If someone has logged time players have used the nets since the start of the Asia Cup, Sachin Tendulkar would easily top this list. Continuing his penchant for perfection - and eagerness to score its 100 international century fort - the batting maestro again spent almost an hour batting in the nets on Wednesday.
India will play their next game after two days, but Tendulkar, who has never scored an ODI century against Bangladesh, might want to correct the deviation when the two countries clash on Friday.
Although the 38-year-old batting great has played against Odis 15 countries, Bangladesh is the only Test-playing nation against whom he has not played a three-figure knock in 11 One-Day Internationals.If Tendulkar scores century makes on Friday, it will serve two purposes: Give him muchawaited 100 tons, and the first with a neighboring country.
And he has managed polishing their game when it is possible to search for the elusive hundred.Tendulkar let slip a chance against Sri Lanka here on Tuesday when he scored six before being out caught off a full toss.
He has now played 23 tests and Odis after scoring his 99th century more than a year ago, on 12 March against South Africa in Nagpur during the World Cup.Wednesday Tendulkar took the opportunity to occupy a practice session and beat for about 45 minutes against the likes of Yusuf Pathan, leg-spinner Rahul Sharma, a new bowling coach Joe Dawes, and other members of support staff as coach Duncan Fletcher watched him from close range.
