Prior to the start of this test series, SR Tendulkar is in the elite group of batsmen who have scored eight or more hundreds against two specific oppositions. The complete list read thus – SM Gavaskar of India {08 vs Australia and 13 vs West Indies}, RT Ponting of Australia {08 vs England and 08 vs South Africa}, IVA Richards of West Indies {08 vs England and 08 vs India}, GS Sobers of West Indies {10 vs England and 08 vs India} and SR Tendulkar {10 vs Australia and 08 vs Sri Lanka}

Tendulkar registered his ninth hundred against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in the second test of the series, He made 108 not out at the end of the third day in this test. His feat of nine hundreds provides the 12^th occasion of a batsman scoring nine hundreds against a specific opposition. The twelve eccasions are – DG Bradman of Australia {19 vs England}, SM Gavaskar of India {13 vs West Indies}, JB Hobbs of England {12 vs Australia}, GS Sobers of West Indies {10 vs England}, SR Tendulkar of India {10 vs Australia}, SR Waugh of Australia {10 vs England}, GS Chappell of Australia {09 vs England}, DI Gower of England {09 vs Australia}, WR Hammond of England {09 vs Australia}, BC Lara of West Indies {09 vs Australia} and RB Richardson of West Indies {09} and SR Tendulkar {09 vs Sri Lanka}

SR Tendulkar’s hundred – 108 not out at the end of the third day – in this test against Sri Lanka gave him his ninth hundred and with it the distinction of becoming the only batsman in the annals of test cricket of scoring nine or more hundreds against two specific oppositions constituting a WORLD RECORD. Tendulkar has already scored ten hundreds against Australia.

SR Tendulkar’s hundreds against Australia read thus – 148* at Sydney in Jan 1992, 114 at Perth in Feb 1992, 155* at Chennai in Mar 1998, 177 at Bangalore in Mar 1999, 116 at Melbourne in Dec 1999, 126 at Chennai in Mar 2001, 241* at Sydney in Jan 2004, 154* at Sydney in Jan 2008, 153 at Adelaide in Jan 2008 and 109 at Nagpur in Nov 2008

SR Tendulkar’s hundreds against Sri Lanka read thus – 104* at Col-SSC in Jul 1993, 142 at Lucknow in Jan 1994, 143 at Col-RPS in Aug 1997, 139 at Col-SSC in Aug 1997, 148 at Mumbai {WS} in Dec 1997, 124* at Col-SSC in Feb 1999, 109 at Delhi in Dec 2005, 100* at Ahmedabad in Nov 2009 and 108* at Col-SSC in Jul 2010 at the end of the third day of the second test.