |
210 |
Pak |
Manchester Jun '99 |
42.52 |
86.56 |
| 9,000 |
242 |
235 |
SA |
Nagpur, Mar 2000 |
42.45 |
86.36 |
| 10,000 |
266 |
259 |
Aus |
Goa, Apr '01 |
42.63 |
86.33 |
| 11,000 |
284 |
276 |
Eng |
Kanpur, Jan '02 |
44.15 |
86.49 |
| 12,000 |
309 |
300 |
Pak |
Centurion, Mar '03 |
44.50 |
86.50 |
| 13,000 |
330 |
321 |
Pak |
Rawalpindi, Mar '04 |
45.13 |
86.48 |
| 14,000 |
359 |
350 |
Pak |
Peshawar, Feb '06 |
44.19 |
85.80 |
| 15,000 |
387 |
377 |
SA |
Belfast, Jun '07 |
44.24 |
85.50 |
| 16,000 |
409 |
399 |
SL |
Brisbane, Feb '08 |
44.21 |
85.31 |
| 17,000 |
435 |
424 |
Aus |
Hyderabad, Nov '09 |
44.29 |
85.53 |