Editing Sachin Tendulkar (section)

==== 2008: England Series  ====
Tendulkar was again out of the first three ODIs of a seven-match ODI series at home against England due to an injury, but he made 11 in the fourth ODI<ref>{{cite web|title=4th ODI: India v England at Bangalore, Nov 23, 2008 {{pipe}} Cricket Scorecard {{pipe}} ESPNcricinfo |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indveng/engine/match/361046.html |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=21 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131115005202/http://www.espncricinfo.com/indveng/engine/match/361046.html |archive-date=15 November 2013 }}</ref> and 50 in the fifth,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/indian-juggernaut-rolls-on/article1384093.ece |title=Indian juggernaut rolls on |date=27 November 2008 |first=K.C. Vijaya |last=Kumar |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329221032/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/indian-juggernaut-rolls-on/article1384093.ece |archive-date=29 March 2014 }}</ref> before the series was called off due to the [[2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks]], the scoreline being 5–0 to India.<ref name="MumbaiAttacks2008.1">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/oneday-international-series-called-off/article1384767.ece |title=One-Day International series called off |date=28 November 2008 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |first=K.C. Vijaya |last=Kumar |access-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329231327/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/oneday-international-series-called-off/article1384767.ece |archive-date=29 March 2014 }}</ref><ref name="MumbaiAttacks2008.2">{{cite news|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/england-players-fly-back-home/392176/ |title=England players fly back home |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=29 November 2008 |access-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329220033/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/england-players-fly-back-home/392176/ |archive-date=29 March 2014 }}</ref>

England returned for a two-match Test series in December 2008, and the first Test, which was originally planned to be held in Mumbai, was shifted to Chennai following the terror attacks.<ref name="MumbaiAttacks2008.1" /><ref name="MumbaiAttacks2008.2" /> Chasing 387 for victory in that match, Tendulkar scored 103 not out and shared a 163-run unbroken fifth wicket partnership with [[Yuvraj Singh]].<ref>{{cite web |last=McGlashan |first=Andrew |date=15 December 2008 |title=Tendulkar century sets up famous win |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-india-2008-09-361035/india-vs-england-1st-test-361050/match-report-5 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313013700/http://www.espncricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/382035.html |archive-date=13 March 2014 |access-date=21 December 2013 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> This was his third century in the fourth innings of a Test match, and the first which resulted in a win.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/35320.html?class=1;filter=advanced;innings_number=4;orderby=start;runsmin1=100;runsval1=runs;template=results;type=batting;view=innings |title=Statistics / Statsguru / SR Tendulkar / Test matches |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=30 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206162853/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/35320.html?class=1%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Binnings_number%3D4%3Borderby%3Dstart%3Brunsmin1%3D100%3Brunsval1%3Druns%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dbatting%3Bview%3Dinnings |archive-date=6 December 2014 }}</ref> He dedicated this century to the victims of the Mumbai terror attacks.<ref>{{cite news|title=This century, this win is for victims of terror |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/-this-century-this-win-is-for-victims-of-terror-/398674/0 |first=Sandeep |last=Dwivedi |location=Chennai |date=15 December 2008 |access-date=30 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330141831/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/-this-century-this-win-is-for-victims-of-terror-/398674/0 |archive-date=30 March 2014 }}</ref> The knock was nominated to be one of the Test Batting Performance of the year by ESPNcricinfo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/awards2008/content/story/385010.html|title=Test batting: the nominees|date=2 January 2009|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|access-date=23 January 2020}}</ref> Tendulkar scored poorly in the second Test at [[Mohali]], which ended in a draw. India won the series 1–0.<ref>{{cite web|title=India v England at Mohali, Dec 19–23, 2008 {{pipe}} Cricket Scorecard {{pipe}} ESPNcricinfo |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indveng/engine/match/361051.html |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=30 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414223156/http://www.espncricinfo.com/indveng/engine/match/361051.html |archive-date=14 April 2014 }}</ref>