Sachin Tendulkar's journey to 18,000 runs
Milestone: 1000 runs on March 7, 1992
Age: 18
Match: India vs Zimbabwe at Hamilton, New Zealand
At his 36th one-day match, 18-year-old Sachin scored his first thousand runs. Sachin scored 81 runs off 77 balls. India went on to win the match by 55 runs.
In Image: Nov 1992: Portrait of Sunil Gavaskar (left) and Sachin Tendulkar of India in Durban during India's tour of South Africa.
Milestone: 2000 runs on April 13, 1994
Age: 20
Match: India vs UAE at Sharjah, UAE
Playing his 73rd one-day match Sachin completed his 2000 runs. He scored 63 runs off 77 balls and helped India win the match by 71 runs.
Milestone: 3000 runs on April 9, 1995
Age: 21
Match: India vs Sri Lanka at Sharjah, UAE
At his 96th one-day match, Sachin scored 112 runs off 107 balls and remained not out as India won the match by 8 wickets.
Milestone: 4000 runs on April 17, 1996
Age: 22
Match: India vs South Africa at Sharjah, UAE
Sachin, playing his 115th one-day match, scored 17 runs off 26 balls. India lost the match by 5 wickets.
In Image: Oct 1991: Sachin Tendulkar of India in action during the Sharjah Cricket Tournament held in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Milestone: 5000 runs on February 12, 1997
Age: 23
Match: India vs South Africa, Durban, South Africa
Sachin's 141st ODI was abandoned due to rain but he scored 32 runs off 55 balls to achieve the feat.
Milestone: 6000 runs on January 14, 1998
Age: 24
Match: India vs Pakistan, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Sachin scored 95 runs off 104 balls in his 176th one-day match and contributed to India's 8-wicket victory.
Age: 25
Milestone: 7000 runs on July 7, 1998
Match: India vs Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka
In his 196th ODI, Sachin scored a century and made 128 runs off 131 balls as India won the match by 6 runs.
In Image: Members of the Indian cricket team lift the Coca Cola Trophy after beating Zimbabwe by 10 wickets in the final of the three-nations tournament in Sharjah, 13 November, 1998.
Milestone: 8000 runs on June 8, 1999
Age: 26
Match: India vs Pakistan, Manchester, England
Sachin's knock of 45 runs off 65 balls in his 217th ODI in the World Cup match contributed to India's 47-run victory.
Milestone: 9000 runs on March 19, 2000
Age: 26
Match: India vs South Africa, Nagpur, India
Sachin completed his 9,000 ODI runs in his 242nd match. He made 93 runs off 89 balls. India lost the match by 10 runs.
Milestone: 10000 runs on March 31, 2001
Age: 27
Match: India vs Australia, Indore, India
Playing his 266th ODI Sachin made 139 runs off 125 balls. India won the match by 118 runs.
In Image: Sachin Tendulkar of India at the non-striker's end against Pakistan in the World Cup Super Six match at Old Trafford in Manchester, England.
Milestone: 11000 runs on January 28, 2002
Age: 28
Match: India vs England, Kanpur, India
Sachin shone in his 284th ODI for India. He scored 87 runs off 67 balls and remained not out as India won the match by 8 wickets.
Milestone: 12000 runs on March 1, 2003
Age: 29
Match: India vs Pakistan, Centurion, South Africa
In his 304th ODI in the World Cup in South Africa, the Little Master scored 98 runs off 75 balls. India won the match by 6 wickets.
Milestone: 13000 runs on March 16, 2004
Age: 30
Match: India vs Pakistan, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
In his 330th ODI, Sachin scored 141 runs off 135 balls. But, India lost the match by 12 runs.
In Image: Pakistan celebrate after Shoaib Akhtar took the wicket of Sachin Tendulkar of India during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2003 Pool A match between India and Pakistan held on March 1, 2003 at the Supersport Stadium, in Centurion, South Africa.
Milestone: 14000 runs on February 6, 2006
Age: 32
Match: India vs Pakistan, Peshawar, Pakistan
At his 359th ODI, Sachin scored 100 runs off 113 balls but India lost the match by 7 runs (D/L method)
Milestone: 15000 runs on June 29, 2007
Age: 34
Match: India vs South Africa, Belfast, Ireland
Playing his 387th ODI, Sachin made 93 runs off 106 balls as India won the match by 6 wickets.
Milestone: 16000 runs on February 5, 2008
Age: 34
Match: India vs Sri Lanka, Brisbane, Australia
At his 409th ODI, which was abandoned, Sachin scored 35 runs off 52 balls.
Milestone: 17000 runs on November 5, 2009
Age: 36
Match: India vs Australia, Hyderabad, India
Playing in his 435th ODI, Sachin played a fantastic innings, scoring 141-ball 175, but India lost the match by 3 runs.
In Image: Sachin Tendulkar of India turns the ball to mid wicket with Mark Boucher of South Africa looking on during the second One Day International match between South Africa and India at the Civil Service Cricket Club in Stormont on June 29, 2007 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Milestone: 18000 runs, 2011
Match: India vs Australia, Ahmedabad, India
Playing in his 451th ODI, Sachin played a fantastic innings, India won the match.