Cricket milestone falls short by swing of the bat

MUMBAI, India (AP) — The "Little Master" missed making cricket history by one swing of the bat.

Sachin Tendulkar, one of the greatest cricket batsmen of all time, fell just short of becoming the first player to score 100 centuries — amassing at least 100 runs on 100 different occasions.

Needing only six more runs to reach the milestone, the Indian great tipped the ball back to an opposing player and was "caught out" Friday, leaving him with 94 runs in the five-day test match against the West Indies.

A 6, which is akin to a home run in baseball but is worth six runs, would have given Tendulkar his historic total. But instead of celebrating, the home crowd was reduced to a …