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Top ten innings of cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar

In a career spanning 24 years, the Master Blaster have become synonymous with the sport for one million Indians and many more all over the world. The former Indian cricket team captain holds the record for the number of runs in ODI as well as Test as well as the only cricketer to complete more than 30,000 runs in international cricket. Here are ten best innings by Sachin Tendulkar.
The former Indian cricket team captain holds the record for the number of runs in ODI as well as Test as well as the only cricketer to complete more than 30,000 runs in international cricket. Here are ten best innings by Sachin Tendulkar.
The former Indian cricket team captain holds the record for the number of runs in ODI as well as Test as well as the only cricketer to complete more than 30,000 runs in international cricket. Here are ten best innings by Sachin Tendulkar.
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114 v Australia at Perth, 1992 Sachin was nineteen when he went for his first Australia tour. Australia had put up a 346 score. The Master Blaster scored a 114 from just 161 balls. India put up a score of 272. In the fourth innings, India had to chase 442 but was dismantled at 141 with Australia winning the match by 300 runs along with the series at 4-0.(File photo|AFP)
114 v Australia at Perth, 1992 Sachin was nineteen when he went for his first Australia tour. Australia had put up a 346 score. The Master Blaster scored a 114 from just 161 balls. India put up a score of 272. In the fourth innings, India had to chase 442 but was dismantled at 141 with Australia winning the match by 300 runs along with the series at 4-0.(File photo|AFP)
143 v Australia at Sharjah, 1998 The match was one of the classic performances of Sachin Tendulkar. Though India failed to earn the required 285 runs to win the match, Sachin's brilliant score of 143 helped the team to find a place in the final. Ravi Shastri described it as Sachin's best innings. (AFP)
143 v Australia at Sharjah, 1998 The match was one of the classic performances of Sachin Tendulkar. Though India failed to earn the required 285 runs to win the match, Sachin's brilliant score of 143 helped the team to find a place in the final. Ravi Shastri described it as Sachin's best innings. (AFP)
139 v Australia at Indore, 2001 The little master became the first batsman to score 10,000 runs in ODIs. He scored 139 runs off just 125 balls in his 28th ODI century. (Photo | AFP)
139 v Australia at Indore, 2001 The little master became the first batsman to score 10,000 runs in ODIs. He scored 139 runs off just 125 balls in his 28th ODI century. (Photo | AFP)
200 v South Africa at Gwalior, 2010 Sachin became the first batsman to score a double century in One Day Internationals. He achieved this feat from just 147 balls. In the match he scored 100 runs by knocking fours. India put up a score of 401 by losing just three wickets. (Photo | AFP)
200 v South Africa at Gwalior, 2010 Sachin became the first batsman to score a double century in One Day Internationals. He achieved this feat from just 147 balls. In the match he scored 100 runs by knocking fours. India put up a score of 401 by losing just three wickets. (Photo | AFP)
175 v Australia at Hyderabad, 2009 Cricket fans were murmuring the legend's decline but Sachin came back with more aggressiveness at Hyderabad. He score a whopping 175 out of just 141 balls. Still, India couldn't cross the 359 score by Australia and lost by just 3 runs. (Photo | AP)
175 v Australia at Hyderabad, 2009 Cricket fans were murmuring the legend's decline but Sachin came back with more aggressiveness at Hyderabad. He score a whopping 175 out of just 141 balls. Still, India couldn't cross the 359 score by Australia and lost by just 3 runs. (Photo | AP)
98 v Pakistan at Centurion, 2003 Sachin himself has describe this as his best inning. India was chasing a total of 273 runs and Sachin managed to score 98 off just 75 balls. The master blaster was hitting fours to bowlers like Shoaib Akhatar, Waqar Younis and Wasim Akram with the six to Akhatar later being called as the best shot of the tournament. (Photo|AFP)
98 v Pakistan at Centurion, 2003 Sachin himself has describe this as his best inning. India was chasing a total of 273 runs and Sachin managed to score 98 off just 75 balls. The master blaster was hitting fours to bowlers like Shoaib Akhatar, Waqar Younis and Wasim Akram with the six to Akhatar later being called as the best shot of the tournament. (Photo|AFP)
155* v Australia at Chennai, 1998 In the decider match of the Border-Gavaskar trophy of 1997/98, Sachin scored 155, helping India to rake up 418/4d, making way for their victory. Sachin was also adjudged the man of the match. The spinning prowess fo Kumble and V Raju too helped India to bowl out Australia for 168. (AP)
155* v Australia at Chennai, 1998 In the decider match of the Border-Gavaskar trophy of 1997/98, Sachin scored 155, helping India to rake up 418/4d, making way for their victory. Sachin was also adjudged the man of the match. The spinning prowess fo Kumble and V Raju too helped India to bowl out Australia for 168. (AP)
84 v N. Zealand, Eden Park Auckland, 1994 Sachin became opening batsman for the first time in his career and the Eden Park Auckland witnessed the batsman knocking off 82 runs from just 43 balls. His score included 15 fours and two sixes. He later described it as a dream inning. (AP)
84 v N. Zealand, Eden Park Auckland, 1994 Sachin became opening batsman for the first time in his career and the Eden Park Auckland witnessed the batsman knocking off 82 runs from just 43 balls. His score included 15 fours and two sixes. He later described it as a dream inning. (AP)
118 v Pakistan at Sharjah, 1996 Sachin scored a magnificent 118 in a match where India crossed the 300 runs mark for the first time in ODIs. (Photo | Reuters)
118 v Pakistan at Sharjah, 1996 Sachin scored a magnificent 118 in a match where India crossed the 300 runs mark for the first time in ODIs. (Photo | Reuters)
141 v Pakistan at Rawalpindi, 2004 Sachin scored 141 runs off just 135 balls and Pakistan managed a win by just 12 runs. Tendulkar was named Man of the Match though he expressed his displeasure of India losing the match. (Reuters)
141 v Pakistan at Rawalpindi, 2004 Sachin scored 141 runs off just 135 balls and Pakistan managed a win by just 12 runs. Tendulkar was named Man of the Match though he expressed his displeasure of India losing the match. (Reuters)
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