Legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar recalled his maiden hundred at Perth, Australia in 1992 which gave him the confidence to play any kind of bowling attack on any type of surface in international cricket. From being a child prodigy to becoming the legend in world cricket, the transition happened pretty quickly for Sachin Tendulkar. After making his Test debut in 1989, Sachin scored his 1st international hundred in 1990 at Old Trafford in Manchester.

After not having impressive knocks in Brisbane and Melbourne, Sachin Tendulkar proved his worth with an unbeaten 148 in Sydney. In the next Test in Perth, he left his mark, scoring 114 runs in just 161 balls. Although India lost the Test in Perth by 300 runs, Sachin Tendulkar became the household name.
“Well. A number of guys spoke about Perth before we went to Australia. That pitch is completely different to any other pitch. It has steep bounce and pace of the surface. But I enjoyed actually,” Sachin Tendulkar told India Today.
“I enjoyed playing on tracks where the ball came on till bat because by nature I felt something which came to me naturally was to attack. And that is how both Achrekar (coach) and my brother Ajit taught me said you need to go out and play shots. You need not be technically right all the time and play defensive,” he added.
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“Perth, by then I was promoted to No. 4. Before that, I was batting at No. 6. On one occasion I also played at No. 7 in Test. But slowly, I showed some progress and by Perth, batting No, 4 and I still remember that by that time I was sharing my room with Sourav [Ganguly] and we would constantly be sharing our bats and this and that and talk cricket,” he shared.
“And that hundred to me was the most important hundred of my life that particular point because it changed me as a cricketer. To me suddenly that transformation, overnight transformation, I felt that I could go in any part of the world, against any attack in the world and face that challenge. Because, the first hundred I got at Old Trafford, second at Sydney and all the surfaces were different. After scoring the hundred at Perth I felt I was ready, ready to face the world,” he concluded.