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I rate this hundred very highly: Tendulkar

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Posted online: Sunday , March 02, 2008 at 1805 hrs IST

Sydney, March 2:: Sachin Tendulkar, who defied pain to score his first one-day century in Australia in his 18-year career, rated his effort highly but said he did not want to prove anyone wrong.

Tendulkar remained unconquered after scoring 117 which helped India to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three finals, setting platform for their first-ever one-day cricket tri-series win Down Under.

"In the last series, I missed a few centuries. I was also struggling with a groin strain for some time. But these things are part and parcel of the game and one has to carry on. I rate this hundred very highly," Tendulkar said after guiding India to a six wicket victory.

Tendulkar's less than stellar one-day record while chasing in recent times had set some tongues wagging but the batsman said he was not aiming to prove anyone wrong.

"I play the game for passion and love. People have been writing all sorts of things and I don't want to prove anybody wrong," he insisted.

Tendulkar also said he was happy about his long stay in the middle today as planned.

"It was wonderful to end on a winning note and be there when victory was achieved. The century was secondary. The next match (in Brisbane on Tuesday) is very important now," said the master batsman, who may be playing his last ODI series in Australia.

The 34-year-old cricketer agreed that he wanted to get his first one-day hundred in Australia but felt victory in the first final made it a secondary objective.

"I wanted to get the hundred today. We had never beaten Australia in Sydney, and there was no better occasion than today to change that," Tendulkar said.

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Congrats.
by Dr. Cajetan Coelho on 2008-03-03 23:42:26.856849+05:30
Well done Sachin.
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Hearty Congratulations
by SANTOSH R TAMBE on 2008-03-03 10:03:26.697211+05:30
Kindly accept my hearty congratulations on well deserved victory with your determined efforts and 42nd century in ODI. Keept it up. My all good wishes not only mine but entire Hindustanis wishes are behind you. You made all of us proud of with the win over world champion. Now we are 1000% sure that Australia will see another defert in their own soil immediately.With kind regardsSantosh R. TambeBHEL BARODA
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KYA BA(A)T HAI !!
by Dr Sunil Gupta on 2008-03-03 09:06:02.192914+05:30
Sachin exemplifies the old adage"when your actions speak,please don't interrupt".Just conunt the number of occassions he has made his critics bite the dust
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Time to retire gracefully.
by Anand Babu on 2008-03-03 08:29:25.421383+05:30
Well done Tondulkar, this is the time for you to retire gracefully. For gods sake do not use this opportunity to hang on to the team and sleep eternally. You still can make more money outside the team.
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Oh Sour tongued Manjrekar ! Where art thou ?
by eddie on 2008-03-03 01:31:50.673995+05:30
Manjrekar - thy name is mud ! How King Sachin has spoken ! With his bat as always. Manjrekar and his like should be cast in the dustbin of cricket for revealing the abundance of his jealous and envious heart. True to nature Sachin has graciously stated that he did not want to prove anyone wrong. Sachin does not need to. He will always be rated far above any other cricketer. At least for the next 3 years, no one should be allowed to question whether Sachin is to remain in the team. We at least owe him that. Our poor ozzie friends are clueless as to what hit them. Some reports in the ozzie media point out to another conspiracy brewing to nail bhaji for another racial outburst at the crowd in scg. They will continue to behave like little sissies. Shadow boxing by Bhaji and Yuvi were a treat to watch. Subtle messages on the field and not so subtle ones like thrashing Ponting and Co should be the aim of our boys in blue. Now surely Ponting has no place to hide and I predict that calls for his head to roll will gain momentum. Once again we hail Sachin the King !
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