There is still a part of me that rewinds to 254/6 and works calmly to play those 17 runs required to win, despite the back ache. 

This will remain an unhealed scar, but what a hundred  it was, against a top class bowling attack for the ages. The moment this game is mentioned, there is a lump in the throat. 

Sachin vs Saqlain in 1999 was as good as Sachin vs Warne in 1998. Those 2 years Chepauk served up 2 amazing dishes for cricket fans in terms of 2nd innings hundreds that Sachin scored. 

Another hundred that misses out is Shahid Afridi's 141 in the same test. A far under rated player who could change games, but was very inconsistent, once he moved down the order. He used to average 40 batting opening or at 3

What are your memories of this knock?