Comparing Sachin and Sunny

When he nudged Chaminda Vaas to backward square leg for an easy single, Sachin Tendulkar broke countryman Sunil Gavaskar's world record of most number of centuries in Test cricket.

A statistical summary of the little master's Test career:

Most 100s in Test cricket

100s	Batsman	For	Tests	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	50s	0s
35	SR Tendulkar	Ind	125	200	22	10256	248*	57.62	41	12
34	SM Gavaskar	Ind	125	214	16	10122	236*	51.12	45	12
32	SR Waugh	Aus	168	260	46	10927	200	51.06	50	22
31	BC Lara	WI	121	214	6	11204	400*	53.87	46	14
29	DG Bradman	Aus	52	80	10	6996	334	99.94	13	7
27	AR Border	Aus	156	265	44	11174	205	50.56	63	11
26	GStA Sobers	WI	93	160	21	8032	365*	57.78	30	12
25	RT Ponting	Aus	97	160	22	7738	257	56.07	30	8

Most 100s in home Tests

100s	Batsman	For	Tests	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	50s	0s
18	DG Bradman	Aus	33	50	6	4322	299*	98.23	10	5
16	GS Chappell	Aus	55	96	13	4515	204	54.40	21	8
16	SM Gavaskar	Ind	65	108	7	5067	236*	50.17	23	6
16	ML Hayden	Aus	38	66	7	3829	380	64.90	13	3
16	BC Lara	WI	61	103	5	6006	400*	61.29	26	7
16	SR Tendulkar	Ind	56	91	10	4767	217	58.85	19	3
15	DC Boon	Aus	60	108	10	4541	200	46.34	18	10
15	SR Waugh	Aus	89	140	20	5710	170	47.58	30	9
15	GA Gooch	Eng	74	131	3	5917	333	46.23	26	11

Tendulkar in Test cricket

Opponent	Tests	Inns	NO	Runs	Ave	HS	100s	50s	0s
Australia	21	39	4	1859	53.11	241*	7	7	4
Bangladesh	3	3	1	302	151.00	248*	1	0	0
England	16	24	2	1683	76.50	193	6	8	0
New Zealand	16	27	5	1062	48.27	217	3	5	1
Pakistan	13	21	1	855	42.75	194*	2	5	2
South Africa	16	29	2	1003	37.15	169	3	3	1
Sri Lanka	15	18	3	1246	83.07	148	7	3	0
West Indies	16	25	2	1328	57.74	179	3	7	3
Zimbabwe	9	14	2	918	76.50	201*	3	3	1
TOTAL	125	200	22	10256	57.61	248*	35	41	12

Tendulkar in home Tests

Opponent	Tests	Inns	NO	Runs	Ave	HS	100s	50s	0s
Australia	9	17	1	830	51.88	177	3	4	1
England	6	8	1	609	87.00	165	2	4	0
New Zealand	8	14	4	564	56.40	217	2	2	0
Pakistan	6	11	0	435	39.55	136	1	3	2
South Africa	7	13	1	367	30.58	97	0	2	0
Sri Lanka	9	10	1	576	64.00	148	3	1	0
West Indies	6	11	1	708	70.80	179	2	2	0
Zimbabwe	5	7	1	678	113.00	201*	3	1	0
TOTAL	56	91	10	4767	58.85	217	16	19	3

Tendulkar's performance in each year

Year	100s
1989	0
1990	1
1991	0
1992	3
1993	2
1994	2
1995	0
1996	2
1997	4
1998	3
1999	5
2000	2
2001	3
2002	4
2003	0
2004	3
2005	1

Gavaskar vs Tendulkar

Progress to centuries' pinnacle

Century	Gavaskar	Tendulkar
5th	13	23
10th	32	41
15th	40	59
20th	51	69
25th	79	82
30th	99	99
34th	119	119
35th	-	125

A comparative study of Gavaskar and Tendulkar's centuries in each segment of 25 Tests

	Gavaskar	Tendulkar
First 25 Tests	9	5
26th-50th Tests	11	6
51st - 75th Tests	4	11
76th - 100th Tests	6	8
101st-125th Tests	4	5

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