Tendulkar ranks 98 vs Pak in WC one of his finest moments

Mumbai, Nov 13 (PTI) India's batting maestro Sachin
Tendulkar Friday rated his blistering 75-ball knock of 98
against arch-rivals Pakistan in the 2003 World Cup at
Centurion as one of the most memorable innings of his life.

"I remember a few innings and important among them is the
innings against Pakistan in the 2003 World Cup. We won that
match (by 6 wickets)," said Tendulkar who walked down memory
lane here Friday to celebrate his 20 years in international
cricket.
Tendulkar made his international debut in the first Test
against Pakistan at Karachi on November 15, 1989 and it was on
the same tour that he made his debut in ODIs too before going
on to set world records in both formats.
Emphasising that earning his first India cap is the most
cherished moment of his glittering career, Tendulkar mentioned
a knock of 59 in his second Test at Faisalabad against
Pakistan as the turning point in his career as that knock gave
him self-belief that he belonged in the highest league.
"20 years is a long time and I have many special moments
and it would be difficult to count them. But the first one
(Test), the first day walking out in the playing XI in
Pakistan probably was the greatest moment," he said.
"In the second Test at Faisalabad I made 58 or 59. It was
the turning point in my career as I felt confident after that
innings that I belonged at this level after not doing well in
the first Test," he said. (More) PTI SSR
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