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Cricket is a bat-and-ball team sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries. A cricket match is contested by two teams, usually of eleven players each[1] and is played on a grass field in the centre of which is a flat strip of ground 22 yards (20 m) long called a pitch. A wicket, usually made of wood, is placed at each end of the pitch and used as a target.
The object of each team is to score more "runs" than the other team and so win the game.
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Kevin Peter Pietersen is a South Africa-born English cricketer. He is an attacking right-handed batsman and occasional off spin bowler who plays for Hampshire County Cricket Club and is an important member of both the England Test match and One-day International teams.
After moving from South Africa and qualifying to play for England he was called up to the national side almost immediately. He made his international debut in 2004, and his Test match debut the following year. Pietersen quickly became the fastest batsman to reach both 1000 and 2000 runs in One-day International cricket, and also has the second-highest run total from his first 25 Tests.
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This list shows all instances in which the Indian cricketer, Sachin Tendulkar has scored 100 runs or more in Test matches and One Day International (ODI) matches, organised by the International Cricket Council. Tendulkar has scored a total of 41 centuries in Test matches and 42 centuries in ODIs, each of which is a world record. He is yet to score a century in a Twenty20 international cricket match.
List of Test cricket centuries
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the international governing body of cricket.
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Test cricket is the longest form of cricket, played up to a maximum of five days with two innings per side.
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One Day International cricket is the form of cricket played over 50 overs, with one innings per side. ICC ODI Championship ranking
Australia 28 3658 131 South Africa 25 2938 118 England 27 3142 116 New Zealand 24 2714 113 India 36 4051 113 Pakistan 25 2752 110 Sri Lanka 27 2838 105 West Indies 21 1994 95 Bangladesh 30 1420 47 Ireland 10 190 19 Zimbabwe 17 259 15 Kenya 5 69 14
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