No final Test ton for Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar today missed out on a fairytale century in what could be his final innings for India.
The Little Master fell for 74 – chasing his 101st international ton – in front of a home crowd in Mumbai against the West Indies.
The Wankhede Stadium was stunned when he edged Narsingh Deonarine to first slip where Darren Sammy took a sharp catch.
The 40-year-old left to a standing ovation as he prepares to retire after the game – his 200th Test match.
And, with India already 409-7 in reply to the visitors' first-innings total of 182 all out, Tendulkar may not need to bat again.
Thousands of supporters queued outside the ground this morning to witness his final innings, while millions watched on TV as offices and schools closed for the Muslim festival Muharram.
Already the highest run scorer in Test history, Tendulkar's knock moved his total to 15,921.
He brought up the 68th Test half-century of his career with a drive down the ground for four.
A dream ending looked on, but he swiped hard outside off stump only to see Sammy produce an excellent catch.
India lead the two-match series 1-0.
