00:00It was November 10, 1991.
00:02The stage was set at the iconic Eton Gardens, Kolkata, and the air crackled with excitement.
00:08Over 90,000 passionate fans ruled as the young Sachin Tendulkar, just 18 years old, walked
00:15out to bat against South Africa in their historic return to international cricket after 22 years.
00:22What followed was a dazzling display of pure class and fearless stroke play.
00:26Sachin Tendulkar crafted a magnificent 62 runs of 73 balls, decorated with eight crisp boundaries
00:34and a towering six, a signature flick over the ropes of Richard Snell that sent the crowd
00:39into a frenzy.
00:40Every shot spoke of confidence, timing, and a promise.
00:44A glimpse of the genius the world was yet to fully witness.
00:48So let's relive that magical evening, the rise of young Sachin Tendulkar at Eton Gardens.
00:53So definitely coming into play, and as a consequence, overbalancing, losing control of the ball,
00:59and the ball pitching leg, hitting leg style.
01:02Disaster for India, 3 for 2, and the game now wide open, suddenly in the space of 3 overs,
01:12South Africa.
01:13Superb spell of bowling.
01:14It's 3 for 33, and the gentle roll of the wrist, Tendulkar's last scoring stroke.
01:24This time a gentle jab, it's been stopped by Cook just inside the fence.
01:30An improvised stroke on Tendulkar.
01:33Cover point to cover, an extra cover mid-off, and a sweeper cover on the offside.
01:38Macmillan comes in to go to Tendulkar, and Tendulkar drives with a flourish, in the weave.
01:47Clive Weiss cannot cut it off, the crowd applauds, they're on their feet, and it's action.
01:55Yes, and what a super shot.
01:58Full flow of the bat, getting right to the pitch of that ball, and stroking it.
02:03Have a look at it.
02:08Oh, beautiful shot.
02:10Right there, in the weave, from the meat of the blade.
02:15Macmillan again.
02:18This time first bound.
02:20Tendulkar, wickets falling, runs being scored.
02:23It's all happening.
02:26That's the 50 of the Indian innings.
02:31Sachin Tendulkar, sure and true, gets the gap between mid-wicker and mid-on.
02:38There's really nothing that can stop him, that gap between Hudson and Snell, so large.
02:45And Macmillan really coming in for a bit of pasting.
02:49Have a look at that shot, Anupam. Look at that. Superb deflection.
02:56But still such a score.
02:58Work with manpin.
03:07We are proud to say,
03:14Oh, no question about it.
03:41Absolute...
04:04What a marvelous automation. All the tackles left over from Diwali have been used up.
04:11In the 21st offer, India needing 178 to win, now 95 for 4.
04:26Tendulkar has just made his 15, 63 deliveries.
04:30I'm ready, the non-striker.
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04:33Wicked!
04:35That's what he said!
04:36It's quite an incredible shot this!
04:40and then put the caddy air
04:54quite an incredible shot this
04:58just leaned into it and bunched it over
05:02long onward like rice had to feel that
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