A Master copy in duplicate

The similarities between Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar now border on eerie, remarkable coincidence.

When Tendulkar woke up this morning, he had Sir Donald Bradman by his side. Some hours later, he8217;d passed the Don and was alongside Sunny, in many ways. Consider this:

8226; Both scored their 30th centuries in their 99th Test

8226; This one8217;s really eerie: both went into their 99th Test with the same number of Test runs to their name: 8158

8226; And, in 30 Tests, both have scored the same number of centuries abroad: 16

The original Little Master was on air as Sachin marched on to his century, and had a chuckle at his successor8217;s expense. 8216;8216;Remember8217;8217;, he said, 8216;8216;my 30th century got me a score of 236 not out. I wish Tendulkar matches me there too.8217;8217;