Sachin Tendulkar during the course of his illustrious international career lasting 22 long years has just suffered four ignominious instances of going through ton-less tenures lasting nine or more months.
His last and the most recent three-figure innings came during India's triumphant march in 2011 World Cup: versus South Africa at Nagpur on March 12.
Since then in 12 matches he managed to score seven fifties including two knocks in the nervous nineties but the much awaited hundred has eluded him for more than nine months.
Now that Sydney Cricket Ground is all set to become only the third ground to host its 100th Test match, can the master blaster bring to an end his agonizingly long wait with his landmark ton?
The full details of Tendulkar's ton-less tenures arranged in the order of longest span:
| From | To | Period sans ton | | 119* v Eng at Manchester, Aug 14, 1990 (1) | 148* v Aust at Sydney, Jan 5, 1992 (2) | 16 months, 21 days | | 112* v SL at Sharjah, Apr 9, 1995 (12) | 127* v Ken at Cuttack, Feb 18, 1996 (13) | 10 months, 8 days | | 114 v Aust at Perth, Feb 3, 1992 (3) | 111 v SA at Johannesburg, Nov 28, 1992 (4) | 9 months, 24 days | | 111 v SA at Nagpur, Mar 12, 2011 (99) | Till now (Jan 2, 2012) | 9 months, 21 days | |
Note: Figures in the bracket indicates his century number in international cricket.
The full details of grounds which have staged more than 90 Test matches over the years: | Country | Ground | City | Span | Tests | | England | Lord’s | London | 1884-2011 | 121 | | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | 1877-2011 | 104 | | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney | 1882-2011 | 99 | | England | Kennington Oval | London | 1880-2011 | 94 | |
