5 instances when Sachin Tendulkar scored imperious 90s

#3 91 versus England in Nottingham, 2007 - 2nd Test

Sachin scored a glorious 91 to put India in a match-winning position

India got lucky at Lord's as rain gods helped them save the Test match. In the second Test, on a gloomy morning, Rahul Dravid won the toss and decided to bowl. Zaheer Khan, fresh from his county stint wreaked havoc and bowled out England for a below-par 198. Zaheer picked 4 wickets and was well supported by Anil Kumble who picked up a 3-fer.

India got off to a positive start with openers Wasim Jaffer and Dinesh Karthik scoring half-centuries and adding 147 for the first wicket. When India lost both the openers in quick succession, Dravid and Sachin forged a 97-run stand before Dravid departed for 37.

Sachin played an anchor's knock by rotating the strike and playing his trademark shots. It was commendable the way he handled the steep bounce generated by Chris Tremlett and seeing off the accurate James Anderson. Sachin stitched another partnership with Ganguly and the duo added 96 runs.

When it looked like Tendulkar's century would be a mere formality, he was dismissed leg-before against the run of play for not offering a shot to Paul Collingwood. He scored a patient 91 with 12 boundaries. Replays suggested that Simon Taufel had erred in his decision making and in today's day and age Tendulkar would have had the privilege of using DRS to reverse the decision.

However, India scored a mammoth 481 and all England could do was give India a target of 73 which was comfortably chased.