People say he's not a match winner..But they don't know that exactly 75 of his centuries resulted in India's wins or Drawn matches...Only 25 went for losses..and I am sure that out of those 25, there had been 15 collapses or lone performances from the maestro..For me, he was the man who made me love cricket...His strokes made me feel like being a batsman..and his sportsmanship made me feel like being honest...Others are great too..But then they don't have such a long career with regular pressure

Tendulkar from 1996-1999 -> probably the best batsman of all time...smashed and bossed all legendary bowlers from all teams.

I remember this match. You can’t expect a team to get a target of around 550, when half of the team is out at 40. That was the time when each lofted shot from Sachin would stop my heartbeat. Cricket is not what it used to be when Sachin was there.

When your team is half down at 50..all the time...and you score centuries again and again....without the fall of wickets troubling you....MASTER YOU ARE THE GREATEST...awesome mental strength....

Sachin facing 1st ball....sachin on 49...sachin on 99.....where my heart beats so fast....sachin is an emotion .....

Sachin scored 32 hundreds vs world class Australians & South Africans, it was a real proof that he was one of the best batsman in cricket history

How can u say that tendulkar was selfish? For almost two decades he was the only player who performed amongst a crumbling indian team

You cannot play Donald so conveniently. Ohh you are Sachin!👍

Vintage Tendulkar...period between 94-99 was best ....Aggression,shot selection picture perfect...He is my best teenage memories

That generation when sachin carrying the Indian team on his shoulders alone....what a player....

Young kids NEED to watch these. Still goosebumps

How quick he is scoring the centuries.Those shots are unbelievable. He can able to play the pull shot, straight drive,on drive,off drive ,late cut,square cut.What a unbelievable shots, You are real genius Sachin.

One of the best test innings by little master; Donald,Macmillan,Pollock,Adams,cluesner nobody cant stop

Looking at pitch and Ind score (5for under 50) 100 in 138 balls.... that's genius...

Please skip to 10:47 If you would like to witness the greatest shot that has ever been played in the history of this sport.

There are so many famous cricketers but Sachin made cricket famous... God Of Cricket...

it had to be a miraculous catch to get rid off sachin when he was in this mood! amazing knock which was a purist's delight. I can't fathom how can anyone dislike this knock! regardless which country you are supporting, you have to appreciate the genius of sachin. its a fact that we won't see another batsman like him again. by the way, I'm a Sri Lankan, but a true lover of the game.

He is two levels above any batsman in the history of cricket...🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

Damn, how many straight drives we get to see in one inning? And that glorious drive off Donald for 150 :)

His straight drives were epic.. Allan Donald was one of the most fearsome bowlers during that period.. but Sachin looked unfazed by the white lightning, when he was at his best.. that's the sign of the best batsman in the world.. that is.. even making the best bowler in the world, as if, he is an ordinary bowler..!! love you sachin..

His team has always disspointed him in his initial career otherwise India would have won many matches overseas,he single handedly fought for the nation pride on many occasions

This was the time, when Sachin was truly at the top of his game.. Physically too at his best..

I have been coming back to watch this innings almost once an year like a pilgrimage. What a sublime knock! So lucky I had seen every ball of it.

This innings is simply the most beautiful bouquet. Youn can watch it time and again and won't get tired of it.

U jst watch sachin's batting... Nd u ll very quickly realise tht u r looing at best in d world.... A true legend.. Incredible batsman...!!!

Childhood memories. I vividly recall this innings.. Wat ondrives dude... Nobody is even close to his class.. Grt

Sachin has been the single player of hope to every Indian cricket fan in the 90's and I have been one of the people who switched their TV's off when Sachin got out ....

The lone battler... Extraordinary player in an average team in the 90s

SACHIN TENDULKAR - easily the greatest ever..!!

Watched this live, I Still recall that catch of Tendulkar by Adam Bacher, Unbelievable and it's right in front of my eyes and fresh in my mind. My jaws dropped in dismay when that happened.

His attacking quality, rocksolid defence, innovation of shots, great technic, and humble nature set him apart from any other batsman. Undoubtedly d mot charismatic and elegant batsman. His consistency is also is unparalleled.

Master Blaster is making Donald look like a CLUB LEVEL bowler 🙏

An absolute masterclass!! Against a world-class attack comprising Donald (who was at his peak).. A true gem of a knock it was!!

I switched off the television when it was 70/5 something. Then after few hrs shocked to see sachin and azhar hammering SA. What a good catch to get rid off sachin.

This is the most beautiful innings of all time.

Oh my god.... Look at those shots... It's always pleasure to watch his batting and that too against such a good bowling team... No doubt, he is the world best batman in all generations

This will always stay on to be the best batting partnership I've ever seen in my lifetime against probably one of the best bowling line ups of all times.... A perfectly technical masterclass from Sachin on one end, a pure work of artistry from Md. Azharuddin on the other end...it summed up one of my most memorable evening of watching cricket ...no T20 slambang of these days can bring back this beautiful feeling of test cricket batting at his absolute best...there were boundaries flowing everywhere, SA bowlers like Donald, Pollock , McMillan and Klusener looked hapless and all pure and perfectly batting masterclass

Damn he got a 100 in just 138 balls. You champion ❤

Sachin always was getting out with extra ordinary stuff from opposition team..

so much maturity at the age of 24.

You don't get to watch such thrilling batting by any Indian batsman in Test cricket today...Virat Kohli is not so exiting to watch in 5 day cricket and he can never exude such class and quality in his strokes

My favorite Sachin century. I always say he had the greatest range of shots and this 100 showcases that.

I'm surprised Indian-Batters managed 33 runs before The Master came in to bat. The attack was lethal - Donald, Pollock, McMillan and Klusner (all at their prime)! It was bound to be 100 and 66 all out! The graphics on Star Sports for this series were beautiful!

i vividly remember watching this post lunch session batting of the highest quality..both Sachin and Azhar in that murderous mood against one of the top quality pace attacks...who cares about results when you get to see an innings of this quality

Every now and then i keep coming back to watch this inning of his. I mean forget the stats and don't get into the numbers, just watch his batting and observe it just the way you observe art. Every time he hits the ball- his balance, his steady head, his timing, the straight bat- i can't think of anyone who can match the purity of shot that he creates.

I still remeMber the match was LOST even after such a great innings....What a spectacular catch by adam bacher to get the genius

From 33-5 putting the total to 359 absolutely genius work this Knock of master clearly shows the determination, courage and passion carrying the full pressure and the team on himself over the decades that's SRT for you 🐐🇮🇳🔥❤️💯

Sachin Tendulkar is unparalleled no one can match him ever

The Strokes played in this innings by Sachin are unparalled to what any other batsman can play

Feeling peace to watch him The great Sachin R Tendulkar. 🙏

100 off 138 balls in 1997. Also team score was 40/5. Big SA ground. Pollock and Donald on peak. Hats off.

A new word is needed to define Sachin Tendulkar performance, hats off little master, certainly the great master for young upcoming indian bastmen

To those who compare his records with others , this guy took the burden of the entire team on him for many years.. ganguly David joined him in 97 98 and after that he started getting some support from his teammates which later made Indian team victorious in many occasions

Magnanimous batting by Tendulkar, a great catch by Adam bacher. I still remember this match. Azar scored a ton quickly😍😍. Thanks for uploading the match

in terms of stroke play this was his best inning , against a 5 bowler strong attack

1980 kids comper Sachin vs Vv Richards, 1990 kids comper Sachin vs Lara, 2000 kids comper Sachin vs Ponting, 2010 kids comper Sachin vs Kohli and now carona kids also compare Sachin vs Gill. Last 5 era only one name in list, that is God of World cricket Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin........ Sachin........

All times Best 10Dulkar

I had seen the partnership and also the entire inning of Sachin Tendulkar. It is extraordinary, outstanding brilliant.

Tendulkar is undoubtedly the greatest batsman ever after Sir Don.

An innings for the ages. If I have to pick up Tendulkar's top five centuries, they would be: 5. 114 vs Australia, Perth, 1991 - Although Merv Hughes - McDermott-Whitney combo is no Lillee-Thomson, still, they made a pretty formidable pair, particularly in that series, with Whitney having a terrific record in Australia, it was the Perth of yore, and Tendulkar was only 18. 4. 119 vs England, Manchester, 1990 - 4th innings match saving century, even though the bowling attack is no West Indies quartet level, a 4th innings match saving ton in damp conditions at the age of 16, deserves it. 3. 136 vs Pakistan, Chennai, 1998. - Akram, Younis, and a lethal Saqlain Mushtaq in a series where he was running rampant with 4 fifers in the series. Combined with a nasty back problem which halted this innings 20 runs shy of victory, this is easily his most poignant innings ever. Moin Khan later commented that the way Tendulkar tackled Saqlain was the highest quality of batsmanship he had seen from behind the stumps. 9 batsmen scored in single digits in that innings. 2. This innings. India at a precarious position, 5 wickets down for 57 - against Donald, Pollock and McMillan on a bouncy pitch of Capetown. The innings is so high up in this list because it was a terrific attacking innings, which nearly stole the thunder from the opposition. Not to mention that sublime cover drive off Donald to reach 150... :) 1. 116 vs Australia, Melbourne, 1999. A test series, where barring the last innings 167 by Laxman, the entire Indian batting lineup routinely crumbled against a bowling attack of Mcgrath, a young rampaging Brett Lee, lethal Warne, and swinging Fleming on the express grassy tracks of Australia. Only Tendulkar battled them consistently, best of which was this one. :) Innings which are good but not in this league: 1. 103* vs England, 4th innings, 2008 - Good, but on a flat Indian track, and mediocre bowling attack, and supported by all batsmen, particularly Sehwag. 2. 111 Vs South Africa, 1992. Great innings, spectacular, but only one world class bowler in the opposition - Donald. 3. 122 vs England, Birmingham, 1996. 6 batsmen scored in single digits, second highest score being 18, at one stage score was 68/5 and an innings defeat looming large. 122 out of team total of 219, in third innings. Outstanding, but mediocre bowling attack is the problem. 4. 155 vs South Africa, Bloemfontein, 2001. Destructive innings. But no Donald. Pollock-Ntini is not a sufficiently outstanding pair for this list. 5. 111 Vs South Africa, 2010. 3rd innings century under pressure, but Morkel or Tsotsobe are not great bowlers, just Steyn cannot warrant the inclusion of this innings in this elite list. 6. 153, 154 against Australia in 2007-08. Good centuries, but only Brett Lee, that too, a pale shadow of his 1999 form. 7. 160 against NZ. Less than mediocre opposition bowling attack. 8. 155, 177 against Warne, 1998. Paradigm shifting plus match winning innings, which destroyed the enigma of Warne. However, no Mcgrath, Lee, or even Gillespie. Gavin Robertson and Kasprowicz, that too on Indian tracks, sorry, not worthy of the top 5 list.

Sachin you beauty.

No words to say about god of cricket. Just salute to master.🙌

On drive is the toughest shot to play against fast balling ... Sachin: Hold my beer ...

Indian score 4/33...Then, God arrives to the rescue

One Word - "Poetry"

The innings which made Bradman try and save his legacy by claiming Tendulkar as closest batsman to him.

He was always a match winner, for me the greatest of all cricketers 👌👌👌love you Sachin.

Sachin has played most number of straight drives in this innings in his entire career in a single test innings

What a stress removal straight drive does sachin have!!!!!

Great bowlers like Donald, Shaun Pollock on bowling friendly pitch gets hammering from the Sachin

Whenever I watch Sachin batting, I feel young. Thanks little master. You are the best.

Whenever I feel bored of the current crap which passes for batsmanship, I keep coming back to this highlights to rekindle the love of cricket. The quality of strokes, the compact defense, front foot and back foot punches the quality of bowling and the sight of wonderful crowd in a test match. Possibly the best looking innings by any player against any opposition ever.

Sachin's body--language is glorious, extreme timing, conventioal classy eye-view as egale ,, best pace--conqueror ever than other indian batsman like gavaskr, dravid, kohli, rohit sharmma

just wonder why star sports never showed this despite owning the rights for such a marvel

Some shots by this man are really unbelievable. Only Sachin can play these shots

This is probably the best inning of Tendulkar. He really looked as the best batsman.

Wow, what an innings.. I really would like to compare this innings to the 150+ scored by Kohli in 2nd test of 2018 recently. So much of similarities, just the way they got got out as 9 wickets fell down, the way they got to centuries, 150, etc.. Really superb innings by both. But if u look at Sachin’s innings, the outfield looks slow, pitch so deadlier, test cricket was so much a bowlers game back then, Sachin was exceptionally good, dedicated. Kohli is no less, such a great disciple and he definitely is trying to fill Sachin’s shoes, which is not an easy thing to do. U need something extraordinary to match even 50% of Sachin’s class. I think Kohli is definitely up there with his dedication.. I really wish I could be as dedicated as these 2 men in whatever I do. Hats off to these 2 for taking India's name on the global platform.

that's master class 4 u..conditions never matter for a great player...dominating performance in SA...virat is not even 1/4 Sachin

Always feel pleasant to see sachin at batting end. Love & respect for this legend from Pakistan❤️🇵🇰

What a technick! He is really god of cricket.

Adam Bacher's Greatest achievement on Cricket Field. Will always be remembered for this only.

Have a look at the celebration of the master blaster on reaching to 100 and 150 against the dangerous bowling attack. Very simple. Truly a legend born specially for cricket.

Pure Gold !

Sachin Tendulkar was genius... He ruled the game for more than two decades..

The Most Beautiful Perfect batting I've ever seen. What a Hundred!! Great Knock!!🙌🏿🙌🏿

saw Paul Adams after a long time... we tried to bowl like him... his action was fun 😀😉

Great thing about Sachin was, He never has the luxury to World class fast bowlers in nets or practice matches. But he still dominated fast bowlers like no one else.

That time South African team had one of the best fast bowling attack. Especially Donald and Pollock. And what a magnificent inning by Sachin that's why he was the one of the best batsman of all era.

Look at that elbow when he drives.

hey youngsters, learn it the way he played the over seas conditions, the way he playing the fast bowlers, spinners, really really pleasure to watch. very classical shots, genius

Greatest batsman of all times Sachin Tendulkar .

Tendulkar is the best & beyond words.😍🤩💪🙏 He played total 106 tests outside India & his away home test batting average is superb 54.75.😍🥰👏🙏 His test batting average after playing 188 international tests is around 56. 💯 🤝👏 Tendulkar = Crickets king of longevity, consistency, dedication hardwork & technique.😎😎 Tendulkar = Our Indian teams one man army in the whole 90s till 2001 end.👊💪🥳 Sachin from 1990 to 2004 belongs to a different league altogether, crickets all time best batsman ever in the history.😎👍👍👍 From 2005 to 2007 he struggled so badly with tennis elbow & other series of injuries.😪😥😵 From 2008 to 2011 he came back strongly.In 2010 @ the age of 37 years plus he again became the No 1 batsman in the ICC test rankings.😎 He scored above 1525 test runs in 2010.💯 In his last home test tours against England & Nz in 2012 he couldn't perform well which caused his test batting average to drop by 3 to 3.5 otherwise he consistently maintained an overall test batting average of 56 to 58 throughout his career.😍🤩🙏👍👏🤝 Even @ the age of 39 yrs+ he played moderately well in his last tour of England & Australia in 2012 by averaging 35 & 36 respectively.🤝👍👍👍😎

How unlucky Tendulkar was to get a waste team like this!! Had he been in the Australian team he would have scored more than 20000 runs in his career!!

Almost 16000 runs at legit average of around 50 per innings and over 50 centuries. The greatest test batsman ever. And over 18000 runs at legit average of 41 runs per innings with close to 50 centuries. The greatest ODI batsman ever. Combined, his entire international record is not just astounding, but simply unparallel in my opinion.

it is proud to say " i am a sachin fan " and also in the 1991 to 1999 period

Sachin is genius in this innings and azharuddin is more class. One of the best partnership on foreign soil. Pure class, elegance and extraordinary talent. Thanks. Miss u for the rest of my life.

His straight drives😍

Sachin is greatest player compering to kohli what aa batting skills

A bow to the both the legends Mandela and Sachin.....

Goosebumps and celebrations when we watched live. True golden memories rekindled. Thanks Sachin sir. A true fan of you once and forever.