This day, that year: World witnessed Sachin Tendulkar's first century

On August 14 1990 Sachin Tendulkar scored the first of his hundred hundreds and showed the world what was in store for the next two decadesSachin Tendulkar scored a gritty 119 runs against England in 1990 and this knock by the batsman helped the side to save the match at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground in ManchesterThisThatDayYear Rewind to 1990 and the world witnessed sachin_rt s maiden international ton At the tender age of 17 the little master scored his first ton in whites at Old Trafford What a moment Board of Control for Cricket in India BCCI tweetedThisThatDayYear Rewind to 1990 and the world witnessed sachin_rts maiden international ton At the tender age of 17 the little master scored his first ton in whites at Old Trafford What a moment pictwittercomu1CrB0qkl2mdash BCCI BCCI August 14 2019OnThisDay in 1990 Sachin Tendulkar made the first of his hundred international hundreds His unbeaten finalday 119 helped India save the second Test against England at Old Trafford and made him Test crickets thirdyoungest centurion International Cricket Council ICC tweetedOnThisDay in 1990 Sachin Tendulkar made the first of his hundred international hundredsHis unbeaten finalday 119 helped India save the second Test against England at Old Trafford and made him Test crickets third youngest centurion u00f0u009fu0091u008f pictwittercom0pYtPMVQjumdash ICC ICC August 14 2019Even fans were overwhelmed to voice their opinion about Tendulkar on Twitter and started MaidenCentury as one of the top hashtag trends in IndiaSachin Tendulkar was again in the news earlier this year as he became the sixth Indian to get inducted into the ICC Hall of FameIt is an honour to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame which cherishes the contribution of cricketers over generations They have all contributed to the growth and popularity of the game and I am happy to have done my bit Tendulkar had saidSachin Tendulkar considered as one of the best batsmen to ever play cricket has set some extremely high standards for the current generation of batsmen to follow From becoming the highest runscorer in the history of Tests 15921 and ODIs 18426 cricket respectively Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for 100 international centuries in his careerThe now 46yearold Sachin Tendulkar made his debut for India 30 years back at the age of 16 and immediately became countrys favourite cricketer He aggregated 34357 runs across formats which is more than 6000 runs ahead of the secondplaced cricketer former Sri Lanka wicketkeeperbatsman Kumar SangakkaraAt the age of 37 Sachin Tendulkar played his final World Cup in 2011 that turned out to be a fruitful campaign for India The Men in Blue defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets at home in the 2011 edition which made Sachin Tendulkar a member of the World Cupwinning team and he ended up becoming Indias leading runscorer and second overall at the tournamentSince his retirement from cricket in 2013 Sachin Tendulkar has made appearances at ICC events as an ambassador of various tournaments including the 2015 ICC Mens Cricket World Cup and the 2017 ICC Womens Cricket World CupSachin Tendulkar made his commentary debut in the 2019 World Cup which was held in England and Wales Sachin was seen having a great time in the commentary box with his former teammates Sourav Ganguly Harbhajan Singh VVS Laxman and othersWith inputs from ANICatch up on all the latest sports news and updates here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates