new Delhi: Today i.e. March 16 is a very special day for Indian cricket. On the same day, Sachin Tendulkar 100th Century, who is called the God of Cricket, scored a century against Bangladesh (IND vs BAN 2012 Asia Cup) at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, Mirpur. In this match, Sachin scored 114 runs in 147 balls. This century was very special and important for Sachin, which became a very important record in his career.
Actually, this century of Sachin was his 100th international century and no player has reached here before him. This record of Sachin continues even today, breaking it is a very difficult task for any batsman. Sachin Tendulkar is the player with the most centuries in international cricket.
Sachin scored his 99th century against South Africa during the World Cup on 12 March 2011. After this, Sachin remained on the figure of 99 for a year and four days. However, during this time there were many occasions when Sachin could have scored a century, but he missed every time. Then he made this record in the 2012 Asia Cup match against Bangladesh in his name. With this, he also completed the record of scoring ODI and Test centuries against every full member.
Talking about the match of 2012, Sachin Tendulkar had come to play the 462nd ODI match of his career. In this match, Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bowl. Indian players Sachin Tendulkar and Gautam Gambhir landed on the crease. But, India got off to a bad start. India lost their first wicket for 25 runs.
After the dismissal of Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar along with Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina took India’s score past 250. With this, Sachin Tendulkar also completed his 100th century. Sachin scored 114 runs in 147 balls in this match. With the help of Sachin’s brilliant century and half-centuries from Kohli, Raina, India gave Bangladesh a target of 290 runs. However, Sachin’s century could not help India win this match.