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100 Tons - A look at the numbers
March 16, 2012


Yes, it took a year, Yes, it came against a not-so-big opposition but it finally came and Sachin Tendulkar became the only cricketer to register 100 centuries in International cricket when he scored 114 against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup match. While it is an occasion for Tendulkar fans to rejoice, what this hundred has also done is taken the pressure off the master batsmen and allowing him to get back to the being the run-accumulating machine that was most part of his career.

Tendulkar's 100th ton is also his 49th in One Day Internationals, coming in his 462nd ODI, 651st International match. Tendulkar has now taken his run aggregate in International cricket to 33854 runs - 15470 in Tests, 18374 in ODIs and 10 in the only T20I he has played.

There is no doubt that looking at Sachin Tendulkar's numbers, it appears an almost impossible feat for any batsman to reach, let alone go past his record of 100 international hundreds. Ricky Ponting is second on the list of most tons but he is a long way behind Tendulkar, 29 short of the master batsman. The third best on the list is Jacques Kallis with 59 international hundreds.

Looking at Sachin's 22 years in International cricket so far, the year 2008 was the most successful one for the master as he scored 12 hundreds in the 39 matches that he played. Apart from 1998, there have been quite a few years where Sachin has scored 5 or more International hundreds - 10 years to be exact. (Note: Sachin Tendulkar did not score a single hundred in 1989 and 1991 and those two years have been excluded from the below table).

Its just awesumm....:luv:sp

 

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Bradman great but Tendulkar greatest: Hussain
March 16, 2012


In the never-ending debate on who among Sir Donald Bradman and Sachin Tendulkar is the greatest batsman of all time, former England captain Naseer Hussain on Friday said his vote goes to the iconic Indian.
"Sir Donald Bradman was great but for me the greatest batsman to have ever played the game is Sachin Tendulkar," he said.
Hussain rubbished the recent spate of criticism of the Indian cricket team after their humiliating defeat in England and Australia, saying that the sub-continental giants were still a force to reckon with.
"You have Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh. And you - till recently - had (Rahul) Dravid," Hussain said at the India Today Conclave.
The former batsman, however, pointed out that the main reason for India's dismal show in England and Australia was excessive cricket.
"What I saw in England a few months after India's World Cup triumph was a team that was not well prepared. They were not quite ready for England.
"While a lot of the players were undercooked, most of the Indian players were overcooked. There was too much cricket being played (World Cup was followed by almost a two-month long IPL)," said Hussain.
"The difference between the two sides was England were well prepared while India were not," he added.
Hussain said there was a need for the cricket board to give adequate rest to the seniors.
"Modern cricketers are fit, well rested and prepared. That should happen," he insisted.
India's out-of-favour off-spinner Harbhajan Singh also agreed with Hussain, saying, "It is important to recharge your batteries. When you are getting into 30s, you need break and come back fresh and recharged."
Hussain though attributed India's World Cup victory last year to the Indian Premier League.
"IPL has given India players like Suresh Raina who became a massive factor in ODIs (during the World Cup 2011)."
Hussain pointed out that another problem with Indian cricket is that it was not producing enough quality bowlers.
"During the England series that followed the World Cup triumph, Praveen Kumar should not have been your best bowler. India always had quality batsmen but where are the bowlers? Where are they coming from?"

 

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Doesn't matter how many 100s you score: Sachin
March 16, 2012


Relieved after notching his 100th international century that took over a year to come, Sachin Tendulkar today said it was "mentally tough" to deal with the hype around the milestone and joked that he has lost 50kg after getting to it.
The 38-year-old right-hander reached the elusive 100th international century against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup match, scoring 114 off 147 deliveries.
"It hasn't sunk in but I have definitely lost about 50kg," the iconic batsman joked when asked whether the feeling has sunk after getting to a milestone that may never be emulated.
"Obviously I can't think anything at this stage. It has been a tough phase for me. Especially tough as I was doing reasonably well in Australia but felt that at times was a little luckless," he added.
Even in his personal moment of glory, the diminutive batsman stressed on how significant it was for him that his effort contributes to the team's cause.
"It doesn't matter how many 100s you score, you still put your head down, grind it out and do the job for the team.
"I was not thinking about the milestone, the media started all this, wherever I went, the restaurant, room service, everyone was talking about the 100th hundred. It became mentally tough for me because nobody talked about my 99 hundreds," he said.
Talking about his innings today, perhaps one of the slowest ODI innings by him, Tendulkar said it was tough to score.
"It was difficult because the ball was not coming on to the bat," he explained.
Asked what he would tell his young followers at this moment, Tendulkar said, "Enjoy the game and chase your dream. I had to wait for one for 22 years, the World Cup. So dreams do come true."

 

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It can only done by the GOD of Cricket...Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar....No one can beat him.