quickfire 66 set the stage sachins unbeaten 103 off 196 balls enabled india to notch up the 256 required on the final day sachin tendulkar talked to ajay naidu on india vs england ist test dec 2008to be honest it was probably not the best time to play cricket we had outclassed england in the oneday series by the time 2611 happened england flew back home before returning for the tests it was a great gesture by their board because a terrible thing had happened and people were in a state of shockthe feeling in the dressing room was to try and play well so that we could be a source of joy for the fans however minor it might be we thought if we could take their minds off what had happened for a while it would be a worthwhile effortwe didnt play well enough in the first innings and were bowled out for 241 so when we were set a target of 387 for victory we needed to bat really well to stand a chance sehwag gave us an amazing start playing some brilliant shots in the final session of the fourth day he scored at a fantastic rate and we knocked off more than a hundred runs from the targeton the last day when i was striking the ball well and felt comfortable at the wicket my mind went back to the test against pakistan at the same venue despite scoring a hundred i still have very painful memories from that day we had after all lost a test that we should have won i had played through back pain and i shed tears in the dressing room after the matchthis time i was determined to see it through when yuvraj came in to bat i told him we should not let the advantage slip away to his credit he batted with great confidence and responsibility he scored some 80plus and played some breathtaking shots too the best thing about our batting was that despite chasing a daunting total we were always in controli scored a hundred and more happily hit the winning runs too we dedicated it to the 2611 victims i would rate that hundred and that victory among one of my finest moments of my career i would say the test was a real test of our character and innerstrength our batters showed that we could thrive under pressure and chase big totals as well the hoodoo of crumbling in the fourth innings too was liftedmultan showed we can live up to potentialpakistan discovered the hard way that sehwags extraordinary skills could just as easily be translated into unforgettable epic knocks the second day saw sehwag scoring the first triple hundred by an indian batsman a majestic 309 off 375 balls typically the triple was brought up with a six a deflated pakistan lost by an innings and 52 runs not even sachin tendulkar who scored an unbeaten 194 in this game had looked