Sachin Tendulkar Equals Sunil Gavaskar's First-Class Record

 

On Day 3 Friday Feb 8,2013 of the Irani Cup at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai against Rest of India, Sachin Tendulkar scored his 81st century in first-class cricket and thereby equalling him with  Sunil Gavaskar, for most first-class tons posted by an Indian. 

This was Sachin Tendulkar's second ton in the Irani Cup and the first ton was scored when he was barely 16-years old, against Delhi

In the process of his century in Mumbai, Sachin also totalled 25,000 runs in first-class cricket.

Break-up of 81 Tons

51 of Sachin's tally of hundreds have come while playing for India, 18 while playing for Mumbai in Ranji, 3 in Duleep Trophy, 2 in Irani Cup, 5 in India's tour games, 1 against a visiting side and 1 for Yorkshire.