In the first Test against Bangladesh in 2004, Sachin Tendulkar equalled Sunil Gavaskar's record of 34 Test centuries and achieved his career-best score of 248*. India won by an innings and 140 runs, with Irfan Pathan taking ten wickets in the match, highlighting significant performances from Indian players. Gavaskar was the first player to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket. He held the record for the most Test centuries (34) for almost two decades before it was surpassed by Tendulkar.
