For John Wright, the man who first told Sachin Tendulkar that he stood a good chance of becoming the first batsman to score a century of international hundreds, the one-day innings which stood out in terms of value was not one of Tendulkar’s monumental hundreds where bowlers were taken to a slaughter house, but au00a0determined 81.

Tendulkar gets into position to play the sweep shot against the Australians as wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist keeps his eye on the ball. India won the match, but Australia clinched the series in the final ODI in Goa