Brendan Taylor Breaks Tendulkar's Record for Longest ODI Career

Zimbabwe cricketer Brendan Taylor has broken Sachin Tendulkar's record for the longest One Day International career by calendar span. The milestone was achieved on September 15, 2026, when Taylor took the field for Zimbabwe in the first ODI of a three-match series against Australia at the Harare Sports Club. Taylor's ODI career now spans 22 years and 148 days, surpassing the previous record of 22 years and 91 days set by Indian legend Tendulkar. The 40-year-old wicketkeeper-batter first played an ODI for Zimbabwe in April 2004 against Sri Lanka. His appearance on Tuesday marked his 208th match in the format. The record is a product of Taylor's stop-start international career, which has included multiple retirements and a significant ban. He stepped away from cricket in 2015 after signing a Kolpak deal with Nottinghamshire, returned in 2017, and then retired again in September 2021. Taylor later disclosed that he had been approached with a match-fixing offer in 2019 and delayed reporting it to the International Cricket Council. The ICC subsequently imposed a three-and-a-half-year ban from all forms of cricket.