Sachin Tendulkar’s title has change into synonymous with the “desert storm” of Sharjah in April 1998. Tendulkar’s knocks of 143 and 134 in two essential matches towards Australia resulted in India profitable a tri-series. Greater than 22 years later one among Tendulkar’s teammates from these video games, VVS Laxman, the mentor of Sunrisers Hyderabad, visited the hallowed Sharjah Cricket Stadium and recalled “these two particular 100s.” “Coming again to Sharjah after a very long time. Every time I stroll on this area reminiscences of these two special 100s from @sachin_rt comes again to my thoughts, speeding like a #desertstorm,” tweeted Laxman together with an image of himself with the stadium within the background.
Tendulkar, for whom that match marked the start of a yr that yielded 1894 runs for the batsman at a median of 65.31 from 34 matches, replied to his former teammate’s tweet: “Nonetheless keep in mind each these video games like they occurred simply yesterday. And do you keep in mind how we nearly bought blown away by that desert storm?”
There was an precise desert storm in the course of the sixth One-Day Worldwide (ODI) of the sequence on April 22 when Tendulkar, enroute to a series-defining knock of 143, and all others on the sector had been caught within the midst of sturdy winds and sand from the close by desert.
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Tendulkar’s hundred ensured India certified for the ultimate by reaching a qualifying rating in reply to Australia’s 284/7 and trump New Zealand, the third staff within the event, on web run price.
Within the last on April 24, Tendulkar’s 25th birthday, he smashed 134 to assist India chase Australia’s 272/9 in 48.three overs and 6 wickets in hand.
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