The fact that Sachin is acknowledged for hitting 100 centuries made him famous as the God of Cricket. He showed outstanding strength and commitment to the game of cricket.
How many centuries has Sachin Tendulkar scored in International cricket? The answer is hundred centuries. This is an incredible record that no other batter can achieve. After Sachin Tendulkar, who has scored the most centuries? Virat Kohli has scored the most centuries after Sachin Tendulkar. He is trying to run, and some anticipate that he will surpass the record, but it is too early to tell.
Sachin Tendulkar has raised his country on multiple occasions by scoring centuries. There are some famous incidents; one of the most famous is his centuries in 1996 against Pakistan at Sharjah when the whole Indian team was struggling. Then Sachin showed up as a strong man to save Team India.
Sachin scored various centuries in World Cup and helped his team win momentum. His early-year progress towards a century was slow and steady. His 100th century came at Shere Bangla National Stadium on March 16, 2016.
One of the most emotional moments in cricket history was when he reached his hundreds.
Now we will have a detailed Century analysis of Sachin Tendulkar across all formats.
Sachin Tendulkar Total Centuries
Sachin Tendulkar scored a total of 100 centuries in all formats. He scored all of these centuries in the Test and ODI format of cricket. Sachin has not scored any century in the T20 international.
Read More: Most Centuries by each country
Sachin Tendulkar First & Last Century
Sachin Tendulkar scored his first maiden century in test cricket against England in 1990 at Manchester.
His first ODI Century came in 1994 against Australia at Colombo. There was a gap of 04 years between his first century in test and ODI cricket.
First Test Century | Vs England | Manchester | 1990 |
First ODI Century | Vs Australia | Colombo | 1994 |
Sachin Tendulkar scored his last Test century in 2011 versus South Africa at Cape Town.
Similarly, his last ODI century came against Bangladesh at Mirpur, Dahaka, in 2012.
Last Test Century | Vs South Africa | Cape Town | 2011 |
Last ODI Century | Vs Bangladesh | Dahaka | 2012 |
Sachin Tendulkar Test Centuries
Sachin Tendulkar scored 51 centuries in test cricket history. Out of 51 test centuries, his 22 centuries came at home venues in India, while 29 hundred came at away venues outside India.
At which stadium Sachin has scored the most centuries? The answer is Colombo, Sri Lanka. He smashed 05 test centuries at this venue. Here is the list of all of Sachin Tendulkar’s Test Hundreds.
Runs | S/R | 4s | 6s | Opponent | Venue | Year |
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119 | 62.96 | 17 | 0 | England | Manchester | 1990 |
148 | 69.48 | 14 | 0 | Australia | Sydney | 1992 |
114 | 70.8 | 16 | 0 | Australia | Perth | 1992 |
111 | 41.11 | 19 | 0 | South Africa | Johannesburg | 1992 |
165 | 55.74 | 24 | 1 | England | Chennai | 1993 |
104 | 64.59 | 11 | 1 | Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 1993 |
179 | 55.59 | 24 | 1 | West Indies | Nagpur | 1994 |
142 | 63.39 | 22 | 0 | Sri Lanka | Lucknow | 1994 |
177 | 49.16 | 26 | 0 | England | Nottingham | 1996 |
122 | 68.92 | 19 | 1 | England | Birmingham | 1996 |
169 | 66.53 | 26 | 0 | South Africa | Cape Town | 1997 |
148 | 60.65 | 20 | 3 | Sri Lanka | Wankhede | 1997 |
143 | 57.89 | 20 | 0 | Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 1997 |
139 | 52.25 | 16 | 0 | Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 1997 |
177 | 85.5 | 29 | 3 | Australia | Bengaluru | 1998 |
155 | 81.15 | 14 | 4 | Australia | Chennai | 1998 |
113 | 74.83 | 13 | 2 | New Zealand | Wellington | 1998 |
217 | 63.08 | 29 | 0 | New Zealand | Ahmedabad | 1999 |
136 | 49.81 | 18 | 0 | Pakistan | Chennai | 1999 |
126 | 50.8 | 14 | 0 | New Zealand | Mohali | 1999 |
124 | 52.76 | 10 | 1 | Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 1999 |
116 | 60.73 | 9 | 1 | Australia | Melbourne | 1999 |
201 | 71.53 | 27 | 0 | Zimbabwe | Nagpur | 2000 |
122 | 52.36 | 19 | 0 | Zimbabwe | Delhi | 2000 |
155 | 84.23 | 23 | 1 | South Africa | Bloemfontein | 2001 |
126 | 54.78 | 15 | 2 | Australia | Chennai | 2001 |
103 | 52.28 | 12 | 1 | England | Ahmedabad | 2001 |
193 | 58.48 | 19 | 3 | England | Leeds | 2002 |
176 | 55.69 | 23 | 0 | Zimbabwe | Nagpur | 2002 |
176 | 59.06 | 26 | 0 | West Indies | Eden Gardens | 2002 |
117 | 45 | 14 | 0 | West Indies | Port of Spain | 2002 |
248 | 65.43 | 35 | 0 | Bangladesh | Dhaka | 2004 |
241 | 55.27 | 33 | 0 | Australia | Sydney | 2004 |
194 | 55.74 | 21 | 0 | Pakistan | Multan | 2004 |
109 | 55.61 | 14 | 1 | Sri Lanka | Delhi | 2005 |
122 | 53.98 | 8 | 1 | Bangladesh | Mirpur | 2007 |
101 | 59.76 | 9 | 0 | Bangladesh | Chattogram | 2007 |
154 | 63.37 | 14 | 1 | Australia | Sydney | 2008 |
153 | 74.63 | 13 | 3 | Australia | Adelaide | 2008 |
109 | 57.97 | 12 | 0 | Australia | Nagpur | 2008 |
103 | 52.55 | 9 | 0 | England | Chennai | 2008 |
160 | 61.53 | 26 | 0 | New Zealand | Hamilton | 2009 |
100 | 47.39 | 11 | 0 | Sri Lanka | Ahmedabad | 2009 |
214 | 58.95 | 22 | 2 | Australia | Bengaluru | 2010 |
203 | 58.5 | 23 | 1 | Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 2010 |
143 | 78.57 | 13 | 1 | Bangladesh | Mirpur | 2010 |
111 | 46.05 | 13 | 1 | South Africa | Centurion | 2010 |
106 | 51.45 | 12 | 0 | South Africa | Eden Gardens | 2010 |
105 | 63.25 | 11 | 2 | Bangladesh | Chattogram | 2010 |
100 | 55.86 | 13 | 0 | South Africa | Nagpur | 2010 |
146 | 46.49 | 17 | 2 | South Africa | Cape Town | 2011 |
Sachin Tendulkar ODI Centuries
Sachin Tendulkar has scored 49 ODI centuries. He has also scored a double century, the first in ODI cricket history. Out of a total of 49 centuries, he scored 20 centuries in India while 29 centuries outside India. He has scored the same number of centuries outside India in test and ODI formats.
Read More: Most Consecutive Centuries in ODI
Here is the list of Sachin Tendulkar’s International ODI centuries.
Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR | Opponent | Year |
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115 | 136 | 9 | 3 | 84.55 | New Zealand | 1994 |
110 | 130 | 8 | 2 | 84.61 | Australia | 1994 |
105 | 134 | 10 | 0 | 78.35 | West Indies | 1994 |
112 | 107 | 15 | 1 | 104.67 | Sri Lanka | 1995 |
137 | 137 | 8 | 5 | 100 | Sri Lanka | 1996 |
127 | 138 | 15 | 1 | 92.02 | Kenya | 1996 |
118 | 140 | 8 | 2 | 84.28 | Pakistan | 1996 |
114 | 126 | 14 | 0 | 90.47 | South Africa | 1996 |
110 | 138 | 5 | 1 | 79.71 | Sri Lanka | 1996 |
100 | 111 | 9 | 1 | 90.09 | Pakistan | 1996 |
117 | 137 | 13 | 2 | 85.4 | New Zealand | 1997 |
104 | 97 | 8 | 1 | 107.21 | Zimbabwe | 1997 |
143 | 131 | 9 | 5 | 109.16 | Australia | 1998 |
141 | 128 | 13 | 3 | 110.15 | Australia | 1998 |
134 | 131 | 12 | 3 | 102.29 | Australia | 1998 |
128 | 131 | 8 | 2 | 97.7 | Sri Lanka | 1998 |
127 | 130 | 13 | 1 | 97.69 | Zimbabwe | 1998 |
124 | 92 | 12 | 6 | 134.78 | Zimbabwe | 1998 |
118 | 112 | 14 | 2 | 105.35 | Zimbabwe | 1998 |
100 | 89 | 5 | 7 | 112.35 | Australia | 1998 |
100 | 103 | 13 | 0 | 97.08 | Kenya | 1998 |
186 | 150 | 20 | 3 | 124 | New Zealand | 1999 |
140 | 101 | 16 | 3 | 138.61 | Kenya | 1999 |
120 | 141 | 11 | 2 | 85.1 | Sri Lanka | 1999 |
146 | 153 | 15 | 2 | 95.42 | Zimbabwe | 2000 |
122 | 138 | 12 | 0 | 88.4 | South Africa | 2000 |
101 | 140 | 3 | 1 | 72.14 | Sri Lanka | 2000 |
146 | 132 | 17 | 0 | 110.6 | Kenya | 2001 |
139 | 125 | 19 | 0 | 111.2 | Australia | 2001 |
122 | 131 | 12 | 1 | 93.12 | West Indies | 2001 |
101 | 129 | 9 | 0 | 78.29 | South Africa | 2001 |
113 | 102 | 12 | 1 | 110.78 | Sri Lanka | 2002 |
105 | 108 | 8 | 1 | 97.22 | England | 2002 |
152 | 151 | 18 | 0 | 100.66 | Namibia | 2003 |
102 | 91 | 12 | 1 | 112.08 | New Zealand | 2003 |
100 | 119 | 9 | 1 | 84.03 | Australia | 2003 |
141 | 135 | 17 | 1 | 104.44 | Pakistan | 2004 |
123 | 130 | 12 | 2 | 94.61 | Pakistan | 2005 |
141 | 148 | 13 | 5 | 95.27 | West Indies | 2006 |
100 | 113 | 10 | 1 | 88.49 | Pakistan | 2006 |
100 | 76 | 10 | 1 | 131.57 | West Indies | 2007 |
117 | 120 | 10 | 0 | 97.5 | Australia | 2008 |
175 | 141 | 19 | 4 | 124.11 | Australia | 2009 |
163 | 133 | 16 | 5 | 122.55 | New Zealand | 2009 |
138 | 133 | 10 | 1 | 103.75 | Sri Lanka | 2009 |
200 | 147 | 25 | 3 | 136.05 | South Africa | 2010 |
120 | 115 | 10 | 5 | 104.34 | England | 2011 |
111 | 101 | 8 | 3 | 109.9 | South Africa | 2011 |
114 | 147 | 12 | 1 | 77.55 | Bangladesh | 2012 |
Sachin Tendulkar T20I Hundred
Sachin Tendulkar has not scored any Century in T20 internationals.
Sachin Tendulkar Centuries by Year
After scoring his first test century in 1990, he took a gap of 04 years to score his first ODI century in 1994. His yearly centuries across all formats are as follows.
Year | Test | ODI | Total |
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1989 | 0 | 0 | – |
1990 | 01 | 0 | 01 |
1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1992 | 03 | 0 | 03 |
1993 | 02 | 0 | 02 |
1994 | 02 | 03 | 05 |
1995 | 0 | 01 | 01 |
1996 | 02 | 06 | 08 |
1997 | 04 | 02 | 06 |
1998 | 03 | 09 | 12 |
1999 | 05 | 03 | 08 |
2000 | 02 | 03 | 05 |
2001 | 03 | 04 | 07 |
2002 | 04 | 02 | 06 |
2003 | 0 | 03 | 03 |
2004 | 03 | 01 | 04 |
2005 | 01 | 01 | 02 |
2006 | 0 | 02 | 02 |
2007 | 02 | 01 | 03 |
2008 | 04 | 01 | 05 |
2009 | 02 | 03 | 05 |
2010 | 07 | 01 | 08 |
2011 | 01 | 02 | 03 |
2012 | 0 | 01 | 01 |
2013 | 0 | – | – |
As we can see, Sachin has hardly ever gone a year without scoring a century. This is a prime example of the consistent success that he provided India throughout his career.
- In all formats, he scored the highest centuries (12) in 1998. This was the highest century in any year he scored across all formats.
- His lowest century number in any year is 01, which he achieved over multiple years.
- His best year for test centuries was 2011 when he scored 07 in test cricket.
- Similarly, his best year for ODI centuries was 1998, when he scored 09 in ODI cricket.
Sachin has consistently delivered throughout his career, from the start to the end.
Sachin Tendulkar Centuries Against All Teams
Sachin Tendulkar set the record for most centuries in all formats with 20 versus Australia. While Sri Lanka is the second country, Sachin has scored 17 centuries in all formats. Sachin’s lowest centuries came against Namibia (01).
- Sachin scored 07 centuries versus Pakistan in all formats, including 02 in the Test and 05 in ODI cricket.
- He scored eight centuries against Zimbabwe, three in Test and five in ODI.
Sachin Tendulkar Hundreds As Captain Vs Player
- As a captain, Sachin Tendulkar had seven Test and six ODI centuries, scoring 13 centuries in all formats.
- He had 87 centuries overall as a player, including 44 in tests and 43 in ODIs.
Sachin Tendulkar Centuries in Icc Tournaments
Sachin Tendulkar Centuries in World Cup
He represented India in 05 World Cups from 1996 to 2011. He scored 06 World Cup centuries with the bat for team India. His most centuries are 02 which came in 1996 World Cup.
ODI World Cups | Centuries |
---|---|
1996 | 03 |
1999 | 01 |
2003 | 01 |
2007 | 0 |
2011 | 01 |
One of the most exciting World Cups in Sachin’s career was in 2011. Team India won that World Cup, and Sachin played an important role.
Sachin Tendulkar Centuries in Trophies
Sachin scored 01 century in ICC Champions Trophy, 09 in Border Gavaskar Trophy and 02 in Asia Cup ODI formats.
Trophies | Centuries |
ICC Champions Trophy | 01 |
Border Gavaskar Trophy | 09 |
Asia Cup (ODI) | 02 |
Sachin Tendulkar Centuries in Winning Cause
Sachin Tendulkar has hit 53 hundred for India in victories and 25 centuries in losses.
- In test cricket, he scored 20 centuries in victories and 11 in losses.
- In ODI cricket, Sachin scored 33 centuries in victories and 14 in defeats.
Centuries | Won | Lost |
---|---|---|
Test | 20 | 11 |
ODI | 33 | 14 |
Total | 53 | 25 |
Sachin Tendulkar 100s By Batting Order
Sachin Tendulkar was a top-order batter for India. He mostly batted at 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th and 6th position. His centuries by batting position are as follows;
In all formats, he scored 48 centuries at batting order 04.
In test cricket, he hit 44 centuries at the number 04 position, while in ODIs, he scored 43 centuries in the second batting order.
Sachin Tendulkar Centuries In SENA
Sachin Tendulkar scored 26 centuries in all formats in SENA. He scored the most centuries (09) in South Africa, and (07) in Australia and England.
Sachin Tendulkar Centuries By Age
Sachin scored his first century at the age of 17. At 27, he reached the milestone of 50 centuries in all formats. At 39, he reached the milestone of 100 centuries in all formats.
Age | Test | ODI | Total | Cumulative |
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16 | 0 | 0 | – | |
17 | 01 | 0 | 01 | 01 |
18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 01 |
19 | 03 | 0 | 03 | 04 |
20 | 02 | 0 | 02 | 06 |
21 | 02 | 03 | 05 | 11 |
22 | 0 | 01 | 01 | 12 |
23 | 02 | 06 | 08 | 20 |
24 | 04 | 02 | 06 | 26 |
25 | 03 | 09 | 12 | 38 |
26 | 05 | 03 | 08 | 46 |
27 | 02 | 03 | 05 | 51 |
28 | 03 | 04 | 07 | 58 |
29 | 04 | 02 | 06 | 64 |
30 | 0 | 03 | 03 | 67 |
31 | 03 | 01 | 04 | 71 |
32 | 01 | 01 | 02 | 73 |
33 | 0 | 02 | 02 | 75 |
34 | 02 | 01 | 03 | 78 |
35 | 04 | 01 | 05 | 83 |
36 | 02 | 03 | 05 | 88 |
37 | 07 | 01 | 08 | 96 |
38 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 99 |
39 | 0 | 01 | 01 | 100 |
40 | 0 | – | – |
Sachin Tendulkar Centuries at the Age of 34
Virat Kohli and Sachin are the greatest stars of the Indian Team. Both have a huge age fan base comparing their records on different parameters. Like, How many centuries did Sachin score at the age of 34?
- At the age of 34, Sachin Tendulkar has scored 78 centuries in all formats.
- Virat Kohli has scored 74 centuries till now in all formats.
FAQ’s
Yes, Sachin scored exactly 100 centuries in his career across all formats. That includes 51 test hundred and 49 in ODI.
Virat Kohli can break his record of 100 centuries. To date, he has scored 74 centuries.
Three-time he got out on 99.
Sachin Tendulkar scores 53 centuries in the winning cause, 33 in ODI, and 20 in Test.