Milestones

Milestones by the master...

1. Leading run scorer in test and ODIs.
2. Leading century maker in test and ODIs.
3. Only player to score double century in history of one-day internationals.
4. In just 12 years of his international cricket Wisden ranked him the second greatest test batsman of
    all times behind Sir Don Bradman and second greatest one-day international batsman of all times
    behind Viv Richards.
5. Only batsman of current generation to be included in Bradman's eleven.
6. First player to score fifty centuries in all form of international cricket .
7. First player to score 10,000 runs in ODIs.
8. Shane Warne, australian leg spinner rated tendulkar as greatest player he has played against .
9. Youngest indian player to score a century on first class debut.
10. He scored century on debut of Deodhar and Duleep Trophy.
11. Only player to score century on debut of Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy and Irani Trophy.
12. Youngest player to play test match for India.
13. Second youngest player to score a test century.
14. Youngest player to score century at Australian soil.
15. First batsman to be decleared run out by third umpire.
16. At very early stage, in 1995 rated as no.1 batsman in the world by Coopers and Lybrands  ratings.
17. Awarded with Rajiv Gandhi  Khel Ratna award, India,s highest sporting honour.
18. Honoured with Padma Vibhushan award, India's highest civilian award .

... many more to come.