Sachin Tendulkar set the record for the most international centuries and many believe that his record will remain unbroken, for decades to come. Tendulkar’s century list shows that he has recorded his hundreds across the three formats. According to Espncricinfo, he scored a total of 100 international centuries, broken down as follows:
- 51 centuries in Test matches
- 49 centuries in One Day Internationals (ODIs)
- 1 additional century in Twenty20 matches
Tendulkar’s Century Marathon
His Test career started in 1990 when he made his first Test century against England at Old Trafford, at the age of 17. The young-born Mumbai cricketer soared to national icon status and has never looked back for over two decades. According to ICC statistics, Tendulkar has scored more than 34000 runs in all the fields of cricket, which makes him the leading run-maker of his time.
What made Tendulkar’s century-scoring ability even more amazing than its versatility? He has made centuries against every Test playing nation, proving his skills. His first ODI century was in 1994 against Australia, in Colombo, as he scored 110 runs. This kickstarted an incredible career, which marked Tendulkar as arguably the greatest batsman of all time.
His rock-hard mental attitude and his ability to deliver whenever the pressure arrived made him a real cricketing hero. In 2010, he made history by becoming the first man to score a double hundred in a One-Day International and was not out on 200 against South Africa.
The hundreds scored by Tendulkar changed millions and turned this cricketer into a literal sporting god. Cricket fans would shut down their TVs for an entire generation whenever he got out. A Tendulkar dismissal was seen as impending doom for the entire team for almost a decade. In addition to the records, his passion coupled with hard work and love for the game of cricket, shone through, right till the very end of his career.
Before quitting the sport in 2013, Tendulkar had set records and set benchmarks that others could only dream of emulating. His 100 international centuries are still an inviolable record and a symbol of his greatness, talent and contribution to the sport.
Tendulkar’s 100 centuries represent an unparalleled cricketing achievement, symbolizing extraordinary skill, consistency and passion that transcended statistical records and inspired generations.
