100
International centuries
15,921
Test runs
18,426
ODI runs
Sachin Tendulkar was born in Mumbai and made his Test debut for India in Karachi in 1989, aged 16, against a Pakistan attack that included Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis.
He played international cricket for 24 years and is the only batter with 100 international centuries. He scored 15,921 Test runs and 18,426 in one-day internationals, and he helped India win the 2011 World Cup. He retired in 2013.