Sachin Tendulkar has 100 centuries across test and ODI cricket. He has the most centuries in international cricket. The ‘God of Cricket’ holds multiple records and it looks unlikely that his record for most centuries in international cricket will be broken. Tendulkar retired in 2013 as one of the greatest if not the greatest batters of all time. The Indian top-order batter played for 24 years and won multiple matches for the Indian cricket team single-handedly.
He played 200 tests which is a testament to the fact that his consistency was unmatched. Tendulkar’s 100 centuries at the moment is currently being chased down by Virat Kohli who recently got his 81st century. In ODIs, Tendulkar lost his record to Kohli in 2023 when the Indian number three scored his 50th century against New Zealand in the semi-finals of the 2023 ODI World Cup. However, he still has a firm grip over the record for scoring the most centuries in test cricket.
Sachin Tendulkar Total Centuries in All Format
Format
Matches
Runs
Highest Score
Total Centuries
Test
200
15,921
248*
51
ODI
463
18,426
200*
49
T20I
1
10
10
0
Sachin Tendulkar has 100 centuries in international cricket and holds the record for scoring the most number of tons in international cricket. The only threat to Tendulkar’s iconic record at this time is Kohli who has 81 tons to his name. In spite of having a 24-year-old long career and facing some of the best bowling attacks in the history of the sport, Tendulkar maintained his consistency.
Sachin Tendulkar ODI Century
Sachin Tendulkar has 49 centuries in ODIs, the second most in the format. With more than 18,000 runs, Tendulkar holds the record for scoring the most in the format. The ‘Master Blaster’ on the 24th of February, 2010 became the first player to score a double century in ODIs. However, even after being the first player to score a double century, Sachin’s best knock in ODIs came in a losing cause. His knock at Sharjah on the 22nd of April of 1998 was called the ‘desert storm’. The Indian batter scored 143 runs in only 131 balls as India lost to Australia by 26 runs and qualified for the final of the Coca-Cola Cup where he once again scored a winning century.
The right-handed batter was a dominant force against some of the best bowlers thanks to his range of shots off both front foot and back foot. His batting performances impressed some of the best players including Donald Bradman. The legendary Australian cricketer once said, “I asked my wife to come and have a look at him (Tendulkar) because I never saw myself play but I feel this fellow is playing much the same as I used to play.”
Sachin Tendulkar’s centuries often came under criticism for being too slow. However, the former batter on many occasions was left without any support and would win matches single-handedly. He hit 33 centuries and scored 11,157 runs at an average of 56.63 in wins in ODIs which shows that many times Tendulkar would win the match with his batting. His average dropped to 33.25 in lost matches. In matches where Tendulkar did not go big, India would lose frequently.
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras (now Chennai)
Won by an innings and 22 runs
6
27th July, 1993
104*
Sri Lanka
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Won by 235 runs
7
18th January, 1994
142
Sri Lanka
KD Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow
Won by an innings and 119 runs
8
1st December, 1994
179
West Indies
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
Drawn
9
6th June, 1996
122
England
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Lost by eight wickets
10
4th July, 1996
177
England
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Drawn
11
2nd January, 1997
169
South Africa
Newlands, Cape Town
Lost by 282 runs
12
2nd August, 1997
143
Sri Lanka
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Drawn
13
9th August, 1997
139
Sri Lanka
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Drawn
14
3rd December, 1997
148
Sri Lanka
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Drawn
15
6th March, 1998
155*
Australia
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Won by 179 runs
16
25th March, 1998
177
Australia
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Lost by eight wickets
17
26th December, 1998
113
New Zealand
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Lost by four wickets
18
28th January, 1999
136
Pakistan
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Lost by 12 runs
19
24th February, 1999
124*
Sri Lanka
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Drawn
20
10th October, 1999
126*
New Zealand
P.C.A Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Drawn
21
29th October, 1999
217
New Zealand
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
Drawn
22
26th December, 1999
116
Australia
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Lost by 180 runs
23
18th November, 2000
122
Zimbabwe
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Won by seven wickets
24
25th November, 2000
201*
Zimbabwe
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
Drawn
25
18th March, 2001
126
Australia
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Won by two wickets
26
3rd November, 2001
155
South Africa
Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein
Lost by nine wickets
27
11th December, 2001
103
England
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
Drawn
28
21st February, 2002
176
Zimbabwe
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
Won by an innings and 101 runs
29
19th April, 2002
117
West Indies
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad
Won by 37 runs
30
22nd August, 2002
193
England
Headingley, Leeds
Won by an innings and 46 runs
31
30th October, 2002
176
West Indies
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Drawn
32
2nd January, 2004
241*
Australia
Sydney Cricket Ground
Drawn
33
28th March, 2004
194
Pakistan
Multan Cricket Stadium
Won by an innings and 12 runs
34
10th December, 2004
248*
Bangladesh
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Won by an innings and 140 runs
35
10th December, 2005
109
Sri Lanka
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Won by 188 runs
36
18th May, 2007
101
Bangladesh
Bir Shrestha Shahid Ruhul Amin Stadium, Chittagong
Drawn
37
25th May, 2007
122*
Bangladesh
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Won by an innings and 239 runs
38
2nd January, 2008
154*
Australia
Sydney Cricket Ground
Lost by 122 runs
39
24th January, 2008
153
Australia
Adelaide Oval
Drawn
40
6th November, 2008
109*
Australia
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur
Won by 172 runs
41
11th December, 2008
103*
England
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Won by six wickets
42
18th March, 2009
160
New Zealand
Seddon Park, Hamilton
Won by 10 wickets
43
16th November, 2009
100*
Sri Lanka
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
Drawn
44
17th January, 2010
105*
Bangladesh
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Won by 113 runs
45
24th January, 2010
143
Bangladesh
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Won by 10 wickets
46
6th February, 2010
100
South Africa
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur
Lost by an innings and six runs
47
14th February, 2010
106
South Africa
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Won by an innings and 57 runs
48
26th July, 2010
203
Sri Lanka
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Drawn
49
9th October, 2010
214
Australia
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Won by seven wickets
50
16th December, 2010
111*
South Africa
SuperSport Park, Centurion
Lost by an innings and 25 runs
51
2nd January, 2011
146
South Africa
Kingsmead, Durban
Won by 87 runs
Sachin Tendulkar has 51 centuries in test cricket and holds the record for scoring the most tons in the longest format. In tests, Sachin has scored 15,921 runs in 200 matches and has the most in the format. His record for the most runs in tests is being chased down by Englishman, Joe Root who is more than 3,100 runs away.
Test cricket was unarguably Sachin’s stronger format. However, once again it was Tendulkar who carried the burden of winning matches for India on his shoulders more often than not. Sachin Tendulkar has 20 centuries in wins and 20 in drawn matches. The ‘Little Master’ averaged 63.6 in wins and drawn matches. India lost 56 matches with Tendulkar in the side. The Indian number four averaged 37 in these matches. Like the ODIs, the Indian cricket team lost more matches when Tendulkar failed.
Sachin Tendulkar IPL Centuries
Serial No.
Date
Total score
Opponent
Venue
Result of the match
1
15th April, 2011
100*
Kochi Tuskers Kerala
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Lost by eight wickets
Sachin Tendulkar has one century in the IPL (Indian Premier League). His century came almost a fortnight after winning the 2011 ODI World Cup. The Mumbai Indians’ batter scored 100 not out against the Kochi Tuskers Kerala, but unfortunately, it came in a losing cause. Tendulkar was captaining the side as MI lost the match by eight wickets while defending a total of 182 runs.
Sachin Tendulkar has 100 centuries among which there were a few fast centuries. Sachin Tendulkar’s fastest ODI century came in 71 balls. The right-handed batter scored a 66-ball century in the IPL against Kochi Tuskers Kerala. It is the third-slowest century in the history of the league.
