7 moments from Sachin Tendulkar’s career that don’t fade away

6) 200* vs. South Africa

Tendulkar celebrates his 200* against South Africa at the Captain Roop Singh Stadium in Gwalior

The city of Gwalior witnessed history being made when South Africa visited India in February 2010. In the second ODI, the Master Blaster played an innings of a lifetime by ending the innings not out on 200!

A double century is rarely achieved in Test matches where the batsmen have the time to build up their innings and to do it in limited overs cricket is a monumental effort. Taking only 147 balls, Sachin did what he does best – push the boundaries of cricket to never seen before levels.

He smashed 25 fours and hit 3 maximums to set the world record for the most runs scored in one-day internationals. What is astonishing about this feat is that it came against the mighty South Africa who had the likes of Dale Steyn, Wayne Parnell, Jacques Kallis, Charl Langeveldt and Roelof van der Merwe. India ended the innings on 401, winning the match comfortably by 153 runs.

Saeed Anwar's long-standing record of 194 scored against India in 1997 was matched by Charles Coventry in 2009, but just a year later, the god of cricket had the record in his name. Rohit Sharma would later go on to break that record, but it was Sachin Tendulkar who made everyone think that a 200 in limited overs cricket is indeed possible.