5 instances when Sachin Tendulkar scored imperious 90s

#4 92 versus England in Nottingham, 2002 - 2nd Test

Sachin Tendulkar scored an attractive 92 to save the day for India

India had lost the first Test at Lord's. When India won the toss, they had no hesitation in batting first. They scored a decent 357 in their first innings, supported by Virender Sehwag's 106, his first century in Test cricket as an opener. England gave a strong reply, scoring 617 in their first innings and Michael Vaughan scored a spectacular stroke-filled 197. India now had their backs to the wall, facing a deficit of 260 runs with four sessions to survive.

To make matters worse, India had a terrible start, losing both their openers at the score of 11. When the two of India's most prolific batsmen joined forces, they knew the task ahead of them. Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar started to rebuild the innings in a contrasting manner.

Dravid was holding the fort at one end and Tendulkar was smashing the bowlers at the other. It was a masterclass by Tendulkar against the moving ball, when he played some fierce square cuts, signature straight drives and his customary back-foot punches. The pair saw the day through for India with Sachin unbeaten on 59 and Dravid batting on 44.

Day 5 saw Tendulkar continue from where he left on Day 4, before being bowled through the gate by the one that sharply turned from a usually innocuous Michael Vaughan. Sachin had scored a valiant 92 with 17 boundaries. However, Rahul Dravid's classy 115 followed by Sourav Ganguly's 99 and some rearguard action by debutant Parthiv Patel helped India to save the match.