# Rahane Names Sachin Tendulkar Greatest Indian Cricketer Ever 2026-08-07T17:49:01+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Ajinkya Rahane, recently retired from international cricket, picked Sachin Tendulkar as the greatest Indian cricketer of all time during a podcast. 'I think it's very hard to take one name but... probably Sachin Tendulkar. I think all the eras,' Rahane said. Tendulkar, who turns 53, holds the record for most Test caps (200), most international runs (34,357), and most centuries in both Tests (51) and ODIs. He also has the longest ODI career (22 years, 91 days) and the fastest to 15,000 Test runs in 300 innings. His 1998 remains unmatched: 1,894 ODI runs and nine centuries in a single calendar year. ## Coverage - sports.ndtv.com Tags: Ajinkya Rahane, cricket records, greatest Indian cricketer, Indian cricket, podcast, Sachin Tendulkar Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/rahane-names-sachin-tendulkar-greatest-indian-cricketer-ever/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/rahane-names-sachin-tendulkar-greatest-indian-cricketer-ever/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.