Sach Facts!

Sach Facts!

·         The only player to have appeared in 300 innings (329).

·         Holds a record for registering most centuries (51).

·         Holds a record for recording most fifties (68).

·         Holds a record for posting most innings of fifty-plus – 119 Centuries 51 + fifties 68.

·         Holds a record for the highest run-aggregate (15,921 at an average of 53.78 in 200 matches).

           With 20 innings of 150-plus, he holds a world record. With eleven innings of 150 plus overseas,            he holds a world record.

·         Both his aggregate – 1995 runs at an average of 60.45 in 25 Tests and nine hundreds are records against Sri Lanka.

·         Only batsman to aggregate 1,000 runs against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka – 1155 at an average of 67.94 in twelve Tests.

·         Holds a record for most runs overseas – 8705 (ave.54.74) in 106 Tests.

·         Recorded six innings of 200 or more, sharing an Indian record with Virender Sehwag.

·         Figures in 72 Tests in a winning cause – the most by a player from the subcontinent. (including the Wankhede Test vs West Indies)

·         Managed 5946 runs (ave.61.93) in 72 Tests – the most by a player from the subcontinent in a winning cause. (including the Wankhede Test vs West Indies)

·         Completed a hundred with a six (6 times) – a world record.

·         Registered seven hundreds in a calendar year (2010) – an Indian record.

·         Six times in a calendar year, he has completed 1000 runs – a record.

·         Recorded eleven hundreds against Australia – the most by a player from the sub-continent.

·         Managed 3630 runs (ave.55.00) in 39 Tests against Australia – the most by a player from the sub-continent.

·         Scored 495 runs in three innings before being dismissed – a world record – his sequence of scores being 241 not out & 60 not out vs Australia at Sydney in January 2004 and 194 not out vs Pakistan at Multan in March 2004.

·         With ten innings of 90 or more, he shares an unwanted Test record with Rahul Dravid and Steve Waugh.

·         Shares 20 century stands with Rahul Dravid – a world record for most century partnerships by any pair.

·         Aggregated 6920 at an average of 50.51 in 143 innings, including 20 partnerships of 100-plus and 29 between 50 and 99 – a world record.

·         Shares 18 double century stands (200 or more) – an Indian record and the second highest overall, next only to Kallis (20).

·         With 14 Man of the Match awards, he possesses an Indian record.

·         With five Man of the series awards, he shares an Indian record with Virender Sehwag.

·         Shares a record for reaching 10,000 runs in least number of innings (195) with Brian Lara and Kumar Sangakkara.

·         Shares a record for reaching 12,000 runs in least number of innings (247) with Ricky Ponting.

·         Holds a record for reaching 13,000 runs in least number of innings (266).

·         The only player to have recorded 2000 fours (2058) apart from 69 sixes.

·         Only Indian player to amass 50,000 runs in all formats of the game i.e., first-class, List A and Twenty20.

·         Holds a record for most international centuries (100) – 51 in Tests and 49 in One Day Internationals – 29 more than Ricky Ponting (71).

·         Only player to have amassed more than 30,000 international runs – 34,357 at an average of 48.52.