13 performances that gave Sachin Tendulkar 'The God of Cricket' status (Pre-2000)

Maiden International Century at Old Trafford in 1990

Sachin became one of the youngest cricketers to score a Test century at just 17 years of age.

Playing just his ninth Test match, Sachin was up against yet another challenge on his first tour to England. Chasing a record target of 408 in the second Test of the series at Old Trafford in Manchester, India lost half the side for 127.

While a victory was out of the question, India were playing for a draw. Sachin and Kapil Dev were looking to stabilize things after a fifty-run partnership, but Kapil got out with the score at 183.

In came Manoj Prabhakar, who did the needful by playing out as many deliveries as he could. Having to survive two sessions, Sachin played his strokes and managed a decent strike rate. In the process, he struck his maiden international century and became the second youngest to do it at that time, just behind Pakistan's Mushtaq Mohammad.

Sachin scored an unbeaten 119 and India came within 65 runs of the target, without losing another wicket. His effort was applauded by one and all, and this was just the beginning of the tumbling of records.

This match was also the Test debut of Sachin's dear friend Anil Kumble, and the two would play over 350 internationals together over a period of 18 years for India.