Sachin Tendulkar marked 37 years since his international debut on November 15, sharing a nostalgic moment with fans by recreating an iconic childhood photograph holding the same bat he had as a young cricketer. The 53-year-old posted on X a Hindi message, "Pehle bat ki baat hai, 49 saal baad bhi mere saath hai!", which translates to "The first thing is that even after 49 years, it's still with me!"

Tendulkar made his international debut against Pakistan at Karachi on November 15, 1989, aged 16 years and 205 days. He was long the youngest Indian to play international cricket until Vaibhav Sooryavanshi made his T20I debut in England earlier this year at 15 years and 99 days, breaking that record.S1S3

Tendulkar's record across formats remains extensive. In 200 Test matches he scored 15,921 runs, with 51 centuries and 2,058 fours, reaching 15,000 Test runs in just 300 innings. In 463 ODIs he made 18,426 runs at an average of 44.83, including 49 centuries and 96 half-centuries. He became the first cricketer to score 100 international centuries in March 2012, and his 34,357 international runs stand as the most in the sport's history.S1S3

In World Cup cricket Tendulkar played 45 matches, scoring 2,278 runs at an average of 56.95, with six centuries and 15 fifties and a best score of 152. He remains the tournament's highest run-scorer. He was part of the Indian teams that won the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy and the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup.S1S3