3 Major records

 could not break

in his International career

Sachin Tendulkar

Most balls faced in Test Cricket

After Rahul Dravid, Tendulkar is second who faced 29,437 deliveries in his 200-match Test career

Tendulkar missed out on the record for the most number of appearances in the World Cup as Australia’s Ricky Ponting had played 46 games, one more than Tendulkar.

Most number of appearances in the World Cup

Never got to the triple century

Tendulkar missed out on the top five highest individual scores by an Indian batter in the longer format. Virender Sehwag and Karun Nair are the only two cricketers from India to have achieved the landmark of a Triple century in Tests.