Fans would remember, it was this period when he was having trouble with a tennis elbow injury.
Under the leadership of Michael Vaughan, the lanky Nottingham paceman got the chance to ply his trade on a batting beauty at SSC, Colombo.
Tendulkar bagged the Player of the Match for his 53 against Sri Lanka that helped India to a six-wicket victory in Pune.
On this day in 2009, Sehwag nearly became the first man to score three triple-centuries in Test cricket.
November 7, 1979, marked the day when India beat Australia in the sixth Test of the series at the Wankhede Stadium, to win their first
Kumble's magical 10-74 against Pakistan on this day February 7.
Pakistan vs South Africa - 1st Test
PAK 310/8 OVERS: 107.1
RSA 220 (69.2 Ovs)
PAK lead by 90 runs
05 Feb, 2021 09:30 IST
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Bangladesh vs West Indies - 1st Test
03 Feb, 2021 09:00 IST
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram
Bangladesh vs West Indies - 2nd Test
11 Feb, 2021 09:00 IST
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Pakistan vs South Africa - 2nd Test
04 Feb, 2021 10:30 IST
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Bangladesh vs West Indies - 1st Test
03 Feb, 2021 09:00 IST | 03:30 GMT
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram
Pakistan vs South Africa - 2nd Test
04 Feb, 2021 10:30 IST | 05:00 GMT
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Bangladesh vs West Indies - 2nd Test
11 Feb, 2021 09:00 IST | 03:30 GMT
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Pakistan vs South Africa - 1st T20
11 Feb, 2021 16:00 IST | 10:30 GMT
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Pakistan vs South Africa - 2nd T20
13 Feb, 2021 16:00 IST | 10:30 GMT
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Afghanistan vs Ireland - 3rd ODI
Afghanistan beat Ireland by 36 runs
Sri Lanka vs England - 2nd Test
England beat Sri Lanka by 6 wickets
Bangladesh vs West Indies - 3rd ODI
Bangladesh beat West Indies by 120 runs
Afghanistan vs Ireland - 2nd ODI
Afghanistan beat Ireland by 7 wickets
Bangladesh vs West Indies - 2nd ODI
Bangladesh beat West Indies by 7 wickets