Sachin 16th in Test & 2nd in ODI All-time Longest Careers

New Delhi: Sachin Tendulkar will become the 16th player in the Test 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 on Sunday, occupies the 16th place in the longest Test careers list.

In his Test career spanning 19 years 143 days till date (last Test against New Zealand), 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.

Tendulkar, whose ODI's career till date spans 19 years and 325 days, has represented India in a record 436 50-over matches, while Miandad limited overs career lasted for 20 years and 272 days.

Veteran Sanath Jayasuriya is at the third sport in the longest ODI careers with the left-hander representing Sri Lanka for 19 years and 275 days till date.

Longest ODI careers list (As on 8th Nov, 2009) 15+ Years in ODI:

• Javed Miandad (Pak, 20 years 272 days)
• Sachin Tendulkar (India, 19 years 325 days)
• Sanath Jayasuriya (SL, 19 years 275 days)
• Arvinda de Silva (SL, 18 years 352 days)
• Graham Gooch (Eng, 18 years 137 days)
• Wasim Akram (Pak, 18 years 101 days)
• Imran Khan (Pak, 17 years 207 days)
• Saleem Malik (Pak, 17 years 147 days)
• Arjuna Ranatunga (SL, 17 years 105 days)
• Richard Hadlee (NZ, 17 years 103 days)
• Anil Kumble (Ind, 16 years 328 days)
• Brian Lara (WI, 16 years 163 days)
• Hasan Tillakaratne (SL, 16 years 131 days)
• Marvan Atapattu (SL, 16 years 78 days)
• Muttiah Muralitharan (SL, 16 years 44 days)
• Steve Waugh (Aus, 16 years 25 days)
• Kapil Dev (India, 16 years 16 days)
• Desmond Haynes (WI, 16 years 11 days)
• Ian Botham (Eng, 15 years 364 days)
• Vivian Richards (WI, 15 years 354 days).

Longest Test careers list (As on 8th Nov, 2009) 19+ Years in Test

• Wilfred Rhodes (Eng, 30 years 315 days)
• Dennis Brian Close (Eng, 26 years 356 days)
• Frank Woolley (Eng, 25 years 13 days)
• George Headley (WI, 24 years 10 days)
• John Traicos (SA/Zim, 23 years 40 days)
• Sir Jacob Hobbs (Eng, 22 years 233 days)
• George Gunn (Eng, 22 years 120 days)
• Syd Gregory (Aus, 22 years 32 days)
• Freddie Brown (Eng, 21 years 336 days)
• Dave Nourse (SA, 21 years 313 days)
• Imran Khan (Pak, 20 years 218 days)
• Bob Simpson (Aus, 20 years 131 days)
• Colin Cowdrey (Eng, 20 years 79 days)
• Gary Sobers (WI, 20 years 6 days)
• Mushtaq Mohammad (Pak, 20 years, 3 days)
• Sachin Tendulkar (Ind, 20 years one day as on Nov 16)
• Herbie Taylor (SA, 19 years 279 days)
• Bruce Mitchell (SA, 19 years 267 days)
• Sir Don Bradman (Aus, 19 years 262 days)
• Warwick Armstrong (Aus, 19 years 227 days).