Factfile on India's record-breaking batsman Sachin Tendulkar who turns 40 on Wednesday:
Full name: Sachin Ramesh TendulkarRight-hand batsman, right-arm spinnerMajor teams: India, Mumbai, YorkshireHeight: 5 feet, 5 inches (165.1 centimetres)
CareerTests:Matches 198, Runs 15,837, Highest 248 not out, Average 53.86, Centuries 51, Half-centuries 67One-dayers:Matches 463, Runs 18,426, Highest 200 not out, Average 44.83, Centuries 49, Half-centuries 96
Twenty 20:Match 1, Runs 10, Average 10.00
World records* Most Test runs and centuries
* Most one-day runs and centuries
* Only batsman to score 100 international centuries
* Most World Cup runs (2,278)
* Most appearances in Tests and one-day internationals
* 1,000 or more Test runs in a calendar year six times: 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2010
* 1,000 or more one-day runs in a calendar year seven times: 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003 and 2007
Key dates
* April 24, 1973: Born in Mumbai
* December 11, 1988: Marks first-class debut aged 15 with a century
* November 15, 1989: Test debut v Pakistan, Karachi
{{/usCountry}}* November 15, 1989: Test debut v Pakistan, Karachi
{{/usCountry}}* December 18, 1989: One-day debut v Pakistan, Gujranwala
* August 14, 1990: Maiden Test century v England, Old Trafford aged 17
* December 10, 2005: Overtakes Sunil Gavaskar's world record of 34 Test tons
* October 17, 2008: Overtakes Brian Lara as highest run-getter in Tests
* February 24, 2010: First batsman to score 200 in one-day cricket
* April 2, 2011: World Cup winner with India
* March 16, 2012: Becomes first batsman to score 100 international tons