A close look at what Sachin did against other cricket playing nations

New Delhi: With cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar's retirement, a golden era of world cricket has come to an end. Sachin, in his career that spanned more than 24 years, now hold all the records that would require superhuman efforts to be broken. India TV takes a look at his performances against other cricket playing nations. Against AustraliaPlaying against Australia during Sachin's days was as difficult and challenging as playing West Indies during Sunil Gavaskar's era. Sachin had magical Shane Warne on one hand and always accurate McGrath on the other hand. Though Warne bowled to Sachin, he hit him all over the park, but McGrath did trouble him. Sachin played 39 matches against Autralia. In 74 innings, he made 3630 runs at an average of 55.00 with 11 centuries and 15 half centuries. 241 not out was his highest. Against EnglandFor batsmen from the subcontinent, playing in English condition had always been challenging as in a cloudy overcast condition, the ball swings a lot. But Sachin loved playing fast bowlers in England. With all records under his belt, Sachin would surely miss not making a hundred at the Mecca of cricket, the Lords.Sachin played 32 matches in England, amassed 2535 runs at an average of 51.73. He scored 7 tons and 13 half centuries. 193 was his highest.Against South AfricaSouth African cricket is all about bounce and pace. In 1992 South Africa made a comeback to the cricket world after apartheid era ended. Sachin scored 111 at Johannesburg. He reigned in Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel at cape Town in 2011, scoring 146.Sachin in his 25 matches against the Proteas, scored 1741 runs at an average of 42.46. He hit 7 hundreds and 5 fifties. His highest being 169. Against New ZealandSachin scored his first double century in test against the Kiwis at Ahmedabad in 1999. He also got his first chance to open in ODI.1595 are the runs Sachin scored against New Zealand at an average of 46.91. He cracked four hundreds and eight fifties and 217 is his highest score.Against West IndiesWest Indies is the only team which did not allow the master blaster to score more than a century in the islands. Sachin's only ton was at Port of Spain in 2002. Sachin played 21 games against Caribbean, scoring 1630 runs at an average of 54.33. He scored three hundreds and ten fifties. 179 was his highest. Against ZimbabweThough Zimbabwe hardly plays test these days but earlier they were a decent side. They levelled the series in 2001. Though Sachin scored three centuries against it but none in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe is the only country where the three figure mark eluded the master.In nine matches, Sachin scored 918 runs with an an average of 76.50. He scored three hundreds and seven half centuries. Against PakistanPakistan is the country Sachin made his debut against in 1989. He always rose to the occasion when playing against Pakistan. His 136 in a losing match in 1998 at Chepauk and 98 at Centurion and unbeaten 194 in Multan are stark reminders. Sachin played 18 matches against arch rivals, scoring 1057 runs at an average of 42.48 that includes two hundreds and seven fifties. Against Sri LankaThe islanders many a time got the better of India on their home turf. There used to be an interesting battle with spin master Mutthiah Muralitharan in the early phase of his career and later with Ajantha Mendis.Sachin played 25 matches against Sri Lanka, scoring 1995 runs at an average of 60.45 with nine hundreds and six fifties. Against BangladeshSachin scored his highest score in test cricket 248 not out at Dhaka in 2004. He also scored his landmark 100th century in Asia Cup ODI match at Mirpur in 2012.In seven matches Sachin played in 11 innings against the minnows, scoring 820 runs at an average of 136.67 with five centuries