There was just this one shot today, that seemed to say it all.
One ball off Dale Steyn was just short of a good length, outside the off stump, and Tendulkar played (or rather, attempted to play) a front foot push to extra cover, and the ball beats the outside edge of the bat. Tendulkar looks down at his bat, knowing that he did something wrong.
Next ball, Steyn tries the same thing, but pushes it a little further up the pitch, so if he tried the same shot, he would definitely edge it to the slips. Tendulkar tries the same shot, but this time he had planted himself a little bit further down the pitch to counter any seam movement, so the ball finds the middle of the bat.
Now the reason for two attempts at the same shot? Well, there was an extra cover, a cover, and a point fielder, one of whom was Herschelle Gibbs (at cover), who is considered one of the best fielders in the game. What better way to show who's boss except pierce that field!
He didn't get a four, btw. The man at extra cover dives, gets a hand on the ball, and slows it down a bit, and it runs into the outfield. Gibbs chases it down, and Sachin gets two. This was that kind of day.
One ball off Dale Steyn was just short of a good length, outside the off stump, and Tendulkar played (or rather, attempted to play) a front foot push to extra cover, and the ball beats the outside edge of the bat. Tendulkar looks down at his bat, knowing that he did something wrong.
Next ball, Steyn tries the same thing, but pushes it a little further up the pitch, so if he tried the same shot, he would definitely edge it to the slips. Tendulkar tries the same shot, but this time he had planted himself a little bit further down the pitch to counter any seam movement, so the ball finds the middle of the bat.
Now the reason for two attempts at the same shot? Well, there was an extra cover, a cover, and a point fielder, one of whom was Herschelle Gibbs (at cover), who is considered one of the best fielders in the game. What better way to show who's boss except pierce that field!
He didn't get a four, btw. The man at extra cover dives, gets a hand on the ball, and slows it down a bit, and it runs into the outfield. Gibbs chases it down, and Sachin gets two. This was that kind of day.
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