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Comparing Sachin and Sunny

Rajneesh Gupta | December 12, 2005 14:47 IST
Last Updated: December 20, 2005 11:43 IST


When he nudged Chaminda Vaas [Images] to backward square leg for an easy single, Sachin Tendulkar [Images] broke countryman Sunil Gavaskar's [Images] world record of most number of centuries in Test cricket.

A statistical summary of the little master's Test career:

Most 100s in Test cricket
100sBatsmanForTestsInnsNORunsHSAve50s0s
35SR TendulkarInd1252002210256248*57.624112
34SM GavaskarInd1252141610122236*51.124512
32SR WaughAus168260461092720051.065022
31BC LaraWI 121214611204400*53.874614
29DG BradmanAus528010699633499.94137
27AR BorderAus156265441117420550.566311
26GStA SobersWI 93160218032365*57.783012
25RT PontingAus9716022773825756.07308

Most 100s in home Tests
100sBatsmanForTestsInnsNORunsHSAve50s0s
18DG BradmanAus335064322299*98.23105
16GS ChappellAus559613451520454.40218
16SM GavaskarInd6510875067236*50.17236
16ML HaydenAus38667382938064.90133
16BC LaraWI 6110356006400*61.29267
16SR TendulkarInd569110476721758.85193
15DC BoonAus6010810454120046.341810
15SR WaughAus8914020571017047.58309
15GA GoochEng741313591733346.232611

Tendulkar in Test cricket
OpponentTestsInnsNORunsAveHS100s50s0s
Australia21394185953.11241*774
Bangladesh331302151.00248*100
England [Images]16242168376.50193680
New Zealand [Images]16275106248.27217351
Pakistan1321185542.75194*252
South Africa16292100337.15169331
Sri Lanka [Images]15183124683.07148730
West Indies [Images]16252132857.74179373
Zimbabwe914291876.50201*331
TOTAL125200221025657.61248*354112

Tendulkar in home Tests
OpponentTestsInnsNORunsAveHS100s50s0s
Australia917183051.88177341
England68160987.00165240
New Zealand814456456.40217220
Pakistan611043539.55136132
South Africa713136730.5897020
Sri Lanka910157664.00148310
West Indies611170870.80179220
Zimbabwe571678113.00201*310
TOTAL569110476758.8521716193

Tendulkar's performance in each year
Year100s
19890
19901
19910
19923
19932
19942
19950
19962
19974
19983
19995
20002
20013
20024
20030
20043
20051

Gavaskar vs Tendulkar

Progress to centuries' pinnacle
CenturyGavaskarTendulkar
5th1323
10th3241
15th4059
20th5169
25th7982
30th9999
34th119119
35th-125

A comparative study of Gavaskar and Tendulkar's centuries in each segment of 25 Tests
  GavaskarTendulkar
First 25 Tests95
26th-50th Tests116
51st - 75th Tests411
76th - 100th Tests68
101st-125th Tests45

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