Brian Lara 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 Steve Waugh, South Africa's Gary Kirsten, India's Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar and Sri Lanka's Marvan Atapattu
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 |
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