Sachin Desert Storm: Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar will celebrate his 50th birthday on Monday. Prior to that, he cut a cake at an event in Mumbai, not on his birthday but on the occasion of 25 years of one of his memorable innings. 25 years ago today, Sachin played an explosive inning while smashing the bowlers in Sharjah. This inning was named “Sachin Desert Storm”. Let us know what Sachin said on this occasion.
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Tendulkar played a stormy inning against Australia on 22 April 1998 in Sharjah, which has completed 25 years
Sachin Tendulkar played a stormy inning against Australia on 22 April 1998 in Sharjah. He scored 143 runs in 131 balls. Today, 25 years have passed since that day, on this occasion, a program was organized in Mumbai. Sachin reached the event and cut a beautiful cake.
Sachin Tendulkar Desert Storm: Why this inning of Sachin Tendulkar was called “Desert Storm”
Sharjah is in the UAE, and it is known for its large deserts. Tendulkar had created a storm in the desert with this innings, as you know that the craze for cricket is no less in UAE too. In this match, Australia had given India a target of 285 runs. There was a sandstorm here, due to which the match had to be stopped for some time. When the match started, another storm came from the bat of Sachin Tendulkar, who blew away the bowlers of the Australian team.
Sachin, who came to bat with Ganguly, started the game aggressively
Sachin, who came to bat with Ganguly, started the game aggressively and thrashed bowlers like Shane Warne, and Steve Waugh. In this inning of 143 runs, Sachin hit 9 fours and 5 sixes. This stormy inning of Sachin was named Desert Storm.
