Sachin Tendulkar may not want to talk about it, but the foremost batsman in the world today has in sight what once seemed an unachievable record -- a century of centuries.

The "little master", cricket's leading run scorer, already has 85 centuries -- 42 in Tests and 43 in one day internationals -- more than anyone else in both forms of the game, and 15 more for the ultimate 100 is not beyond him.