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Islamabad, Dec 21 (PTI) Limiting Sachin Tendulkar's feat of scoring 50 Test centuries to just the game of cricket would be unfair to the Indian batsman and his latest achievement needs to be seen as something which has pushed the frontiers of human excellence, stated an editorial in a leading Pakistan daily 'Dawn'. Tendulkar on Sunday, became the first batsman in the history to score 50 Test centuries after his unbeaten 111-run knock against South Africa at the Supersport park in Centurion. Hailing Tendulkar's class and longevity in the game, an editorial in newspaper said the Indian cricketer's achievements should not been seen from a mere cricketing perspective. "Putting Sachin Tendulkar's latest feat in a strictly cricketing context would not be fair to the sportsman. His achievements in the world of cricket need to be seen on a par with efforts in any other field - science, art, literature, etc - to push the frontiers of human excellence,...

Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday became the first man to make 50 centuries in the history of Test cricket during his innings against South Africa at the Super Sport Park, Centurion. The Master Blaster achieved the milestone in his 175th Test. His 170-run partnership with captain M S Dhoni helped India to reduce the deficit, giving the team hopes of making the South Africans bat again. Tendulkar holds almost every batting conceivable record in game, and has 47 one-day international centuries to his name. He is also the first man to make a double century in the shorter version of the game. His 22-year long career has won him adulation to the point of worship from his millions of fans not just in India, but across the globe.

Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar has added another feather in his cap. The master blaster's epic double hundred knock in the ODI against South Africa has featured in the Time magazine's top 10 special sports moments of the year. “Certain sports milestones seem simply unreachable: In cricket, it’s the one-day double-hundred: no man had ever produced 200 runs for his team during a one-day international match,” ‘Time’ said. “In February, however, India’s Sachin Tendulkar, the greatest run scorer of all-time, hit the magic milestone against a powerful South African squad. “Tendulkar smacked three ‘sixes’ - the cricket equivalent of a home run — during his epic performance, and the build up to 200 was exhilarating. “When he reached 199, the home crowd in Gwalior waved Indian flags, and roared, knowing they were about to witness history. The diminutive Tendulkar, dubbed ‘The Little Master,’ slapped a single past the South African fielders. The world’s 1.5 billion c...