GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -On 19th December 2010, Former Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar became the first and the only cricketer to score 50 centuries in Test cricket. He scored 111* in the first Test of a three-match series against South Africa to record the 50th of his career-total of 51 Test centuries.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sachin Tendulkar today became the first batsman to score 50 centuries in Test cricket. The 37-year-old achieved the feat, and also passed 14, 500 Test runs, as India battled to make South Africa bat again in the first Test in Centurion.

Detailed explanation-3: -After making his Test debut in 1989, Tendulkar achieved his first century against England at Old Trafford, Manchester in 1990; he made 119 not out. In Test matches, Tendulkar has scored centuries against all the Test cricket playing nations, and is the second batsman to score 150 against each of them.