SK Flashback: Rahul Dravid's 93 at Perth on January 16th, 2008

A lovely partnership with Sachin

Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar put together a formidable partnership

Wasim Jaffer soon departed and India were 2 wickets down at the score of 59. The master blaster Sachin Tendulkar joined Dravid in the middle and the two best batsmen for India put up a show of artistry. The duo tackled the attacks of the pacers beautifully and built a solid platform for India to get a big score. It had to be the two great men to bail out of India out of trouble at that point of time.

Dravid played some of the most delightful shots in the process and favoured the off side. He reached his half-century with a tremendous cover drive off Symonds that pierced the fielders at mid-off and extra cover. India were standing firmly at 172/2 at that stage but soon, Sachin was trapped in front by Brett Lee at the score of 71. His departure gave Australia a peg back in the game but Dravid was still going strong at the other end cashing in on every possible opportunity.