Mirpur: India's
Sachin Tendulkar finally completed his milestone of 100 international centuries
as he hit a ton against Bangladesh
in their Asia Cup clash at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Friday.
Tendulkar reached his half century off 63 balls and then
went on to complete his century in 138 balls.
The Indian batsman hit 10 fours and one six on his way to
his landmark score.
Tendulkar has been stuck on 99 hundreds since March 12 last
year when he scored 111 in the ODI with South Africa.
From the moment he completed his half-century, the
confidence was for all to see as Sachin raced towards the historic mark. He was
supported well by Virat Kohli as India made full use of singles and
boundaries to accelerate the scoring.
Sachin was in a mode unique to him as the Bangladesh
bowlers tried all but failed to out-fox the legendary batsmen. Mahmudullah and
Shahadat Hossain found out what bowling short to a man near a milestone can
cause. Sachin's back-foot was a lesson in cricket as he slapped boundaries on
the leg-side.
Kohli managed to complete his half-century but fell soon
after. His partner though was not letting the opportunity to score his first
100 against Bangladesh.
It was off the bowling of Shakib-al-Hasan that the world witnessed a first- 100
international centuries by one man, one legend - a man who was named Sachin
Tendulkar but who fans regard as the god of cricket!
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