Sachin Tendulkar practices batting out of crease at WACA

He hasn't become the worlds greatest run-scorer by doing the norm, and Sachin Tendulkar illustrated his intentions to surprise Australia in the Perth Test by practicing a metre out of his crease.

While the rest of his Indian teammates settled well into their creases and played largely off the back foot during yesterday's net session, Tendulkar played only off the front foot in a sign of taking the bowling head on.As he lined up alongside three other of India's batsmen, Tendulkar was at least a metre in front while practicing against a bowling machine, indicating that he will attempt to throw Australias pacemen off their length.

The notoriously bouncy WACA pitch has undone the best in the game, particularly because of its volatile spring off the grass.During a short and sharp session, only one ball slid past his bat following an attempted wide drive, and at that Tendulkar thrust his head back and yelled to the heavens in frustration

Otherwise, he was a man with a plan and stuck to it diligently, leaving five balls in succession without qualms.As soon as a delivery landed in his path, however, Tendulkar surged forward and punched the ball with a ramrod-straight bat, holding his position after the stroke to emphasise the point.Searching for his elusive 100th international century since March last year, Tendulkar has been weighed down by the milestone but nevertheless is still the best performed Indian batsman on this tour.

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