Sunday Territorian

BEST 5 INNINGS

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1. 119no v England at Old Trafford (Aug 1990): Tendulkar scored the first of his world-record haul of 100 internatio­nal centuries as a 17-year-old in circumstan­ces that would have tested the credential­s of a Test veteran. India were wobbling at 5-127 after being set 408 to win the second Test before the teenager defied the England attack for nearly four hours to help his team salvage a draw. 2. 114 v Australia at Perth (Feb 1992): Tendulkar was still in his teens when he cracked a gem of a hundred on a bouncy Perth track against a lively allpace attack comprising McDermott, Hughes, Reiffel and Whitney. Among his admirers was Don Bradman, who said the Indian reminded him of his younger days. 3. 111 v South Africa at Johannesbu­rg (Nov 1992): India were struggling in unfamiliar conditions on their maiden tour of South Africa, but not teenager Tendulkar who showed his teammates the way with an impressive hundred in the first innings of the second Test. He was the lone batsman to cope with the hostile pace attack, led by Allan Donald, as he batted for more than six hours. 4. 155no v Australia at Chennai (Mar 1998): Tendulkar was involved in a fascinatin­g duel with leg-spin wizard Shane Warne, who came second-best in the battle of the superstars. The Indian fell to Warne for four in the first innings, but made amends in the second with a strokeful 155no to set up his team’s victory. 5. 103no v England at Chennai (Dec 2008): In one of the most emotional moments in Indian cricket, Tendulkar mastermind­ed a memorable win over England with an unbeaten 103 a few weeks after his home city of Mumbai was devastated by a series of attacks on November 26. Set 387 to win on the penultimat­e afternoon, India achieved the highest run chase on home soil and the fifth-highest in the history of the game.

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