SK Flashback: Sachin Tendulkar's 155* against Australia in Chennai

Pre-lunch Tendulkar

Tendulkar was simply majestic in Chennai

The match had entered the fourth day and India were given a task to erase the lead early on in the day. Mongia and Sindhu were fresh from their century partnership in the first innings and strode out to the middle.

However, Greg Blewett struck the first blow, removing Mongia for 18. Navjot Singh Sidhu and Rahul Dravid then joined forces and tried to steady India’s ship but after a handy 72-run partnership, Sidhu fell to Robertson.

Almost similar to the situation in the first innings, Sachin walked in to rousing cheers with the score reading 115-2. After playing out a couple of deliveries, Sachin faced Warne for the first time in the second innings.

The battle commenced rather easily for Tendulkar, a flick towards fine-leg adding two more runs to his tally. A couple of deliveries later, Warne erred in length and was aptly cut away to the boundary. The Master Blaster had asserted his dominance early on.

With the spinners unable to cause problems for the pair at the crease, skipper Mark Taylor opted for pace in the form of Paul Rieffel but things did not change. Tendulkar was looking in ominous form and brought up his half-century with a couple of runs before lunch.