Top 5 Indians with most centuries outside Asia

#1 Sachin Tendulkar (18 centuries)

Sachin Tendulkar raises his bat after scoring a fantastic century at Perth in 1992

Arguably the greatest batsman ever, Sachin Tendulkar started making headlines as a school kid. Along with his childhood friend Vinod Kambli, the duo posted a mammoth 664 run partnership for their school Shradhyashram Vidyamandir in the year 1988 which was the highest partnership at any level of cricket before being broken by Monoj Kumar and Shaibaz Tumbi in 2006.

The wonder kid from Mumbai made his Test debut the following year against the mighty Pakistanis. His introduction to Test cricket was not like his fairytale 1st class debut but he got into his groove in the 2nd Test with a fighting half century. He followed it up with a terrific half-century in the 4th Test after getting hit in the nose by a Waqar Younis delivery.

In his next series in England, Sachin became the youngest Indian and second youngest overall to register a Test century. India was in a precarious situation when Manoj Prabhakar joined Sachin and the duo stitched together a crucial partnership which bailed India out of trouble.

The series against Australia in the year 1992 marked the transition from a boy to a man. At the age of 19, he dominated against a quality bowling attack and scored two centuries in the series. The innings at Perth will rate high among his all-time best Test innings. The young man grew from stature to stature in the following years and was soon regarded as the best batsman in the world.

Tendulkar has scored Test centuries against all Test playing nations. Outside the Indian subcontinent, Tendulkar has scored 6 centuries in Australia, 5 in South Africa, 4 in England, 2 in New Zealand and 1 in West Indies thus taking his tally to 18.