The maestro, with Dinesh Karthik providing enterprising support from the other end, was toying with the bowling. Tendulkar was high on octane and low on sympathy for the bowlers - his first 50 consumed just 37 deliveries. The signs were ominous for the South Africans. Tendulkar was supremely balanced - his body and mind were in harmony - and his timing impeccable. Moments later, left-arm paceman Wayne Parnell was gloriously off-driven to the fence. Tendulkar cover drove Steyn with his feet to the pitch of the ball, his willow flowing into the stroke. It was a sensational innings of near perfection Tendulkar was beaten once by a Dale Steyn leg-cutter early on but middled the ball subsequently. Tendulkar, 36, but ageless really, had become the first batsman to script a double hundred in ODIs. Tendulkar smiled, acknowledged the rousing cheers from the crowd and accepted the greetings from non-striker Mahendra Singh Dhoni and the sporting South Africans.įamous sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik honours Sachin Tendulkar for his feat against South Africa. The answers must have been loud and clear. Was he still a champion in the physically draining one-day cricket, after 20 international years? Could he still bat from the start and scamper for runs towards the end of the innings? He must have answered many questions he had asked himself as he shut his eyes for those precious seconds he had found for himself in the middle of a mayhem. The deeply introspective Tendulkar was savouring the moment rather he was not allowing the moment to fly away. His arms were raised in triumph, sweat streamed down his forehead, and he went into a little trance as he looked towards the sky. The arena and the stands were a sea of emotions as Tendulkar glided paceman Charl Langeveldt to square third man off the third ball of the 50th over and completed a single. The timeless fort in the nearby mountain stood witness to an immortal feat. Sachin Tendulkar made history at Gwalior’s Roop Singh Stadium on February 24, 2010. And the man familiar with conquests, conquered once again. He blended power with finesse, created and innovated, conjured and constructed.
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