Sachin Tendulkar's World Cup journey from 1992 to 2007
Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar, who is probably playing his last World Cup has so far played five cricket world cups since 1992. Here is Sachin Tendulkar's World Cup Journey from 1992 to 2007.
BATTING LEGEND Sachin Tendulkar, who is probably playing his last World Cup Cricket, has so far played five cricket world cups since 1992. Sachin Tendulkar has already played 36 world cup matches and scored 1796 runs with an average of 57.93. He has scored four centuries and 13 half centuries in the world cup.
Here is Sachin Tendulkar's World Cup Journey from World Cup 1992 to ICC Cricket World Cup 2007:
Here is Sachin Tendulkar's World Cup Journey from World Cup 1992 to ICC Cricket World Cup 2007:
Sachin Tendulkar started his Cricket World Cup journey in 1992 against England on February 22. In 1992, Benson & Hedges World Cup, in Australia and New Zealand, Sachin Tendulkar scored 283 runs including three half centuries in eight matches. Against England he scored 35 runs, against Sri Lanka he did not bat because match was abandoned due to rain. Against host Australia he scored 11 runs, against Pakistan he scored unbeaten 54 runs, against Zimbabwe he scored 81 runs, against West Indies he scored four runs, against co-host New Zealand he scored 84 runs and against South Africa Sachin scored 14 runs.
Sachin scored 523 runs including two 100s and three 50s in seven matches in the 1996 Wills World Cup. India started their campaign against Kenya. Sachin opened for the first time in the World Cup and scored his maiden World Cup 100 in the first match against Kenya. He scored 127 runs. In the second match against West Indies he scored 70 runs, against Australia he scored 90 runs, against Sri Lanka he scored 137 runs, against Zimbabwe he scored three runs. In the quarter final match against Pakistan scored 31 runs and in the semi-final against Sri Lanka he scored 65 runs.
In the 1999 ICC Cricket World Cup, which was held in England, Sachin Tendulkar scored 253 runs including one 100 in seven matches. In the first match against South Africa, Sachin Tendulkar scored 28 runs, against Kenya he scored 140 runs, against Sri Lanka he scored two runs, against England 22 runs, against Australia in first Super Sixes he scored 0, against Pakistan he scored 45 runs and against New Zealand in last Super Sixes match he scored 16 runs.
In the 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup in South Africa, Sachin Tendulkar scored 673 runs including one 100 and six 50s in 11 matches. In the first match of India during the World Cup, Sachin scored 52 runs against Netherlands. Against Australia, Sachin scored 15 runs, against Zimbabwe he scored 81 runs, against Namibia he scored 152 runs, against England he scored 50 runs, against Pakistan he scored 98 runs, in the Super Sixes against Kenya he scored five runs, against Sri Lanka he scored 97 runs, against New Zealand he scored 15 runs, in the semi-final against Kenya scored 83 runs. In the final of the 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup at New Wanderers in Johannesburg against Australia, Sachin Tendulkar scored only four runs, which was his lowest in the tournament and India lost by 125 runs.
In the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup in West Indies, India was knocked out in the group stage. Sachin Tendulkar scored 64 runs including one 50 in three matches. In the first match against Bangladesh, Sachin scored seven runs. In the next match against Bermuda, he scored 57 runs and last match of Indian campaign, Sachin was out for a duck against Sri Lanka.