OMGSACHIN: Sachin Tendulkar’s Love With Sydney Cricket Ground

Sachin Tendulkar has aggregated 652 runs in six innings at Sydney Cricket Ground at a staggering average of 326. In his last three innings he has scored 455 at this ground without being dismissed even once. Tendulkar’s average at Sydney is the second highest for any batsman at a particular ground (having played at least 5 innings at that ground).

148 at Sydney 1992 :

148* Match: Australia Vs India Series: India in Australia 1992, 3rd Test Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground Result: Match drawn. Tendulkar's reputation as young batting prodigy was swelling. In his first series in Australia, Tendulkar stamped his class scoring two hundreds the first of which arrived in Sydney.

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Sachin Tendulkar’s 148 Vs Australia at Sydney 1992

241 at Sydney 2003 :

Border-Gavaskar Trophy, 2004 Match: India V Australia, 4th test Venue: Sydney Result: Match drawn It was an epic clash at the SCG and it had an epic performance from an epic cricketer. Sachin Tendulkar blasted his first hundred of the series and what a knock it was. It helped India shatter many records while racing to 705 for 7 against the mighty Aussies. It needed a combination of poor umpiring and gritty Steve Waugh to ensure Australia would walk away with a draw. Sachin's knock was laced with 33 hits to the boundary and lasted more than 10 hours. What concentration!

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Sachin Tendulkar’s 241 Vs Australia at Sydney 2003

Exclusive Video : Sachin Tendulkar Man Of The Match | Sydney Test 2003 !! The famous 241 not out when Sachin did not play a single shot through covers because he was getting out on the cover drive too often. An innings of great determination by the master.

154 at Sydney in 2008:

Border-Gavaskar Trophy, 2008 Match: India V Australia, 2nd test Venue: Sydney Result: Australia won by 122 runs Sachin's magnificent 154 came as a like-for-like for Andrew Symonds' double hundred, which had propelled Australia to 463 in the first innings. The Master Blaster's knock took India to 532 and a handy first innings lead of 69 runs. Sachin's 154 came in 7 hours and had 14 fours and 1 six. Then came the remarkable turnaround by the Aussies who amassed 401 in just 107 second innings overs leaving India with a target of 333. The 'triple nelson' haunted the Indians as they folded up for 210.