Sachin Tendulkar has written history by scoring a brilliant century to become the first player to score 100 international centuries. Tendulkar achieved his long awaited century in the ongoing match against Bangladesh in Asia Cup being held at Dhaka. This is his 49th century in one day cricket.
The anxious wait of millions of cricket fans from India and all over the world has finally ended as Sachin completed his century of centuries by taking a single off Shakib Al Hasan against Bangladesh.
Bat in one hand and helmet in the other, the God of Indian cricket looked up in a gesture to thank his own gods as his team mates and cricket fans in the Sher -E-Bangla stadium celebrated his extra-ordinary feat.
Tendulkar’s record setting century which incidentally was the first ODI hundred against Bangladesh came in 138 balls which included 10 fours and one sixes. This was his 49th ODI century and along with his 51 Test centuries, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is now the only player in the world to have scored a century of centuries - a record which any present or future cricketers may never ever break.