Fans celebrate Sachin Tendulkar, also known as the ‘God of Cricket’ as he accomplished the incredible achievement of scoring 100 international centuries in his 24-year long playing career. Every hundred he has scored is memorable but there are certain hundred which has come of him as his best inning. So, let us describe the 5 best out of Sachin Tendulkar total centuries.
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143 vs Australia in Sharjah 1998
Many believe this innings was one of the most famous ODI innings Sachin has ever played in the scorching heat. In the chase of 276 Tendulkar exposed the Australian bowlers, the Master Blaster scored 143 in 131 balls. This fantastic stroke play led India to victory. This century turned Tendulkar into a legend in all the cricket playing nations at the young age of 25.
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117 against Australia at Sydney, 2008
Another one of the famous test centuries was scored during the ‘Desert Storm’ against Australia on a very testing Sydney surface. At one point India was reeling at 102 for five and then came the champion who began his onslaught. He sent the 2003 Aussie pacers Brett Lee and Stuart Clark to the leather bin on his way to scoring an excellent 117. While India did not manage to come out victorious in the game, the brilliance of Sachin was evident for everyone to witness.
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200 vs South Africa in Gwalior, 2010
Sachin later in his career achieved the next landmark at the age of 37 years by becoming the first ever batsman to score a one day double hundred. This has therefore led to him setting the record of highest individual score of 200 off 147 balls which remains one of the best ODI innings of all time. Sachin played a classic innings of his career against the mighty Proteas bowling which looked like a walk in the park to him as he found the fence almost every time he went for it.
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103 Vs England in Chinnaswamy stadium, Bangalore Chennai 2008
This century by Sachin was perhaps most helpful in enabling India to get an imposing target of 387 in the fourth innings of the Chennai Test. Sachin thus single-handedly kept India in the hunt with a terrific performance with the bat under immense pressure because of his back problems. The 103* that he scored is said to be one of the best ever Test hundred that he had played.
5. 248 vs against Bangladesh at Dhaka, 2004
Sachin came to bat in a Test match reduced to three days because of rains, his spectacular 248 against Bangladesh still holds the record for the highest individual score by an Indian batsman. Sachin batted fiercely against an attack which had the Bangladesh pacers Mashrafe Mortaza and Mohammad Rafique in it and once again, the signs of a faded genius did not surface.
Conclusion
These marvellous centuries are the testimony to the fact that God gifted Sachin Tendulkar with the talent, determination, fitness and mental toughness to rule the different bowling attacks for almost a period of two decades. These innings are in the list of the best hundred in cricket history and also, they proved that he is the greatest batsman ever played cricket.
