da betobet： The Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) stadium witnessed anothermasterly knock from Sachin Tendulkar, who scored his 28th Testcentury on Saturday
Staff Reporter24-Feb-2002The Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) stadium witnessed anothermasterly knock from Sachin Tendulkar, who scored his 28th Testcentury on Saturday. On a batting paradise, Tendulkar was incomplete command throughout the day.Speaking of the wicket, Tendulkar said, “It was a slow track andcracks had developed because of which the ball was not coming onto the bat. The ball kept low at times, though I never felttroubled during the entire innings.”He explained why he had decided to restrain himself. “We were ina good position and I never felt the need to go for big shots,”he said.Tendulkar’s unbeaten 137 (275 balls, 18×4) has seen him go pasttwo Australian legends – Steve Waugh and Allan Border – in thelist of top century-makers in Tests. Only the peerless Sir DonaldBradman, with 29 hundreds, and Sunil Gavaskar, with 34 hundreds,now stay ahead of him. A happy Tendulkar termed the VCA stadiumas one of his happy hunting grounds, before quickly adding, “Itwas just another hundred. That is always a good feeling.”Speaking of the Zimbabweans, the master batsman praised left-armspinner Ray Price, who he felt maintained a good length allthrough the day. “I feel Price was the pick of the bowlers,” hesaid.As for his team, he felt they had made good progress on the day,adding that a first-innings lead of around 250 would prove morethan useful. Knowing Tendulkar, he would be hoping to stay aroundon Sunday and ensure that this is achieved. A double-ton alongthe way for the master would prove the icing on the cake for themillions of Indian spectators who are bound to follow the actionon Sunday.