What India would have wanted, above all, after opting to bat first, was to get a good start on the board, one that would demoralise a Kenyan attack that hoped to capitalise on a fresh wicket and overcast conditions. Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag did just that, not through their usual method of smashing the cover off the ball, but by keeping the opening bowlers out for more than 18 overs and denying them the all-important initial breakthrough.