New Zealand Cricket (NZC) and Pitch International have signed an eight-year sponsorship and media rights agreement.
Pitch International a company which specialises in the representation of media rights and selling content globally across all media, will have the worldwide rights to distribute New Zealand matches across television, radio and internet. While the rights to matches broadcast in New Zealand and domestic competitions where retained by NZC. NZC chief executive David White said: "New Zealand Cricket is delighted to secure the length and value of this extremely important relationship with Pitch. We are thrilled that Pitch will be helping put the Black Caps in front of so many fans around the world. This agreement puts NZC in a position to safeguard the future of our game by allowing us to concentrate on driving participation and support of cricket."
Pitch international currently works with organizations including the English Rugby Union, the Football Association and UEFA.
Rahul Dravid, the man who redefined Indian Cricket over the last two decades has decided to quit International Cricket. He announced his retirement on 9th March 2012 at his home ground Chinnasamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Dravid was one of the finest cricketer India has ever produced and easily 'The Best No.3' India ever had. 'When the going gets Tough - The Tough gets Going' This has been the mantra for Dravid throughout his career. He has pulled India out of difficult situations on many occasions by his class batting . He along with Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman and Sourav Ganguly constituted the most fearsome batting lineup of all times which was famously called as the 'Fab Four'. Dravid's contribution to Indian Cricket was impeccable over the last 20 years. He is one of the very few batsman who managed to score runs at will in all parts of the world. Dravid was also one of the few batsman who had scored 10000+ runs in both forms of the cricket.
Rahul Dravid's Career Stats
Test debut: England v India at Lord's, Jun 20-24, 1996
Last Test: Australia v India at Adelaide, Jan 24-28, 2012
ODI debut: India v Sri Lanka at Singapore, Apr 3, 1996
Last ODI: England v India at Cardiff, Sep 16, 2011Only T20I: England v India at Manchester, Aug 31, 2011Only T20I: England v India at Manchester, Aug 31, 2011
| Batting and fielding averages |
| | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
| Tests | 164 | 286 | 32 | 13288 | 270 | 52.31 | 42.51 | 36 | 63 | 1654 | 21 | 210 | 0 |
| ODIs | 344 | 318 | 40 | 10889 | 153 | 39.16 | 71.24 | 12 | 83 | 950 | 42 | 196 | 14 |
| T20Is | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 147.61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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Finally............after all the wait of the fans around the world for almost a year Sachin Tendulkar scored the much awaited Century of Centuries, his 100th International Hundred, the first ever by any batsman in the history of cricket. The 100th Century came against Bangladesh on 16th March 2012 in the Asia Cup 2012.
It has come after one year, 5 days and 33 innings. His last century came against South Africa in the 2011 World Cup.
Cricinfo honoured the Master by launching a Minisite for Sachin after he completed the milestone. Visit the
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List of Sachin Tendulkar's 100 International Centuries
| No. | Runs | SR | Against | Venue | Date | Form | Result |
| 1 | 119* | 62.96 | England | Manchester | 14-Aug-90 | Test | Drawn |
| 2 | 148* | 69.48 | Australia | Sydney | 05-Jan-92 | Test | Drawn |
| 3 | 114 | 70.8 | Australia | Perth | 03-Feb-92 | Test | Lost |
| 4 | 111 | 41.11 | South Africa | Johannesburg | 28-Nov-92 | Test | Drawn |
| 5 | 165 | 55.74 | England | Chennai | 12-Feb-93 | Test | Won |
| 6 | 104* | 64.59 | Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 31-Jul-93 | Test | Won |
| 7 | 142 | 63.39 | Sri Lanka | Lucknow | 19-Jan-94 | Test | Won |
| 8 | 110 | 84.61 | Australia | Colombo (RPS) | 09-Sep-94 | ODI | Won |
| 9 | 115 | 84.55 | New Zealand | Vadodara | 28-Oct-94 | ODI | Won |
| 10 | 105 | 78.35 | West Indies | Jaipur | 11-Nov-94 | ODI | Won |
| 11 | 179 | 55.59 | West Indies | Nagpur | 02-Dec-94 | Test | Drawn |
| 12 | 112* | 104.67 | Sri Lanka | Sharjah | 09-Apr-95 | ODI | Won |
| 13 | 127* | 92.02 | Kenya | Cuttack | 18-Feb-96 | ODI | Won |
| 14 | 137 | 100 | Sri Lanka | Delhi | 02-Mar-96 | ODI | Lost |
| 15 | 100 | 90.09 | Pakistan | Singapore | 05-Apr-96 | ODI | Lost |
| 16 | 118 | 84.28 | Pakistan | Sharjah | 15-Apr-96 | ODI | Won |
| 17 | 122 | 68.92 | England | Birmingham | 08-Jun-96 | Test | Lost |
| 18 | 177 | 49.16 | England | Nottingham | 04-Jul-96 | Test | Drawn |
| 19 | 110 | 79.71 | Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 28-Aug-96 | ODI | Lost |
| 20 | 114 | 90.47 | South Africa | Mumbai | 14-Dec-96 | ODI | Won |
| 21 | 169 | 66.53 | South Africa | Cape Town | 04-Jan-97 | Test | Lost |
| 22 | 104 | 107.21 | Zimbabwe | Benoni | 09-Feb-97 | ODI | Won |
| 23 | 117 | 85.4 | New Zealand | Bangalore | 14-May-97 | ODI | Won |
| 24 | 143 | 57.89 | Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 03-Aug-97 | Test | Drawn |
| 25 | 139 | 52.25 | Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 10-Aug-97 | Test | Drawn |
| 26 | 148 | 60.65 | Sri Lanka | Mumbai | 04-Dec-97 | Test | Drawn |
| 27 | 155* | 81.15 | Australia | Chennai | 09-Mar-98 | Test | Won |
| 28 | 177 | 85.5 | Australia | Bangalore | 25-Mar-98 | Test | Lost |
| 29 | 100 | 112.35 | Australia | Kanpur | 07-Apr-98 | ODI | Won |
| 30 | 143 | 109.16 | Australia | Sharjah | 22-Apr-98 | ODI | Lost |
| 31 | 134 | 102.29 | Australia | Sharjah | 24-Apr-98 | ODI | Won |
| 32 | 100* | 97.08 | Kenya | Kolkata | 31-May-98 | ODI | Won |
| 33 | 128 | 97.7 | Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 07-Jul-98 | ODI | Won |
| 34 | 127* | 97.69 | Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 26-Sep-98 | ODI | Won |
| 35 | 141 | 110.15 | Australia | Dhaka | 28-Oct-98 | ODI | Won |
| 36 | 118* | 105.35 | Zimbabwe | Sharjah | 08-Nov-98 | ODI | Won |
| 37 | 124* | 134.78 | Zimbabwe | Sharjah | 13-Nov-98 | ODI | Won |
| 38 | 113 | 74.83 | New Zealand | Wellington | 29-Dec-98 | Test | Lost |
| 39 | 136 | 49.81 | Pakistan | Chennai | 31-Jan-99 | Test | Lost |
| 40 | 124* | 52.76 | Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 28-Feb-99 | Test | Drawn |
| 41 | 140* | 138.61 | Kenya | Bristol | 23-May-99 | ODI | Won |
| 42 | 120 | 85.1 | Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 29-Aug-99 | ODI | Won |
| 43 | 126* | 50.8 | New Zealand | Mohali | 13-Oct-99 | Test | Drawn |
| 44 | 217 | 63.08 | New Zealand | Ahmedabad | 29-Oct-99 | Test | Drawn |
| 45 | 186* | 124 | New Zealand | Hyderabad | 08-Nov-99 | ODI | Won |
| 46 | 116 | 60.73 | Australia | Melbourne | 28-Dec-99 | Test | Lost |
| 47 | 122 | 88.4 | South Africa | Vadodara | 17-Mar-00 | ODI | Won |
| 48 | 101 | 72.14 | Sri Lanka | Sharjah | 20-Oct-00 | ODI | Lost |
| 49 | 122 | 52.36 | Zimbabwe | Delhi | 21-Nov-00 | Test | Won |
| 50 | 201* | 71.53 | Zimbabwe | Nagpur | 26-Nov-00 | Test | Drawn |
| 51 | 146 | 95.42 | Zimbabwe | Jodhpur | 08-Dec-00 | ODI | Lost |
| 52 | 126 | 54.78 | Australia | Chennai | 20-Mar-01 | Test | Won |
| 53 | 139 | 111.2 | Australia | Indore | 31-Mar-01 | ODI | Won |
| 54 | 122* | 93.12 | West Indies | Harare | 04-Jul-01 | ODI | Won |
| 55 | 101 | 78.29 | South Africa | Johannesburg | 05-Oct-01 | ODI | Lost |
| 56 | 146 | 110.6 | Kenya | Paarl | 24-Oct-01 | ODI | Won |
| 57 | 155 | 84.23 | South Africa | Bloemfontein | 03-Nov-01 | Test | Lost |
| 58 | 103 | 52.28 | England | Ahmedabad | 13-Dec-01 | Test | Drawn |
| 59 | 176 | 55.69 | Zimbabwe | Nagpur | 23-Feb-02 | Test | Won |
| 60 | 117 | 45 | West Indies | Port of Spain | 19-Apr-02 | Test | Won |
| 61 | 105* | 97.22 | England | Chester-le-Street | 04-Jul-02 | ODI | No result |
| 62 | 113 | 110.78 | Sri Lanka | Bristol | 11-Jul-02 | ODI | Won |
| 63 | 193 | 58.48 | England | Leeds | 23-Aug-02 | Test | Won |
| 64 | 176 | 59.06 | West Indies | Kolkata | 02-Nov-02 | Test | Drawn |
| 65 | 152 | 100.66 | Namibia | Pietermaritzburg | 23-Feb-03 | ODI | Won |
| 66 | 100 | 84.03 | Australia | Gwalior | 26-Oct-03 | ODI | Won |
| 67 | 102 | 112.08 | New Zealand | Hyderabad | 15-Nov-03 | ODI | Won |
| 68 | 241* | 55.27 | Australia | Sydney | 03-Jan-04 | Test | Drawn |
| 69 | 141 | 104.44 | Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 16-Mar-04 | ODI | Lost |
| 70 | 194* | 55.74 | Pakistan | Multan | 29-Mar-04 | Test | Won |
| 71 | 248* | 65.43 | Bangladesh | Dhaka | 11-Dec-04 | Test | Won |
| 72 | 123 | 94.61 | Pakistan | Ahmedabad | 12-Apr-05 | ODI | Lost |
| 73 | 109 | 55.61 | Sri Lanka | Delhi | 10-Dec-05 | Test | Won |
| 74 | 100 | 88.49 | Pakistan | Peshawar | 06-Feb-06 | ODI | Lost |
| 75 | 141* | 95.27 | West Indies | Kuala Lumpur | 14-Sep-06 | ODI | Lost |
| 76 | 100* | 131.57 | West Indies | Vadodara | 31-Jan-07 | ODI | Won |
| 77 | 101 | 59.76 | Bangladesh | Chittagong | 19-May-07 | Test | Drawn |
| 78 | 122* | 53.98 | Bangladesh | Mirpur | 26-May-07 | Test | Won |
| 79 | 154* | 63.37 | Australia | Sydney | 04-Jan-08 | Test | Lost |
| 80 | 153 | 74.63 | Australia | Adelaide | 24-Jan-08 | Test | Drawn |
| 81 | 117* | 97.5 | Australia | Sydney | 02-Mar-08 | ODI | Won |
| 82 | 109 | 57.97 | Australia | Nagpur | 06-Nov-08 | Test | Won |
| 83 | 103* | 52.55 | England | Chennai | 15-Dec-08 | Test | Won |
| 84 | 163* | 122.55 | New Zealand | Christchurch | 08-Mar-09 | ODI | Won |
| 85 | 160 | 61.53 | New Zealand | Hamilton | 20-Mar-09 | Test | Won |
| 86 | 138 | 103.75 | Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 14-Sep-09 | ODI | Won |
| 87 | 175 | 124.11 | Australia | Hyderabad | 05-Nov-09 | ODI | Lost |
| 88 | 100* | 47.39 | Sri Lanka | Ahmedabad | 20-Nov-09 | Test | Drawn |
| 89 | 105* | 63.25 | Bangladesh | Chittagong | 18-Jan-10 | Test | Won |
| 90 | 143 | 78.57 | Bangladesh | Mirpur | 25-Jan-10 | Test | Won |
| 91 | 100 | 55.86 | South Africa | Nagpur | 09-Feb-10 | Test | Lost |
| 92 | 106 | 51.45 | South Africa | Kolkata | 15-Feb-10 | Test | Won |
| 93 | 200* | 136.05 | South Africa | Gwalior | 24-Feb-10 | ODI | Won |
| 94 | 203 | 58.5 | Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 28-Jul-10 | Test | Drawn |
| 95 | 214 | 58.95 | Australia | Bangalore | 11-Oct-10 | Test | Won |
| 96 | 111* | 46.05 | South Africa | Centurion | 19-Dec-10 | Test | Lost |
| 97 | 146 | 46.49 | South Africa | Cape Town | 04-Jan-11 | Test | Drawn |
| 98 | 120 | 104.34 | England | Bangalore | 27-Feb-11 | ODI | Tied |
| 99 | 111 | 109.9 | South Africa | Nagpur | 12-Mar-11 | ODI | Lost |
| 100 | 114 | 77.55 | Bangladesh | Mirpur | 16-Mar-12 | ODI | In prog |
| Note: In case of Tests, the date mentioned is the actual date on which Tendulkar scored his century. |
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