Sachin Tendulkar Total Centuries in Tests

The Test format is considered one of the hardest formats for any cricketer, where his patience, skills and fitness have been checked for 5 back-to-back days. Without a doubt, to excel in the longest format of the game is not everyone’s cup of tea, as it requires hard work, perseverance and a lot of practice. But there are few players in the World who have been considered one of the greatest players in the oldest format of the game, who have dominated the game for years. Yes! Through this article, we are going to talk about a legendary batter who was one of the best batsmen in the world and is still ruling on the number 1 position by having the most runs in international cricket.

We are talking about the pride of Indian cricket Sachin Tendulkar, who is considered one of the greatest batsmen in the world, having 100 hundreds to his name in international cricket, out of which 51 came in Test cricket in 200 matches for the Indian team with an excellent average of 53 having by scoring 15, 921 runs. It would be really difficult to pick the best knock of Sachin Tendulkar in the longest format of the game. So we have picked 3 best hundreds of Master Blaster from Test cricket, which are remembered by every cricket fan in the world.

Top 3 Test Centuries of Sachin Tendulkar

1. 114 v Australia – 5th Test, Perth, February 3, 1992

It was one of the best innings of Sachin Tendulkar, which saved the Indian team from losing the game against Australia, as the Indian team were already behind in the series, losing 3 games out of 5 match and one was drawn, so this game was the final game of Test series that used to play at one of the difficult pitches in the world i.e. WACA, having sharp bounce, was ideally suited to the Australian quicks - Craig McDermott, Merv Hughes, Paul Reiffel and Mike Whitney.

While batting first, the mighty Australian team put up a total of 369 runs in the first innings of the game and India was 2 -wickets down for just 69 runs, on the line to face another defeat in a 5-match series. But Tendulkar played an incredible knock at the age of 18 years in front of a strong bowling lineup, he scored 114 runs, which took the Indian team to a score of 272 runs. It was praised by everyone in the cricket world, one of the people was cricket journalist John Woodcock, who witnessed the innings at the ground and said "He is the best batsman I have seen in my life, and unlike most of you, I have seen Bradman.”

2. 136 v Pakistan – 1st Test, Chennai, January 31, 1999

Another innings of Sachin Tendulkar that comes in this list is off 136 runs against arch-rivals Pakistan in the 1st Test match in Chennai. India was required to chase down a target of 271 runs to win the game and they were 5 wickets down on the score of just 82 runs all the hopes were on the God of cricket to save India from a heartbreaking loss against Pakistan.

Sachin’s concentration appeared to hit a new high as he stood like a pillar against likes of Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Saqlain Mushtaq and Shahid Afridi. Slowly and steadily, batting along with Mongia, Tendulkar took the Indian score forward. He stood at the crease for an incredible 405 minutes (6 hours and 45 minutes) despite going through back spasms. His innings of 136, coming at a rather patient strike rate of 49.81, took India to within 17 runs of victory with four wickets in hand. However, India lost the game as the last three Indian wickets could not take India home after Tendulkar’s dismissal with the score at 254.

3. 241* v Australia – 4th Test, Sydney, January 3, 2004

Have you thought about how much it would be for a batsman not to play the shot in which he has expertise? Yes! It would be very difficult for any batsman in the world. But not with the greatest batsman in the world. Sachin was going through a horrible form of his career, which made him score his best score, in the longest format of the game without any cover drive, as the Australian bowlers had made him out while driving the bowl for a cover drive in the previous 3 test matches.

Tendulkar abstained from offering a shot to anything pitched up, on or outside the off stump. The result – an innings of 241 not out, played over a period of 10 hours and 13 minutes, during which Tendulkar refused to be lured into playing the cover drive. Really, it was the one time when the king shackled himself into playing like a commoner, but the innings was as exquisite as any of his flashier ones.

If we talk about Sachin Tendulkar Stats in one format, which Tendulkar played the most in his 24 years of career was the 50 overs format, where he has played a total of 464 ODIs for Men in Blue, scoring 18426 runs with an average of 46, having 1 double hundred and 49 hundred to his name.

These ODI stats of Sachin Tendulkar has made made him one of the best batsman in the world.