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It is always nice to be among the runs: Tendulkar October 25, 2001
Both Tendulkar and Indian captain Sourav Ganguly smashed individual hundreds and put on 258 runs for the first wicket, a new world-record. They also went past the 5150 aggregate of Desmond Haynes and Gordon Greenidge. Excerpts from an interview with the little master after his match-winning innings for India which was his 31st one-day hundred in his 279th game. Q: You must be pleased after your knock today? A: It is always nice to be among the runs. I really wanted to make a contribution today. This was an important game for us. Of course, the next one is going to be even more important. Q: It seemed that you and Ganguly had taken the defeat against Kenya by 70 runs last week to heart... A: We couldn't play to our potential at Port Elizabeth that really hurt us badly. We wanted to come back and win this game convincingly. Q: You didn't seem very happy after getting out at 146 to a rank fulltoss? A: Nobody likes getting out. I too wasn't too happy but then it is all part of the game. Q: Were you aware you needed 12 runs going into today's game to overtake the record of West Indians Desmond Haynes and Gordon Greenidge? A: I didn't know as such that we needed 12 runs for the record but I was aware we were close to this landmark. Q: Why do you think you and Ganguly have had great success as one-day openers for India. Is it because you are a right-left combination? A: Well, I think the important thing is we are both hungry for runs. That is important. We are both not satisfied with what we have achieved. We are still hungry. Q: Anything else which you would like to point out about your association? A: I think we have developed a good understanding over a period of time. But for us, rather than our individual and combined performances, it is more important that the team wins. Q: Did you, at any stage, think you could have a double century from this game? A: I never thought about a double century. I just wanted to bat through the 50 overs and achieve the best we could. Q: There was a strong breeze blowing across the ground. Was that the sole reason why you seemed to try and avoid hitting over the top? A: There was a strong breeze and it was a little difficult to clear from one end but at the other end, one could do so and play (lofted strokes). Q: It seemed both you and Ganguly wanted to bat through the Indian innings? A: From the 25th over, we knew it was going to be a 300-plus total. None of us wanted to get out. We wanted to hang around for as long as possible. © Cricinfo
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