1. 134 vs Australia at Sharjah, 25th Birthday of Sachin
In 1998 Tendulkar was batting like a ‘GOD’ and everyone regarded him the best batsman ever since Sir Don Bradman. Only a couple of days ago he had played his iconic ‘Desert Storm’ innings that took India to the finals of the Coca-Cola Cup. Australia batted first in the final and India had a mountain to climb of 273 runs. Australia knew they were against one man that could win the match on his own.
The birthday boy who was celebrating his 25th birthday threw a party at Sharjah of his own. Sachin was in that zone again and was batting at a different level that many had not witnessed before. Talk about being destructive he was standing outside his crease and pulling the fast bowlers into the stands. Then came Shane Warne and in a matter of few minutes, he was also going the distance.
His face said it all as he also stood in awe of the genius. Sachin scored yet another century and gave a birthday gift to himself and every Indian. He scored 134 runs at a strike rate of over 100 and Indian won the final. This innings proved that there is Sachin daylight and everyone else.
