Sachin Tendulkar who made his international debut in 1989 became a household name at a very early age.

Sachin Tendulkar has captured the imagination of many fans around the world for 24 long years. And he continues to do so after his retirement. Even after four years since he last played international cricket, Tendulkar has been popular among his fans and fellow cricketer.

The Master Blaster turns 44 on Monday and the wishes have poured in from all corners. The first batsmen to score a double century in one-day internationals, Tendulkar is on the top of the run scoring chart even after retirement.

Tendulkar, who was born on April 24, 1973, accumulated 34357 runs in international cricket and that is more than any other batsmen in the world. He also holds the record of most runs in one-day internationals and Test cricket. In ODIs, he has scored 18426 while in Test he has scored 15921 runs.

Apart from these, he has almost all records that a batsman aspires to hold. Another record that stands out is the 100 international centuries. He has scored 49 hundreds in ODIs and 51 in Test cricket.

Beginning his Test as well as ODI career against Pakistan, Sachin who made his international debut in 1989 became a household name at a very early age. Let’s take a look at some of his memorable knocks against Pakistan and how brutal he was when Pakistan were up against him.

Sachin played 67 ODI innings against Pakistan and scored 2526 runs at an average of 40.09. His best individual score against the arch rivals was 141 and scored five tons and 16 half centuries.

While in Test matches he was a part of Indian side in 27 innings scoring 1057 runs at an average of 42.28 including two hundreds and seven half centuries.