Tendulkar 16th in all-time longest careers list

New Delhi, Nov 14 (PTI) Sachin Tendulkar will become the
16th player in the history of the game to have an
international career spanning more than 20 years on Sunday but
the champion batsman is still well short of former English
all-rounder Wilfred Rhodes's mark.
Tendulkar, who completes 20 years in international
cricket tomorrow, occupies the 16 place in the longest Test
careers list.
In his Test career spanning 19 years 143 days days till
date, he has represented India in a record 159 Tests.
Tendulkar will reach the milestone of 20 years and one
day when he comes out to play against Sri Lanka in the first
Test of the three-match series in Ahmedabad on Monday.
However, Tendulkar is unlikely to dislodge Rhodes from
the top of the longest Test career chart as the former English
all-rounder has an unique record of representing his country
for 30 years 315 days from June 1, 1899 to April 12, 1930.
However, interruption in cricket matches during the World
Wars played a big part in Rhodes having such a long career.
Even though he occupies the 16th spot in longest Test
careers list, the Indian batting great is placed in the second
position behind Pakistan's Javed Miandad in the longest ODI
careers chart. More PTI