India, Aug. 4 -- Sachin Tendulkar was part of five different tours of England during his time playing for India. Barring two series - 2002 and 2007 - he has endured heartbreaks on every occasion. Tendulkar scored four Test centuries in England, with a best of 193, but even for the amount of cricket he has played in the country, the Master Blaster didn't witness anything as exhilarating, riveting and pulsating as what transpired on Day 5 and the closing stages of Day 4 of the fifth Test between India and England at The Oval.

After India set England a target of 374, the balance of the match swung back and forth. The England openers brought up a rampant half-century before India struck back with three quick wickets for the next 56 runs. The...