Your favorite SRT's innings

[Trichromatic]

1. 98 against Pakistan in 2003 WC

2. 200 against SA first double 100

3. 143 desert storm

4.146 against SA 3rd test 2011

5. 175 against Aus in ODIs

 

Those are not necessarily his best knocks for me. 

 

[Austin 3:!6]

That knock in Centurion was poetry in motion. He was treating Wasim, Waqar, Razzaq and Akhtar like club bowlers. Pure class.

[Cricketics]

Desert storm is close to heart but I will take 98 in Centurion.. What a knock that was. You are taking about Wasim, Waqar and Shoaib against Sachin. I mean all the hype going to the game, and it lived upto it. Tendulkar was class apart. 

 

 

[Ankit_sharma03]

Dessert storm for me as that knock had certain arrogance written all over it......it was man who was on a diff level then others

175 was another top knock

200 was pure masterclass

[Rightarmfast]

169 against SA in 96-97 in South africa and the 155 against SA in SA again, in 2001 were mind blowing. 

 

In ODI's. there's obviously a long list. 

[putrevus]

Centurion knock is overrated , Wasim and Waqar were done by then . Akthar was still evolving and he never was a great bowler.On top India was chasing a very modest total.

 

175 was best in his best in odis in my view , in draining heat he was lone warrior and he deserved to be on winning side that day but his team mates failed him.Desert storm hundreds come close too.

 

Two hundreds in Chennai one against Pakistan and one against Australia were his best in tests.

[Vk1]

That back breaking century amidst heart breaking defeat in Chennai 99... Pak had Saqlain wasim waqar? 

[speedheat]

98 vs Pak in 2003wc

85 vs pak in 2011wc

 

 

Edited November 15, 2017 by speedheat

[vvvslaxman]

So many. His 82 runs in 49 balls. His first innings as an opener is still fresh in my memory. Those days such strike rates were unheard of.  If he had failed there he probably may not have opened in the future.

[Austin 3:!6]

1 hour ago, putrevus said:

Centurion knock is overrated , Wasim and Waqar were done by then . Akthar was still evolving and he never was a great bowler.On top India was chasing a very modest total.

 

175 was best in his best in odis in my view , in draining heat he was lone warrior and he deserved to be on winning side that day but his team mates failed him.Desert storm hundreds come close too.

 

Two hundreds in Chennai one against Pakistan and one against Australia were his best in tests.

India was playing against Pak for the first time since Kargill war and the hype of that game was unparalleled. Sachin being the leading batsman was carrying the hope of billions and the pressure on him was immense. 279 was no way a modest total back then that too in SA conditions. In a world cup game against arch rivals with that kind of pressure playing such a knock while chasing was extra special. Our present Kuptaan Sahab can only dream of playing such an innings in pressure situation in big games. In fact, Sachin himself rated that Centurion knock was one off his best ever.

[Austin 3:!6]

25 minutes ago, speedheat said:

98 vs Pak in 2003wc

85 vs pak in 2011wc

 

 

Only if your hero can learn from maestro and play such innings when it REALLY matters

 

[Gollum]

18 minutes ago, Austin 3:!6 said:

India was playing against Pak for the first time since Kargill war and the hype of that game was unparalleled. Sachin being the leading batsman was carrying the hope of billions and the pressure on him was immense. 279 was no way a modest total back then that too in SA conditions. In a world cup game against arch rivals with that kind of pressure playing such a knock while chasing was extra special. Our present Kuptaan Sahab can only dream of playing such an innings in pressure situation in big games. In fact, Sachin himself rated that Centurion knock was one off his best ever.

I agree with your post except the bolded part. 1999 CWC group match was during Kargil conflict. We played them a few times in 2000 eg Asia Cup, Australia tri series, Sharjah etc. 

[Trichromatic]

2 hours ago, putrevus said:

Centurion knock is overrated , Wasim and Waqar were done by then . Akthar was still evolving and he never was a great bowler.On top India was chasing a very modest total.

 

175 was best in his best in odis in my view , in draining heat he was lone warrior and he deserved to be on winning side that day but his team mates failed him.Desert storm hundreds come close too.

 

Two hundreds in Chennai one against Pakistan and one against Australia were his best in tests.

It was more hyped due to nerves than anything else. Never seen such enthusiasm among all age groups before. Even the boring old guys who had no interest in anything were worried. I could hear fireworks in whole area. It was easily a very high pressure game for players from both sides.

[speedheat]

26 minutes ago, Austin 3:!6 said:

Only if your hero can learn from maestro and play such innings when it REALLY matters

 

He will, Just 29 lots to follow,you might well see it in 2019 b.d.w. your hero was 25 of 42 when it mattered the most in 2011 

Edited November 15, 2017 by speedheat

[putrevus]

3 minutes ago, Austin 3:!6 said:

India was playing against Pak for the first time since Kargill war and the hype of that game was unparalleled. Sachin being the leading batsman was carrying the hope of billions and the pressure on him was immense. 279 was no way a modest total back then that too in SA conditions. In a world cup game against arch rivals with that kind of pressure playing such a knock while chasing was extra special. Our present Kuptaan Sahab can only dream of playing such an innings in pressure situation in big games. In fact, Sachin himself rated that Centurion knock was one off his best ever.

Our kaptaan played equally important innings let us not turn into comparison battle , this match had no consequence India was going to semis so it was not a must win match may be that is what allowed him to play that freely.

[Gollum]

4th innings 100 in Chennai 2008 against England chasing down 387. Just after 26/11, amidst all the gloom that was a cracker of a test match and Sachin dedicating it to all Indians.......pretty sure being a Mumbaikar he was in terrible pain during that innings, might not have been his best quality wise but certainly my favourite. 

[Jimmy Cliff]

90 vs Australia at the Wankhede in the 1996 WC.

 

 

Edited November 16, 2017 by Jimmy Cliff

[sarcastic]

1 hour ago, vvvslaxman said:

So many. His 82 runs in 49 balls. His first innings as an opener is still fresh in my memory. Those days such strike rates were unheard of.  If he had failed there he probably may not have opened in the future.

That Palm Sunday innings of SRT when most of India is just waking up from their beds and switched to TV will stay in the memories of all the fans forever....

[Rasgulla]

100 that he got against manaic' s bangladesh in 2012.. That set us free from his tuk tuks  forever after that.

 

Other than that sharjah one in 1998 pretty good innings.. He tortured us 21st century with is another day discussion.

[Rasgulla]

10 hours ago, speedheat said:

He will, Just 29 lots to follow,you might well see it in 2019 b.d.w. your hero was 25 of 42 when it mattered the most in 2011 

91*(79) when it mattered..  didn't choke like someone else