#1 Sachin Tendulkar (1990-2012)
Sachin Tendulkar has been India’s most prolific run scorer in Tests and ODIs and is one of the most complete batsman of his time. The third Mumbai batsman on this list, Tendulkar started from where Gavaskar had left and became the country’s greatest and the most iconic cricket star. There was no facet of his game where he hadn’t improved as he continued to play international cricket and that is what defines Tendulkar’s career- his passion to perform at the ultimate stage, something which motivated him to represent the country for 24 years.
The 19-year-old Tendulkar’s century against the Aussies at the WACA is considered to be one of the best knocks to be ever played on Australian soil.
Against England, Tendulkar, scored 2535 runs in 32 Matches and averaged 51.73, including seven hundreds and 13 fifties.
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