http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747, much to the relief of fans, country men, sponsers, bookies, bettors and cricket lovers around the world. In a 138-ball affair, the Little Master played cautiously, with renewed determination towards achieving the long-eluding milestone.
Sent into bat, the tourists again started slowly after losing opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shafiul-Islam-c89295 for a mere 11. However, his partner and veteran star Sachin Tendulkar looked impressive, stroking the ball nicely in the early exchanges.
His impeding 100th ton had been the talk of the town for the best part of last year before his side’s abysmal showings, coupled with unrest among senior players, and his own poor form, took plenty of limelight off his startling hall-mark.
After managing to hit six boundaries, he regained his confidence and clobbered Shakib-ul-Hassan for a trademark six – clearing out his left leg and creating enough space to smash the ball over the long-on boundary.
After averaging 18.62 in eight ODIs this year, with 48 being his highest, the Little Master finally reached his half-century with his seventh four, which he lofted handsomely over the extra cover region.
In the meanwhile, Tendulkar’s partner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Kohli-c2737 kept his rich vein of form by making full use of a slow pitch. However, the vice-captain remained much eager to give his elder teammate more of the strike.
Their partnership had blossomed and took a mirror image of the stand put on by Kohli and Gambhir in the first game against the Lankan http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808. With the left-hander completing his first ton after a gap of more than a year, all eyes were now glued at his opening senior colleague, who gradually reached into his 80s.
Kohli completed yet another score in excess of 50 before he played on a delivery off spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SK-Raina-c2539 came and collected two crisply timed boundaries which took him to the double digit mark.
After a couple of tense mix ups between the wickets, Tendulkar finally reached into the nervous nineties. He had been here notably on two occasions, once against England and the other at home against the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 (both in a Test match) last year.
A bulging four and a http://www.senore.com/Cricket/William-Philip-Christopher-Weston-c97721 for a one followed - which saw him post his highest score since the World Cup 2011 before a string of singles helped him secure his coveted milestone.
Many were backing the Maestro to reach the milestone against a callow Bengali side. After having failed against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746, it was feared that Tendulkar might have lost his touch, however, some former Indian and International players backed the Little Master's talent, and he has finally proved that he is indeed the top batsman in the world, surpassing all records and setting new, seemingly insurmountable ones.
Sachin's sponsers would be rejoicing along with those who backed him with their money. Reportedly several sponsers were anxiously awaiting Tendulkar's milestone century to use it to marketting advantage. Also, gambling on the chances of his impending ton has been generating lots of revenue for bookmakers around the world.
With a career spanning over two decades, Sachin Tendulkar has travelled from being a legend in the making, to a revelation for the Indian side, and the God of cricket for the millions of devoted fans. He has been a source of inspiration and guidance for seniors and youngsters alike, and for all intents and purposes, has served as the face of Indian cricket over the years.
Having scored over 15 thousand Test runs, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chinnadupargea-Sachin-c50607 is second to none when it comes to records and statistics, boasting an average of 55.44 in the 5-day game, and 44.64 in ODIs, with a collective tally of over 33 thousand International runs.
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