Top five Sachin Tendulkar specials at Wankhede

2) 76 vs. Australia in 2001: The Border-Gavaskar series of 2001 is remembered mostly for the Eden Gardens test and VVS Laxman’s 281. But, this test match must be remembered as an indicator of how dependent Indian team of 2001 was on Sachin Tendulkar. On the opening day of the first Test match, Tendulkar played a fascinating innings of 76 against the mighty Australians comprising of the likes of Shane Warne, Jason Gillespie and Glenn McGrath in their bowling line-up. He walked in at 25 for 2 and then took over the mantle of scoring for the team. His innings was marked by 13 fluent boundaries. His dismissal marked the fall of the team as Australia gained control of the game and bowled out India for a paltry 173.