1. Australia vs INDIA, 2004, Sydney, 241*
With Tendulkar struggling for form, pundits and former were players calling for his head. The Little Master put it all to one side and dug in for a gritty double-ton. He wore the bowlers down with a series of leaves and then punished them whenever he received anything remotely straight or full.
For all of his batting genius, this was Tendulkar showing his mental strength – which ultimately separates the good, from the great.
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