I saw one of these placards displaying ” SCG - Sachin’s Cricket Ground “. That might be true, but there was some history that the Indians, especially the Master Blaster, was keen to re-write. Probably something started to bloom inside him after he recieved Sir Don’s bat from the SCG Museum on Saturday which he admitted was special to follow it up with a century.
Though SCG has been named as above, the Indian’s ODI record has been very pathetic there. Of the 13 ODI’s that India has played there before this one, they’ve lost all the matches. So they needed the Master to show his class and stamp his authority.
Chasin 240, Indians never looked in trouble for the major part. After Yuvraj Singh’s departure, the young Rohit Sharma joined hands with the Master Blaster, his role model, and moulded the innings beautifully. Sachin played some exuberant strokes in due course. He drew on all his experience to upset the bowlers, especially when they tried something different. Mitchell Johnson came round the wicket and pitched it short into his body but Tendulkar simply arched back to shoulder the ball over the empty slip region - just enough to beat third man.
Rohit Sharma was very quick between the wickets and made sure that he gave most of the strike to Sachin Tendulkar. Due to Sachin’s influence, Rohit Sharma benefitted a lot and Sachin felt comfortable with the lad from his hometown. They complemented each other beautifully.
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