Sachin Tendulkar - Indian Cricketer

Sachin Tendulkar has scored more centuries in Test cricket and One Day Internationals than any other player.

Tendulkar celebrates reaching his 38th Test century against Australia on 4 January 2008 at the Sydney Cricket Ground.Sachin Tendulkar is an Indian cricketer. He has scored centuries (100 or more runs) in Test matches and One Day International (ODI) matches, organized by the International Cricket Council. Tendulkar has scored a total of 51 centuries in Test matches and 48 centuries in ODIs; both are world records for highest number of centuries by a batsman.

In Test matches, Tendulkar has scored centuries against all the Test-cricket playing nations. He is the second batsman to score 150 against all test playing nations. He has scored a century in at least one cricket ground of all Test-cricket playing nations, except Zimbabwe. On 11 October 2010 Tendulkar also broke West Indian Brian Lara's record of 19 scores of 150-plus by hitting the 20th against Australia in Bangalore; Australian Don Bradman achieved this 150-plus mark on 18 occasions.[1] He leads the list of century-makers, ahead of Jacques Kallis who has made 40 Test centuries.[2] His first Test century was achieved against England in the Test match played at Old Trafford, Manchester in 1990, where he scored 119 not out. His highest score is an unbeaten 248, against Bangladesh in 2004 at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka. Tendulkar, among his 51 centuries, has scored six double centuries and remained unbeaten on 15 occasions. His centuries have come in 30 different cricket grounds with 27 of them being scored in venues outside India. Just short of a century, he has been dismissed eight times above the score of 90.

In ODIs, Tendulkar has scored centuries against 10 different opponents. He has scored centuries against all cricketing nations that have permanent One Day International status, except Bangladesh. His first ODI century was against Australia in the third match of the Singer World Series, held in the R. Premadasa Stadium at Colombo in 1994. He is the first and the only batsman to score 200 not out in ODI, which he scored against South Africa at the Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior in 2010. His 48 centuries in ODIs is a world record, followed by Ricky Ponting who has 30 centuries.[4] He has scored 19 ODI centuries in home grounds and 29 centuries in away or neutral venues. Seven of these centuries were hit at the Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium at Sharjah. He has been dismissed 19 times between the score of 90 and 99 and 17 times between the score of 80 and 89