South Africa could not find a way past Sachin Tendulkar but that did not deny them victory, South Africa v India, 1st Test, Centurion, 5th day, December 20, 2010
Sachin Tendulkar remained unbeaten on 111, South Africa v India, 1st Test, Centurion, 5th day, December 20, 2010
Sachin Tendulkar raises his bat after reaching his 50th Test century, South Africa v India, 1st Test, Centurion, 4th day, December 19, 2010
Sachin Tendulkar says a quiet word to the heavens after his 50th Test century, South Africa v India, 1st Test, Centurion, 4th day, December 19, 2010
Sachin Tendulkar celebrates his 50th Test century, South Africa v India, 1st Test, Centurion, 4th day, December 19, 201
Sachin Tendulkar celebrates his 50th century as he thanks to the heavens, South Africa v India, 1st Test, Centurion, 4th day, December 19, 2010
Sachin Tendulkar becomes the first man to score 50 Test centuries, South Africa v India, 1st Test, Centurion, 4th day, December 19, 2010
Sachin Tendulkar celebrates Test century No. 50, South Africa v India, 1st Test, Centurion, 4th day, December 19, 201
Sachin Tendulkar got to his 50th Test century with a drive off Dale Steyn, South Africa v India, 1st Test, Centurion, 4th day, December 19, 2010
Sachin Tendulkar watches the ball carefully, South Africa v India, 1st Test, Centurion, 4th day, December 19, 2010
Sachin Tendulkar was not afraid to play the hook shot against the short ball, South Africa v India, 1st Test, Centurion, 4th day, December 19, 2010
Sachin Tendulkar rocks on to the back foot, South Africa v India, 1st Test, Centurion, 4th day, December 19, 2010
Sachin Tendulkar plays a shot off the back foot during his century, South Africa v India, 1st Test, Centurion, 4th day, December 19, 2010
Sachin Tendulkar leans in to a front-foot drive, South Africa v India, 1st Test, Centurion, 4th day, December 19, 2010
Sachin Tendulkar ducks under a short ball, South Africa v India, 1st Test, Centurion, 4th day, December 19, 2010
Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni guided India through to tea, South Africa v India, 1st Test, Centurion, 4th day, December 19, 2010
Lonwabo Tsotsobe has his head in his hands after a stroke from Sachin Tendulkar, South Africa v India, 1st Test, Centurion, 4th day, December 19, 2010
Sachin Tendulkar walks out to bat after tea, 20 runs short of his 50th Test ton, South Africa v India, 1st Test, Centurion, 4th day, December 19, 2010
Sachin Tendulkar bowls some legbreaks, South Africa v India, 1st Test, Centurion, 2nd day, December 17, 2010
Sachin Tendulkar drives through the off side, South Africa v India, 1st Test, Centurion, 1st day, December 16, 2010
Sachin Tendulkar counterattacks with some pull shots, South Africa v India, 1st Test, Centurion, 1st day, December 16, 2010
Zaheer Khan, Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid survey the scene at the SuperSport Park, Centurion, December 14, 2010
Sachin Tendulkar of India during a team training session at Supersport Park, Centurion on December 14, 2010 in Pretoria, South Africa.
Sachin Tendulkar and his son Arjun at the nets at Newlands, Cape Town
Sachin Tendulkar bowls with his pads on, Centurion, December 13, 2010
Sachin Tendulkar gets ready for some batting practice, Centurion, December 13, 2010
Sachin Tendulkar and Harbhajan Singh have a laugh in the nets, Centurion, December 13, 2010
Sachin Tendulkar claims a stump as a souvenir after India's win, South Africa v India, 2nd Test, Durban, 4th day, December 29, 2010
Sachin Tendulkar and Harbhajan Singh celebrate India's victory, South Africa v India, 2nd Test, Durban, 4th day, December 29, 2010
Sachin Tendulkar prepares to bowl, South Africa v India, 2nd Test, Durban, 3rd day, December 28, 2010
Sachin Tendulkar shares a light moment with umpire Steve Davis, South Africa v India, 2nd Test, Durban, 3rd day, December 28, 2010
Sachin Tendulkar walks off after being dismissed for 13, South Africa v India, 2nd Test, Durban, 1st day, December 26, 2010
Sachin Tendulkar upper-cuts the ball over slips, South Africa v India, 2nd Test, Durban, 1st day, December 26, 2010
Sachin Tendulkar ducks to avoid a short ball, South Africa v India, 2nd Test, Durban, 1st day, December 26, 2010
