Tendulkar breaks Aussie world record | Thebigtip

By correspondents in Colombo, Sri Lanka from foxsports.com.au

India's world batting record holder Sachin Tendulkar is poised to become cricket's most-capped Test player, adding another milestone to one of the sport's most accomplished careers.

Tendulkar will overtake former Australia captain Steve Waugh when he takes to the field for the third and final Test against Sri Lanka at the P. Sara Oval for his 169th match.

The 37-year-old has also played 442 one-day internationals, just two behind Sri Lanka's Sanath Jayasuriya's record of 444 appearances.

Tendulkar, who was 16 when he made his debut against Pakistan in Karachi in 1989, is the leading run-scorer and century-maker in both Test and one-day cricket.

He has scored 13,742 runs in 168 Tests at an average of 56.08, with 48 centuries and 55 half-centuries.

In his 442 one-dayers, he has accumulated 17,598 runs, including 46 centuries, including the first double-hundred in the limited-overs format against South Africa earlier this year.

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