Tendulkar hits 175, goes well past 17,000 runs

Hyderabad, Nov 5 : Sachin Tendulkar, two weeks short of completing his two decades in international cricket, scored a brilliant 175 as he crossed his personal milestone of 17,000 ODI runs in the fourth One-Day International against Australia here Thursday.

Tendulkar crossed the 17,000-run mark while taking three runs off Ben Hilfenhaus in 4.6 overs. Tendulkar now has 17,168 runs from 435 matches since making his debut in 1989. The 175 against Australia here was Tendulkar's 45th ODI century.

Against Australia, Tendulkar has scored 2,995 runs, including nine centuries and against Sri Lanka he has amassed 2749 runs with eight centuries. Tendulkar also has an impressive record against arch-rivals Pakistan, against whom he has scored 2,389 runs including five centuries.

Sri Lankan batsman Sanath Jayasuriya, the second highest scorer in ODIs with 13,377, and Australian captain Ricky Ponting, the third with 12,241 runs, are way behind Sachin.

--IANS