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Sachin Tendulkar First Test Century: When Sachin Tendulkar scored the first Test century, he was 17 years and 112 days old. He scored this century in the Old Trafford Test against England on 14 August 1990.
Sachin Tendulkar during the ring ceremony before the Indo-England Lord’s Test. (File photo) Sachin Tendulkar’s first century in Test matches was 119 runs. It was the year of 1990 when the Indian team reached England under the captaincy of Mohammad Azharuddin. In the second Test match of the series, England gave India a target of 408 runs to win. In response, India lost 6 wickets till 183 runs were scored. But Sachin Tendulkar stayed. He faced 189 balls in the innings of 119 runs. Sachin also got the best partner as Manoj Prabhakar. Prabhakar played an unbeaten innings of 67 runs at the other end. Sachin returned unbeaten after scoring 119 runs. Both of them craved England for a wicket for two and a half hours on the last day of the match and draw the match. When the game was over, India’s score was 343 runs for 6 wickets.
When Sachin Tendulkar scored this century, he was 17 years and 112 days. Sachin became the youngest Indian batsman to score a century in Test matches. His technology and patience affected the whole world. He was elected Player of the Match. This century was also important because it helped Sachin to establish as an emerging star. At that time, Indian cricket was dependent on senior batsmen. In such a situation, such a teenager’s performance gave new expectations to the team.
🗓️ on this day in 1990
The Legendary Sachin Tendulkar Scored His 1⃣ST HUNDRED 💯 in International Cricket Versus England at the age of 17!
