5 Indian batting legends who won the match with their magical bowling spells

#2 Sachin Tendulkar - 5/32 versus Australia - 1998, Kochi

Sachin Tendulkar has arguably been cricket's greatest batsman. The matter of fact is, Sachin also has over 200 international wickets. He wanted to be a fast bowler and Dennis Lillee rejected him in 1987 in the MRF Pace Foundation in Madras (now Chennai).

Sachin had single-handedly demolished the touring Australians in 1998 Test series but failed with the bat in the first ODI in Kochi. India, riding on Jadeja's 109 with Azhar and Kanitkar's fifties, piled up a massive 309/5.

Australia got off to a flyer and Adam Gilchrist and Mark Waugh punished the Indian bowlers and were especially severe on Debasish Mohanty. Ajit Agarkar, in his ODI debut, dismissed the dangerous Gilchrist for 61 and Ponting followed soon.

Michael Bevan and Steve Waugh put up an important partnership and things looked dead and buried for India when Australia reached 202/3 in 33 overs.

Azhar turned to Sachin who almost immediately got rid of Steve Waugh to reduce Australia to 203/4. He dismissed Darren Lehmann and got rid of the dangerous Bevan for 65. Sachin then had Tom Moody stumped of Mongia and later dismissed Damien Martyn to completely derail the Australian chase. Australia collapsed and lost the remaining 7 wickets for 65 runs.

Sachin Tendulkar ended up with his best ODI figures 10-1-32-5 and was duly awarded the MoM.