Kolkata: The Board of Control of Cricket in India on Saturday congratulated batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar for overtaking Aussie legend Sir Donald Bradman in the century makers' list by cracking his 30th hundred in the third Test against England on Friday.

''It's a great feat executed in a masterly fashion. It's a very pleasing moment for the country's cricketing fraternity, and particularly for the Board,'' BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya told PTI here.

Dalmiya said that he had already sent a congratulatory message to Tendulkar at the team hotel in Leeds.

Tendulkar, who got his much awaited hundred on Friday, went on to score 193 on Saturday at the Headingley cricket ground.

The master blaster now holds the second position in the all time century makers' list, behind compatriot and little master Sunil Gavaskar who notched up 34 tons.

''I feel elated that two Indians are now topping the list. Two great sons of the soil have done the country proud,'' Dalmiya said in his reaction.

''While their greatness cannot be measured by mere statistics, it is an undeniable fact that future generations - unable to watch past stars live - always form their opinion on the basis of records,'' he said.

The BCCI chief said that he had sent another message to stylish middle order batsman VVS Laxman who got the coveted Arjuna Award earlier this week.

Dalmiya's message to Tendulkar said, ''On behalf of BCCI I congratulate you on yet another milestone that you have crossed, this time surpassing none other than sir Donald Bradman in the number of Test centuries.

''What is most gratifying is that the record of the highest and second highest Test centuries in world cricket is now held by two Indians,'' he said.

''The entire nation is proud of you and I am confident that you would cross many more milestones in the days to come,'' the message said.

The message to Laxman said, ''It is a proud achievement - and a well deserved one. I am sure that you will earn many more laurels for Indian cricket in the days to come.''

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