Tendulkar returns in style

Sep 14, 2006

Sachin Tendulkar made an edgy start, shouldering arms and edging the odd delivery•Saeed Khan/AFP

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Irfan Pathan's big hits during his fifty helped India increase the run-rate in the middle overs•Saeed Khan/AFP

Tendulkar marked his return to international cricket with a superb century•Saeed Khan/AFP

Munaf Patel nails the dangerous Chris Gayle•Saeed Khan/AFP

That didn't stop him from attacking the loose ball. Here he tries to hook but gets a top edg•Saeed Khan/AFP

Tendulkar soon unleashed his trademark drives and celebrated his fifty•Saeed Khan/AFP

Virender Sehwag was bowled by a shooter. The ball occasionally kept treacherously low•Saeed Khan/AFP

Dwayne Smith swoops down to save a boundary •Saeed Khan/AFP

Brian Lara plays a trademark flick off his pads as Sachin Tendulkar looks on in awe•Saeed Khan/AFP

Dwayne Smith gave West Indies their first wicket when he trapped Dravid lbw•Saeed Khan/AFP

Tendulkar carried on - fending off the odd ball that rose sharply•Saeed Khan/AFP

Shivnarine Chanderpaul didn't last long and the Indians are a happy bunch•Saeed Khan/AFP