Cricketing World Salutes Sachin Tendulkar on reaching 50,000 runs
In Mumbai Indians' semi-final against Trinidad and Tobago on Saturday, Sachin Tendulkar reached another landmark by completing an astounding 50,000 runs in competitive cricket across all formats.Needing 26 runs on the day to reach the mark, Tendulkar tucked the ball towards midwicket for a single off left-arm spinner Yannick Ottley to reach another milestone in a glorious career spanning close to two-and-a-half decades .
Tendulkar now has 50009 runs in 953 competitive matches, which includes 551 List A matches, 307 First-class matches and 95 T20 games.Tendulkar has so far scored 25,228 runs in 307 First-class matches, including a staggering 15,837 runs in 198 Tests(PTI)
Tendulkar now has 50009 runs in 953 competitive matches, which includes 551 List A matches, 307 First-class matches and 95 T20 games.Tendulkar has so far scored 25,228 runs in 307 First-class matches, including a staggering 15,837 runs in 198 Tests(PTI)
Everytime you watch him bat, you gotta love him more. How precious he has been for us! I am lucky to have played with him. Learned a lot.
— Amit Mishra (@MishiAmit) October 5, 2013
50,000 runs for Sachin Tendulkar. What an achievement. Hats off to you Sachin paji. You are the inspiration behind every cricketer.
— Amit Mishra (@MishiAmit) October 5, 2013
50,000 runs all forms what achievement #SRT
— Monty Panesar (@MontyPanesar) October 5, 2013
Paji 50 hajar runnnnnnnn! Apney charno ko meri taraf se matha taik do! @sachin_rt @clt20
— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) October 5, 2013
50,000 is a lot of runs! just another reason to salute the man who has given us more joy than anyone else.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) October 5, 2013
