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Sachin Tendulkar

      Full name Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar

     Born April 24, 1973, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra

     Current age 37 years 316 days

     Major teams India, Asia XI, Mumbai, Mumbai Indians

     

     Nickname Tendlya, Little Master

     Playing role Top-order batsman

     Batting style Right-hand bat

     Bowling style Right-arm offbreak, Legbreak googly

      Height 5 ft 5 in

      Education Sharadashram Vidyamandir Schoo

In a nutshell Perhaps the most complete batsman and the most worshipped cricketer in the world, Tendulkar holds just about every batting record worth  owning in the game                                                                                            for most runs and hundredsin Tests and ODIs,and most international runs.

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	177	290	32	14692	248*	56.94			51	59		64	106	0
ODIs	446	435	41	17777	200*	45.11	20600	86.29	47	93	1943	190	134	0
T20Is	1	1	0	10	10	10.00	12	83.33	0	0	2	0	1	0
First-class	280	442	48	23585	248*	59.86			78	105			174	0
List A	533	520	55	21329	200*	45.86			58	111			169	0
Twenty20	44	44	5	1516	89*	38.87	1171	129.46	0	11	201	21	19	0

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	177	135	4096	2388	45	3/10	3/14	53.06	3.49	91.0	0	0	0
ODIs	446	267	8020	6817	154	5/32	5/32	44.26	5.10	52.0	4	2	0
T20Is	1	1	15	12	1	1/12	1/12	12.00	4.80	15.0	0	0	0
First-class	280		7461	4280	70	3/10		61.14	3.44	106.5		0	0
List A	533		10196	8445	201	5/32	5/32	42.01	4.96	50.7	4	2	0
Twenty20	44	8	93	123	2	1/12	1/12	61.50	7.93	46.5	0	0	0

Career statistics

Test debut	Pakistan v India at Karachi, Nov 15-20, 1989 scorecard
Last Test	South Africa v India at Cape Town, Jan 2-6, 2011 scorecard
Test statistics	- Statsguru Test analysis -  Player analysis menu/filter  Test match list  ---------------------------------  Batting career summary  Batting innings list  High scores  Batting series averages  ---------------------------------  Bowling career summary  Bowling innings list  Bowling match list  Best innings bowling  Best match bowling  Bowling series averages  ---------------------------------  Fielding career summary  Fielding innings list  Most catches in an innings  Fielding series statistics
ODI debut	Pakistan v India at Gujranwala, Dec 18, 1989 scorecard
Last ODI	India v England at Bangalore, Feb 27, 2011 scorecard
ODI statistics	- Statsguru ODI analysis -  Player analysis menu/filter  ODI match list  ---------------------------------  Batting career summary  Batting innings list  High scores  Batting series averages  ---------------------------------  Bowling career summary  Bowling innings list  Best innings bowling  Bowling series averages  ---------------------------------  Fielding career summary  Fielding innings list  Most catches in an innings  Fielding series statistics
Only T20I	South Africa v India at Johannesburg, Dec 1, 2006 scorecard
T20I statistics	- Statsguru T20I analysis -  Player analysis menu/filter  T20I match list  ---------------------------------  Batting career summary  Batting innings list  ---------------------------------  Bowling career summary  Bowling innings list  ---------------------------------  Fielding career summary  Fielding innings list
First-class debut	1988/89
Last First-class	South Africa v India at Cape Town, Jan 2-6, 2011 scorecard
List A debut	1989/90
Last List A	India v England at Bangalore, Feb 27, 2011 scorecard
Twenty20 debut	South Africa v India at Johannesburg, Dec 1, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20	Mumbai Indians v Royal Challengers Bangalore at Durban, Sep 19, 2010scorecard

Profile

Sachin Tendulkar has been the most complete batsman of his time, the most prolific runmaker of all time, and arguably the biggest cricket icon the game has ever known. His batting is based on the purest principles: perfect balance, economy of movement, precision in stroke-making, and that intangible quality given only to geniuses: anticipation. If he doesn't have a signature stroke - the upright, back-foot punch comes close - it is because he is equally proficient at each of the full range of orthodox shots (and plenty of improvised ones as well) and can pull them out at will.

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Rahul Dravid 

Full name Rahul Sharad Dravid

Born January 11, 1973, Indore, Madhya Pradesh

Current age 38 years 55 days

Major teams India, Scotland, Asia XI, ICC World XI,Karnataka, 

                      Kent, Royal Challengers Bangalore

Nickname The Wall

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

Fielding position Occasional wicketkeeper

Education St. Joseph's Boys' High School

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	150	259	29	12063	270	52.44	28492	42.33	31	59	1516	18	200	0
ODIs	339	313	40	10765	153	39.43	15124	71.17	12	82	941	42	196	14
First-class	282	467	64	22446	270	55.69			62	113			341	1
List A	444	411	55	15147	153	42.54			21	111			233	17
Twenty20	54	47	5	1187	75*	28.26	989	120.02	0	6	130	20	11	0

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	150	5	120	39	1	1/18	1/18	39.00	1.95	120.0	0	0	0
ODIs	339	8	186	170	4	2/43	2/43	42.50	5.48	46.5	0	0	0
First-class	282		617	273	5	2/16		54.60	2.65	123.4		0	0
List A	444		477	421	4	2/43	2/43	105.25	5.29	119.2	0	0	0
Twenty20	54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Career statistics

Test debut	England v India at Lord's, Jun 20-24, 1996 scorecard
Last Test	South Africa v India at Cape Town, Jan 2-6, 2011 scorecard
ODI debut	India v Sri Lanka at Singapore, Apr 3, 1996 scorecard
Last ODI	India v West Indies at Johannesburg, Sep 30, 2009 scorecard
First-class debut	1990/91
Last First-class	South Africa v India at Cape Town, Jan 2-6, 2011 scorecard
List A debut	1992/93
Last List A	Karnataka v Bengal at Vadodara, Feb 27, 2010 scorecard
Twenty20 debut	Karnataka v Gujarat at Mumbai (BS), Apr 17, 2007 scorecard
Last Twenty20	Chennai Super Kings v Royal Challengers Bangalore at Durban, Sep 24, 2010 scorecard

Profile

Rahul Dravid is probably one of the last classical Test match batsmen. His progress into the national side may have been steady and methodical rather than meteoric, but once there, Dravid established himself at the vanguard of a new, defiant generation that were no longer easybeats away from home. Armed with an orthodox technique drilled into him by Keki Tarapore, he became the cement that held the foundations firm while the flair players expressed themselves. Yet, for a man quickly stereotyped as one-paced and one-dimensional, he too could stroke the ball around when the mood struck him.