1000th IPL Match: Ahead of the landmark 1000th match between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, Indian cricket legend and MI mentor has expressed his happiness at this astonishing milestone. Sachin made a big claim ahead of the clash and said that, “the tournament has allowed Indian youngsters to dream big.” Follow IPL 2023 LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
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Iconic words to celebrate an iconic moment!
Hear what the legendary @sachin_rt has to say on the occasion of 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣th IPL match 👌🏻👌🏻
#IPL1000 | #TATAIPL | #MIvRR pic.twitter.com/wi3mpRa2mJ— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 30, 2023
The tournament has completed this milestone in the 16th season of Indian Premier League after it was starting in 2008 after India’s maiden T20 World Cup victory in 2007.
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Sachin Tendulkar on the 1000th IPL Match
In a video posted by the official Twitter handle of IPL, Sachin said, “1000th game. Wow. The time has flown by so quickly. Big congratulations to BCCI. It is a huge achievement. More so when you see how the tournament has grown in stature. I remember in 2008 it was the first season, I was a part of it and now I am here in a different capacity. It is always a pleasure to be a part of the tournament. It is by far the biggest tournament in the world, it has given so many opportunities to cricketers in India and the world. It is a tournament which has allowed youngsters to dream big.”
Master Blaster’s IPL record
Sachin has played six IPL seasons, all for Mumbai Indians, where he has scored total of 2334 runs in 78 matches at an average of 34.84. Sachin has 13 fifties and one hundred under his belt, hitting 29 sixes and 295 fours with a strike rate of 119.82.
Sachin’s best performance came in IPL 2010. He scored 618 runs in 15 matches at an average of 47.53 at a strike rate of 132.61. He scored five fifties that season and his best individual score was 89*. He won the ‘Orange Cap’ that season. MI finished as runners-up that season.
