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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
100s | Batsman | For | Tests | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 50s | 0s |
35 | SR Tendulkar | Ind | 125 | 200 | 22 | 10256 | 248* | 57.62 | 41 | 12 |
34 | SM Gavaskar | Ind | 125 | 214 | 16 | 10122 | 236* | 51.12 | 45 | 12 |
32 | SR Waugh | Aus | 168 | 260 | 46 | 10927 | 200 | 51.06 | 50 | 22 |
31 | BC Lara | WI | 121 | 214 | 6 | 11204 | 400* | 53.87 | 46 | 14 |
29 | DG Bradman | Aus | 52 | 80 | 10 | 6996 | 334 | 99.94 | 13 | 7 |
27 | AR Border | Aus | 156 | 265 | 44 | 11174 | 205 | 50.56 | 63 | 11 |
26 | GStA Sobers | WI | 93 | 160 | 21 | 8032 | 365* | 57.78 | 30 | 12 |
25 | RT Ponting | Aus | 97 | 160 | 22 | 7738 | 257 | 56.07 | 30 | 8 |
Most 100s in home Tests
100s | Batsman | For | Tests | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 50s | 0s |
18 | DG Bradman | Aus | 33 | 50 | 6 | 4322 | 299* | 98.23 | 10 | 5 |
16 | GS Chappell | Aus | 55 | 96 | 13 | 4515 | 204 | 54.40 | 21 | 8 |
16 | SM Gavaskar | Ind | 65 | 108 | 7 | 5067 | 236* | 50.17 | 23 | 6 |
16 | ML Hayden | Aus | 38 | 66 | 7 | 3829 | 380 | 64.90 | 13 | 3 |
16 | BC Lara | WI | 61 | 103 | 5 | 6006 | 400* | 61.29 | 26 | 7 |
16 | SR Tendulkar | Ind | 56 | 91 | 10 | 4767 | 217 | 58.85 | 19 | 3 |
15 | DC Boon | Aus | 60 | 108 | 10 | 4541 | 200 | 46.34 | 18 | 10 |
15 | SR Waugh | Aus | 89 | 140 | 20 | 5710 | 170 | 47.58 | 30 | 9 |
15 | GA Gooch | Eng | 74 | 131 | 3 | 5917 | 333 | 46.23 | 26 | 11 |
Tendulkar in Test cricket
Opponent | Tests | Inns | NO | Runs | Ave | HS | 100s | 50s | 0s |
Australia | 21 | 39 | 4 | 1859 | 53.11 | 241* | 7 | 7 | 4 |
Bangladesh | 3 | 3 | 1 | 302 | 151.00 | 248* | 1 | 0 | 0 |
England [Images] | 16 | 24 | 2 | 1683 | 76.50 | 193 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
New Zealand [Images] | 16 | 27 | 5 | 1062 | 48.27 | 217 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
Pakistan | 13 | 21 | 1 | 855 | 42.75 | 194* | 2 | 5 | 2 |
South Africa | 16 | 29 | 2 | 1003 | 37.15 | 169 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Sri Lanka [Images] | 15 | 18 | 3 | 1246 | 83.07 | 148 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
West Indies [Images] | 16 | 25 | 2 | 1328 | 57.74 | 179 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
Zimbabwe | 9 | 14 | 2 | 918 | 76.50 | 201* | 3 | 3 | 1 |
TOTAL | 125 | 200 | 22 | 10256 | 57.61 | 248* | 35 | 41 | 12 |
Tendulkar in home Tests
Opponent | Tests | Inns | NO | Runs | Ave | HS | 100s | 50s | 0s |
Australia | 9 | 17 | 1 | 830 | 51.88 | 177 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
England | 6 | 8 | 1 | 609 | 87.00 | 165 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
New Zealand | 8 | 14 | 4 | 564 | 56.40 | 217 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Pakistan | 6 | 11 | 0 | 435 | 39.55 | 136 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
South Africa | 7 | 13 | 1 | 367 | 30.58 | 97 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Sri Lanka | 9 | 10 | 1 | 576 | 64.00 | 148 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
West Indies | 6 | 11 | 1 | 708 | 70.80 | 179 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Zimbabwe | 5 | 7 | 1 | 678 | 113.00 | 201* | 3 | 1 | 0 |
TOTAL | 56 | 91 | 10 | 4767 | 58.85 | 217 | 16 | 19 | 3 |
Tendulkar's performance in each year
Year | 100s |
1989 | 0 |
1990 | 1 |
1991 | 0 |
1992 | 3 |
1993 | 2 |
1994 | 2 |
1995 | 0 |
1996 | 2 |
1997 | 4 |
1998 | 3 |
1999 | 5 |
2000 | 2 |
2001 | 3 |
2002 | 4 |
2003 | 0 |
2004 | 3 |
2005 | 1 |
Gavaskar vs Tendulkar
Progress to centuries' pinnacle
Century | Gavaskar | Tendulkar |
5th | 13 | 23 |
10th | 32 | 41 |
15th | 40 | 59 |
20th | 51 | 69 |
25th | 79 | 82 |
30th | 99 | 99 |
34th | 119 | 119 |
35th | - | 125 |
A comparative study of Gavaskar and Tendulkar's centuries in each segment of 25 Tests
| Gavaskar | Tendulkar |
First 25 Tests | 9 | 5 |
26th-50th Tests | 11 | 6 |
51st - 75th Tests | 4 | 11 |
76th - 100th Tests | 6 | 8 |
101st-125th Tests | 4 | 5 |
Also read: Muralitharan's feats
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