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On This Day In 2009: Sachin Tendulkar played an innings for the ages, smashing an iconic 175 against Australia in the fifth One-Day International of the 2009 series in Hyderabad on this day. The Master Blaster rewinded the clock to his heyday in the 90s and hammered the Kangaroos for inarguably one of the finest knocks played by anyone in the history of the ODI game.

Sachin also became the first cricketer to breach the 17,000-run mark in ODIs.

Chasing a massive target of 351, India required a strong start from their famed openers, including the swashbuckling Virender Sehwag. The duo came out firing as Sehwag sent the Aussies on a leather hunt during his freeflowing cameo of 38 off 30 deliveries.

Once Sehwag departed, however, India lost the trio of Gautam Gambh

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