was battling away with a bad back against a strong Pakistan team at Chennai in 1999. He was eventually out 17 short of the target and India lost by 12 runs. Many years later, we asked Wasim Akram, then captain of the Pakistan team, about his thoughts during such a tense match. ‘I knew that if we got Tendulkar out we would win the game even if only three were needed to win. I knew India would lose the game in the dressing room itself the moment he was out.’
