2. Note : Not all photos are from the same match Century – 1 vs Aus on Sept 9 1994 in SL
Singer World Series – Ind, SL, Pak, Aus. This was India’s 2nd match of the series. 1st first match India lost to SL. Sachin got MOM award.
Batting first. IND – 246 (Sachin 110, Kambli 46 Bowlers – McDermott, McGrath, Warne, May) won against AUS – 215

3. Century – 2 vs NZ on Oct 28 1994 in IND
Wills World Series – Ind, WI, NZ. This was India’s 2nd match of the series. India won 1st match against WI. Sachin got MOM award.
Pic: 1st century in test cricket.
Chasing 270. IND – 271/3 (Sachin 115, Prabhakar 74, Azhar 47* Bowlers – Nash, Hart, Harris, Pringle)

4. Century – 3 vs WI on Nov 11 1994 in IND
5 match Series – Ind won 4-1. This century came in the 5th match. Hooper was given MOM
Batting first. IND – 259/5 (Sachin 105, Kambli 66) won against WI – 254 all out

5. Century – 4 vs SL on APR 9 1995 @ SHARJAH
Pepsi Asia Cup – Ind, Bang, Pak, SL. This was India’s 2nd match of the series. India won 1st match against Bang. Sachin got MOM award.
Chasing 203. IND – 206/2 (Sachin 112*, Prabhakar 60) Bowlers – Vaas, Jaysurya, K. Dharmasena

6. Century – 5 vs Kenya on FEB 18 1996 in IND
Wills World Cup This was India’s India’s 1st match of the series. Sachin got MOM award.
Chasing 200. IND – 203/3 (Sachin 127*, Jadeja 53)

7. Century – 6 vs SL on MAR 2 1996 in IND
Wills World Cup This was India’s 4th match of the series. India had won 2 lost 1 so far. Jaysuriya was given MOM award.
Batting First. IND – 271 (Sachin 137, Azhar 72*) lost to SL – 272 / 4 (Jaysuriya 79, H Tilakaratne 70* Prabhakar , Srinath , Prasad , Kumble , Sachin )

8. Century – 7 vs PAK on APR 5 1996 in SINGAPORE
Singer Cup – Ind, PAK, SL. This was India’s 2nd match of the series. India won 1st match against SL. Sohail Got MOM award.
Batting First. IND – 226/8 (Sachin 100, Manjrekar 41, Azhar 29, Waqar, Aaqib Javed, Mushtaq Ahmed, Saqlain Mushtaq) lost to PAK – 190/2(revised target) (Sohail 76*, Anwar 74 off 49)

9. Century – 8 vs PAK on APR 15 1996 @ SHARJAH
Pepsi Sharjah Cup – Ind, PAK, SA. This was India’s 3rd match of the series. India had lost both their matches so far. Sachin got MOM award.
Batting First. IND – 305/5 (Sachin 118, Sidhu 101, Azhar 29, Waqar, Aaqib Javed, Saqlain) won against PAK – 277 (Sohail 78, Latif 50 Srinath , Prasad , Kumble , Sachin )

10. Century – 9 vs SL on AUG 28 1996 in SL
Singer World Series – Ind, Aus, Zim, SL. This was India’s 1st match of the series. Jaysuriya got MOM award.
Batting First. IND – 226/5 (Sachin 110, Azhar 58, Vaas,Murali, Jayasuriya, K Dharmasena) lost to SL – 230 /1(Jayasuriya 120*, Kaluwitharana 53 Srinath , Prasad , Kumble , Sachin )

11. Century – 10 vs SA on DEC 14 1996 in IND
Mohinder Amarnath Benefit match. Only match in the series. Sachin got MOM award.
Batting First. IND – 267/6 (Sachin 114, Jadeja 54, Fanie De Villiers, Symcox, Boje) won against SA – 193(Srinath , Prasad , Kumble , S Joshi , R Singh )

12. Century – 11 vs ZIM on FEB 9 1997 in SA
Wills World Series – Ind, SA, ZIM. This was India’s 6th match of the series. India had lost 4 matches and tied one game with ZIM. Sachin got MOM award.
Chasing 241. IND – 241/4 (Sachin 104, Jadeja 56*, R Singh 38*)

13. Century – 12 vs NZ on MAY 14 1997 in IND
Pepsi Independence Cup – Ind, NZ, SL, PAK. This was India’s 1st match of the series. Sachin got MOM award.
Chasing 221. IND – 221/2 (Sachin 117, Ganguly 62)

14. Century – 13 vs AUS on APR 7 1998 in IND
Pepsi Triangular Series – Ind, ZIM, AUS. This was India’s 3rd match of the series. India had won both the matches so far. Sachin got MOM award.
Chasing 223. IND – 223/4 (Sachin 100, Ganguly 72 Bowlers – Fleming, Kasprowicz, Moody, Warne)

15. Century – 14 vs AUS on APR 22 1998 @ SHARJAH
Coca Cola Cup – Ind, AUS, NZ. This was India’s 4th match of the series. India had won 1st match and lost other 2. Sachin got MOM award.
Chasing 285. IND – 250/5 (Sachin 143, Mongia 35, Laxman 23, Ganguly 17 Bowlers – Fleming, Kasprowicz, Moody, Warne)
It was because of this century we could reach the finals.

16. Century – 15 vs AUS on APR 24 1998 @ SHARJAH
Coca Cola Cup – Ind, AUS, NZ. This was the FINAL of the series. Sachin got MOM award.
Chasing 273. IND – 275/4 (Sachin 134, Azhar 58, Mongia 28, Ganguly 23 Bowlers – Fleming, Kasprowicz, Moody, Warne)

17. Century – 16 vs KENYA on MAY 31 1998 in IND
Coca Cola Triangular Series – Ind, BANG, KENYA. This was the FINAL of the series. Sachin got MOM award.
Chasing 197. IND – 197/1 (Sachin 100*, Jadeja 50*, Ganguly 36)

18. Century – 17 vs SL on JULY 7 1998 in SL
Singer Akai Nidahas Trophy – Ind, SL, NZ. This was the FINAL of the series. Sachin got MOM award.
Batting First. IND – 307/6 (Sachin 128, Ganguly 109, Jadeja 25) won against SL – 301 (A de Silva 105, Agarkar )

19. Century – 18 vs ZIM on SEP 26 1998 in ZIM
ODI series – This was India’s 1st match of the series. Sachin got MOM award.
Chasing 214. IND – 216/2 (Sachin 127*, Dravid 64, Ganguly 11)

20. Century – 19 vs AUS on OCT 28 1998 in BANG
WILLS International Cup. This was a quarter final match. Sachin got MOM award.
Batting first. IND – 307/2 (Sachin 141, Jadeja 71, Dravid 48) won against AUS – 263 (M Waugh 74 Sachin )

21. Century – 20 vs ZIM on NOV 8 1998 @ SHARJAH
Coca Cola Champions Trophy – Ind, ZIM, SL. This was India’s 2nd match of the series. India had won 1st match. Sachin got MOM award.
Chasing 197. IND – 197/3 (Sachin 118*, Azhar 28, Ganguly 28)

22. Century – 21 vs ZIM on NOV 13 1998 @ SHARJAH
Coca Cola Champions Trophy – Ind, ZIM, SL. This was FINAL match of the series. Sachin got MOM award.
Chasing 197. IND – 197/0 (Sachin 124*, Ganguly 63*)

23. Century – 22 vs KENYA on MAY 23 1999 in ENG
ICC World Cup. This was India’s 3rd match of the series. India had lost both matches so far. Sachin got MOM award.
Came to No. 4
Batting First. IND – 329/2 (Sachin 140*, Dravid 104*) won against Kenya – 235/7

24. Century – 23 vs SL on AUG 29 1999 in SL
AIWA CUP – Ind, AUS, SL. This was India’s 4th match of the series. India had lost all 3 matches so far. Robin Singh got MOM award.
Batting First. IND – 296/4 (Sachin 120, Ganguly 85) won against SL – 247/9

25. Century – 24 vs NZ on Nov 8 1999 in IND
ODI series. This was 2nd match of the series. India had lost 1st match. Sachin got MOM award.
Batting First. IND – 376/2 (Sachin 186*, Dravid 153 Bowlers – Cairns, Vettori, Styris, Harris, Drum) won against NZ – 202

26. Century – 25 vs SA on MAR 17 2000 in IND
ODI series. This was 4th match of the series. India was 2-1 up in the series. Sachin got MOM award.
Chasing 283. IND – 283/6 (Sachin 122, Ganguly 87, Azhar 39 Bowlers – Pollock, Kallis, Boje)

27. Century – 26 vs SL on OCT 20 2000 @ SHARJAH
Coca Cola Champions Trophy – Ind, ZIM, SL. This was India’s 1st match. Sachin got MOM award.
Batting first. IND – 224/8 (Sachin 101, R Singh 35) lost to SL – 225/5 (Arnold 59)

28. Century – 27 vs ZIM on DEC 8 2000 in IND
ODI series. This was 3rd match of the series. India had won both matches so far. G Flower got MOM award.
Batting first. IND – 283/8 (Sachin 146, Dravid 30, Z Khan 32, S Joshi 25) lost to ZIM – 284/9 (A Flower 77, G Flower 70)

29. Century – 28 vs AUS on MAR 31 2001 in IND
ODI series. This was 3rd match of the series. Scores level at 1each. Sachin got MOM award.
10000th run
Batting first. IND – 299/8 (Sachin 139, Laxman 83, Bowlers – McGrath, Fleming, Harvey, Warne) won against AUS – 181

31. Century – 30 vs SA on OCT 5 2001 in SA
Standard Bank Triangular Tournament – Ind, KENYA, SA. This was India’s 1st match of the series. Kirsten got MOM award.
Batting first. IND – 279/5 (Sachin 101, Ganguly 127, Y Singh 14) lost to SA 280/4 (Kirsten 133, Gibbs 48, Kallis 39)

32. Century – 31 vs KENYA on OCT 24 2001 in SA
Standard Bank Triangular Tournament – Ind, KENYA, SA. This was India’s 5th match of the series. India had won 2 lost 2 so far. Sachin got MOM award.
Batting first. IND – 351/3 (Sachin 146, Ganguly 111, Sehwag 55) won against Kenya 165/5

35. Century – 34 vs Namibia on FEB 23 2003 in ENG
ICC World Cup. This was India’s 4th match of the series. India had won 2 matches so far. Sachin got MOM award.
Batting first. IND – 311 (Sachin 152, Ganguly 112*) won against Namibia 130

36. Century – 35 vs Aus on OCT 26 2003 in IND
TVS Cup – Ind, AUS, NZ. This was India’s 2nd match of the series. 1st match washed out. Sachin got MOM award.
Batting first. IND – 283/5 (Sachin 100, Laxman 102, Yuvraj 44, Bowlers – Bracken, Bichel, B Williams, Harvey, Hogg) won against AUS 246/9 (Z Khan , Kumble , Sachin , Sehwag , Harbhajan )

37. Century – 36 vs NZ on NOV 15 2003 in IND
TVS Cup – Ind, ZIM, SL. This was India’s 6th match of the series. India had won 1 match and lost 3 so far. Sehwag got MOM award.
Batting first. IND – 353/5 (Sachin 102, Sehwag 130, Dravid 50*, Bowlers – Tuffey, Mills, Oram, Cairns, Styris, Vettori) won against NZ 208 (Z Khan , Kumble )

40. Century – 39 vs PAK on FEB 6 2006 in PAK
ODI series. This was 1st match of the series. Salman Butt got MOM award.
Batting first. IND – 328 (Sachin 100, Dhoni 68, I Pathan 65 Bowlers – Naved, Asif, Gul, Razzaq, Afridi) lost to PAK 311/7(D/L) (Butt 101, Malik 90, I Pathan , Sreesanth , Z Khan , Agarkar , Murali )

47. Analyse these centuries
India has won 32 times, when Sachin has scored a century.
One match was washed off.
India has lost 12 matches when Sachin scored a century.
9 times India failed to defend the total – , , totals
3 times India fell short of chasing targets –
1. Operation desert storm, due to the century we reached finals
2. Chasing 330, India managed to reach 317. Sachin scored 141, next best contribution came from extras – 37
3. Chasing 351, India managed to reach 347. Sachin scored wickets couldn’t score 19 off 17 balls.

48. Most important of the many more expectations
- Ketan Agarwal