A quick look at some interesting facts related to Sachin Tendulkar.
In 1988, he scored 100 not out in his first first-class match for Bombay aged 15 years and 232 days.
He scored his maiden Test century on August 14, 1990 against England at Old Trafford. He was just 17 then.
He has never batted at number 3 in his Test career
47 of his Tests were under the captaincy of Mohammad Azharuddin - more than any other captain
He has played 146 Tests with Rahul Dravid, 122 with Anil Kumble, 120 with VVS Laxman and 103 with Sourav Ganguly
He has played with 108 different team mates and played against 485 different players in Test cricket
He has batted with 65 different players and has top-scored on 78 occasions – more than any other Test player
He has been involved in 23 run-outs. He was out on 9 occasions and his partner on 14 occasions
He has only been stumped once – at Bengaluru in 2001 by James Foster off Ashley Giles
He played 84 successive Tests from 15 November 1989 to 15 June 2001