Sachin Tendulkar creates history with 100th International Century

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Mirpur, 16 March 2012: Sachin Tendulkar completed his 100th international century, against Bangladesh on Friday. He left in the wake of his innings, a silenced Bangladesh team and a large number of spectators gathered, in awe of the sheer composure with which he took 138 balls for his ton.

 

From the moment he completed his half-century, the confidence was for all to see as Sachin raced towards the historic mark. He was supported well by Virat Kohli as India made full use of singles and boundaries to accelerate the scoring.

 

 

Sachin was in a mode unique to him as the Bangladesh bowlers tried all but failed to out-fox the legendary batsmen. Mahmudullah and Shahadat Hossain found out what bowling short to a man near a milestone can cause. Sachin’s back-foot was a lesson in cricket as he slapped boundaries on the leg-side.

 

Virat Kohli at the other end, managed to complete his half-century but fell soon after. His partner though was not letting the opportunity to score his first 100 against Bangladesh, fizzle out. It was off the bowling of Shakib-al-Hasan that the world witnessed a first- 100 international centuries by one man, one legend - a man who was named Sachin Tendulkar but who fans regard as the god of cricket!