The last time Tendulkar played Australia in a big series, was in the CB Series, Australia 2008, where India won 2-0 in the finals. Tendulkar scored a hundred and a ninety in both the games.
Today, after Australia posted 292, they knew that a run-a-ball effort, which Tendulkar is perhaps the only player in world cricket to achieve without risk taking would dent their chances.
Australia vs India 1-0,
1st ODI 2009 (7 match series)
Australia managed to put up a very strong 292 after batting first in Vadodara on a slowish surface. India dropped chances from Ponting and then Hussey made the most of their second batting powerplay towards the end of the innings.
Chasing about 300 runs in an ODI has never been easy. The bowling side knows that they have margins favoring them, and can implement plans accordingly.
Posted in context of a Wall Street Journal Article suggesting removal of Women's Titles in Chess and reigning World Women's Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk's strong response against it.
Here is an excerpt of my Preface from Dot Chess-The Cricket in Between (2007)- where this topic is touched upon.
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