Sachin Tendulkar at World Cups

It seems like yesterday when Sachin Tendulkar celebrated the 2011 World Cup victory like a kid delighted to see his mom return with the toy he wanted. The memories of Sachin carried on the shoulders of his teammates with the Indian flag in his hand still occupies our minds when we hear the words ‘World Cup’.Living up to his reputation as a big match player, Sachin has produced many magical performances in every World Cup he has played. Can you imagine a World Cup without Sachin? The 2015 edition will be the first since 1987 without Sachin Tendulkar.Let’s see how this flamboyant Mumbaikar grew in stature to become an all-time cricketing legend by looking at his performances at World Cups:

#1 1992 - Young and upbeat

1992 World Cup

Playing in his first World Cup in deadly, pacy, windy conditions. A shy and flamboyant 18-year-old boy was introduced to the cricketing world. Playing in the middle order, he managed to score 283 runs in 7 innings while maintaining a healthy average of 47.16.

His performance against arch-rivals Pakistan is fondly remembered as he scored an unbeaten 54 against a dangerous Pakistani bowling unit. India failed to qualify for the knock-out stage with the only consolation being in defeating Pakistan, the eventual champion, in a match where he also received his first man of the match in the ICC Cricket World Cup.   

His free-flowing 81 against Zimbabwe and 84 runs against co-hosts New Zealand is worth mentioning.

Stats – Matches: 8; Runs: 283; Highest score: 84; Average: 47.16; 50s: 3