Tendulkar - has charmed fans everywhere. (Allsport)

Born: 24.04.73
One-day internationals: 303
Batting: Right Hand (Avge: 43.73)
Bowling: Right Hand Medium/Off Breaks (Avge: 46.86)
Catches: 93

Second only to the late Sir Don Bradman in run-scoring consistency and crowd-pulling ability.

At 14 he announced his arrival on the cricket scene in a 644-run unbeaten partnership in a school game.

At 15, he scored a hundred on his first-class debut for Mumbai and went on to score hundreds in his first appearance in the Ranji Trophy and Irani Trophy, the premier domestic tournaments. Made his India debut at 16 against Pakistan.

Has charmed fans the world over with his sublime batting and good looks.

The highest scorer in one-day internationals.