Sachin Tendulkar became the batsman with maximum hundreds in the World Cup when he hit a record fifth one in the mega event as India [ Images ] posted an imposing 338 all out in their Group B league match against England [ Images ] in Bangalore on Sunday.

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The 37-year-old went ahead of Australia's [ Images ] Mark Waugh [ Images ] and Ricky Ponting [ Images ], and former teammate Sourav Ganguly [ Images ], who have scored four hundreds each in World Cup matches.

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The following table lists the batsmen with maximum hundreds in the World Cup:

FIVE

SR Tendulkar (India)

FOUR

ME Waugh (Australia)

SC Ganguly (India)

RT Ponting (Australia)

Compiled by Rajneesh Gupta