Sachin Tendulkar became the first player ever to record 100 centuries in international cricket on Friday, after he reached triple figures against Bangladesh during their Asia Cup match in Dhaka. Tendulkar had been stranded on 99 international tons for just over a year, after notching his last (111) against South Africa in the 2011 World Cup - a match the hosts would lose, but a tournament they would go on to win.

Friday's innings, his 49th one-day international century, came in the fourth match of India's Asia Cup series - as the visitors built a healthy target thanks to the Little Master's virtuoso display. He needed just 63 balls to reach his fifthy - the 96th of his ODI career - thanks to some slick shot-making coupled with a couple of boundary hits. He slowed down ever so slightly as he zeroed in on his milestone, but nevertheless passed the marker with a single off Shakib Al Hasan with his 138th ball of the innings. The achievement completes a 22-year record of achievement for the great batsman; his first international century came against England at Old Trafford in 1990.