5 of Sachin Tendulkar's unluckiest dismissals

#5 0 vs Australia, Brisbane 2003

Sachin was dismissed for 0

In 2003-04, Steve Waugh’s Australia were on a mission, vanquishing each and every Test opposition that came in their way. Even though Ganguly’s India were no pushovers, nothing much was expected of the team in the series.

In the first match at Brisbane, Australia raced off to 268/2, before Zaheer Khan decided to take control. His wily off-cutters and bouncers ensured that the Aussie innings ended at 323. In reply, India lost the wickets of Sehwag and Dravid early. With the score reading 62/2, the Little Master walked out to bat. On the 3rd ball he faced, he was hit on the pads by a rising delivery from Jason Gillespie. Replays clearly showed that the ball was going way above the stumps. But the umpire did not feel the same way and Sachin was declared out.

Luckily, the decision didn’t cost India much, thanks to a superb 144 by Ganguly and a measured 75 by Laxman. India's innings finally closed at 409.

In the second innings, Australia got off to a rollicking start and stormed to 284/3 in 62 overs, setting a target of 199 to win. The match finally ended in a draw with India managing 73/2 in 16 overs.

India won the 2nd Test at Adelaide and Australia were victorious in the Melbourne Test. The spoils were shared in the 4th Test in Sydney, which was incidentally the last one in Steve Waugh’s career.