Tendulkar 16th in all-time longest careers list

New Delhi, Nov 14 (PTI) Sachin Tendulkar would have
smashed numerous cricket records when he calls it a day, but
one record likely to elude him is that of longest
international career currently held by Englishman Wifred Rhode
whose career spanned nearly 31 years.
Tendulkar will become the 16th player in the history of
the game to have an international career spanning more than 20
years Sunday but the champion batsman may not be able to
reach Rhodes' feat.
In his Test career spanning 19 years 143 days till date,
Tendulkar 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 a 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