Sachin Tendulkar

The only cricketer to score 100 international centuries, Sachin Tendulkar played 664 international matches across 24 years for India from 1989 to 2013, accumulating 34,357 runs in Tests and ODIs combined -- more than any other batsman in history. He scored 15,921 Test runs at an average of 53.78 and was the first player to score a double century in an ODI in 2010. India declared a national holiday when he retired in November 2013.