Sachin Tendulkar once again came agonisingly close to his 100th international century, we decided to jog our memories and jot down his 99 hundreds. It took us hours and hours of research to come up with this compilation. Wonder what it must be to score so many centuries!
Sachin Tendulkar disappointed once again when he failed to notch his 100th international hundred at The Oval. The Little Master fell for 99 runs leaving fans asking that very important question: when will the century of centuries arrive? As the agonising wait continues, why don't you take a look at the entire journey of 99 centuries in our special right here... So go through this list and relive the happiest memories of the first 4 super duper centuries of our little master...
Century No 1
119 not out vs England at Old Trafford on Aug 14, 1990
Sachin scored his first Test century against England at Old Trafford. After England stretched the lead to 407, India lost several wickets with the score at 127/5. He batted for nearly four hours and remained unbeaten at 119. The match was drawn with India losing only on more wicket in the day.
Score: 119*
Match: England Vs India
Series: India in England 1990, 2nd Test
Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester
Result: Match drawn
The first signs of greatness from the Little Master. Sachin Tendulkar's first Test match ton helped India gain a draw from a potentially slippery position. The Manchester ton was the start of many more. Century No 2
148 not out India vs Australia at SCG on Jan 6, 1992
Australia in the first innings put up a total of 313. The Indians came out to bat with Ravi Shastri being the top-scorer, making 206 runs and Sachin Tendulkar scored 148 taking the innings total to 483.Australia made 173 in the second innings. India did not come out to bat in the second innings and the match was drawn. Score: 148*
Match: Australia Vs India
Series: India in Australia 1992, 3rd Test
Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground
Result: Match drawn Tendulkar's reputation as young batting prodigy was swelling. In his first series in Australia, Tendulkar stamped his class scoring two hundreds the first of which arrived in Sydney. Century No 3
114 vs Australia at WACA, Perth on Feb 3, 1992
Australia posted a total of 346 in the first innings. India came out to bat and wickets fell at regular intervals with Sachin scoring 114 runs. Australia then posted another huge total of 367 in the second innings and India could not match up to the batting display of the Aussies. India lost the match. When most of the batsmen squirmed away from the bouncers and were unable to cope with the extra pace of the Perth wicket, Tendulkar was a picture of concentration and calm. The knock of 114 runs was a classic, and one which is rated supremely by the little master himself.
Century No 4
111 vs South Africa at Wanderers, Johannesburg on Nov 28, 1992
South Africa in the first innings scored a total of 292 runs. India came out to bat and none of the batsmen performed well. Sachin was the only player who managed to get a three-figure score of 111 taking the total to 227. South Africa in its second innings scored 252 and India in its second innings had a target of 318 to win. The Indian's managed 141. The match ended in a draw. Score: 111
Match: South Africa Vs India
Series: India in South Africa 1992, 2nd Test
Venue: New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Result: Match drawn On a hard and pacy Johannesburg track South Africa led by Allan Donald blew away the Indian batting order. The pace and bounce had all the Indians ducking, weaving and edging, except one--Sachin Tendulkar. India's first innings score read 227, out of which 111 belonged to Tendulkar.
Sachin Tendulkar once again came agonisingly close to his 100th international century, we decided to jog our memories and jot down his 99 hundreds. It took us hours and hours of research to come up with this compilation. Wonder what it must be to score so many centuries!
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