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U19 12th Man
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https://mobile.twitter.com/cricvestigate/status/1266253874563710979?s=21
“What is your favourite #Tendulkar Test century that isn’t discussed much?”
At #CricVestigate, we will travel back to the 1st Test at Edgbaston in 1996 for his brilliant 122 (1st with MRF bat).
Why it is not discussed much?
1) India ended up losing the Test comfortably.
2) The series is more famously remembered for Ganguly (who made 131) and Dravid’s (who made 95) debuts in the 2nd Test.
The two debutants would go on to make ≈39% of the Test runs by Indians other than Tendulkar from that point onwards to the end of the 20th century.
3) England did not boast a famous bowling attack (Cork, Mullally, Lewis and Min Patel).
Unlike today, India were not considered a big series in England, hence they were given the earlier part of the summer.
Why was this a special innings?
Conditions were good for pacers; and the Eng bowlers, while not household names today, were very effective. Dominic Cork had caused WI all kinds of problems the previous summer, taking a hat-trick and dismissing batsman of the calibre of Lara and Richardson 3 times each.
Indian batting line up was short with keeper Mongia at #6, and 2 non-established Test openers, Rathour & Jadeja.
Sidhu had walked out midway of the tour due to friction with captain Azharuddin who didn't seem focused on batting. Manjrekar also got injured in the 1st inn.
India were 99 behind on 1st inn, thanks to Nasser Hussain’s maiden ton. In 2nd inn, SRT came in at 17-2, which soon became 36-4. On an uneven wicket SRT played his shots with confidence off the front & back foot, always in control, even when bringing his 100 up with a SIX.
The next highest score in the innings after Tendulkar’s 122 was Manjrekar’s 18. The other 9 men could only manage 65 runs in total.
The next highest scores in the match (i.e. in 1st inn) for India were also SRT's 24 & Sanjay's 23 from Top 8; though Srinath at #9 made 52.
It was the first time a visiting batsman made a Test ton in the 2nd team innings at Edgbaston since South Africa's Bob Catterall in 1924. Incidentally, all four instances before 21st century ended in the 120s.
What is your favourite 'underrated' Tendulkar knock; and why?
https://mobile.twitter.com/cricvestigate/status/1266253874563710979?s=21
“What is your favourite #Tendulkar Test century that isn’t discussed much?”
At #CricVestigate, we will travel back to the 1st Test at Edgbaston in 1996 for his brilliant 122 (1st with MRF bat).
Why it is not discussed much?
1) India ended up losing the Test comfortably.
2) The series is more famously remembered for Ganguly (who made 131) and Dravid’s (who made 95) debuts in the 2nd Test.
The two debutants would go on to make ≈39% of the Test runs by Indians other than Tendulkar from that point onwards to the end of the 20th century.
3) England did not boast a famous bowling attack (Cork, Mullally, Lewis and Min Patel).
Unlike today, India were not considered a big series in England, hence they were given the earlier part of the summer.
Why was this a special innings?
Conditions were good for pacers; and the Eng bowlers, while not household names today, were very effective. Dominic Cork had caused WI all kinds of problems the previous summer, taking a hat-trick and dismissing batsman of the calibre of Lara and Richardson 3 times each.
Indian batting line up was short with keeper Mongia at #6, and 2 non-established Test openers, Rathour & Jadeja.
Sidhu had walked out midway of the tour due to friction with captain Azharuddin who didn't seem focused on batting. Manjrekar also got injured in the 1st inn.
India were 99 behind on 1st inn, thanks to Nasser Hussain’s maiden ton. In 2nd inn, SRT came in at 17-2, which soon became 36-4. On an uneven wicket SRT played his shots with confidence off the front & back foot, always in control, even when bringing his 100 up with a SIX.
The next highest score in the innings after Tendulkar’s 122 was Manjrekar’s 18. The other 9 men could only manage 65 runs in total.
The next highest scores in the match (i.e. in 1st inn) for India were also SRT's 24 & Sanjay's 23 from Top 8; though Srinath at #9 made 52.
It was the first time a visiting batsman made a Test ton in the 2nd team innings at Edgbaston since South Africa's Bob Catterall in 1924. Incidentally, all four instances before 21st century ended in the 120s.
What is your favourite 'underrated' Tendulkar knock; and why?
