When was tendulkar last century

The World Cup final at Mumbai and tours of England and Australia all had provided him opportunities of getting to the mark at some of the most celebrated venues but Tendulkar came up short each time. He was twice out in the 90s in tests last year — for 91 versus England at The Oval and 94 against West Indies at Wankhede Stadium — while also being dismissed for 85 against Pakistan during the World Cup semifinals at Mohali.

I guess it was the media that started it. He was finally out for , caught behind off Mashrafe bin Mortaza, who then ran over to shake his hand. Since his international debut at 16 against archrival Pakistan in , Tendulkar had been compared to not only top batsmen of his era like Brian Lara and Inzamam-ul-Haq, but also to Australian great Donald Bradman as the best batsman ever.

Bradman, who retired in with an average of Tendulkar already holds most of the major batting records, including most runs and centuries in both five-day tests and one-day internationals.

Team India lifts Sachin after winning world cup Editor Picks. Read more. Must Read. Cricket 0. Hot Topics. Times Of Sports. Tendulkar, whose own celebration was a little muted, was immediately congratulated by the Bangladesh players after he jogged through for the single to bring up his century, scored off Shakib Al Hasan. The hundred was Tendulkar's first against Bangladesh in one-day cricket and he added another 14 runs before edging a Mashrafe Mortaza delivery to wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim.

He added: "A year ago when I got my 99th hundred no-one spoke about it during the World Cup, then I guess it was the media who began talking about it. Everyone had their opinion but eventually I have got to do what is important for the team. Enjoy the game and chase your dreams. I had to wait for 22 years for one dream, the World Cup.

Although the day belonged to Tendulkar, Bangladesh won the Asia Cup group match by five wickets with four balls remaining, and India now face Pakistan, who have won both their opening matches, as they bid to qualify for the final of the four-team event. And, Tendulkar ended up on the losing side. To understand a little more about it, let us delve into some numbers. Throughout his innings, Tendulkar was cautious. While he took 33 deliveries to score his first 25 runs, he took 30 deliveries to move from 26 to To move from 52 to 75, he took 31 deliveries and scored his runs at a strike rate of But then, it was the final 25 runs that almost took an eternity.

Even after he was well set, he scored his final 25 runs at a strike rate of just In fact, Tendulkar even played out a maiden in the 34th over of the innings. Also, between his 91st run to his th run, Tendulkar played out as many as 7 dot balls. He was over-cautious, and it hurt the Indian side. Let us do another thing.

So, there we have it. Tendulkar started cautiously but slowed down drastically between the 31st to the 44th over. While he scored his runs between the 1st and 10th over at a strike rate of