On this day in 2012, history was created as Sachin Tendulkar reached a summit no cricketer has ever reached, the Indian swashbuckler scoring a century, his 49th ODI century and 100th overall in international cricket. The Master Blaster scored a brilliant century against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup in Dhaka.
38 years old at the time, the master blaster still had a lot to do on the field, and after finally winning the ICC World Cup in 2011, Tendulkar’s only hurdle was scoring a century, which the legendary batsman accomplished on this day at 10 Was. year ago.
However, the century was not easy for Sachin Tendulkar, as he had to wait almost a year to reach 100 from 99. Tendulkar scored his 99th international century against South Africa in the 2011 World Cup. However, Tendulkar’s stupendous achievement ended in disappointment as Bangladesh thrashed India by five wickets.
Playing for Bangladesh in the fourth match of Asia Cup, captain Mushfiqur Rahim won the toss and called India to bat first. Tendulkar and Gautam Gambhir opened for India, but the Indians lost their first wicket as Shafiul Islam dismissed Gambhir for 11. It was Tendulkar and Kohli who took India forward, sharing a 148-run partnership.
The future India captain scored 66 before departing, but following India’s hopes were Tendulkar and Raina. The master blaster completed his century in style, raising his bat and helmet skyward as thousands of people in the stadium applauded his greatness.
Raina scored 51 runs while Tendulkar scored 114 runs in 147 balls, which included 12 fours and a six. The MS Dhoni-led side posted a score of 289/5 in 50 overs.
A challenging total on the board set for the hosts, Tamim Iqbal and Nazimuddin opened for Bangladesh. Praveen Kumar gave a blow as soon as Nazimuddin was dismissed for 5 runs. But the Indians had a tough time as Iqbal (70), Zahrul Islam (53), Nasir Hussain (54), Shakib Al Hasan (49), and skipper Rahim (46*) took the lead. Bangladesh for the win, won the match by 5 wickets.
Despite Tendulkar’s century in vain, the Master Blaster created history by becoming the first and only batsman to achieve this milestone and remains untouchable till date. Tendulkar retired from ODI cricket in December 2012, scoring 18,426 runs in 463 ODIs he played.
In November 2013, Tendulkar retired from Test and international cricket, scoring 15,921 runs in 200 Tests he played for India. The greatest of Tendulkar’s record as the closest any cricketer of all time still survives was former Australian captain Ricky Ponting, who scored 71 centuries. The only active cricketer who is somewhat close to the landmark is Virat Kohli, who has scored 70 international hundreds so far.
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