Brian Lara [ Images ] was at his scintillating best on the opening day of the first Test against Pakistan at Barbados on Friday.

A man on a quiet mission to re-write history, his 29th Test ton not only drew him level with the Australian great Donald Bradman, but also completed a set of hundreds against all Test-playing countries.

The 36-year-old is now the sixth batsman to have scored a century against all other nine Test playing countries. This exclusive clubs includes Australia's [ Images ] Steve Waugh [ Images ], South Africa's [ Images ] Gary Kirsten, India's [ Images ] Rahul Dravid [ Images ] and Sachin Tendulkar [ Images ] and Sri Lanka's [ Images ] Marvan Atapattu [ Images ]

The following table gives the details of Test centuries scored by these six batsmen against all opponents:

Batsman	For	100s	Tests	Aus	Eng	SA	WI	NZ	Ind	Pak	SL	Zim	BD
G Kirsten	SA	21	101	2	5	x	3	2	3	2	1	1	2
S Waugh	Aus	32	168	x	10	2	7	2	2	3	3	1	2
S Tendulkar	Ind	34	123	7	6	3	3	3	x	2	6	3	1
R Dravid	Ind	20	89	2	3	1	2	4	x	3	1	3	1
M Atapattu	SL	16	81	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	x	5	1
B Lara	WI	29	116	8	7	4	X	1	1	1	5	1	1