Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman in ODI history to reach the landmark of 17000 runs. thatscricket salutes the legend of cricket on this stupendous achievement and also brings to you milestones in the master blaster's career, right from the time he scored his first thousand runs in ODIs.

Here is Sachin's journey to peak '17k'.

Milestone	Matches	Innings	Oppostion	Venue	Average	Strike Rate
1,000	36	34	Zim	Hamilton, Mar '92	35.83	78.18
2,000	73	70	UAE	Sharjah, Apr '94	32.88	77.21
3,000	96	93	SL	Sharjah, Apr '95	36.93	80.47
4,000	115	112	SA	Sharjah Apr '96	40.01	81.87
5,000	141	138	SA	Durban Feb '97	40.16	81.84
6,000	176	170	Pak	Dhaka Jan '98	39.28	82.95
7,000	196	189	SL	Colombo, July '98	41.10	85.28
8,000	217	210	Pak	Manchester Jun '99	42.52	86.56
9,000	242	235	SA	Nagpur, Mar 2000	42.45	86.36
10,000	266	259	Aus	Goa, Apr '01	42.63	86.33
11,000	284	276	Eng	Kanpur, Jan '02	44.15	86.49
12,000	309	300	Pak	Centurion, Mar '03	44.50	86.50
13,000	330	321	Pak	Rawalpindi, Mar '04	45.13	86.48
14,000	359	350	Pak	Peshawar, Feb '06	44.19	85.80
15,000	387	377	SA	Belfast, Jun '07	44.24	85.50
16,000	409	399	SL	Brisbane, Feb '08	44.21	85.31
17,000	435	424	Aus	Hyderabad, Nov '09	44.29	85.53