Lara recalls Tendulkar’s 241
Former West Indies batsman Brian Lara said that Sachin Tendulkar's unbeaten 241-run knock against Australia was the most disciplined and determined innings of his Test career.
Tendulkar, who made his debut in the longest format of the overall game as a 16-year-old, finished his 24-year-long career as Test cricket's highest-run scorer.
"Can you envisage playing Test cricket at age 16 before next 24 years. That is merely unbelievable. Sachin has played some amazing innings throughout his career but none with an increase of discipline and determination like his 241 not out against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG)," Lara said within an Instagram post.
Citing the exemplory case of Tendulkar's innings, Lara asked everyone showing discipline as the world battles COVID-19.
Sachin Tendulkar's unbeaten 241 off 436 balls at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 2004, which enabled India to post a mammoth score of 705 for seven in their first innings, was a testimony to what's another great mentioned previously.
The match ended in a draw however the concentration and dedication Tendulkar showed will stay alive in the minds of the cricketing fans. For the reason that series, Tendulkar was struggling for form, and he made a decision to not play cover drive in the ultimate Test of the series.
Sachin was determined that he won't play an individual cover drive through the Sydney Test. Moreover, the Aussies had recognized Sachin's shortcoming too. The bowlers tried to bowl outside the off-stump constantly to get Tendulkar. So he made a decision to leave all those deliveries.
The then Australia captain Steve Waugh, his bowlers, and even the commentators were left stunned as Sachin's innings displayed immense mental strength.
"To me, it had been a show of incredible fortitude, mental strength discipline," Waugh said this past year in an interview.
"He actually followed through and didn't play a cover-drive although he scored a double hundred," Waugh added.
