
1/10
After the agony, came the ecstasy. It was gut-wrenching to see Sachin Tendulkar take the long walk back to the pavilion after contributing just 10 runs to the team's total, but on a day when the Little Master began his final ride into sunset, another Mumbai 'son' rose in the East.
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Sachin Tendulkar
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2/10
Rohit Sharma buried his inconsistent past in limited-overs cricket with a classical unbeaten century (127*) to launch his Test career in style. In the process, he became only the third Indian batsman after Deepak Sodhan (110 vs Pakistan in 1952) and Mohammad Azharuddin (110 vs England, 1984) to hit a century on debut at the hallowed Eden Gardens.
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Rohit Sharma
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3/10
It was a baptism by spin for Rohit, who replaced Sachin, his mentor, at the crease with India reeling at 82/4 and West Indies off-spinner Shane Shillingford threatening to run through the innings.
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Rohit Sharma
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4/10
For the next four hours and 45 minutes, the gifted 26-year-old right-hander put his head down, played every ball on merit and built partnerships.
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Rohit Sharma
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5/10
He found a good ally in skipper MS Dhoni (42) with whom he added 73 runs for the sixth wicket before linking up with Ravichandran Ashwin (92*) in an unfinished 198-run stand that has already given India a 120-run lead and an opportunity to build substantially on it on Day 3.
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Rohit Sharma
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