Published 15:24 IST, April 9th 2020

Sachin Tendulkar completes Silver Jubilee of reaching 3000 ODI runs on Apr 9; watch video

On April 9, 1995, legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar scored a match-winning century against Sri Lanka and in doing so, completed 3,000 runs in ODIs.

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Legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar retired in 2013 after serving Indian cricket for almost two-and-a-half decades. He is widely regarded as one of greatest batsmen of all time. Throughout his international cricket career, Tendulkar claimed many major Test and ODI batting records including records for most individual runs and centuries in both formats.

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Throwback: Sachin Tendulkar records 4th ODI hundred

On April 9, 1995, Sachin Tendulkar tched up his fourth ODI hundred during India’s crucial Asia Cup encounter against Sri Lanka in Sharjah. Sri Lanka opted to bat first after winning toss and scored 202-9 from ir 50 overs. In reply, Sachin Tendulkar scored an attacking 112 from just 107 balls at top to help India overhaul Sri Lanka’s total with 16.5 overs to spare. He smashed 15 blazing boundaries and a six in his innings against Chaminda Vaas and co.

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During course of his kck, Sachin Tendulkar also brought up 3,000 career runs in ODIs. At just 21 years of at time, ‘Master Blaster’ became youngest batsman in ODI history to achieve milestone.

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Sachin Tendulkar records and Sachin Tendulkar stats

Many Sachin Tendulkar records and statistics claim some of major Test and ODI batting milestones of all time. With 100 international centuries across formats, Tendulkar is 29 centuries ahead of second-placed Ricky Ponting (71). batting icon has also aggregated 34,357 international runs for India to lead all-time run-scoring charts.

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Sachin Tendulkar donation

In terms of Sachin Tendulkar donation news, 2011 World Cup-winning cricketer recently donated a sum of ₹50 lakh to Indian government for tackling ongoing nationwide coronavirus crisis. From his donation of ₹50 lakh, he provided ₹25 lakh to Prime Minister’s Relief Fund. remaining ₹25 lakh was donated to Chief Minister's Relief Fund in Maharashtra to help coronavirus-affected victims.

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15:24 IST, April 9th 2020