HARARE: Zimbabwe’s wicketkeeper-batter Brendan Taylor has surpassed Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar to become the player with the longest career in men’s One-Day International (ODI) cricket.
Taylor achieved the milestone on Tuesday when he featured for Zimbabwe in the first ODI against Australia at the Harare Sports Club.
The Zimbabwean made his ODI debut in 2004, and his international ODI career has now stretched to 22 years and 148 days, taking him past Tendulkar’s long-standing record.
Tendulkar’s illustrious ODI career lasted 22 years and 91 days, from 1989 to 2012.
Taylor’s achievement places him at the top of the list of players with the longest careers in men’s ODI cricket.
Players with the Longest ODI Careers
Brendan Taylor (Zimbabwe): 22 years, 148 days
Sachin Tendulkar (India): 22 years, 91 days
Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka): 21 years, 184 days
Javed Miandad (Pakistan): 20 years, 272 days
Sri Lankan great Sanath Jayasuriya ranks third, having played ODI cricket from 1989 to 2011, while Pakistan batting legend Javed Miandad occupies fourth place with a career spanning from 1975 to 1996.
Taylor’s latest milestone adds another significant achievement to his long international career and sees him overtake one of cricket’s most iconic figures in the record books.
