Sachin Tendulkar who scored an unbeaten 140 runs in the Irani trophy said that it was good to get some match practice before the upcoming test series against Australia.
Tendulkar said, "It's a big series against Australia. I am sure everyone is looking forward to it. Always nice to get some match practice before a big series".
Sachin was playing for Mumbai against Rest of India (ROI) in the ongoing Irani cup. ROI scored 526 runs in their first innings. Mumbai were all out for 409 in their first innings on the 3rd day.
This is Sachin's 2nd century in Irani trophy and with this century he equaled the record of Sunil Gavaskar of 81 first-class hundreds. Talking about his innings Tendulkar said, "It was the kind of surface where you needed to spend a little time to understand the bounce and the pace and the movement off the pitch".
"I had to take a little bit of time. Although I got a boundary off the second ball, I didn't get deliveries in my hitting zone early on, so I had to wait for my time. I keep changing consistently as per the demands. I keep making small changes. I just trusted my instinct. I went how I felt how I needed to go according to the situation. You can't plan a whole innings at same pace," he added.
All-India Senior Selection Committee will meet on Sunday, 10 February in Mumbai, to pick the team for the AIRTEL 4-Test series against Australia starting from February 22 in Chennai.
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