Test hundred No. 38 - 154* Versus Australia at Sydney, January 2008. Result: Australia won by 122 runs. India vs Australia time again and a Test match at Sydney again which means only one thing the inevitable Sachin Tendulkar hundred. He had made hundreds at Sydney in two of his past three visits in 91-92 and 03-04 missing out in 99-00. Another splendid knock which gave India a vital 69-run lead but this match will be remembered for all the wrong reasons highly dubious umpiring and for the infamous Monkey Gate scandal. But nothing should take away from Sachins glorious knock, if he had battled all the odds in his previous visit here in 2004 to make a double-ton, this unbeaten 154 was more of a turning the clock back, kind of innings. There were the sublime drives, the authentic back foot punches, the intentional upper-cuts and the trademark whips to the on-side which brought back vintage memories. Sadly though, all that brilliance was overshadowed and largely forgotten by the disgraceful and unwanted episodes the Test and the events that took place thereafter, which dominated everyones minds.
Posted on: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 05:05:33 +0000
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