Brendan Taylor Overtakes Tendulkar for the Longest Career in Men's ODIs

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Zimbabwe wicketkeeper-batter Brendan Taylor now has the longest career in men's ODIs, at 22 years and 148 days.
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He passed Sachin Tendulkar's span of 22 years and 91 days by playing the first ODI against Australia in Harare on 15 September 2026.
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Sri Lanka's Sanath Jayasuriya is third, at 21 years and 184 days.
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Taylor debuted against Sri Lanka in April 2004 and returned in 2025 after a three-and-a-half-year ICC ban, as Zimbabwe prepares to co-host the 2027 ODI World Cup.

●Record: longest career span in men's ODIs, measured from first to latest appearance
●New holder: Brendan Taylor (Zimbabwe), 22 years 148 days
●Match: first ODI of Zimbabwe's three-match home series against Australia, Harare, 15 September 2026
●ODI debut: April 2004, against Sri Lanka
●Tendulkar still holds the records for most ODI runs (18,426) and most ODI matches (463)
●Before this match Taylor had 6,704 runs in 207 ODIs with 11 hundreds, a Zimbabwe record

1. Brendan Taylor (Zimbabwe)

22 years 148 days

2. Sachin Tendulkar (India)

22 years 91 days (1989-2012)

3. Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)

21 years 184 days

April 2004

ODI debut against Sri Lanka

2021

Steps away from international cricket

January 2022

Discloses a 2019 match-fixing approach he did not report in time; receives a three-and-a-half-year ICC ban

2025

Recalled by Zimbabwe for 2027 World Cup preparations

15 September 2026

Passes Tendulkar's ODI career span in Harare

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★Which cricketer broke Sachin Tendulkar's record for the longest ODI career in September 2026?

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•Brendan Taylor (Zimbabwe): 22 years 148 days, passed Tendulkar on 15 Sep 2026 in Harare
•Tendulkar 22 years 91 days; Jayasuriya 21 years 184 days
•2027 ODI World Cup co-hosts: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia

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•Tendulkar lost only the career-span record; his most-runs and most-matches ODI records still stand.

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In September 2026, which cricketer overtook Sachin Tendulkar to hold the record for the longest career in men's ODIs?

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