Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar holds virtually every major batting record: 100 international centuries (51 in Tests, 49 in ODIs), 15,921 Test runs, 18,426 ODI runs, and a record 200 Test appearances. His 24-year career from age 16 to 40 yielded a Test average of 53.78, which is 46.16 points below Don Bradman's 99.94 but still 12.4 runs higher than the typical top-order batsman's career average. Tendulkar's 34,357 international runs are 18,361 more than #3 Garfield Sobers' total, cementing him as the most prolific and beloved cricketer in history, revered as a deity in India.