India-England series is only two weeks away and the intensity is increasing with every passing day. Both teams are practicing hard and almost all the players who will feature in the first Test are in action playing either for their states or for their A sides.

Both teams will be hoping that their big players have some runs behind their back when they will step on the field at Ahmadabad for the first Test.

The big plus for the Indian team came in the form of Sachin Tendulkar who scored a breath-taking century against Railways in the Ranji Trophy.

Sachin has been going through a lean path and people were starting to question his movements. The Master Blaster in the recent times has struggled and his ways of dismissals have given his critics a reason to question him. He was bowled thrice against New Zealand and people associated his age with his performance.

The England Test series is very important for Sachin as he has failed in his last three Test series and he just can’t afford to let this series go by without making some big scores.

Sachin himself would know that he is not in the best of touch and it was the reason he opted to play in Ranji Trophy for Mumbai after a long time.

The Little Master played at number five position to give Rohit Sharma a chance at his favorite number four spot. Sachin was very cautious in the beginning of his innings and hit his first boundary after spending more than half-an-hour at the crease.

Sachin was a bit circumspect against the pacers but punished the spinners on every given opportunity. He completely changed the pace of his innings in the last session after reaching his half-century. He overtook Rahane in no time and got to his century following some clean strikes.

He looked in murderous form and got his strike-rate above hundred before he got out in the dying minutes. Sachin in his innings of 137 hit three massive sixes and 21 boundaries.

The innings will give him a lot of confidence because there is nothing like scoring runs. When other players like Sehwag and Gambhir failed, Sachin ensured that the first day of the Ranji opener brings some smile to the Indian team management.   

By Indian Sports News Network