Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday created history by becoming the first cricketer to score 50 Test centuries.
Tendulkar (107 not out) played a sublime chanceless innings and shared a 172-run stand for the seventh wicket with his captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (90) to lead a spirited fightback by India before the visitors slumped to 454 for eight when stumps were drawn early due to rain on a historic day at SuperSport Park.
Tendulkar reached the historic moment with a single off Steyn, a perfectly placed drive that pierced through cover and extra cover midway into the final session.
He played 197 deliveries and 258 minutes to reach the milestone. He hit 12 boundaries and a big six over long-off with left-arm spinner Paul Harris being the sufferer.
This is his seventh century in the year 2010.During his glittering international career, Tendulkar achieved a quite a few records. Besides being the only cricketer in the planet to score 50 Test centuries, Tendulkar also holds the record for most number of ODI hundreds (46). In total he now has 96 international centuries, the most by any batsman.
With 14506 runs at an average of 56.88 in 175 Tests (most appearances in the longer format of the game), Tendulkar also holds the record for most runs in Test cricket.
In ODIs, he aggregates 17,598 in 442 matches at an average of 45.12.
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