Joe Root still remember his sense of disappointment when he first came to watch a Test at Headingley in the hope of seeing Sachin Tendulkar bat, only for the India great to spend most of the day in the dressing room.
“The first Test match (I saw at Headingley) was against India. I think they only lost one wicket all day. I was desperate for Sachin to get in,” said the 26-year-old Root.
This was the match at Leeds in 2002 when India made 628 for eight declared. And, on the opening day, Tendulkar made only 18 of his 193 runs. Rahul Dravid (148) and Sourav Ganguly (128) also scored hundreds in the match that India won by an innings and 46 runs.