The CEO of the Cricket http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 Gerald Majola was delighted that Sachin Tendulkar completed his 50th ton in South Africa.
He said that it was nothing less than an honour for the country. Although Sachin was unable to rescue the team completely from the first innings beating it took but he managed to become the first batsmen to cross the phenomenal feat of 50 centuries in Test
cricket.
Praising Tendulkar, Majola said, “South Africa is honoured that you achieved this remarkable landmark on our soil and CSA looks forward to honour you personally at the match on 9 January to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the arrival of Indians in South
Africa. May you continue to go from strength to strength.”
Tendulkar has the most batting records to his name. He has the most number of centuries in ODI cricket as well and has the record of highest Test and ODI runs. Recently, Tendulkar also became the first batsmen to score a double century in ODI cricket against
South Africa.
Although short in stature but not short of talent and confidence, Tendulkar impressed everyone when he came to the international arena. He shares his international debut with Waqar Younis who was a phenomenal pacer. Former http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 World Cup winning Captain
Imran Khan predicted that Tendulkar would break all the batting records on the completion of his ninth century.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imran-c64193 had then said, “His hundred in the second innings was pure class. His compact defence and freedom of strokes on both sides of the wicket with a straight or a horizontal bat makes me feel that he might break all batting records.”
The second highest centuries are with Ricky Ponting at the moment who has 39. Behind him is Jacques Kallis who completed his 38th ton in the ongoing match with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750. Considering Ponting’s recent form, Kallis may be the man to look out for giving
competition to Tendulkar.
Tendulkar is definitely one of the best batsmen ever in international cricket. His age has not affected his performance at all and he is continuously scoring runs for India. It will be interesting to see that how many centuries he will make before his retirement.
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