Throwback: BCCI celebrates Sachin Tendulkar’s maiden ODI ton

Sachin Tendulkar is a name that is not just any other mention but an emotion for  many Indian cricket fans. The master blaster not only played the game of cricket but changed the game forever in his own ways.

Over two decades in his cricket career, Sachin broke many numbers of batting records. He also became the first batsman to score hundred centuries in International cricket.

Congratulating the iconic cricketer’s achievement, the BCCI posted a tweet, saying,: “On This Day in 1994, @sachin_rt scored his maiden ODI hundred. And the rest, as they say, is history!”

While Sachin finished off his ODI career with 49 centuries, for the first five years of his career, he could never convert any start into a century. It was on September 09, 1994, that he registered his first ODI ton and there was no looking back ever since.

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On September 9, 1994, Sachin started off as a middle-order batsman and before getting his maiden ODI hundred he had scored 2126 runs in 78 games. This day had come with the beginning of a glorious chapter of international cricket. Sachin smashed 110 off 130 balls and not only registered his maiden ODI ton but also helped his team beat the mighty Australian team.

India elected to bat first after winning the toss against Australia in the third match of the triangular series. Sachin walked in to bat with Manoj Prabhakar and the duo gave a stable start to the team and stitched 87 partnership for the first wicket.

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Prabhakar was dismissed for 20 and wickets started to fall in quick succession. While some batsmen got good starts only Vinod Kambli managed to cross the mark of 40 runs.

Meanwhile, on one side of the crease, Tendulkar stood like a strong pillar and guided the team to a total of 246/8.

In reply, Australia was bundled up at the score of 215 and India won the match by 31 runs.