Sachin Tendulkar’s knock in the World Cup 2011 Semi-Final was not one of his best: Sunil Gavaskar
Former Indian Captain, Sunil Gavaskar has called Sachin Tendulkar’s knock of 85 runs against Pakistan, not one of his best in One Day cricket. The second semi-final between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 and India took place on Wednesday at Mohali, and was won by the latter with a margin of 29 runs. The match boasted some impressive performances from the players of both teams.
Pakistani bowlers put up a good defense, restricting the Indian team to 260 runs after their batsmen kick started the inning spectacularly. Indian bowlers were also up to the challenge and took crucial wickets in important phases of the match. Sachin Tendulkar made his impressive 85 runs, and helped India in building a solid foundation in their innings.
Despite several loopholes in the Little Master’s innings, he successfully held his wicket, and refrained from batting irrationally. It is necessary for a top quality batsman to play with patience in an important match, and spend as much time as possible on the wicket. Tendulkar was further aided by Pakistani players who dropped his catches on four separate occasions.
Sunil Gavaskar praised Sachin’s innings and said, “He was not at his best but kept on hanging around. He did not throw his wicket away. Tendulkar and Virendar Sehwag gave the Indian innings a flying start that also made the difference.”
As a mature batsman, Tendulkar finds ways to score intelligently. During his innings, he looked to score singles, while managing boundaries off odd balls. Gavaskar appreciated the opening stand of the Indian openers and said, “Had not for the quick fire opening stand, the score might have been 230 or so.”
An important aspect of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Virender-Sehwag-c95429 played a prominent role by scoring 38 runs off 25 balls, giving the team a solid opening.
In a knockout match, boundaries and partnerships are all the more vital, as each four scored helps the sides in making the additional 20 or 30 odd runs that ultimately, change the dynamics of the entire game. In case of India, their opening partnership turned out to be a match saving one for them, as Pakistani batsmen fell short of 29 runs in the end.
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