Sachin Tendulkar has completed 17,000 runs in One Day International matches.
We look back at the milestones in the living legend's career, right from the time he scored his first thousand runs in ODIs.
Congratulate Sachin
Milestone: 1000 runs on March 7, 1992
Age: 18
Match: India vs Zimbabwe at Hamilton, New Zealand
At his 36th one-day match, 18-year-old Sachin scored his first thousand runs. Sachin scored 81 runs off 77 balls. India went on to win the match by 55 runs.
In Image: Nov 1992: Portrait of Sunil Gavaskar (left) and Sachin Tendulkar of India in Durban during India's tour of South Africa.
Text: Shalabh Manocha
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