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Sachin Tendulkar created history at the start of the third and the final Test match between India and Sri Lanka at the PSS in Colombo. By being a part of the Test match, Tendulkar became the first ever player in the history of the game to feature in 169 Test matches, something that no other player has ever done.

The previous record was held by Steve Waugh, who had played in 168 Test matches for Australia.

Tendulkar’s captain, MS Dhoni also entered the record books on the first day of this Test match as he lost his eighth successive toss and in turn was put into field by the opposite captain, Kumar Sangakkara.

This meant that the Indians had another struggling day in the field and managed to only throttle the Lankans without picking up too many wickets. Sangakkara was dropped early and looked set to get to his fourth successive century before he was dismissed.

The record for most number of successive centuries in Test cricket is held by Everton Weekes who had scored six in a row.

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