Ganguly (100) and Tendulkar (101) delighted their fans by reaching the three-figure marks, but both perished soon after, trying to accelerate the pace of scoring.
CHITTAGONG: Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar cracked centuries but Bangladesh pegged India back by picking up three quick wickets on the rain-truncated second day of the first cricket Test on Saturday.
The two ageing stars achieved personal milestones but could not consolidate the team's position as they fell immediately after reaching the landmark to leave the visitors at 384 for six at close.
Resuming at 295 for 3, the Indians added 89 runs in 110 minutes of play that was possible during the day at the Bir Sreshta stadium, with M S Dhoni (36) and Anil Kumble (1) remaining unbeaten at the crease.
Ganguly (100) and Tendulkar (101) delighted their fans by reaching the three-figure marks, but both perished soon after, trying to accelerate the pace of scoring.
The duo stitched together a 189-run stand for the fourth wicket, in the process overhauling the previous highest partnership of 164 for India against Bangladesh, which they themselves had made in 2004-05.
Ganguly, who had made his last hundred in Zimbabwe's Bulawayo in 2005, was the first to reach the three-figure mark with a single off pacer Shahadat Hossain.
This is Ganguly's 13th ton in 92 Test appearances and came off 163 balls in 221 minutes.
The left hander perished without scoring another run, attempting a pull against Mashrafe Mortaza and giving a high catch to Mohammad Rafique at mid off.
Tendulkar, on the other hand, played patiently to post his 36th ton in 136 Tests with a single to mid on. The landmark was reached in 271 minutes of 167 balls.
Tendulkar's knock too ended soon after, as he mistimed a pull of Shahadat Hossain and the top edge was taken by Mohammad Ashraful at mid off.
Ramesh Powar, making his Test debut, got out for 7.
The start of play was again delayed by the rains and the first two sessions were completely washed out.
Incessant rains since Friday night left the ground soggy, and the overcast conditions prevented the outfield from drying up early, even as the groundsmen worked frantically to make play possible.
Four inspections later, the umpires started play 90 minutes after the scheduled tea break.
Ganguly, in an aggressive mood, sent pacer Shahadat Hossain packing to the midwicket fence to bring up the 300 for India, and then executed a fine straight driven four to an overpitched stuff from Mohammad Rafique to reach 91.
Bangladesh skipper Habibul Basahr took the new ball after 81 overs, but Ganguly hit another boundary to reach 96, before getting to the magic figure 36 minutes into the day's play.
Tendulkar opened up immediately after Ganguly's dismissal, picking up two back-to-back boundaries in Mortaza's same over, in which new man Dhoni also hit one four.
Powar danced down the track to veteran left arm spinner Rafique, missed and saw his off stump dislocated.
Scoreboard
India 1st innings (overnight 295-3)
Wasim Jaffer b Mortaza 0
D. Karthick c Ashraful b Mortaza 56
R. Dravid c Mashud b Shahadat 61
S. Tendulkar c Ashraful b Shahadat 101
S. Ganguly c Rafique b Mortaza 100
M. Dhoni not out 36
R. Powar b Rafique 7
A. Kumble not out 1
Extras: (b2, lb8, w2, nb10) 22
Total (for six wickets in 97 overs) 384
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Jaffer), 2-124 (Karthick), 3-132 (Dravid), 4-321 (Ganguly), 5-366 (Tendulkar), 6-381 (Powar)
Bowling: Mortaza 24-5-95-3 (nb4, w1), Shahadat 17-1-75-2 (nb2, w1), Rafique 24-3-99-1, Enamul 15-0-59-0 (nb4), Saqibul 13-2-29-0, Ashraful 1-0-5-0, Saleh 3-1-12-0
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