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Tendulkar equals Gavaskar's record of first class 100s

Mumbai, Feb 8: Senior India batsman Sachin Tendulkar today equalled Sunil Gavaskar's record number of first class hundreds by cracking a superb century against Rest of India on day three of the Irani Cup here.Coming



Gavaskar had notched up 81 first class hundreds between 1971 and 1997, including 34 in 125 Tests for India.



In the course of his superb tuning up innings for the upcoming four-Test series against Australia, the 39-year-old Tendulkar also crossed another milestone -- 25,000 runs in first class cricket.