Reliving Sachin Tendulkar's Test Centuries: Century 36-40

#1 109 v Australia at Nagpur, 2008

The Australians seemed to get in Tendulkar's firing line during the period and his 40th Test century was scored against them in the final game of the four-Test series at Nagpur back in 2008. India were leading the series 1-0 and needed a draw to reclaim the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Dhoni won the toss and chose to bat first. India responded well and scored 441 in their first innings, which was powered by Sachin Tendulkar's 109. The Australian bowling attack comprising of Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, newcomer Jason Krejza and Shane Watson were no match for him as he hit 12 boundaries in his innings that lasted 188 deliveries.

Tendulkar had not scored a century in that series by then but in the final Test, he showed his class to help India reach a score from where the match could not be lost. Eventually, India won the game comfortably by a margin of 172 runs.