24th FEB 2010:

39 years after the first ODI in 1971, 
2962 matches into the 50-over format,
Sachin Tendulkar, aged 36 years & 10 months,
after 20 years in international cricket and
playing his 442nd game, goes where no batsman has gone before - 200 not out [25 x 4s, 3 x 6s]

Tendulkar: I'd like to dedicate this double century to the people of India for standing behind me for the last 20 years, come what may