Tendulkar smashes 44th Test ton, takes India to 243

Sachin Tendulkar stood tall among the ruins with his 44th Test hundred as India folded up for 243 in their first innings on the second day of the opening Test against Bangladesh here today.

Overnight 213 for eight, India's last two wickets fell in little over half an hour after a 90-minute delayed start due to fog. In reply, Bangladesh were 21 for no loss at lunch.

Resuming at a personal score of 76, Tendulkar took just 20 balls and 25 minutes to complete his ton in the morning.

He reached his fourth century against Bangladesh in 160 balls with the help of 10 fours and two sixes.

However, Tendulkar, whose century today is the second at this venue, ran out of partners as Ishant Sharma, who did not add to his overnight score of one, and S Sreesanth (1) could not give him company for long.
The Indian innings folded after facing 70.5 overs. Playing their first match after becoming world number one last month, the famed Indian batting's effort is ordinary at best against a team which is ranked ninth in ICC chart and derided by the visiting stand-in captain Virender Sehwag as an "ordinary side".

Hosts captain and left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan and pacer Shahadat Hossain added one wicket each today to complete their five-wicket hauls.