Martin Crowe, one of the world’s leading batsman in his time, offers a thoughtful analysis of the significance of a ‘striking moment’ in the twilight of Sachin Tendulkar’s 23 years in international cricket — his ‘instant angry reaction’ to being beaten by sheer pace and bowled by Tim Southee in the second innings in the Bangalore Test against New Zealand. And this kind of dismissal of the world record holder, the scorer of a century of international centuries, has been seen right from the beginning of 2012. ‘Now, nine months on, every team’s analyst will tell every fast-bowling attack that, as New Zealand showed in recent weeks, anything over 135kph pitched up full and his feet and body won’t respond quickly or for long enough anymore.’
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Martin Crowe’s career statistics: http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/36622.html