Sachin Tendulkar of India touched the unprecedented 13 000-run mark in one-day cricket during the second international against Pakistan in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on Tuesday.
Tendulkar (30), already the most successful batsman in limited-overs history, surpassed the mark during his 37th century as India chased Pakistan’s mammoth 329-6.
Tendulkar was caught in the deep off Shoaib Malik for 141 to take his tally to 13 090 from 330 matches.
The Bombay batsman, who has also scored a record 37 one-day hundreds, is way ahead of the next man in line – Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul Haq with 9607 runs from 309 games.
One-day cricket’s leading scorers (matches, runs, centuries, half-centuries):
S. Tendulkar (IND) 330 13,090 37 66
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK) 309 9,607 9 68
M. Azharuddin (IND) 334 9,378 7 58
A. De Silva (SRI) 308 9,284 11 64
S. Jayasuriya (SRI) 313 9,248 16 55
S. Ganguly (IND) 246 9,204 22 53
– Sapa