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2003 WC final could’ve been different if T20 was around then: Tendulkar

2003 WC final could've been different if T20 was around then: Tendulkar

TIL Desk Sports/ Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar feels the advent of Twenty20 has changed batsmen’s approach to chasing big scores in ODIs, something that would be of help if India were to replay the lost 2003 World Cup final against Australia.

India lost the 2003 World Cup final against Australia by 125 runs in Johannesburg. Australia had scored a mammoth 359-2 and the Indian batters put up a dismal show to be bundled out for 234. Asked about the loss, Tendulkar said, “I feel if we were allowed to play that match today, the players will approach that game differently.”

“We were all charged up, we went out to field and right from over one, it was that big moment, unbelievably charged up. (If the) same players are given an opportunity, we will approach it (that game) differently,” Tendulkar said.

The 44-year-old was speaking to reporters in Mumbai after the highlights of his upcoming biopic “Sachin: A Billion Dreams” was shown to the media. “(Players would have approached) differently only because of introduction of T20, in those days 358 (359) looked (a) herculean task, it will be today as well but it will be closer than 2003,” he said.

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