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Detailed explanation-1: -Afghanistan wicketkeeper-batsman Ikram Ali Khil on Thursday achieved a rare feat as he broke Sachin Tendulkar’s record of the highest score by a teenager in the World Cup. The 18-year-old cricketer scored 86 off 92 balls in Afghanistan’s final league fixture against West Indies in Leeds on Thursday.

Detailed explanation-2: -Former Indian batter Mohammad Kaif has admitted that their 2003 World Cup clash against Pakistan could have been much tighter had Abdul Razzaq taken a simple catch offered by Sachin Tendulkar at mid-off.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sachin Tendulkar played a staggering 200 matches in his Test career. He is the only player to have achieved the milestone of reaching the double century mark in terms of appereances in the longest format in his international career.

Detailed explanation-4: -On this day in 1996: Sachin Tendulkar scored a dazzling 90 against Australia in a World Cup match - Firstcricket News, Firstpost.