Sachin's tons in most cases have not impressed the Man of the Match adjudicator: (20th April 2001)

Considering that Sachin Tendulkar has scored 25 Test centuries, he must have been in the running for at least the same number of Man of the Match awards. In actual point of fact, he has just eight Man of the Match awards in his kitty, and on two of those occasions he didn't even make a century. His first Test century against England at Old Trafford earned him a Man of the Match award as did his highest Test score of 217 against New Zealand at Ahmedabad. Four of the eight awards were at Chennai, including a rain affected game against New Zealand when he made a mere unbeaten 52.

Of the eight Tests, India lost three, drew three and won just two (against England and Australia, both at Chennai). Six have been at home and only two abroad. His last award came against South Africa in February 2000 when he made 97 and took 3/10, his best bowling figures. In six Tests he played in the 2000-01 season, Tendulkar has not collected any silverware in spite of making two centuries and a double hundred. Finally Tendulkar also has two Man of the Series prizes in his showcase. Both came in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy: in India in 1997/98 and Australia in 1999/2000. In the latest edition of the duel however, Tendulkar was beaten to the spoils by spin prodigy Harbhajan Singh.

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