5 of Sachin Tendulkar's unluckiest dismissals

#4 17 vs Pakistan at Perth, 2000

In 1999/00, post the whitewash at the hands of Australia in the Test series, India were in for a major challenge in the ODI tri-series. With a formidable Pakistan team joining the fray, it was never going to be easy. In the first six matches of the competition, India managed a sole win, a hard fought one against Pakistan at Adelaide. The match at Perth was a do-or-die one for the Indians as they bid to keep their finals hopes alive.

Batting first on a lively WACA surface, Pakistan posted a very decent 261/8 in their stipulated 50 overs. Considering the firepower in Pakistan's bowling department, it was always going to be an uphill task for the Indians.

In reply, India lost opener Sourav Ganguly in the 2nd over itself. Sachin looked in good touch, cracking four boundaries. But in the 4th over, a well-directed inswinger from Waqar Younis sped through the gap between Sachin’s bat and pad to the keeper, Moin Khan. An appeal was duly made and Sachin was declared out. The Indians could never really recover from the shock and the rest of the wickets fell like nine-pins. No Indian batsman was willing to show some fight, except Robin Singh, who registered a composed half-century.

With that loss, India’s exit from the tri-series was confirmed. There were no consolation wins in the remaining matches. In total, India lost seven matches out of the eight they played.