Sachin Tendulkar is not just a name but an emotion in Indian and International Cricket. He is also known as the God of Cricket, and he has earned the respect of many great players and legends around the world through his ability to win matches for India.
He is the highest run-scorer of the 50-over format and in the longer version of the game. With that, he has picked up 200 international wickets and as a fielder, he was also brilliant. Sachin had the safest pair of hands and that is why he had caught 100 plus catches during his era of 24 years.
Sachin Tendulkar is the only Cricketer from India and around the world who has scored 100 international centuries. He was that batsman who scored a century against all the opposition he played in his International cricket career. Today in this article we will let our readers know all the centuries which Sachin Tendulkar against each opponent he faced in his 24-year career with the Men in Blue.
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Australia – 20 centuries
Sachin Tendulkar has scored the most 20 international centuries against the mighty Aussies. Where the other teams used to struggle to score a run against this dominant team, Sachin smashed their best bowlers like Warne, Lee, Gillespie, MCcrath and others. By doing so, the Master Blaster has scored 11 centuries in 39 Test matches and 9 centuries in 71 One Day International matches which he played against the dominant team of Australia.
Sri Lanka – 17 centuries
Sachin Tendulkar never spared any bowlers in his career. Even Murlidharan, Vaas and Malinga were the greatest bowlers of the Sri Lankan Team. In his glorious 24-year career, Sachin has scored 8 centuries in 84 ODI matches and 9 centuries in 25 Test matches against Sri Lanka.
South Africa – 12 centuries
Sachin Tendulkar maintained his dominance until he retired from the International cricket arena. There were no teams who kept Sachin quite for long, not even a strong team like South Africa. The Proteas team had many great bowlers but still, Sachin had scored 5 centuries in 57 ODI matches and 7 centuries in 25 Test matches against South Africa.
New Zealand and England – 9 centuries Each
The story of Sachin Tendulkar’s dominance is huge. The Master Blaster has shown his class against all big and small teams in International Cricket. He has scored a total of 9 international centuries each against New Zealand and England, both of these teams are featured at the fourth place in this list.
Zimbabwe – 8 centuries
After scoring tons against big teams, Sachin Tendulkar’s dominance was against a low-ranked as well. Against Zimbabwe, Sachin had played 34 ODI matches and in those 50 over games, Sachin has scored 5 tons to his name. With that, The Master Blaster continued his dominance in the longer version of the game as well. In test matches, Sachin has scored 3 centuries to his name.
West Indies And Pakistan – 7 centuries Each
Sachin Tendulkar has scored runs against every opposition team and those runs have come in the traditional format of the game, Tests and ODIs. Sachin has scored tons 4 ODI matches and 3 centuries in Test matches against West Indies. Against the Arch Rivals Pakistan, The Little Master has also scored 5 ODI tons and 2 Test centuries.
Bangladesh – 6 centuries
Sachin Tendulkar’s historic 100 centuries came against Bangladesh. His best test score also came against the same opponent. Against Bangladesh, Sachin has scored 5 centuries in 7 test matches and 1 ODI ton in 12 One Day International Matches played in his International career.
Kenya – 4 centuries
Sachin Tendulkar has played only 10 ODI matches against Kenya, during which he has scored 647 runs at an amazing average of 107.83. Sachin has also scored 4 centuries against Kenya in the ODI format and he didn’t play a single test match against this opposition team. Otherwise, Sachin could have scored at least one century against Kenya in the longer version of the game.
Namibia – 1 century
Sachin Tendulkar played a historic innings of 152 runs in the only match played against Namibia in the ICC World Cup 2003. That is his only century against Namibia and The Master Blaster scored a century in that lone match played against the Nambinans as well.
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