I witnessed this miracle on TV - ball by ball...

The fifth day of the first Test match against England was nothing less than a miracle. Imagine chasing 387 on a fifth day pitch in India, that too at P.A Chidambaram stadium where the highest successful chase was 155/8. Veeru set up the game for India on Day 4 but we still required 256 more runs to score on Day 5 with 9 wickets in hand.

And the innings that Mr.Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar produced in this situation was filled sheer brilliance. Not that he needed to prove his class or clear any doubts that he is not a "match-winner" (for all those who still doubt this - please click here), but this innings will definitely go in the history books as one of his finest knocks as the Little Master accomplished his 41st century with the winning runs. It was only appropriate for the winning shot to come from his blade!

The support that he got in the form of Gambhir and then Yuvi cannot be neglected either. When you are chasing 250 runs on the final day, it is important that you have some aggressive batters in the line up and Yuvi proved to be that on this important day. You rarely see Sach celebrate his hundreds jumping in the air as if it were his first Test hundred. That indicates the importance of this knock in his mind and truly so.

In the post match interview, I have rarely seen Sachin so excited about his feat although he under played it in view of the horrific events that preceded this feat in his home town, Mumbai. Even Yuvi said that "today his childhood dream came true" - to win a Test match for India with Sachin Tendulkar. This little guy has been in the Cricket arena for 18 years now and he still doesnt cease to astonish me!
Please keep going Sach!!!

Incase you missed the end of this epic Test match - Click here