Top 5 Test knocks by Indian batsmen against England since 2006

#5 Sachin Tendulkar - 103 of 196 balls, Chennai, (2008)

Tendulkar’s ton helped India get over the target set by England

Hunting down a target in excess of 380 is a tumultuous task on a fifth-day sub-continent wicket. India defied the inevitable and scored the runs in 98 overs. It panned out to be India’s second highest successful run chases in Test cricket.

Sachin Tendulkar scored 103 of the 387 runs. Along with Yuvraj Singh, in a stand of 163 for the fifth wicket, Tendulkar led his side to a historic win at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in the first test of the series.

He rotated the strike frequently enough (45 singles, 8 couples and 2 triples) with an odd boundary here and there, which was vicious enough to keep the English bowlers at bay. Taking into the account the match situation and also the quality of the English bowling, this had to be rated among Tendulkar’s best in Test cricket versus England.