ON SACHIN TENDULKAR
On this day, following a desert storm, a hurricane of an innings followed. Sachin Tendulkar smashed 143 against Australia that helped India qualify to the final of the Coca Cola Cup in 1998.
‘Whadda Wonderful Player!’ Which cricket commentator immortalized these words while describing Sachin Tendulkar's desert storm innings?
Tony Greig immortalized those words throughout his commentary career for Tendulkar.
Tony Cozier
Ravi Shastri
Tony Greig
Ian Chappell
In the desert storm innings of Tendulkar against Australia, India lost the match but qualified for the final. Which team lost out on a place in the final?
India had to win the match or score 237 or more after the match was shortened to 46 overs.
Pakistan
West Indies
New Zealand
England
In the innings fondly known as the ‘desert storm’ from Tendulkar, who was the captain of Australia?
Steve Waugh scored 10 runs and picked up the wicket of Ajay Jadeja in that match.
Mark Taylor
Steve Waugh
Ricky Ponting
Ian Healy
Tendulkar got to his 1st Test century against England in 1990. Which of these Indian legends made his debut in that game?
Anil Kumble picked up 3/105 in the 1st innings and 0/65 in the 2nd innings.
Javagal Srinath
Anil Kumble
Venkatesh Prasad
Ajay Jadeja
Against which team did Tendulkar score his first ODI century?
In the Singer World Series in 1994, Sachin scored 110 against Australia in Colombo (RPS).
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
South Africa
Australia
Tendulkar reached 10K Test runs in Kolkata against Pakistan in 2005. But who took the limelight by scoring twin centuries?
Rahul Dravid scored twin centuries for the 2nd time in Tests, thus becoming the 2nd Indian to achieve that feat.
Rahul Dravid
Sourav Ganguly
Virender Sehwag
Younus Khan
With which of these Indian batsmen has Tendulkar stitched the most 100-run partnerships in Tests?
Dravid and Tendulkar have 20 century partnerships, which is the most by any pair in Tests.
Sourav Ganguly
Mohammad Azharuddin
VVS Laxman
Rahul Dravid
Tendulkar went past Brain Lara’s record of most Test runs (11953) in 2008 in Mohali. Against which team did he score his 11954th Test run?
In the 52nd over of the first day’s play in the 2nd Test, Sachin took three runs off Peter Siddle to surpass Lara.
Sri Lanka
West Indies
South Africa
Australia
Tendulkar has scored more than 1000 ODI runs in a calendar year 7 times, which is a joint best. Who is the other batsman he shares the record with?
Virat Kohli has over 1000 runs in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018 and 2019.
Kumar Sangakkara (SL)
Virat Kohli (IND)
Ricky Ponting (AUS)
Sourav Ganguly (IND)
Tendulkar scored an unbeaten 186 against New Zealand in Hyderabad, which was his first score of over 150 in ODIs. What else is the match famous for?
The partnership of 331 between Tendulkar and Dravid is the highest for any wicket for India in ODIs.
First Indian to 150 in ODIs
Highest ODI team score vs NZ
Best partnership for any wicket for India
Biggest margin of victory for India