Sachin was out eventually for 214, but then India had already taken a lead. Now they are 485/6 !
There was one man not at all tired on Monday. That was Sachin ! He batted throughout and never once did he exhibit any tiredness !
He is a living legend. May he score more. Now he has 49 Test hundreds and 46 ODI hundreds !
Tremendous powers of concentration and endurance mark this man. Aussies were bewildered as he went on to his double century ! He had crossed 14000 runs in Test cricket, the highest ever !
He should be knighted. Sir Sachin Tendulkar !
This is the Legend's
sixth century in 2010
second double
98 in the last Test
Total - 1217 this calender year.
Can you believe it ? He has an average of 93.61.
This is his best year, and that too in his 20th year. He seems to be improving all the time. He may go and cross Yousuf's 9 centuries in an year. Many has laughed at him saying that he is over the hill. It is time they did some introspecting !
The fiery spells of Waqar, Wasim and Imran at Karachi on Nov 15th, 1989 greeted him on his debut. A baptism of fire ! From then on he only improved and improved and erased all records in all the three formats of the game. M. Hayden was broadminded enough to comment.... " I have seen God !He bats at No 4 for India "
He did not lose his composure and remained humble and cool. A true professional!
After his debut, he was challenged by Lara, Inzamam ul Huq, Saeed Anwar and finally Ricky Ponting. When you compare him with the great Ponting, he has scored 14000 runs against P's 12026, average 56.02 against 54.66, 49 Test hundreds against Ponting's 39 ! ( in Tests ).
In ODIs, he has 46 hundreds against P's 29, 93 fifties against 79, 17958 runs against 13072, highest 200 no against 160, average 45.12 against 42.85 and strike rate 86.26 against P's 80.64 !
These two Great Ones will battle again and a battle royal is in the offing. Ponting is all geared up to break the jinx against Bajji, on Indian pitches. ( Now Australia are 132/5, with Ponting on 42 ).
Australia has crept upto 202/7, with Ojha taking 3 wickets, Bajji 2 and ZAK and Sreesath one each !
A tense final day is indicated as both will battle for supremacy. Above 200 will not be an easy task for India either !
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