Punter hails Sachin knock
Nov 06 2009 - 11:47:59
Australia captain Ricky Ponting hailed the innings played by Sachin Tendulkar in the fifth one-day international as one of the best he has seen in an ODI.
Tendulkar made 175 from 141 balls in Hyderabad, becoming the first man to pass 17,000 runs in ODI cricket, but India still lost an enthralling encounter by three runs.
Ponting said afterwards: "When you get 175 in a one-day game, it's not very often you don't win.
"He's played a lot of good innings against Australia over the years, but you don't see something like this every day.
"It was a terrific innings, especially when he lost a few wickets around him early. He hit almost every ball in the middle of the bat.
"His team needed him to play that way and he was outstanding, it was one of the great one-day innings that I've seen."