New Delhi. Sachin Tendulkar’s name is no less than any era in Indian cricket. For years, the records made by him were considered unbreakable and fans believed that it was almost impossible to touch them. But there come some days in the history of cricket which pay tribute to the old greatness and start new golden pages. Within the last seven days, batsmen representing three different eras of Indian cricket, young sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Rohit Sharma and run machine Virat Kohli together destroyed seven big and historical records of Sachin Tendulkar. From 15-year-old rising stars to today’s legends, these three together proved how safe and strong the legacy of Indian cricket is in hands.
During the tour of Zimbabwe and England, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, just 15 years old, forced himself to rewrite the pages of history as soon as he entered international cricket. Sachin Tendulkar made his debut against Pakistan at the age of 16, which was considered the youngest record for years.
Record 1 (Youngest debut): Vaibhav Suryavanshi broke Sachin Tendulkar’s age-old record of making the youngest international debut for India during the England tour.
Record 2 (Youngest half-century): During the series against Zimbabwe, Vaibhav became the youngest player to score a half-century at the international level for India.
Record 3 (Youngest Player of the Match): On the basis of his brilliant performance in the last match of the same series, Vaibhav also became the youngest Indian to win the Player of the Match award. In one stroke, this young sensation made the three most special records of the early career of the ‘Little Master’.
Rohit Sharma’s experience and shower of centuries
On one hand, while young Vaibhav was creating history from his debut, on the other hand, Rohit Sharma, one of the most experienced batsmen of the Indian team, showed class with his bat in the last ODI match of the England tour. Rohit made three big ODI records of the master-blaster in this same match:
Record 4 (Most centuries as an opener): Rohit Sharma has now become the batsman who has scored the most international centuries as an opener for India. He left Sachin behind in this matter.
Record 5 (Most ODI centuries on foreign soil): Rohit has always had the skill of scoring a century under pressure on foreign soil. With this match, he broke Sachin’s record of scoring most ODI centuries on foreign grounds.
Record 6 (Oldest Indian ODI centurion): Rohit Sharma also became the oldest player to score a century for India in ODI cricket, which record was earlier held in the name of Tendulkar.
Another record of Virat Kohli’s consistency
While Rohit and Vaibhav broke three records each, how could Virat Kohli, who has become synonymous with consistency in the cricket world, lag behind. During the same ODI match, Virat also achieved two big milestones, one of which was directly related to Sachin’s record:
Record 7 (Most runs and 50+ scores after 300 ODI innings): By reaching his 300th ODI innings, Virat Kohli made the record of scoring the most runs in the history of this game. Apart from this, he also registered Sachin Tendulkar’s record of scoring the highest score of 50+ in the ODI format against England.
The beginning of a new era
The breaking of Sachin Tendulkar’s records does not diminish the stature of a great player, rather it is a proof that the level of Indian cricket is becoming higher day by day. This amazing coincidence that happened within seven days showed that the foundation of Indian cricket, which was laid by the ‘God of Cricket’, is being taken forward today by legends like Virat and Rohit and youngsters like Vaibhav Suryavanshi are fully prepared to take it towards a new future.
