No Sachin in a parallel universe

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http://www.cricketcountry.com/cricket-articles/If-Sachin-Tendulkar-had-not-played-for-India-how-things-could-possibly-have-unfolded-for-the-country-in-the-last-24-years/32627

March 2001: Exciting Eden Test ends in a draw After being forced to follow-on, India staged an astonishing comeback at Kolkata through the magic of VVS Laxman and the determined resistance of Rahul Dravid. However, even though for a few minutes after tea a miraculous victory seemed to be in the offing, Harbhajan Singh’s best efforts could not get rid of the left handed duo of Matthew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist. Australia thus hold on to their 1-0 advantage in the series .. March 2001: Exciting Eden Test ends in a draw After being forced to follow-on, India staged an astonishing comeback at Kolkata through the magic of VVS Laxman and the determined resistance of Rahul Dravid. However, even though for a few minutes after tea a miraculous victory seemed to be in the offing, Harbhajan Singh’s best efforts could not get rid of the left handed duo of Matthew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist. Australia thus hold on to their 1-0 advantage in the series .. December 2008: Heroic applause for Pietersen’s men as England wins at Chennai They dared to come back to a country targeted by terrorist attacks. And as Kevin Pietersen’s Englishmen defeated India in the first Test at Chennai, the sporting crowd rose to their feet and applauded the victors off the ground. There had been a spirited start to the Indian chase provided by Virender Sehwag, but Rahul Dravid’s poor form continued and the inexperience of the middle order was in full view as Graeme Swann ran through the line-up. ... July 2011: Rahul Dravid goes past Ricky Ponting Twenty-five years after Sunil Gavaskar, India has yet another man at the top of the batting world. Rahul Dravid went past Ricky Ponting’s record aggregate of 12,363 to become the leading run-scorer in the history of Test cricket. However, several questions asked during press conference after the match dwelled on how long BCCI would retain the ageing star to pursue these records when the likes of Rohit Sharma waiting in the wings? August 2011: Dravid goes past Gavaskar With his third century of the tour at The Oval, Rahul Dravid went past Sunil Gavaskar’s record of 34 Test centuries. As he carried his bat in the first innings, Dravid notched up his 35th Test hundred. However, even as the Indian fans celebrate this new episode of personal landmark, team India is heading towards a 4-0 whitewash. According to a section of the media, this is symbolic of what ails Indian cricket. ...

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