Sachin achievements

1.The Master Blaster became the first man to reach 15,000 runs in Test cricket during the 1st Test against West Indies.

2.It was his biggest dream ever since he started playing for India. In fact, for any cricketer this has to be the ultimate achievement and it was no different for Sachin Tendulkar. Having missed this glory for 21 years and five World Cups, Sachin finally won the World Cup in 2011, which perhaps was his last.

3.ODI double century: One-day cricket had to wait for 39 years for its first double hundred and it was appropriate that it was crafted by the best blade. Sachin scored an unbeaten 200 runs against South Africa in Gwalior in February 2010. With this knock, Sachin broke the record of the highest One-Day International score of 194 runs held jointly by Pakistan's Saeed Anwar and Zimbabwe's Charles Coventry.

4.Highest run getter in ODIs: He is also the highest scorer in the 50-over format with 18111 runs (as on 02/04/2011). Given his recent form, it will not be a surprise if he crosses the 20K-run mark before bidding adieu.

5.99 international tons: With 51 centuries in Tests and 48 in ODIs, Sachin has 99 international hundreds to his name. All his fans had expected he would get the 100th hundred in the World Cup final but that was not to be. Nevertheless, it is just waiting to happen.

6.Sachin made an unbeaten hundred on his first class debut: On 11 December 1988, aged just 15 years and 232 days, Tendulkar scored 100 not out in his debut first-class match for Bombay against Gujarat. He became the youngest Indian to achieve the feat.

7.Sachin is the only Indian player to score a century in all three of his Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy and Irani Trophy debuts.

8.In September 2010, Sachin was conferred Indian Air Force's honorary rank of Group Captain. Tendulkar, the first sportsperson to be conferred this honour, is also the first person with no aviation background to have got this honour.

9.What's similar among Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Sachin Tendulkar? All of them have their wax statues at the Madam Tussauds Wax Museum. Sachin is the first Indian sportsperson and third cricketer after Brian Lara and Shane Warne to have a wax statue at the prestigious museum.

10.Sachin was the youngest Indian to play Test cricket. He made international debut for India at an age of 16 years and 204 days.