Minnow or mighty, my focus never wavers: Tendulkar

Mirpur (Bangladesh), Jan 25 (PTI) Revealing one secret of
his mind-boggling success in international cricket, Indian
batsman Sachin Tendulkar said he never gets complacent and
focusses hard irrespective of the might of his opponents.
"It is the same in every match, you have to still go out
and score," Tendulkar told reporters after the second day's
play of the second Test against Bangladesh.
"For me, no attack can be underestimated. I always apply
the same way whether we play Australia, South Africa,
England, Zimbabwe or Bangladesh. I just focus on what needs to
be done from my side," said the batsman, who recorded his 45th
Test hundred and 90th international ton Monday.
"I don't count my centuries, I just want to score runs,"
Tendulkar said when asked whether he would be looking ahead to
score 100 international tons.
Asked about his 45th ton coming on the eve of India's
Republic Day, he said, "I hope something good comes out for
the team. Tomorrow is a very important day for the country."
Tendulkar said the wicket was two-paced, not easy to bat
and it was a good toss to lose.
"We can say it was a good toss to lose. There was some
dampness on the first morning pitch but not as much as was in
Chittagong. We thought our bowlers can take early wickets and
they did as Bangladesh were five down on the first morning,"
said the batsman with more than 30,000 international runs
under his belt.
"It is not an easy track to bat on. It is two-paced and
bounce was uneven and it is going to deteriorate a lot later
also. So we have to be patient and put up a big score on
board," Tendulkar added.
Even though India finished day two on a strong 459 for
five, Tendulkar felt there were times when the Bangladesh
bowlers had upper hand for a while.
"There were patches when we batted really well and kept
the run rate high with a lot of boundaries. At times also
their bowlers had the upper hand," he said. PTI PDS
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